Thursday Crossword — December 11, 1986

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1576 clues~15-30 minBy Nancy McCarthy12/11/1986

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Evening, in Paris (4 letters)
5 Across
Muscular contraction (5 letters)
10 Across
Mil. decorations (4 letters)
14 Across
Architectural pier (4 letters)
15 Across
Colonel's insigne (5 letters)
16 Across
Sioux (4 letters)
17 Across
Best seller by Fannie Hurst (10 letters)
19 Across
Astronomical Major or Minor (4 letters)
20 Across
Wedding members (6 letters)
21 Across
Sponger (8 letters)
23 Across
Casa, in Coblenz (4 letters)
25 Across
Home, to Gedman (5 letters)
26 Across
Action or process: Suffix (4 letters)
29 Across
___ de Calais (3 letters)
31 Across
Metatarsus locale (6 letters)
34 Across
Linda of TV's "Happy Days" (4 letters)
35 Across
Flare up (5 letters)
37 Across
Conflict (3 letters)
38 Across
A son of Jaktan (4 letters)
39 Across
Speechify (5 letters)
40 Across
Charter (4 letters)
41 Across
Bishop follower (3 letters)
42 Across
Function (5 letters)
43 Across
Spot (4 letters)
44 Across
Start of a baseball song (6 letters)
46 Across
Comedian Conway (3 letters)
48 Across
Not so much (4 letters)
49 Across
Moves (5 letters)
51 Across
Telephone (4 letters)
53 Across
Form columns (8 letters)
56 Across
Sculptor's second attempt (6 letters)
60 Across
Mouthward (4 letters)
61 Across
Facetious remarks (10 letters)
63 Across
Paddy product (4 letters)
64 Across
Israeli seaport (5 letters)
65 Across
___ Islands, in the W Pacific (4 letters)
66 Across
Adult acorns (4 letters)
67 Across
Tennis tie (5 letters)
68 Across
Nautical "seven" (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Elephant boy of old films (4 letters)
2 Down
Tierra del Fuego Indians (4 letters)
3 Down
Longing (4 letters)
4 Down
Roué (8 letters)
5 Down
Frames (6 letters)
6 Down
Duffer's delight (3 letters)
7 Down
Mellowed (4 letters)
8 Down
Dormancy (5 letters)
9 Down
Strengthen, in a way (8 letters)
10 Down
Holds questionable (6 letters)
11 Down
Like the Artful Dodger (10 letters)
12 Down
Italian item or affair (4 letters)
13 Down
Stool (4 letters)
18 Down
Sp. spouse's title (3 letters)
22 Down
Hamlet, for one (4 letters)
24 Down
"Light Brigade" weapon (5 letters)
26 Down
Seaman's direction (5 letters)
27 Down
Knitted scarf (5 letters)
28 Down
Throws an illegal football block (10 letters)
30 Down
Opinion (5 letters)
32 Down
O.K. Corral fighters (5 letters)
33 Down
Plunders (5 letters)
36 Down
Loft (5 letters)
39 Down
Completely cowed (8 letters)
40 Down
W.W. II fighter planes (8 letters)
42 Down
Author Ludwig (4 letters)
45 Down
Piano pieces (6 letters)
47 Down
Bon ___ (Parisian's bargain) (6 letters)
50 Down
Rural crossover (5 letters)
52 Down
Irish sea god (3 letters)
53 Down
Corrida combatant (4 letters)
54 Down
Pavarotti forte (4 letters)
55 Down
Birthright salesman (4 letters)
57 Down
Farm unit (4 letters)
58 Down
Jaeger (4 letters)
59 Down
Cluckers' disapprovals (4 letters)
62 Down
List ender: Abbr. (3 letters)

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