Friday Crossword — February 6, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/6/1987. By Robert Katz.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Tall, coarse grass (4)
- GAMA
- 5 Across: Reduce (4)
- BATE
- 9 Across: Run producer (4)
- SNAG
- 13 Across: Film holder (4)
- REEL
- 14 Across: Emulate Paul Revere (5)
- ALERT
- 16 Across: Whit (4)
- IOTA
- 17 Across: Wild female buffalo (4)
- ARNI
- 18 Across: Flight maker (5)
- STAIR
- 19 Across: Actress Verdon (4)
- GWEN
- 20 Across: Gambler's phrase (15)
- DOUBLEORNOTHING
- 23 Across: Late-show time (3)
- IAM
- 24 Across: Rent (3)
- LET
- 25 Across: Strike out (3)
- FAN
- 28 Across: Desk-top gear (7)
- PENCILS
- 32 Across: Lobster eater's garb (3)
- BIB
- 35 Across: Lat. catchall (4)
- ETAL
- 37 Across: "We" for those who say "oui" (4)
- NOUS
- 38 Across: Like the White Rabbit (5)
- TARDY
- 40 Across: Wheeler-dealer's phrase (15)
- TAKEITORLEAVEIT
- 43 Across: Untainted (5)
- CLEAN
- 44 Across: Pole, e.g. (4)
- SLAV
- 45 Across: Cry at Pan's parties (4)
- EVOE
- 46 Across: Mary follower (3)
- HAD
- 47 Across: Set straight (7)
- DRESSED
- 50 Across: Dolls based on a film (3)
- ETS
- 51 Across: Casey's org. (3)
- CIA
- 52 Across: "Auld ___ Morris": Burns (3)
- ROB
- 54 Across: Achiever's phrase (15)
- BYHOOKORBYCROOK
- 63 Across: Bring up (4)
- REAR
- 64 Across: Summer month on the pampas (5)
- ENERO
- 65 Across: Turkish regiment (4)
- ALAI
- 66 Across: Gross, in a way (4)
- EARN
- 67 Across: Fortification (5)
- REDAN
- 68 Across: Good or bad ending (4)
- NESS
- 69 Across: Domino side (4)
- TREY
- 70 Across: Novelist Franken (4)
- ROSE
- 71 Across: Puncta (4)
- DOTS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Rank after sr. (4)
- GRAD
- 2 Down: Dynamic beginner (4)
- AERO
- 3 Down: Small, in Sedan (4)
- MENU
- 4 Down: Suspect's need (5)
- ALIBI
- 5 Down: Bargain chaser (8)
- BASEMENT
- 6 Down: Tall, in Torino (4)
- ALTO
- 7 Down: Go like lightning (4)
- TEAR
- 8 Down: Hibernia (4)
- ERIN
- 9 Down: Espy (5)
- SIGHT
- 10 Down: "___ lay me down . . . " (4)
- NOWI
- 11 Down: Egyptian symbol (4)
- ATEN
- 12 Down: China's ___ of Four (4)
- GANG
- 15 Down: Gnome's kin (5)
- TROLL
- 21 Down: Track distance (3)
- LAP
- 22 Down: Episperm (5)
- TESTA
- 25 Down: What retrievers do (5)
- FETCH
- 26 Down: Novel by Chateaubriand (5)
- ATALA
- 27 Down: Fast's "The ___ God" (5)
- NAKED
- 29 Down: Loop for Captain Lynch (5)
- NOOSE
- 30 Down: Ringlets (5)
- CURLS
- 31 Down: Mallorca and Menorca (5)
- ISLAS
- 32 Down: Alla ___ (5)
- BREVE
- 33 Down: Victim of anoesia (5)
- IDIOT
- 34 Down: Computer lunches? (5)
- BYTES
- 36 Down: Savanna (3)
- LEA
- 39 Down: Hail, to Caesar (3)
- AVE
- 41 Down: City in SE Calif. (5)
- INDIO
- 42 Down: All (8)
- EVERYONE
- 48 Down: Croupier, at times (5)
- RAKER
- 49 Down: A dwarf (3)
- DOC
- 51 Down: Like some oaters (5)
- CORNY
- 53 Down: Ibsen verse drama (5)
- BRAND
- 54 Down: Pitcher Saberhagen (4)
- BRET
- 55 Down: Once around Sol (4)
- YEAR
- 56 Down: Lagomorph (4)
- HARE
- 57 Down: Unique fellow (4)
- ONER
- 58 Down: Decorate anew (4)
- REDO
- 59 Down: Bikini parts (4)
- BRAS
- 60 Down: Airplane's ___ strut (4)
- OLEO
- 61 Down: Kiln (4)
- OAST
- 62 Down: Osculate (4)
- KISS
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