Wednesday Crossword — March 12, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/12/1986. By Rhonda Kraus.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Mulligrubs (5)
- COLIC
- 6 Across: Sting (4)
- SCAM
- 10 Across: Steep rock (4)
- CRAG
- 14 Across: Spanish province (5)
- AVILA
- 15 Across: Rich material (4)
- LAME
- 16 Across: Hearty's companion (4)
- HALE
- 17 Across: Shopping places (5)
- MALLS
- 18 Across: "___ la Douce" (4)
- IRMA
- 19 Across: Not in use (4)
- IDLE
- 20 Across: Show no anxiety (10)
- PLAYITCOOL
- 22 Across: Falsifies (4)
- LIES
- 23 Across: Playwright Coward (4)
- NOEL
- 24 Across: Antiseptic (6)
- IODINE
- 26 Across: Tail (6)
- SHADOW
- 30 Across: Tinker to ___ . . . (5)
- EVERS
- 32 Across: Stanley Steamer, e.g. (4)
- AUTO
- 33 Across: Saarinen (4)
- EERO
- 35 Across: Cop ___ (5)
- APLEA
- 39 Across: Coffee residue (7)
- GROUNDS
- 41 Across: Vocation (7)
- CALLING
- 43 Across: Court excuse (5)
- ALIBI
- 44 Across: Pastries (4)
- PIES
- 46 Across: Rocco's "Halt!" (4)
- ALTO
- 47 Across: Actor Harold (5)
- LLOYD
- 49 Across: Sri Lanka, previously (6)
- CEYLON
- 51 Across: Meryl from Summit, N.J. (6)
- STREEP
- 54 Across: College in N.C. (4)
- ELON
- 56 Across: Abdul-Jabbar's target (4)
- HOOP
- 57 Across: Cut classes (10)
- PLAYTRUANT
- 63 Across: Teraph (4)
- IDOL
- 64 Across: Grain for a trotter (4)
- OATS
- 65 Across: Eyeballer (5)
- OGLER
- 66 Across: Pram pusher (4)
- NANA
- 67 Across: "Peter Pan" pirate (4)
- SMEE
- 68 Across: Trumpet call (5)
- BLARE
- 69 Across: Like Swiss cheese (4)
- EYEY
- 70 Across: Mississippi River bridge (4)
- EADS
- 71 Across: High nest (5)
- EYRIE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Bivouac (4)
- CAMP
- 2 Down: Orbit shape (4)
- OVAL
- 3 Down: Actress Lee of old films (4)
- LILA
- 4 Down: Badly (4)
- ILLY
- 5 Down: Place for gambling (6)
- CASINO
- 6 Down: Golfer's goof (5)
- SLICE
- 7 Down: Yule singer (7)
- CAROLER
- 8 Down: Mil. supplies (4)
- AMMO
- 9 Down: African maize (6)
- MEALIE
- 10 Down: Simple task (10)
- CHILDSPLAY
- 11 Down: Rays (5)
- RADII
- 12 Down: Woody or Steve (5)
- ALLEN
- 13 Down: Gaggle members (5)
- GEESE
- 21 Down: Moved by a tug (5)
- TOWED
- 25 Down: By word of mouth (4)
- ORAL
- 26 Down: Tale of derring-do (4)
- SAGA
- 27 Down: Throw (4)
- HURL
- 28 Down: Yours, to Pierre (4)
- ATOI
- 29 Down: Maneuver by 30 Across (10)
- DOUBLEPLAY
- 31 Down: Sotto ___ (4)
- VOCE
- 34 Down: Catch a glimpse (4)
- ESPY
- 36 Down: Tiny pin (4)
- LILL
- 37 Down: Within: Comb. form (4)
- ENTO
- 38 Down: Stravinsky ballet (4)
- AGON
- 40 Down: Lake Nasser's river (4)
- NILE
- 42 Down: Scarf (5)
- ASCOT
- 45 Down: Formed concepts (7)
- IDEATED
- 48 Down: Resist (6)
- OPPOSE
- 50 Down: Clothe (6)
- ENROBE
- 51 Down: Excel (5)
- SHINE
- 52 Down: Now (5)
- TODAY
- 53 Down: ___ Arledge, TV official (5)
- ROONE
- 55 Down: Remissions of fever (5)
- LYSES
- 58 Down: Sam Jaffe role (4)
- LAMA
- 59 Down: "The ___ Duckling" (4)
- UGLY
- 60 Down: Winglike (4)
- ALAR
- 61 Down: Faction that exiled Dante (4)
- NERI
- 62 Down: Hackmatack or tamarack (4)
- TREE
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