Friday Crossword — December 13, 1985

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1578 clues~30-60 minBy William S. McIlrath12/13/1985

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Lunar area (4 letters)
5 Across
"The night ___ thousand eyes" (4 letters)
9 Across
Outstanding (4 letters)
13 Across
Exercised (4 letters)
14 Across
Thirst and memory quencher of mythology (5 letters)
15 Across
Rating a 10? (4 letters)
16 Across
Start of a Franklin quotation (15 letters)
19 Across
Williams or Weems (3 letters)
20 Across
"___ ear . . . " (5 letters)
21 Across
Cotton thread (5 letters)
22 Across
Actor Richard (4 letters)
23 Across
"___ Kapital" (3 letters)
24 Across
Quotation: Part II (15 letters)
32 Across
Resign (5 letters)
33 Across
Poison sometimes blown from guns (4 letters)
34 Across
Artie's wife, once (3 letters)
35 Across
Reeking (4 letters)
36 Across
An anagram for trace (5 letters)
38 Across
Some Feds. (4 letters)
39 Across
Masefield heroine (3 letters)
40 Across
Placket (4 letters)
41 Across
Moroccan capital (5 letters)
42 Across
Quotation: Part III (15 letters)
46 Across
Salt's dir. (3 letters)
47 Across
Famed coloratura (4 letters)
48 Across
Chimp's cousin (5 letters)
51 Across
Kind of wit (5 letters)
53 Across
Men or boys (3 letters)
56 Across
End of quotation (15 letters)
59 Across
Kett of comics (4 letters)
60 Across
Perform (5 letters)
61 Across
Wild plum (4 letters)
62 Across
Spool (4 letters)
63 Across
Spoils (4 letters)
64 Across
Prove (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Jeff's buddy (4 letters)
2 Down
Noted netman (4 letters)
3 Down
Marsh growth (4 letters)
4 Down
Anglo-Saxon letter (3 letters)
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Stalkers of tiny fish (6 letters)
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Envelope abbr. (4 letters)
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Brogan or sabot (4 letters)
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Gen. Pershing's men (3 letters)
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Palookalike (6 letters)
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Sparks (4 letters)
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Chemical compound (4 letters)
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Printing directive (4 letters)
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The Pineapple Isle (5 letters)
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Octave (5 letters)
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Wingy (5 letters)
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Arthurian lass (4 letters)
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Twosome (4 letters)
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"___ Know Why," Wonder hit (5 letters)
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Psalms sound (5 letters)
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Ammonia derivative (5 letters)
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Hilarity (5 letters)
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Romberg's "___ Kiss" (3 letters)
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Dear deer (5 letters)
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Eye parts (5 letters)
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Plume holder? (5 letters)
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Aid for Spade (4 letters)
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Islet (3 letters)
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Shooters (4 letters)
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Carols (5 letters)
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Western estate (5 letters)
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Low; servile (6 letters)
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Branch of physics (6 letters)
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Palm off (5 letters)
48 Down
Hebrew period (4 letters)
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Assessment (4 letters)
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Stake (4 letters)
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Part of A.D. (4 letters)
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Who or which (4 letters)
53 Down
Irwin of golf (4 letters)
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Antony's faithful servant (4 letters)
55 Down
Another printing directive (4 letters)
57 Down
Comparative ending (3 letters)
58 Down
Superlative ending (3 letters)

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