Friday Crossword — October 31, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/31/1986. By Joy L. Wouk.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Checkers move (4)
- JUMP
- 5 Across: Greek race tracks (6)
- STADIA
- 11 Across: Bender (3)
- JAG
- 14 Across: Reputation (4)
- ODOR
- 15 Across: Determining weight deductions (6)
- TARING
- 16 Across: City off. (3)
- ALD
- 17 Across: Pro ___ publico (4)
- BONO
- 18 Across: ___ only (6)
- INNAME
- 19 Across: Ewe sound (3)
- MAA
- 20 Across: Halloween window feature (12)
- JACKOLANTERN
- 23 Across: Astringent or dye (7)
- CATECHU
- 26 Across: Column-shaft swelling (7)
- ENTASIS
- 27 Across: Period (5)
- EPOCH
- 28 Across: Mil. rank (3)
- PFC
- 30 Across: Word with 52 Across (5)
- STICK
- 31 Across: Bill (6)
- POSTER
- 33 Across: Finance abbr. (3)
- RTS
- 35 Across: Asner and Begley (3)
- EDS
- 36 Across: Settle (7)
- DEPOSIT
- 39 Across: Former Mideast gp. (3)
- UAR
- 42 Across: Moisture (3)
- DEW
- 43 Across: Nonsense! (6)
- PIFFLE
- 45 Across: Color of 63 Down (5)
- BLACK
- 50 Across: Explosive (3)
- TNT
- 52 Across: Witch's mount, with 30 Across (5)
- BROOM
- 53 Across: Result (7)
- OUTCOME
- 55 Across: Howe and Lieberman (7)
- ELIASES
- 57 Across: Halloween alternatives (12)
- TRICKORTREAT
- 59 Across: Brazilian coffee (3)
- RIO
- 60 Across: Resist (6)
- OPPOSE
- 61 Across: ___ homo (4)
- ECCE
- 65 Across: Suffix with nectar (3)
- EAN
- 66 Across: More ill-tempered (6)
- MEANER
- 67 Across: "Abbey ___," Beatles album (4)
- ROAD
- 68 Across: Kind of curve (3)
- ESS
- 69 Across: Like obstinate critters (6)
- ORNERY
- 70 Across: Patriot Warner (4)
- SETH
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Duty (3)
- JOB
- 2 Down: Widmark's first film role (3)
- UDO
- 3 Down: A Burmese (3)
- MON
- 4 Down: Scheme (7)
- PROJECT
- 5 Down: Verse (5)
- STICH
- 6 Down: Drink to excess (6)
- TANKUP
- 7 Down: Pisa's river (4)
- ARNO
- 8 Down: Forms of speech (8)
- DIALECTS
- 9 Down: He painted Hawthorne's portrait (5)
- INMAN
- 10 Down: Means (6)
- AGENTS
- 11 Down: Successor of Elizabeth I (6)
- JAMESI
- 12 Down: Visigoth king (6)
- ALARIC
- 13 Down: Walesa's city (6)
- GDANSK
- 21 Down: Yearned (5)
- ACHED
- 22 Down: Make lace (3)
- TAT
- 23 Down: Edible mushroom (4)
- CEPE
- 24 Down: Snake, e.g. (4)
- APOD
- 25 Down: Buffet (4)
- TOSS
- 29 Down: Expression of displeasure (5)
- FROWN
- 32 Down: Carmine (3)
- RED
- 34 Down: Tiny taste of soup (3)
- SIP
- 37 Down: Barrie work (8)
- PETERPAN
- 38 Down: Leg bone (5)
- TIBIA
- 39 Down: Sky sights (4)
- UFOS
- 40 Down: Medicinal plant (4)
- ALOE
- 41 Down: Sleep periods (4)
- REMS
- 44 Down: Monastery refectories (7)
- FRATERS
- 45 Down: Gautama was inspired under it (6)
- BOTREE
- 46 Down: Family of cabalist Isaac ben Solomon (6)
- LURIAS
- 47 Down: Suffixes with alter and color (6)
- ATIONS
- 48 Down: F.D.R. youth agcy. (3)
- CCC
- 49 Down: Ind. city (6)
- KOKOMO
- 51 Down: More succinct (6)
- TERSER
- 54 Down: Gloomy one (5)
- MOPER
- 56 Down: Suspicious (5)
- LEERY
- 58 Down: Franchot of films (4)
- TONE
- 62 Down: Runner Sebastian (3)
- COE
- 63 Down: Witch's pet (3)
- CAT
- 64 Down: Old English letter (3)
- EDH
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