Thursday Crossword — August 14, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 8/14/1986. By William Canine.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Weighs (5)
- HEFTS
- 6 Across: Mongol ruler (4)
- KHAN
- 10 Across: The rabble (4)
- RAFF
- 14 Across: Writer Cleveland (5)
- AMORY
- 15 Across: Glittery fabric (4)
- LAME
- 16 Across: Famed nom de plume (4)
- ELIA
- 17 Across: Vilify (5)
- SMEAR
- 18 Across: Control of a market by a few firms (9)
- OLIGOPOLY
- 20 Across: Zeal (7)
- PASSION
- 22 Across: Columbus's townspeople (7)
- GENOESE
- 23 Across: Relinquishes (9)
- HANDSOVER
- 25 Across: Homophone for sleigh (4)
- SLAY
- 28 Across: Spasms (4)
- TICS
- 29 Across: Secret supply (5)
- STASH
- 33 Across: Palooka's Fisher (3)
- HAM
- 34 Across: East African tree (4)
- ROKA
- 35 Across: Rate of activity (5)
- TEMPO
- 36 Across: TV's "One Day at ___" (5)
- ATIME
- 38 Across: Cgs-system unit (3)
- ERG
- 40 Across: Ann ___, Mich. (5)
- ARBOR
- 41 Across: News summary (5)
- RECAP
- 42 Across: Young salmon (4)
- PARR
- 44 Across: Forage plant (3)
- ERS
- 45 Across: Plant used for making pipes (5)
- ERICA
- 46 Across: Tease unmercifully (4)
- RIDE
- 47 Across: Bohemian (4)
- ARTY
- 48 Across: Retreats (9)
- HIDEAWAYS
- 51 Across: Has a goal (7)
- ASPIRES
- 54 Across: Fashionable (7)
- ALAMODE
- 58 Across: Describing symphonies, sonatas, etc. (9)
- CLASSICAL
- 60 Across: Forded (5)
- WADED
- 61 Across: Polite term of address (4)
- MAAM
- 62 Across: Cheat (4)
- GULL
- 63 Across: Levered (5)
- PRIED
- 64 Across: River of Spain (4)
- EBRO
- 65 Across: Lawman Eliot (4)
- NESS
- 66 Across: Arenaceous (5)
- SANDY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Fastener (4)
- HASP
- 2 Down: Madame Bovary (4)
- EMMA
- 3 Down: Hostile ones (4)
- FOES
- 4 Down: Worthless (6)
- TRASHY
- 5 Down: Middle Eastern republic (5)
- SYRIA
- 6 Down: Site of the 1897 gold rush (8)
- KLONDIKE
- 7 Down: Holbrook or Linden (3)
- HAL
- 8 Down: Fidel's friends (6)
- AMIGOS
- 9 Down: Site of Beersheba (5)
- NEGEV
- 10 Down: City-room denizen (8)
- REPORTER
- 11 Down: Sun-loving plant (4)
- ALOE
- 12 Down: Iraqi coin (4)
- FILS
- 13 Down: Alice of musicals (4)
- FAYE
- 19 Down: Commodore's shoulderwear (7)
- ONESTAR
- 21 Down: Aware of (4)
- ONTO
- 24 Down: Villain of "Tosca" (7)
- SCARPIA
- 25 Down: Take part (5)
- SHARE
- 26 Down: Subsequently (5)
- LATER
- 27 Down: Caesar's friends (5)
- AMICI
- 30 Down: Yellowish brown (5)
- AMBER
- 31 Down: Frolic (5)
- SPORT
- 32 Down: Fond of fox hunting (5)
- HORSY
- 34 Down: Overhauls, e.g. (7)
- REPAIRS
- 37 Down: Assertive masculinity (8)
- MACHISMO
- 39 Down: Wild ducks (8)
- GADWALLS
- 43 Down: Authentic (4)
- REAL
- 46 Down: Set free (6)
- RESCUE
- 47 Down: Eritrean capital (6)
- ASMARA
- 49 Down: Condescend (5)
- DEIGN
- 50 Down: Squawks (5)
- YAWPS
- 51 Down: Summit (4)
- ACME
- 52 Down: Chunk (4)
- SLAB
- 53 Down: Carson predecessor (4)
- PAAR
- 55 Down: One-eyed god (4)
- ODIN
- 56 Down: Two-way action (4)
- DEED
- 57 Down: Vortex (4)
- EDDY
- 59 Down: Kaline and Rosen of baseball (3)
- ALS
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