Wednesday Crossword — September 17, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/17/1986. By Robert Katz.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Diplomat's forte (4)
- TACT
- 5 Across: Cordage fiber (5)
- SISAL
- 10 Across: Equipment (4)
- GEAR
- 14 Across: Khayyám (4)
- OMAR
- 15 Across: Me. town (5)
- ORONO
- 16 Across: Like a fabled duckling (4)
- UGLY
- 17 Across: Indian princess (4)
- RANI
- 18 Across: Put on cargo (5)
- LADED
- 19 Across: A gait (4)
- LOPE
- 20 Across: U.S. film debut of 39 Across (12)
- THEBLUEANGEL
- 23 Across: Break bread (3)
- EAT
- 24 Across: ___ advocate (6)
- DEVILS
- 27 Across: Fleur-de-___ (3)
- LIS
- 30 Across: Chanteuse Edith (4)
- PIAF
- 33 Across: A "Stagecoach" star: 1939 (6)
- DEVINE
- 35 Across: Before, to Byron (3)
- ERE
- 36 Across: Straw in the wind (4)
- OMEN
- 38 Across: Pay up (5)
- REMIT
- 39 Across: Star of 20 Across (15)
- MARLENEDIETRICH
- 43 Across: "It's ___!" (5)
- ADEAL
- 44 Across: Invalid (4)
- NULL
- 45 Across: Ring initials (3)
- TKO
- 46 Across: Busybodies (6)
- YENTAS
- 48 Across: Undress (4)
- PEEL
- 50 Across: Draft agcy. (3)
- SSS
- 51 Across: Stew (6)
- SEETHE
- 53 Across: Limo occupant (3)
- VIP
- 55 Across: Role for 39 Across (12)
- SHANGHAILILY
- 61 Across: This may come to shove (4)
- PUSH
- 64 Across: Attack (5)
- RUNAT
- 65 Across: Mars, to 54 Down (4)
- ARES
- 66 Across: Exchange rate (4)
- AGIO
- 67 Across: Poetry Muse (5)
- ERATO
- 68 Across: Bag opener (4)
- TOTE
- 69 Across: Hot-day word (4)
- WHEW
- 70 Across: Hinder (5)
- DETER
- 71 Across: ___ about (approximately) (4)
- ONOR
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Legal wrong (4)
- TORT
- 2 Down: Oriental nurse (4)
- AMAH
- 3 Down: Walking aid (4)
- CANE
- 4 Down: Levites, e.g. (5)
- TRIBE
- 5 Down: Holmes's aim (8)
- SOLUTION
- 6 Down: Dies ___ (4)
- IRAE
- 7 Down: Kind of jerk or pop (4)
- SODA
- 8 Down: Put ___ to (finish off) (5)
- ANEND
- 9 Down: Stayed at an inn (6)
- LODGED
- 10 Down: Traveler to Lilliput (8)
- GULLIVER
- 11 Down: Type of trip (3)
- EGO
- 12 Down: Swiss peak (3)
- ALP
- 13 Down: Manhattan part (3)
- RYE
- 21 Down: Track distance (3)
- LAP
- 22 Down: Turn inside out (5)
- EVERT
- 25 Down: Restrains (6)
- LIMITS
- 26 Down: Shaving mishaps (6)
- SNICKS
- 27 Down: Air Force general Curtis (5)
- LEMAY
- 28 Down: Sultans' decrees (6)
- IRADES
- 29 Down: Placid (6)
- SERENE
- 31 Down: Sanction (4)
- AMEN
- 32 Down: Surfeited (5)
- FEDUP
- 34 Down: Group character (5)
- ETHOS
- 37 Down: What the Aswan dams (4)
- NILE
- 40 Down: Wee-hour movie (8)
- LATESHOW
- 41 Down: Gulf of Aqaba port (5)
- ELATH
- 42 Down: Londoner's lift (8)
- ELEVATOR
- 47 Down: Split the take (6)
- SHARED
- 49 Down: Number of cards in Caesar's deck? (3)
- LII
- 52 Down: Harden (5)
- ENURE
- 54 Down: "The Republic" author (5)
- PLATO
- 56 Down: Flying pest (4)
- GNAT
- 57 Down: Love's antithesis (4)
- HATE
- 58 Down: Item to pump (4)
- IRON
- 59 Down: Apollo's mother (4)
- LETO
- 60 Down: North Sea feeder (4)
- YSER
- 61 Down: Clumsy hand (3)
- PAW
- 62 Down: Expression of disgust (3)
- UGH
- 63 Down: "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?" (3)
- SIE
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