Saturday Crossword — December 28, 1985

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1568 clues~30-60 minBy William Lutwiniak12/28/1985

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Diabolus (5 letters)
6 Across
Peloponnesian city (5 letters)
11 Across
Spain's queen (6 letters)
12 Across
Heckle (6 letters)
14 Across
Dumas swashbucklers (15 letters)
17 Across
Spacecraft rocket, for short (5 letters)
18 Across
Turnpike take (5 letters)
19 Across
Point in time (3 letters)
20 Across
First Olympic games site (4 letters)
21 Across
Coquetry (5 letters)
22 Across
Intimate (3 letters)
23 Across
Lex. or Mad. (3 letters)
24 Across
Still (5 letters)
25 Across
Flanders city (5 letters)
27 Across
Like a crystal (8 letters)
29 Across
Soubrettes, in many plays (6 letters)
30 Across
Brisance causer (9 letters)
32 Across
Striped silk cloth (6 letters)
35 Across
Lodgings (8 letters)
39 Across
Sci-fi role (5 letters)
40 Across
Characterized by sudden bursts (5 letters)
41 Across
Iacocca (3 letters)
42 Across
Periphery (3 letters)
43 Across
Outings (5 letters)
44 Across
Flooring item (4 letters)
45 Across
Years (3 letters)
46 Across
Unravel, on a ship (5 letters)
47 Across
Followed a curving course (5 letters)
48 Across
Business wear (15 letters)
51 Across
Yule glitter (6 letters)
52 Across
Plot surprises (6 letters)
53 Across
Docket items (5 letters)
54 Across
What parties vie for (5 letters)

Down

1 Down
Quick raids (7 letters)
2 Down
Impressionists (5 letters)
3 Down
Van Gogh's brother (4 letters)
4 Down
Intention (3 letters)
5 Down
Kind of astronomy (8 letters)
6 Down
Bit of adornment (6 letters)
7 Down
Tape holders (5 letters)
8 Down
Catches (4 letters)
9 Down
Ghazel, e.g. (3 letters)
10 Down
Unexpected winner (7 letters)
11 Down
Postpone (6 letters)
13 Down
Wide of the mark (6 letters)
14 Down
Goody (5 letters)
15 Down
Talk to oneself (11 letters)
16 Down
Sea dogs (5 letters)
21 Down
Distorts (5 letters)
24 Down
Dale Evans, e.g. (5 letters)
25 Down
Nimbus (5 letters)
26 Down
Pointer (4 letters)
28 Down
Evenings, in Roma (4 letters)
29 Down
Ukases (5 letters)
31 Down
Whodunit group (8 letters)
32 Down
Danton ally (5 letters)
33 Down
Land (6 letters)
34 Down
Like compounds formed by identical molecules (7 letters)
36 Down
Brings out (7 letters)
37 Down
Subleases (6 letters)
38 Down
Bird food (5 letters)
40 Down
Objects of extended quests (6 letters)
43 Down
Crow's home (5 letters)
44 Down
A Sherman Act target (5 letters)
46 Down
Actor Parker (4 letters)
47 Down
Tatar turf (4 letters)
49 Down
Queen of Spain before 11 Across (3 letters)
50 Down
Flock mama (3 letters)

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