Thursday Crossword — September 4, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/4/1986. By Tom W. Underhill.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Mubarak's predecessor (5)
- SADAT
- 6 Across: Preen (5)
- PRIMP
- 11 Across: Czech reformer (3)
- HUS
- 14 Across: Leading (5)
- PRIME
- 15 Across: Apia's locale (5)
- SAMOA
- 16 Across: Tolkien creature (3)
- ENT
- 17 Across: "We're deadlocked," said Tom ___ (11)
- IMPASSIVELY
- 19 Across: Epistle: Abbr. (3)
- LTR
- 20 Across: Snuggle (6)
- NESTLE
- 21 Across: Detail (4)
- ITEM
- 22 Across: Pandowdy (3)
- PIE
- 23 Across: Bolivian group (6)
- CAVINA
- 25 Across: Everybody: Ger. (5)
- ALLES
- 27 Across: Opulent (4)
- RICH
- 30 Across: Compass pt. (3)
- ESE
- 31 Across: Origins (5)
- SEEDS
- 32 Across: Cretan peak (3)
- IDA
- 33 Across: "If ___, I rust": Luther (5)
- IREST
- 35 Across: Thanks, in Soho (3)
- TAS
- 36 Across: Cad (7)
- BOUNDER
- 38 Across: Supervise (7)
- OVERSEE
- 42 Across: Low digit (3)
- TOE
- 43 Across: A moth (5)
- EGGER
- 45 Across: Actor Ayres (3)
- LEW
- 46 Across: To ___ phrase (5)
- COINA
- 48 Across: Swiss stream (3)
- AAR
- 49 Across: Memorable journalist (4)
- PYLE
- 50 Across: "Man is ___-using animal": Carlyle (5)
- ATOOL
- 51 Across: Hot dog (6)
- WIENER
- 53 Across: Pronoun (3)
- YOU
- 54 Across: "___ Dream . . . ?" (4)
- ICAN
- 56 Across: "He fumbles up into ___ adieu": Shak. (6)
- ALOOSE
- 60 Across: Oct. and Dec. (3)
- MOS
- 61 Across: "I'm cold," Lady Godiva said ___ (11)
- SHIFTLESSLY
- 63 Across: Entirely (3)
- ALL
- 64 Across: Andronicus (5)
- TITUS
- 65 Across: Composer Franck (5)
- CESAR
- 66 Across: Napoleonic marshal (3)
- NEY
- 67 Across: Type of wheat (5)
- SPELT
- 68 Across: Crossbeam (5)
- TRAVE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Gyrate (4)
- SPIN
- 2 Down: Weapon, to René (4)
- ARME
- 3 Down: Canapés (4)
- DIPS
- 4 Down: Three on ___ (6)
- AMATCH
- 5 Down: Electrical genius (5)
- TESLA
- 6 Down: Before omega (3)
- PSI
- 7 Down: Gulches (7)
- RAVINES
- 8 Down: "___ man with . . . " (5)
- IMETA
- 9 Down: Double agent (4)
- MOLE
- 10 Down: Dispenser of wages (9)
- PAYMASTER
- 11 Down: "It's the maid's night out," said Tom ___ (10)
- HELPLESSLY
- 12 Down: Not knotted (6)
- UNTIED
- 13 Down: Accent (6)
- STRESS
- 18 Down: Harsh (6)
- SEVERE
- 24 Down: Rhone feeder (5)
- ISERE
- 26 Down: Limerick man (4)
- LEAR
- 27 Down: Eve's source (3)
- RIB
- 28 Down: June words (3)
- IDO
- 29 Down: "Nevermore," quoth the Raven ___ (10)
- CAUTIOUSLY
- 33 Down: Perfection seekers (9)
- IDEALISTS
- 34 Down: Roman robes (5)
- TOGAE
- 37 Down: Taboo words (4)
- NONO
- 39 Down: Springlike (6)
- VERNAL
- 40 Down: Conger (3)
- EEL
- 41 Down: Female sheep (3)
- EWE
- 44 Down: Like most employment (7)
- GAINFUL
- 46 Down: Crocodile's cousin (6)
- CAYMAN
- 47 Down: Actor Peter ___ (6)
- OTOOLE
- 49 Down: Tedious talker (6)
- PROSER
- 51 Down: Chief Justice: 1874–88 (5)
- WAITE
- 52 Down: Choose (5)
- ELECT
- 55 Down: Golf shot (4)
- CHIP
- 57 Down: Greek peak (4)
- OSSA
- 58 Down: Bulgar, e.g. (4)
- SLAV
- 59 Down: Brontë's Jane (4)
- EYRE
- 62 Down: Hissed reproof (3)
- TST
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