Friday Crossword — December 13, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/13/1985. By William S. McIlrath.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Lunar area (4)
- MARE
- 5 Across: "The night ___ thousand eyes" (4)
- HASA
- 9 Across: Outstanding (4)
- OWED
- 13 Across: Exercised (4)
- USED
- 14 Across: Thirst and memory quencher of mythology (5)
- LETHE
- 15 Across: Rating a 10? (4)
- AONE
- 16 Across: Start of a Franklin quotation (15)
- THEHEARTOFAFOOL
- 19 Across: Williams or Weems (3)
- TED
- 20 Across: "___ ear . . . " (5)
- INONE
- 21 Across: Cotton thread (5)
- LISLE
- 22 Across: Actor Richard (4)
- EGAN
- 23 Across: "___ Kapital" (3)
- DAS
- 24 Across: Quotation: Part II (15)
- ISINHISMOUTHBUT
- 32 Across: Resign (5)
- DEMIT
- 33 Across: Poison sometimes blown from guns (4)
- INEE
- 34 Across: Artie's wife, once (3)
- AVA
- 35 Across: Reeking (4)
- OLID
- 36 Across: An anagram for trace (5)
- CARET
- 38 Across: Some Feds. (4)
- TMEN
- 39 Across: Masefield heroine (3)
- NAN
- 40 Across: Placket (4)
- SLIT
- 41 Across: Moroccan capital (5)
- RABAT
- 42 Across: Quotation: Part III (15)
- THEMOUTHOFAWISE
- 46 Across: Salt's dir. (3)
- ENE
- 47 Across: Famed coloratura (4)
- PONS
- 48 Across: Chimp's cousin (5)
- ORANG
- 51 Across: Kind of wit (5)
- ATTIC
- 53 Across: Men or boys (3)
- HES
- 56 Across: End of quotation (15)
- MANISINHISHEART
- 59 Across: Kett of comics (4)
- ETTA
- 60 Across: Perform (5)
- ENACT
- 61 Across: Wild plum (4)
- SLOE
- 62 Across: Spool (4)
- REEL
- 63 Across: Spoils (4)
- ROTS
- 64 Across: Prove (4)
- TEST
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Jeff's buddy (4)
- MUTT
- 2 Down: Noted netman (4)
- ASHE
- 3 Down: Marsh growth (4)
- REED
- 4 Down: Anglo-Saxon letter (3)
- EDH
- 5 Down: Stalkers of tiny fish (6)
- HERONS
- 6 Down: Envelope abbr. (4)
- ATTN
- 7 Down: Brogan or sabot (4)
- SHOE
- 8 Down: Gen. Pershing's men (3)
- AEF
- 9 Down: Palookalike (6)
- OAFISH
- 10 Down: Sparks (4)
- WOOS
- 11 Down: Chemical compound (4)
- ENOL
- 12 Down: Printing directive (4)
- DELE
- 14 Down: The Pineapple Isle (5)
- LANAI
- 17 Down: Octave (5)
- EIGHT
- 18 Down: Wingy (5)
- ALATE
- 22 Down: Arthurian lass (4)
- ENID
- 23 Down: Twosome (4)
- DUET
- 24 Down: "___ Know Why," Wonder hit (5)
- IDONT
- 25 Down: Psalms sound (5)
- SELAH
- 26 Down: Ammonia derivative (5)
- IMINE
- 27 Down: Hilarity (5)
- MIRTH
- 28 Down: Romberg's "___ Kiss" (3)
- ONE
- 29 Down: Dear deer (5)
- BAMBI
- 30 Down: Eye parts (5)
- UVEAS
- 31 Down: Plume holder? (5)
- TANTE
- 36 Down: Aid for Spade (4)
- CLUE
- 37 Down: Islet (3)
- AIT
- 38 Down: Shooters (4)
- TAWS
- 40 Down: Carols (5)
- SONGS
- 41 Down: Western estate (5)
- RANCH
- 43 Down: Low; servile (6)
- MENIAL
- 44 Down: Branch of physics (6)
- OPTICS
- 45 Down: Palm off (5)
- FOIST
- 48 Down: Hebrew period (4)
- OMER
- 49 Down: Assessment (4)
- RATE
- 50 Down: Stake (4)
- ANTE
- 51 Down: Part of A.D. (4)
- ANNO
- 52 Down: Who or which (4)
- THAT
- 53 Down: Irwin of golf (4)
- HALE
- 54 Down: Antony's faithful servant (4)
- EROS
- 55 Down: Another printing directive (4)
- STET
- 57 Down: Comparative ending (3)
- IER
- 58 Down: Superlative ending (3)
- EST
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