Thursday Crossword — February 6, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 80 clues). Published 2/6/1986. By June A. Boggs.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Safecracker (4)
- YEGG
- 5 Across: Class division (5)
- CASTE
- 10 Across: Controversial vow word (4)
- OBEY
- 14 Across: Diamond Head locale (4)
- OAHU
- 15 Across: Seldom's antithesis (5)
- OFTEN
- 16 Across: "Blessed are the ___ . . . ": Matt. 5:8 (4)
- PURE
- 17 Across: Rank and file (10)
- GRASSROOTS
- 19 Across: Md. inst. (4)
- USNA
- 20 Across: Aardvark's staple (3)
- ANT
- 21 Across: Larry Bird's basket (4)
- HOOP
- 22 Across: Gray (5)
- ASHEN
- 23 Across: Margaret, to Charles (4)
- AUNT
- 24 Across: Daniel Shays was one: 1786–87 (5)
- REBEL
- 26 Across: Nonplus (6)
- BAFFLE
- 29 Across: Deteriorate (8)
- GOTOSEED
- 32 Across: Raines, from Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. (4)
- ELLA
- 33 Across: Shrew (6)
- TARTAR
- 35 Across: American, in Europe: Slang (3)
- AMI
- 36 Across: Memorable designer's display (5)
- DIORS
- 38 Across: Tchrs.' org. (3)
- NEA
- 39 Across: ___ Flowers, 1926–31 middleweight champ (5)
- TIGER
- 41 Across: Mrs. H.S.T., née ___ (3)
- EVW
- 42 Across: Silvery (6)
- ARGENT
- 45 Across: Type of bean (4)
- MUNG
- 46 Across: Removes, in a way (8)
- WEEDSOUT
- 48 Across: Block (6)
- IMPEDE
- 50 Across: Violets' companions, in a verse (5)
- ROSES
- 51 Across: "___ the sun . . . ": Shak. (4)
- OTIS
- 52 Across: Like some baked failures (5)
- SOGGY
- 54 Across: Stimulus (4)
- SPUR
- 55 Across: Chipping tool (3)
- ADZ
- 58 Across: School subj. (4)
- TRIG
- 59 Across: Genealogical chart (10)
- FAMILYTREE
- 62 Across: Rio Branco site (4)
- ACRE
- 63 Across: Rocket stage (5)
- AGENA
- 64 Across: He starred with Julie in "Doctor Zhivago" (4)
- OMAR
- 65 Across: Alopecic (4)
- BALD
- 66 Across: Babel structure (5)
- TOWER
- 67 Across: Neophyte (4)
- TYRO
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Hindu discipline (4)
- YOGA
- 2 Down: Make bread (4)
- EARN
- 3 Down: Mountain pass (4)
- GHAT
- 4 Down: Zernial of baseball (3)
- GUS
- 5 Down: Chaplet's kin (7)
- CORONET
- 6 Down: In progress (5)
- AFOOT
- 7 Down: Payment preceder (4)
- STOP
- 8 Down: Asian New Year (3)
- TET
- 9 Down: Pennsylvania has three (3)
- ENS
- 10 Down: Musical works (6)
- OPUSES
- 11 Down: Second-rate (10)
- BUSHLEAGUE
- 12 Down: Irish lake (4)
- ERNE
- 13 Down: Bear kids (4)
- YEAN
- 18 Down: Synagogue (4)
- SHUL
- 22 Down: Cancel, as a space flight (5)
- ABORT
- 23 Down: To a distance (4)
- AFAR
- 24 Down: Tex. city (5)
- ROTAN
- 25 Down: Airport abbr. (3)
- ETA
- 26 Down: Make moist (5)
- BEDEW
- 27 Down: Breathing (5)
- ALIVE
- 28 Down: Member of the wedding (10)
- FLOWERGIRL
- 29 Down: Salute (5)
- GREET
- 30 Down: Correct (5)
- EMEND
- 31 Down: Mournful composition (5)
- DIRGE
- 34 Down: Breed of cattle (5)
- ANGUS
- 37 Down: Flip, as a snip (5)
- SASSY
- 40 Down: The Katzenjammer Kids, e.g. (4)
- IMPS
- 43 Down: Shad follower (3)
- ROE
- 44 Down: Nominal (7)
- TITULAR
- 47 Down: Tenacious (6)
- DOGGED
- 49 Down: Swamplike (4)
- MIRY
- 51 Down: Think (5)
- OPINE
- 52 Down: Attempt (4)
- STAB
- 53 Down: Grampus (4)
- ORCA
- 54 Down: Merganser (4)
- SMEW
- 55 Down: Host (4)
- ARMY
- 56 Down: Treasured (4)
- DEAR
- 57 Down: Japanese fighter plane (4)
- ZERO
- 59 Down: Falstaffian (3)
- FAT
- 60 Down: Gone by (3)
- AGO
- 61 Down: Add (3)
- TOT
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