Thursday Crossword — January 22, 1987 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 1/22/1987. By Page.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Bex and Dax (4)
SPAS
5 Across: Hi, in Hilo (5)
ALOHA
10 Across: Baker-Charlie precursor (4)
ABLE
14 Across: Expletive (4)
OATH
15 Across: Recorder (5)
NOTER
16 Across: Type of deck (4)
POOP
17 Across: Pirate (10)
FREEBOOTER
19 Across: Sit (4)
POSE
20 Across: Rose-arbor structure (7)
TRELLIS
21 Across: Chemist's measurer (7)
PIPETTE
23 Across: Freight unit (3)
TON
24 Across: Meat for noisettes (4)
VEAL
25 Across: Castoffs (7)
REJECTS
29 Across: Cash in on an investment (7)
REALIZE
32 Across: Bridge master Sharif (4)
OMAR
33 Across: Developers' interests (5)
SITES
35 Across: Cicatrix (4)
SCAR
36 Across: Flick (3)
PIC
37 Across: Make a knight (3)
DUB
38 Across: Kith's companion (3)
KIN
39 Across: Wearers of teeth (4)
ELKS
41 Across: Sire (5)
BEGET
43 Across: Rouge et Noire (4)
MERS
44 Across: Parliamentary events (7)
DEBATES
46 Across: Minnelli-Grey film (7)
CABARET
48 Across: Imperfect circle (4)
OVAL
49 Across: Thrash (3)
TAN
50 Across: Russian vehicles (7)
TROIKAS
53 Across: Waltz king (7)
STRAUSS
57 Across: Pictorial presswork (4)
ROTO
58 Across: Speak-easy supplier (10)
BOOTLEGGER
60 Across: Topping (4)
OVER
61 Across: Pop song of Pop's day (5)
OLDIE
62 Across: Radius neighbor (4)
ULNA
63 Across: Weems and Williams (4)
TEDS
64 Across: Sounds from a pride (5)
ROARS
65 Across: Eyots (4)
AITS

Down Answers

1 Down: Flabby (4)
SOFT
2 Down: Skegger (4)
PARR
3 Down: Fit to ___ (4)
ATEE
4 Down: Cover (7)
SHELTER
5 Down: Oils, ecclesiastically (7)
ANOINTS
6 Down: French battle site: 1915 (4)
LOOS
7 Down: Polo Grounds hero (3)
OTT
8 Down: Dickens villain (4)
HEEP
9 Down: Gets to Kennedy (7)
ARRIVES
10 Down: A court (7)
APPEALS
11 Down: Subservient one (10)
BOOTLICKER
12 Down: Misplaced (4)
LOST
13 Down: Foil's relative (4)
EPEE
18 Down: Common-interest group (4)
BLOC
22 Down: Coal size (3)
PEA
25 Down: Bound (5)
ROPED
26 Down: Sociologist Durkheim (5)
EMILE
27 Down: Shod like some fishermen (10)
JACKBOOTED
28 Down: A dodecahedron has 12 (5)
SIDES
29 Down: Ancient instrument (5)
REBEC
30 Down: Kinshasa is its capital (5)
ZAIRE
31 Down: Sculptor-playwright Barlach (5)
ERNST
34 Down: Pull hard (3)
TUG
40 Down: Redeemers (7)
SAVIORS
41 Down: Excoriate verbally (7)
BELABOR
42 Down: Squeals (7)
TATTLES
43 Down: Nicaragua's capital (7)
MANAGUA
45 Down: "We'll ___ a cup . . . ": Burns (3)
TAK
47 Down: Uncover (4)
BARE
50 Down: Pony (4)
TROT
51 Down: Spatiate (4)
ROVE
52 Down: Unaccompanied (4)
SOLO
53 Down: Ado (4)
STIR
54 Down: Jamaican fruit (4)
UGLI
55 Down: Mailed (4)
SENT
56 Down: Madrid Mmes. (4)
SRAS
59 Down: Harem room (3)
ODA

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