Thursday Crossword — December 4, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/4/1986. By Mary M. Murdoch.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Silents' Bow, e.g. (4)
- VAMP
- 5 Across: Plunders (5)
- SACKS
- 10 Across: Bird, to Brutus (4)
- AVIS
- 14 Across: Arab prince (4)
- EMIR
- 15 Across: Vivian Vance role (5)
- ETHEL
- 16 Across: Weather device (4)
- VANE
- 17 Across: TV sitcom starring Judd Hirsch (4)
- TAXI
- 18 Across: Threefold (5)
- TRINE
- 19 Across: Seed cover (4)
- ARIL
- 20 Across: Poetic morning song (5)
- MATIN
- 22 Across: Paine, Rousseau et al. (6)
- DEISTS
- 24 Across: Northern constellation (14)
- CAMELOPARDALIS
- 28 Across: "I Can't Sleep" playwright (5)
- ODETS
- 29 Across: At the age of: Abbr. (3)
- AET
- 30 Across: Places (4)
- LOCI
- 31 Across: "___ et ecclesiae," Harvard motto (7)
- CHRISTO
- 35 Across: Obtrusive state (13)
- BUMPTIOUSNESS
- 39 Across: Isle or City (7)
- EMERALD
- 40 Across: Like George Apley (4)
- LATE
- 42 Across: Lodge member (3)
- ELK
- 43 Across: Ben ___, Great Britain's highest peak (5)
- NEVIS
- 44 Across: Luxury wrap (14)
- CAMELSHAIRCOAT
- 50 Across: Erudite one (6)
- SAVANT
- 51 Across: Brilliance (5)
- ECLAT
- 52 Across: Soon (4)
- ANON
- 53 Across: "For want of ___ . . . " (5)
- ANAIL
- 55 Across: One of the Chases (4)
- ILKA
- 59 Across: Diamond or Sedaka (4)
- NEIL
- 60 Across: "I ___ Parade" (5)
- LOVEA
- 61 Across: Lode (4)
- VEIN
- 62 Across: Whirlpool (4)
- EDDY
- 63 Across: Strive (5)
- EXERT
- 64 Across: Poet Lazarus (4)
- EMMA
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Old pro (3)
- VET
- 2 Down: Candlenut tree (3)
- AMA
- 3 Down: Join the crowd (3)
- MIX
- 4 Down: Watchful hours? (9)
- PRIMETIME
- 5 Down: Brouhaha (5)
- SETTO
- 6 Down: Aweigh (5)
- ATRIP
- 7 Down: Dishes (5)
- CHINA
- 8 Down: Knowledge (3)
- KEN
- 9 Down: Malamutes, e.g. (8)
- SLEDDERS
- 10 Down: Serve (5)
- AVAIL
- 11 Down: "Peyton Place" film actress (5)
- VARSI
- 12 Down: Monogram pts. (5)
- INITS
- 13 Down: French seasonings (4)
- SELS
- 21 Down: Smith and Hirt (3)
- ALS
- 23 Down: Dine at home (5)
- EATIN
- 24 Down: Army off. (3)
- COL
- 25 Down: Hacienda material (5)
- ADOBE
- 26 Down: Vade ___ (handbook) (5)
- MECUM
- 27 Down: Mythical Hindu demon (4)
- RAHU
- 31 Down: Torsk (3)
- COD
- 32 Down: Type of service (9)
- SELECTIVE
- 33 Down: River of Kenya (5)
- TSAVO
- 34 Down: Port of ancient Rome (5)
- OSTIA
- 36 Down: Be vain, in a way (5)
- PREEN
- 37 Down: Chamberlain yarn? (8)
- TALLTALE
- 38 Down: Sorts (4)
- ILKS
- 41 Down: Id follower (3)
- EST
- 43 Down: Thirties inits. (3)
- NRA
- 44 Down: Like some chairs (5)
- CANED
- 45 Down: Eschew (5)
- AVOID
- 46 Down: Brave (5)
- MANLY
- 47 Down: Ho preceder (5)
- HEAVE
- 48 Down: Quaker gray (5)
- ACIER
- 49 Down: ___ ease (edgy) (5)
- ILLAT
- 50 Down: Sensible (4)
- SANE
- 54 Down: Nero's night (3)
- NOX
- 56 Down: Unit on a space vehicle (3)
- LEM
- 57 Down: Kipling character (3)
- KIM
- 58 Down: Yerby's "A Rose for ___ Maria" (3)
- ANA
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