Wednesday Crossword — February 19, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/19/1986. By Bert Rosenfield.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: ___-Saxon (5)
- ANGLO
- 6 Across: Trade jabs with Hagler (4)
- SPAR
- 10 Across: Some postal rtes. (4)
- RFDS
- 14 Across: Memorable Yankee slugger (5)
- MARIS
- 15 Across: Wreath for a helmet (4)
- ORLE
- 16 Across: Where Kerman is (4)
- IRAN
- 17 Across: "___ Depends on You," 1926 hit (5)
- ITALL
- 18 Across: Post-look action (4)
- LEAP
- 19 Across: Fathers of the Oratory founder (4)
- NERI
- 20 Across: Pro-football mecca (10)
- CANTONOHIO
- 22 Across: In the U.K., he's a toff (4)
- GENT
- 23 Across: Taina ___, Finnish actress (3)
- ELG
- 24 Across: Chemical suffix (3)
- ANE
- 25 Across: Prepare cargo (4)
- STOW
- 27 Across: Become incensed (6)
- SEERED
- 30 Across: Sector (4)
- AREA
- 32 Across: Phrase of commitment (3)
- IDO
- 35 Across: Fatty ester (6)
- OLEATE
- 37 Across: Kind of acid (5)
- MALIC
- 39 Across: Grid immortal or squash (7)
- HUBBARD
- 42 Across: Grid immortal or melees (7)
- BATTLES
- 44 Across: Shout from Popeye (5)
- AVAST
- 45 Across: Platter-shaped (6)
- DISCAL
- 47 Across: Compadre (3)
- PAL
- 48 Across: N.C. senator (4)
- EAST
- 50 Across: Einstein was one (6)
- EMIGRE
- 54 Across: Aide: Abbr. (4)
- ASST
- 56 Across: High, musically (3)
- ALT
- 58 Across: Raced (3)
- RAN
- 59 Across: Indigence (4)
- WANT
- 61 Across: Site at 20 Across (10)
- HALLOFFAME
- 65 Across: Huáscar, e.g. (4)
- INCA
- 66 Across: Brindisi neighbor (4)
- ORIA
- 67 Across: "Gipsy Love" composer (5)
- LEHAR
- 68 Across: Gang follower (4)
- STER
- 69 Across: Contraction after "yes" (4)
- MAAM
- 70 Across: Lyre holder (5)
- ERATO
- 71 Across: Tommy of the Cardinals (4)
- HERR
- 72 Across: Sicilian sizzler (4)
- ETNA
- 73 Across: Sutherland and Te Kanawa (5)
- DAMES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Clerical vestments (6)
- AMICES
- 2 Down: Christmas, in Roma (6)
- NATALE
- 3 Down: Grid immortal or farmhouse (6)
- GRANGE
- 4 Down: Cadence (4)
- LILT
- 5 Down: City founded in 1050 (4)
- OSLO
- 6 Down: One of the Seven Wise Men (5)
- SOLON
- 7 Down: Cooking direction (7)
- PREHEAT
- 8 Down: Jai ___ (4)
- ALAI
- 9 Down: Quiescence (6)
- REPOSE
- 10 Down: Grid immortal (5)
- RINGO
- 11 Down: Unrestricted choice (8)
- FREEWILL
- 12 Down: Mend socks (4)
- DARN
- 13 Down: Stew (4)
- SNIT
- 21 Down: Consumers' advocate (5)
- NADER
- 26 Down: Percussion instrument (6)
- TAMTAM
- 28 Down: Filches (4)
- ROBS
- 29 Down: Puffs with pride (6)
- ELATES
- 31 Down: C.S.A. men (4)
- REBS
- 33 Down: Cube (3)
- DIE
- 34 Down: W.W. II mil. school (3)
- OCS
- 36 Down: Appends (4)
- ADDS
- 38 Down: Huns' king (4)
- ATLI
- 39 Down: Gen. Arnold (3)
- HAP
- 40 Down: Grape, e.g. (3)
- UVA
- 41 Down: Waiter, frequently (8)
- BALANCER
- 43 Down: Vinegary prefix (5)
- ACETO
- 46 Down: Kind of hand (7)
- ITALIAN
- 49 Down: In (6)
- ATHOME
- 51 Down: Grid immortal or cracker (6)
- GRAHAM
- 52 Down: Branched (6)
- RAMATE
- 53 Down: Starts of años (6)
- ENEROS
- 55 Down: Grid immortal (5)
- STARR
- 57 Down: S.A. ruminant (5)
- LLAMA
- 59 Down: Kind of bone (4)
- WISH
- 60 Down: Prefix with bellum (4)
- ANTE
- 62 Down: "How now! ___?": Hamlet (4)
- ARAT
- 63 Down: Decamped (4)
- FLED
- 64 Down: Colosseum beast (4)
- FERA
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