Saturday Crossword — January 4, 1986

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1576 clues~30-60 minBy Larry Goldhirsch1/4/1986

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Priv. school (4 letters)
5 Across
TV actor Willie (5 letters)
10 Across
Glass lizard, e.g. (4 letters)
14 Across
Nobel physicist: 1944 (4 letters)
15 Across
Sheer (5 letters)
16 Across
Greek paradox poser (4 letters)
17 Across
Auden's "Homage to ___" (4 letters)
18 Across
With 59 Across, why the excavator eschews shovels (10 letters)
20 Across
Dr. Johnson travel site (8 letters)
22 Across
Indian city, renamed Elura (6 letters)
23 Across
Truly (4 letters)
24 Across
Soft cheese (4 letters)
25 Across
Plant bud (5 letters)
28 Across
Small cup for café (9 letters)
33 Across
"___ Eleven," 1960 film (6 letters)
35 Across
Viva ___ (4 letters)
36 Across
Play by E. E. Cummings (3 letters)
37 Across
Sad cry (4 letters)
38 Across
Author Jong (5 letters)
40 Across
Stun (4 letters)
41 Across
Roofing material (3 letters)
42 Across
Gator's kin (4 letters)
43 Across
"Gigi" lyricist (6 letters)
45 Across
Oscar, for one (9 letters)
48 Across
Rundown (5 letters)
49 Across
Caen's river (4 letters)
50 Across
December high point (4 letters)
52 Across
Pianist de Larrocha (6 letters)
55 Across
Type of guitar (8 letters)
59 Across
See 18 Across (10 letters)
61 Across
Bulwer-Lytton heroine (4 letters)
62 Across
"___ est percipi" (4 letters)
63 Across
Columnist Goodman (5 letters)
64 Across
Elbe feeder (4 letters)
65 Across
Goneril's father (4 letters)
66 Across
Cooper's Longfellow (5 letters)
67 Across
Demolish (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Crafty (4 letters)
2 Down
Rock star John or J. J. (4 letters)
3 Down
Ancient Hebrew month (4 letters)
4 Down
Museum features (8 letters)
5 Down
Private lines (5 letters)
6 Down
Serve (6 letters)
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Jumble (4 letters)
8 Down
Trading org. (3 letters)
9 Down
Globular (9 letters)
10 Down
Swamp honeysuckle, e.g. (6 letters)
11 Down
Gourd fruit (4 letters)
12 Down
Unique person (4 letters)
13 Down
Gilded (4 letters)
19 Down
Select group (5 letters)
21 Down
"___ Old Cowhand" (4 letters)
24 Down
Collegiate V.I.P. (4 letters)
25 Down
Nubians or ibexes (5 letters)
26 Down
Approval (5 letters)
27 Down
Anne from N.Y.C. (5 letters)
29 Down
Dispossess (5 letters)
30 Down
Novel by J. Schaefer (5 letters)
31 Down
Appraised, with "up" (5 letters)
32 Down
Corundum (5 letters)
34 Down
Sang al fresco (9 letters)
39 Down
Football's Kyle or Tobin (4 letters)
40 Down
More stylish (8 letters)
42 Down
Pierre or Marie (5 letters)
44 Down
A son of Rebekah (4 letters)
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Dowry, in Dundee (6 letters)
47 Down
Outdo (6 letters)
51 Down
Poetic A.M.'s (5 letters)
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TV journalist Elie (4 letters)
53 Down
Cause cell destruction (4 letters)
54 Down
Capra's "___ Wonderful Life" (4 letters)
55 Down
City near Fort Worth (4 letters)
56 Down
Roman garment (4 letters)
57 Down
Don Juan's mother (4 letters)
58 Down
Parrot's facial feature (4 letters)
60 Down
José's huzzah (3 letters)

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