Wednesday Crossword — June 11, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/11/1986. By Whitten.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Croc's cousin (5)
- GATOR
- 6 Across: Macho party (4)
- STAG
- 10 Across: Set of actors (4)
- CAST
- 14 Across: "Far ___ Cayuga's waters" (5)
- ABOVE
- 15 Across: Diva's offering (4)
- ARIA
- 16 Across: Home of some vino vendors (4)
- ASTI
- 17 Across: Quarrel (5)
- SCRAP
- 18 Across: Spring on the Rhein (4)
- LENZ
- 19 Across: National Park in 20 Across, with 33 Down (4)
- ISLE
- 20 Across: Largest of five (12)
- LAKESUPERIOR
- 23 Across: Sort (3)
- ILK
- 26 Across: Plea at sea (3)
- SOS
- 27 Across: Jot (4)
- ATOM
- 28 Across: New Orleans team (6)
- SAINTS
- 30 Across: Chief (4)
- ARCH
- 32 Across: Annoy (3)
- IRK
- 35 Across: Head of a tale (4)
- ONCE
- 36 Across: Triple Crown winner: 1935 (5)
- OMAHA
- 37 Across: Old card game (3)
- LOO
- 38 Across: Best seller by Keillor: 1985 (15)
- LAKEWOBEGONDAYS
- 42 Across: Underworld god (3)
- DIS
- 43 Across: Golf-bag items (5)
- IRONS
- 44 Across: Beehive state (4)
- UTAH
- 45 Across: Roman id follower (3)
- EST
- 46 Across: Girth control (4)
- DIET
- 47 Across: "Remington ___" of TV (6)
- STEELE
- 49 Across: Shake ___ (hurry) (4)
- ALEG
- 51 Across: Numbers man, for short (3)
- CPA
- 52 Across: Pulpit talk: Abbr. (3)
- SER
- 53 Across: Leading lady in the 40's (12)
- VERONICALAKE
- 58 Across: Major ending (4)
- ETTE
- 59 Across: Pinocchio's lie detector (4)
- NOSE
- 60 Across: Bring joy (5)
- ELATE
- 64 Across: Regrets (4)
- RUES
- 65 Across: Inter ___ (4)
- ALIA
- 66 Across: Prey or plunder (5)
- RAVIN
- 67 Across: Affected manners (4)
- AIRS
- 68 Across: Spare (4)
- LEAN
- 69 Across: Hard cookies (5)
- SNAPS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Vapor (3)
- GAS
- 2 Down: "Dr. Seuss's ___" (3)
- ABC
- 3 Down: High hill (3)
- TOR
- 4 Down: White House office (4)
- OVAL
- 5 Down: Banquet (6)
- REPAST
- 6 Down: Bargain events (5)
- SALES
- 7 Down: ___ bien (4)
- TRES
- 8 Down: Japanese aborigine (4)
- AINU
- 9 Down: Andalusian cold soup (8)
- GAZPACHO
- 10 Down: City in Ill. (5)
- CAIRO
- 11 Down: Absorbs (11)
- ASSIMILATES
- 12 Down: W.W. II battle site (4)
- STLO
- 13 Down: Stadium area (4)
- TIER
- 21 Down: Puts down for the count (3)
- KOS
- 22 Down: Allen or Frome (5)
- ETHAN
- 23 Down: Tristram's love (6)
- ISOLDE
- 24 Down: Verandas in Hilo (6)
- LANAIS
- 25 Down: Moped igniter (11)
- KICKSTARTER
- 29 Down: Society-page word (3)
- NEE
- 30 Down: Flower cluster (5)
- AMENT
- 31 Down: First step to riches? (4)
- RAGS
- 33 Down: See 19 Across (6)
- ROYALE
- 34 Down: Fit to eat, to a rabbi (6)
- KOSHER
- 36 Down: Orchestra member (4)
- OBOE
- 39 Down: Enlarge (5)
- WIDEN
- 40 Down: First (8)
- ORIGINAL
- 41 Down: Payable (3)
- DUE
- 47 Down: Jacuzzi spot (3)
- SPA
- 48 Down: Available bettors (6)
- TAKERS
- 50 Down: Wind-blown loam (5)
- LOESS
- 51 Down: ___ out (empty) (5)
- CLEAN
- 53 Down: Alice's friend on TV (4)
- VERA
- 54 Down: Decorative case (4)
- ETUI
- 55 Down: Porter who carried tunes in his head (4)
- COLE
- 56 Down: Mongol turf (4)
- ASIA
- 57 Down: Joie de vivre (4)
- ELAN
- 61 Down: She married Francis Albert (3)
- AVA
- 62 Down: Gratuity (3)
- TIP
- 63 Down: Heggen's Pulver: Abbr. (3)
- ENS
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