Monday Crossword — December 23, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/23/1985. By Sidney L. Robbins.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Female horse (4)
- MARE
- 5 Across: Moby Dick's pursuer (4)
- AHAB
- 9 Across: Reminders, in short (5)
- MEMOS
- 14 Across: Eastern V.I.P. (4)
- IMAM
- 15 Across: Kind of block (4)
- CELL
- 16 Across: Actress Rich (5)
- IRENE
- 17 Across: Coed's escort (4)
- DATE
- 18 Across: Queenly nickname (4)
- CLEO
- 19 Across: Ocean greyhound (5)
- LINER
- 20 Across: Berle or Youngman (12)
- STANDUPCOMIC
- 23 Across: Diacritical marks (6)
- TILDES
- 24 Across: One of Curly's pals (3)
- MOE
- 25 Across: Pat (3)
- DAB
- 28 Across: Vault (4)
- LEAP
- 31 Across: Arrow poison (6)
- CURARE
- 33 Across: Lane (4)
- PATH
- 36 Across: Singer Johnny (4)
- CASH
- 38 Across: Eternally (4)
- EVER
- 39 Across: Despite everything (15)
- NOTWITHSTANDING
- 42 Across: In re (4)
- ASTO
- 43 Across: Network of nerves (4)
- RETE
- 44 Across: Jot (4)
- IOTA
- 45 Across: ___ girl (6)
- GEISHA
- 47 Across: Peak (4)
- APEX
- 49 Across: Rainbow (3)
- ARC
- 50 Across: Perform (3)
- ACT
- 52 Across: Harsh (6)
- COARSE
- 57 Across: Not tied down (12)
- FREESTANDING
- 60 Across: Comedian Brenner (5)
- DAVID
- 63 Across: Scorch (4)
- SEAR
- 64 Across: Aroma (4)
- ODOR
- 65 Across: Lithe (5)
- AGILE
- 66 Across: Piece of pastry (4)
- TART
- 67 Across: A Dumas (4)
- PERE
- 68 Across: Luce's "The ___" (5)
- WOMEN
- 69 Across: ___ gin fizz (4)
- SLOE
- 70 Across: Customs word (4)
- TRET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Center, in poesy (5)
- MIDST
- 2 Down: Famed violin (5)
- AMATI
- 3 Down: Tax base in Britain (5)
- RATAL
- 4 Down: Remove errors (5)
- EMEND
- 5 Down: Blame (6)
- ACCUSE
- 6 Down: Render assistance (4)
- HELP
- 7 Down: Guinness or Templeton (4)
- ALEC
- 8 Down: Flourish (5)
- BLOOM
- 9 Down: Environment (6)
- MILIEU
- 10 Down: Leif's redheaded sire (4)
- ERIC
- 11 Down: Kingsley's "___ in White" (3)
- MEN
- 12 Down: Washington bill (3)
- ONE
- 13 Down: Indian weight (3)
- SER
- 21 Down: Former Mogul capital (5)
- DELHI
- 22 Down: Yemeni seaport (5)
- MOCHA
- 25 Down: Lifeboat-raising device (5)
- DAVIT
- 26 Down: Sports palace (5)
- ARENA
- 27 Down: "Wozzeck" composer (4)
- BERG
- 29 Down: Yearn (4)
- ACHE
- 30 Down: Ziti, e.g. (5)
- PASTA
- 32 Down: Fix over (4)
- REDO
- 33 Down: Tough puzzle (5)
- POSER
- 34 Down: Garret (5)
- ATTIC
- 35 Down: Pairs (4)
- TWOS
- 37 Down: Kind of mother or child (4)
- STEP
- 39 Down: Philippine city (4)
- NAGA
- 40 Down: Smidgeon (5)
- TRACE
- 41 Down: San Diego court star (5)
- NIXON
- 46 Down: Solidify (6)
- HARDEN
- 48 Down: Two-handed card game (6)
- ECARTE
- 51 Down: Orals, e.g. (5)
- TESTS
- 53 Down: Take as one's own (5)
- ADOPT
- 54 Down: Legislative ploy (5)
- RIDER
- 55 Down: Nocturnal sound (5)
- SNORE
- 56 Down: Plumed one (5)
- EGRET
- 57 Down: Rasp (4)
- FILE
- 58 Down: Waxed closure (4)
- SEAL
- 59 Down: Edible root (4)
- TARO
- 60 Down: Margery of seesaw fame (3)
- DAW
- 61 Down: Past (3)
- AGO
- 62 Down: Vigor (3)
- VIM
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