Thursday Crossword — February 12, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/12/1987. By Kenneth Witte.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Brewer's preparation (4)
- MASH
- 5 Across: Diving-bell inventor (4)
- EADS
- 9 Across: Padnag (5)
- AMBLE
- 14 Across: City N of the Skagerrak (4)
- OSLO
- 15 Across: Source of some grease (4)
- SUET
- 16 Across: Sound (5)
- VALID
- 17 Across: Pecan pith (4)
- MEAT
- 18 Across: Aspen, for one (4)
- TREE
- 19 Across: Notched, as a leaf (5)
- EROSE
- 20 Across: The Great Emancipator (14)
- ABRAHAMLINCOLN
- 23 Across: "I Was the ___," Presley hit (3)
- ONE
- 24 Across: Baton Rouge inst. (3)
- LSU
- 25 Across: ___ Prés, Flemish composer (3)
- DES
- 26 Across: Where Booth struck: April 14, 1865 (12)
- FORDSTHEATER
- 32 Across: Ostrich's kin (3)
- EMU
- 33 Across: Long period (4)
- AEON
- 34 Across: Finnish bath (5)
- SAUNA
- 38 Across: Poet Edward Rowland ___ (4)
- SILL
- 40 Across: Passover feast (5)
- SEDER
- 43 Across: Like a bug in a rug (4)
- SNUG
- 44 Across: Pass imperceptibly (5)
- STEAL
- 46 Across: What video means (4)
- ISEE
- 48 Across: Mrs. Cantor (3)
- IDA
- 49 Across: Epithet for 20 Across (12)
- RAILSPLITTER
- 53 Across: Rowan (3)
- ASH
- 56 Across: Annoy (3)
- TRY
- 57 Across: Ripen (3)
- AGE
- 58 Across: The Little Giant (14)
- STEPHENDOUGLAS
- 64 Across: Hawkins or Thompson (5)
- SADIE
- 65 Across: Fine feathers (4)
- DOWN
- 66 Across: ___ dice (4)
- LIAR
- 68 Across: Orchard pest (5)
- EGGAR
- 69 Across: Oil-producing org. (4)
- OPEC
- 70 Across: White-tailed sea bird (4)
- ERNE
- 71 Across: Wee (5)
- TEENY
- 72 Across: Hudson contemporary (4)
- NASH
- 73 Across: Willis of N.B.A. fame (4)
- REED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Apple-pie maker (3)
- MOM
- 2 Down: Where Shaftoe is (4)
- ASEA
- 3 Down: Gooden's plate (4)
- SLAB
- 4 Down: Dragster (6)
- HOTROD
- 5 Down: Art lovers (8)
- ESTHETES
- 6 Down: Emanation (4)
- AURA
- 7 Down: Form an opinion (4)
- DEEM
- 8 Down: Kim Hunter role (6)
- STELLA
- 9 Down: Approaches (7)
- AVENUES
- 10 Down: Painter Chagall (4)
- MARC
- 11 Down: Kind of bank or test (5)
- BLOOD
- 12 Down: Thread type (5)
- LISLE
- 13 Down: British noble family (5)
- EDENS
- 21 Down: Amphora adjunct (4)
- ANSA
- 22 Down: Adherent (3)
- IST
- 26 Down: Actor Parker (4)
- FESS
- 27 Down: Leave out (4)
- OMIT
- 28 Down: Principle (4)
- RULE
- 29 Down: Gardener's need (3)
- HOE
- 30 Down: " . . . ___ not yet": Matt. 24:6 (5)
- ENDIS
- 31 Down: Ethiopian prince (3)
- RAS
- 35 Down: Single quantity (4)
- UNIT
- 36 Down: Like Lady Godiva (4)
- NUDE
- 37 Down: Culture medium (4)
- AGAR
- 39 Down: Gibbon (3)
- LAR
- 41 Down: Mae West's "Life, Sex and ___" (3)
- ESP
- 42 Down: Send up another rocket (8)
- RELAUNCH
- 45 Down: Covered with foam (7)
- LATHERY
- 47 Down: Scottish island (4)
- EIGG
- 50 Down: Where Dub. is (3)
- IRE
- 51 Down: Lady Bird's spouse (6)
- LYNDON
- 52 Down: A job O. Henry had (6)
- TELLER
- 53 Down: Plus factor (5)
- ASSET
- 54 Down: Booth's milieu (5)
- STAGE
- 55 Down: Protect a bet (5)
- HEDGE
- 59 Down: Yaws (the disease) (4)
- PIAN
- 60 Down: An amino acid (4)
- DOPA
- 61 Down: Is in debt (4)
- OWES
- 62 Down: Yorkshire river (4)
- AIRE
- 63 Down: Rational (4)
- SANE
- 67 Down: Carmine (3)
- RED
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