Thursday Crossword — September 4, 1986

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1576 clues~15-30 minBy Tom W. Underhill9/4/1986

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Mubarak's predecessor (5 letters)
6 Across
Preen (5 letters)
11 Across
Czech reformer (3 letters)
14 Across
Leading (5 letters)
15 Across
Apia's locale (5 letters)
16 Across
Tolkien creature (3 letters)
17 Across
"We're deadlocked," said Tom ___ (11 letters)
19 Across
Epistle: Abbr. (3 letters)
20 Across
Snuggle (6 letters)
21 Across
Detail (4 letters)
22 Across
Pandowdy (3 letters)
23 Across
Bolivian group (6 letters)
25 Across
Everybody: Ger. (5 letters)
27 Across
Opulent (4 letters)
30 Across
Compass pt. (3 letters)
31 Across
Origins (5 letters)
32 Across
Cretan peak (3 letters)
33 Across
"If ___, I rust": Luther (5 letters)
35 Across
Thanks, in Soho (3 letters)
36 Across
Cad (7 letters)
38 Across
Supervise (7 letters)
42 Across
Low digit (3 letters)
43 Across
A moth (5 letters)
45 Across
Actor Ayres (3 letters)
46 Across
To ___ phrase (5 letters)
48 Across
Swiss stream (3 letters)
49 Across
Memorable journalist (4 letters)
50 Across
"Man is ___-using animal": Carlyle (5 letters)
51 Across
Hot dog (6 letters)
53 Across
Pronoun (3 letters)
54 Across
"___ Dream . . . ?" (4 letters)
56 Across
"He fumbles up into ___ adieu": Shak. (6 letters)
60 Across
Oct. and Dec. (3 letters)
61 Across
"I'm cold," Lady Godiva said ___ (11 letters)
63 Across
Entirely (3 letters)
64 Across
Andronicus (5 letters)
65 Across
Composer Franck (5 letters)
66 Across
Napoleonic marshal (3 letters)
67 Across
Type of wheat (5 letters)
68 Across
Crossbeam (5 letters)

Down

1 Down
Gyrate (4 letters)
2 Down
Weapon, to René (4 letters)
3 Down
Canapés (4 letters)
4 Down
Three on ___ (6 letters)
5 Down
Electrical genius (5 letters)
6 Down
Before omega (3 letters)
7 Down
Gulches (7 letters)
8 Down
"___ man with . . . " (5 letters)
9 Down
Double agent (4 letters)
10 Down
Dispenser of wages (9 letters)
11 Down
"It's the maid's night out," said Tom ___ (10 letters)
12 Down
Not knotted (6 letters)
13 Down
Accent (6 letters)
18 Down
Harsh (6 letters)
24 Down
Rhone feeder (5 letters)
26 Down
Limerick man (4 letters)
27 Down
Eve's source (3 letters)
28 Down
June words (3 letters)
29 Down
"Nevermore," quoth the Raven ___ (10 letters)
33 Down
Perfection seekers (9 letters)
34 Down
Roman robes (5 letters)
37 Down
Taboo words (4 letters)
39 Down
Springlike (6 letters)
40 Down
Conger (3 letters)
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Female sheep (3 letters)
44 Down
Like most employment (7 letters)
46 Down
Crocodile's cousin (6 letters)
47 Down
Actor Peter ___ (6 letters)
49 Down
Tedious talker (6 letters)
51 Down
Chief Justice: 1874–88 (5 letters)
52 Down
Choose (5 letters)
55 Down
Golf shot (4 letters)
57 Down
Greek peak (4 letters)
58 Down
Bulgar, e.g. (4 letters)
59 Down
Brontë's Jane (4 letters)
62 Down
Hissed reproof (3 letters)

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