Thursday Crossword — February 19, 1987 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 2/19/1987. By George Madrid.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Cookies (5)
SNAPS
6 Across: "___ the Great," Dumm cartoon (4)
ALEC
10 Across: Campus in Dallas, Tex. (3)
SMU
13 Across: Leg bone (5)
TIBIA
14 Across: Prepares to plaster (5)
LATHS
16 Across: Kind of end or team (3)
TAG
17 Across: ___ provocateur (5)
AGENT
18 Across: Look forward to (5)
AWAIT
19 Across: Like Abner (3)
LIL
20 Across: Spot for some sun worshipers (15)
THENUDISTCOLONY
23 Across: Exist (3)
ARE
24 Across: Till (3)
HOE
25 Across: Elements (13)
GOLDANDSILVER
32 Across: Miss Piggy, to Miss Piggy (3)
MOI
33 Across: Ornament (5)
ADORN
34 Across: Former spouses (4)
EXES
36 Across: Outstanding person (5)
DILLY
38 Across: An area of Italy (3)
TOE
39 Across: "Give a man a horse ___ ride" (5)
HECAN
40 Across: Snicker-___ (4)
SNEE
41 Across: Cake, in Madrid (5)
TORTA
43 Across: Suffix with cook or rook (3)
ERY
44 Across: Apt anagram for 25 Across (13)
GRANDOLDEVILS
48 Across: Preacher ___, ex-pitcher (3)
ROE
49 Across: Author Deighton (3)
LEN
50 Across: Apt anagram for 20 Across (15)
NOUNTIDYCLOTHES
59 Across: Act like a human (3)
ERR
60 Across: Conform (5)
AGREE
61 Across: Snow, in Savoie (5)
NEIGE
62 Across: Kind of roll (3)
EGG
63 Across: Fits of pique (5)
SNITS
64 Across: Begin (5)
ENTER
65 Across: Archil or puccoon (3)
DYE
66 Across: Polish partner (4)
SPIT
67 Across: Solid: Comb. form (5)
STERE

Down Answers

1 Down: Datum, for short (4)
STAT
2 Down: Almost (4)
NIGH
3 Down: Busy as ___ (4)
ABEE
4 Down: Of part of the ear (6)
PINNAL
5 Down: "Juke Box ___ Night" (8)
SATURDAY
6 Down: Jai ___ (4)
ALAI
7 Down: Concerns of judges (4)
LAWS
8 Down: Utah, to René (4)
ETAT
9 Down: Arty (6)
CHICHI
10 Down: Norman battle site (4)
STLO
11 Down: Chief (4)
MAIN
12 Down: Surly (4)
UGLY
15 Down: Seat at a bar (5)
STOOL
21 Down: ___ Sea (part of Jordan's boundary) (4)
DEAD
22 Down: White House reception (5)
LEVEE
25 Down: Progress (5)
GOING
26 Down: Houston N.F.L. player (5)
OILER
27 Down: "Theirs ___ reason why": Tennyson (5)
NOTTO
28 Down: Nonsense (5)
DROOL
29 Down: Bergen's Mortimer (5)
SNERD
30 Down: Shine (5)
EXCEL
31 Down: Rises high (5)
REARS
32 Down: Hosp. workers (3)
MDS
35 Down: Shipbuilder's concern (3)
SNY
37 Down: Hear (5)
LEARN
39 Down: ___ hands full (be pressed) (8)
HAVEONES
42 Down: Tattle (4)
TELL
45 Down: "___ a Stranger": Thompson (5)
NOTAS
46 Down: Condescends (6)
DEIGNS
47 Down: Aim (6)
INTENT
50 Down: Penury (4)
NEED
51 Down: Wild time (4)
ORGY
52 Down: Yen (4)
URGE
53 Down: Nerd (4)
DRIP
54 Down: Asian Bigfoot (4)
YETI
55 Down: "___ la guerre" (4)
CEST
56 Down: Kathy ___, pro golfer (4)
HITE
57 Down: Historic Hungarian city (4)
EGER
58 Down: Parched (4)
SERE

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