Wednesday Crossword — December 25, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/25/1985. By Joy L. Wouk.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Emulates Joe Miller (5)
- JOKES
- 6 Across: Musical based on an Eliot work (4)
- CATS
- 10 Across: Shoe part (4)
- VAMP
- 14 Across: "Give ___ horse . . . " (5)
- AMANA
- 15 Across: ___ d'oeuvres (4)
- HORS
- 16 Across: Eastern V.I.P. (4)
- EMIR
- 17 Across: Edible decorations (10)
- CANDYCANES
- 19 Across: "___ kleine Nachtmusik" (4)
- EINE
- 20 Across: Chess pc. (3)
- KNT
- 21 Across: Oregon's capital (5)
- SALEM
- 22 Across: Yuletide cynosures (5)
- TREES
- 23 Across: Elizabeth Taylor's Mike (4)
- TODD
- 24 Across: Columbus inst. (3)
- OSU
- 26 Across: Actress Nazimova (4)
- ALLA
- 29 Across: Gift and wreath decorations (10)
- REDRIBBONS
- 35 Across: Sleigh pullers (8)
- REINDEER
- 37 Across: Baseball's Reese (6)
- PEEWEE
- 38 Across: Henri's desire or hangnail (5)
- ENVIE
- 39 Across: Fri. follower (3)
- SAT
- 41 Across: Talked continuously (5)
- RANON
- 42 Across: "___ Fideles" (6)
- ADESTE
- 44 Across: Prepares to affix Christmas seals (8)
- MOISTENS
- 46 Across: Yuletide hero (10)
- SANTACLAUS
- 48 Across: Ancient tongue (4)
- ERSE
- 49 Across: Runner Sebastian (3)
- COE
- 50 Across: Hitchcock's "___ Window" (4)
- REAR
- 52 Across: Holly unit (5)
- BOUGH
- 56 Across: Item (5)
- THING
- 58 Across: Edge (3)
- HEM
- 61 Across: Writer Sarah ___ Jewett (4)
- ORNE
- 62 Across: Traditional main course (10)
- ROASTGOOSE
- 64 Across: ___ Sanctorum (4)
- ACTA
- 65 Across: Eject (4)
- OUST
- 66 Across: Angry (5)
- IRATE
- 67 Across: A son of Odin (4)
- THOR
- 68 Across: Ordinal suffixes (4)
- ETHS
- 69 Across: Heron's cousin (5)
- EGRET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: A Frost (4)
- JACK
- 2 Down: Muscat is its capital (4)
- OMAN
- 3 Down: Philosopher Immanuel (4)
- KANT
- 4 Down: Finish (3)
- END
- 5 Down: Authority (5)
- SAYSO
- 6 Down: Babylonians' kin (8)
- CHALDEES
- 7 Down: Top-notch (4)
- AONE
- 8 Down: Nervous thrill (6)
- TREMOR
- 9 Down: Draft agcy. (3)
- SSS
- 10 Down: Deviate (4)
- VEER
- 11 Down: Jeanne's friend (4)
- AMIE
- 12 Down: "___ eyes have seen . . . " (4)
- MINE
- 13 Down: Chief exec. (4)
- PRES
- 18 Down: Nucleus (5)
- CADRE
- 22 Down: Potatoes, e.g. (6)
- TUBERS
- 23 Down: Ancient Irish chief's heir (6)
- TANIST
- 25 Down: Taste wassail (3)
- SIP
- 26 Down: Regions (5)
- AREAS
- 27 Down: ___ hand (help) (5)
- LENDA
- 28 Down: Cheer (5)
- LIVEN
- 30 Down: "Toys in the Attic," e.g. (5)
- DRAMA
- 31 Down: Kitchen utensil (6)
- BEATER
- 32 Down: A have (5)
- OWNER
- 33 Down: Broadway lights (5)
- NEONS
- 34 Down: This might be common (5)
- SENSE
- 36 Down: Unfasten (6)
- DETACH
- 40 Down: Trippers, in London (8)
- TOURISTS
- 43 Down: He wrote "The Name of the Rose" (3)
- ECO
- 45 Down: "But she did scorn a present that ___ her": Shak. (5)
- ISENT
- 47 Down: Release (6)
- LETOUT
- 51 Down: A marble (5)
- AGGIE
- 52 Down: Kind of hook or neck (4)
- BOAT
- 53 Down: Mus. group (4)
- ORCH
- 54 Down: Golden-rule word (4)
- UNTO
- 55 Down: Apparel (4)
- GEAR
- 57 Down: Post-Christmas dish (4)
- HASH
- 58 Down: White with age (4)
- HOAR
- 59 Down: Ferrara name (4)
- ESTE
- 60 Down: Encounter (4)
- MEET
- 62 Down: Caviar (3)
- ROE
- 63 Down: Part of O.A.S. (3)
- ORG
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