Thursday Crossword — January 23, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/23/1986. By Page.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: "___ the Way," Sinatra hit (3)
- ALL
- 4 Across: Time to lose an hr. (3)
- DST
- 7 Across: Mitt filler (4)
- HAND
- 11 Across: Michael Jackson hit (6)
- BEATIT
- 15 Across: R.A.F. formation (3)
- ECH
- 16 Across: Repute (4)
- ODOR
- 17 Across: ___ Mountains, Pa. (6)
- POCONO
- 18 Across: Chancy (8)
- ALEATORY
- 20 Across: Felt hurt (11)
- TOOKOFFENSE
- 22 Across: Aircraft maneuver (4)
- BANK
- 23 Across: Dyeing vat (4)
- KIER
- 24 Across: The Intrepid, e.g. (5)
- SLOOP
- 28 Across: It may bring on bravos (4)
- ARIA
- 29 Across: Having a handle (6)
- ANSATE
- 31 Across: A Gershwin (3)
- IRA
- 32 Across: "The Yankee is ___ . . . ": Chesterton (4)
- ADAB
- 33 Across: Suitable (3)
- FIT
- 34 Across: Alpine range (6)
- ORTLER
- 36 Across: Scraps (4)
- ORTS
- 38 Across: Newspaper sect. (4)
- ROTO
- 39 Across: One of "Dem Bums" (6)
- PEEWEE
- 42 Across: Albanian coin (3)
- LEK
- 43 Across: Spheres (4)
- ORBS
- 47 Across: Chagall's forte (3)
- ART
- 48 Across: Fleet (6)
- ARMADA
- 50 Across: Zen discipline (4)
- KOAN
- 51 Across: Bobby-pin target (5)
- TRESS
- 53 Across: Seed coating (4)
- ARIL
- 54 Across: Askew (4)
- AWRY
- 55 Across: Vamoosed (11)
- TOOKAPOWDER
- 58 Across: Working cooperatively (8)
- INTANDEM
- 61 Across: Thought (6)
- OPINED
- 63 Across: Whistle blast (4)
- TOOT
- 64 Across: Silkworm (3)
- ERI
- 65 Across: E. Indian tree (6)
- KAMALA
- 66 Across: ___ gin (4)
- SLOE
- 67 Across: NNW opp. (3)
- SSE
- 68 Across: Uzbek, for one: Abbr. (3)
- SSR
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Card. O'Connor, once (3)
- ABP
- 2 Down: Dancer's garment (7)
- LEOTARD
- 3 Down: Ancient Peloponnesian region (7)
- LACONIA
- 4 Down: Most heedless (7)
- DEAFEST
- 5 Down: Eye part (6)
- SCLERA
- 6 Down: "___ I'll Be Happy," 1925 song (4)
- THEN
- 7 Down: Hailey novel (5)
- HOTEL
- 8 Down: Bustle (3)
- ADO
- 9 Down: " . . . ___ a lender be" (3)
- NOR
- 10 Down: Like some martinis (3)
- DRY
- 12 Down: Recognized applause (8)
- TOOKABOW
- 13 Down: Quill's need (3)
- INK
- 14 Down: Resembled (9)
- TOOKAFTER
- 19 Down: Affirm (6)
- ASSERT
- 21 Down: The end (5)
- FINIS
- 22 Down: Sheep's bleat (3)
- BAA
- 25 Down: Tin Man's must (3)
- OIL
- 26 Down: Sourdough's quest (3)
- ORE
- 27 Down: It's elementary, to Watson (3)
- PAR
- 30 Down: Glimpsed (9)
- TOOKALOOK
- 35 Down: ___ view (disapproved) (8)
- TOOKADIM
- 37 Down: Cause; motive (6)
- REASON
- 38 Down: Ladle again (5)
- REDIP
- 39 Down: A Nixon or Buchanan (3)
- PAT
- 40 Down: Miscount (3)
- ERR
- 41 Down: Saison en France (3)
- ETE
- 42 Down: Wyo. city (7)
- LARAMIE
- 44 Down: "Ivanhoe" heroine et al. (7)
- ROWENAS
- 45 Down: Amounts of fun (7)
- BARRELS
- 46 Down: Bend of a ship's plank (3)
- SNY
- 49 Down: Bridge declarers (6)
- MAKERS
- 52 Down: Condition (5)
- STATE
- 56 Down: Canticles (4)
- ODES
- 57 Down: F.D.R. measure (3)
- WPA
- 58 Down: "___ De-Lovely": Porter (3)
- ITS
- 59 Down: Lon ___ of Cambodia (3)
- NOL
- 60 Down: "Miniver Cheevy, born ___ late": Robinson (3)
- TOO
- 62 Down: ___ es Salaam, Tanzania (3)
- DAR
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