Friday Crossword — February 27, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/27/1987. By Christy Ridley.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Fiddler on the reef (4)
- CRAB
- 5 Across: Flooded (5)
- AWASH
- 10 Across: Imposing (4)
- EPIC
- 14 Across: Of aircraft (4)
- AERO
- 15 Across: Rajah's wife (5)
- RANEE
- 16 Across: Flow; surge (4)
- TIDE
- 17 Across: Abalone's cousin (15)
- SPOTTEDEARSHELL
- 20 Across: Dacey's "___ Avoid Probate!" (5)
- HOWTO
- 21 Across: Pundit (5)
- SWAMI
- 22 Across: Bro. or sis. (3)
- REL
- 23 Across: Sand's "Elle et ___" (3)
- LUI
- 25 Across: Actress Talbot (4)
- NITA
- 27 Across: Seashell (14)
- SPECKLEDTELLIN
- 34 Across: Wherry implement (3)
- OAR
- 35 Across: Learn (4)
- HEAR
- 36 Across: Net (5)
- SEINE
- 37 Across: Radarscope image (4)
- BLIP
- 39 Across: Pledged sacredly (5)
- SWORE
- 42 Across: Grant; transfer (4)
- CEDE
- 43 Across: "Labor ___ vincit" (motto of Okla.) (5)
- OMNIA
- 45 Across: Bubbly drink (4)
- SODA
- 47 Across: Koppel or Kennedy (3)
- TED
- 48 Across: Seashell (14)
- LITTLEJEWELBOX
- 52 Across: Balsam (4)
- TOLU
- 53 Across: Zilch (3)
- NIL
- 54 Across: Clean air and water agcy. (3)
- EPA
- 57 Across: Summons to court (5)
- HALES
- 60 Across: Shore (5)
- BEACH
- 64 Across: Seashell (15)
- ZEBRAPERIWINKLE
- 67 Across: Depend (on) (4)
- RELY
- 68 Across: Dig (5)
- SPADE
- 69 Across: Gauge face (4)
- DIAL
- 70 Across: To the sheltered side (4)
- ALEE
- 71 Across: Ruhr city (5)
- ESSEN
- 72 Across: Mush (4)
- SAMP
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Till contents (4)
- CASH
- 2 Down: Certain financial deal (4)
- REPO
- 3 Down: In a line (4)
- AROW
- 4 Down: Spinner in a kissing game (6)
- BOTTLE
- 5 Down: Metric area measure (3)
- ARE
- 6 Down: Rolls of paper money (4)
- WADS
- 7 Down: Afresh (4)
- ANEW
- 8 Down: " . . . thought can jump both ___ land": Shak. (6)
- SEAAND
- 9 Down: Recluse (6)
- HERMIT
- 10 Down: Ordinal-number suffix (3)
- ETH
- 11 Down: Breakwater (4)
- PIER
- 12 Down: Useless (4)
- IDLE
- 13 Down: One-room dwelling (4)
- CELL
- 18 Down: Ask for a loan (5)
- TOUCH
- 19 Down: Locations (5)
- SITES
- 24 Down: Newscasters Pappas and Seamans (4)
- IKES
- 26 Down: Composer Wilder (4)
- ALEC
- 27 Down: Ragout (5)
- SALMI
- 28 Down: Pucci product (5)
- 29 Down: "L.A. ___," TV program (3)
- LAW
- 30 Down: Notched (5)
- EROSE
- 31 Down: Keep a ship stationary (5)
- LIETO
- 32 Down: Forefinger (5)
- INDEX
- 33 Down: CARE concern (4)
- NEED
- 34 Down: Old Greek coin (4)
- OBOL
- 38 Down: The Great Commoner (4)
- PITT
- 40 Down: Rotten or Savile (3)
- ROW
- 41 Down: Whence the Pison flows (4)
- EDEN
- 44 Down: Luau greeting (5)
- ALOHA
- 46 Down: Slip cover? (5)
- ALIBI
- 49 Down: Pass, as time (6)
- ELAPSE
- 50 Down: Tall drinks (6)
- JULEPS
- 51 Down: Harmonizes (6)
- BLENDS
- 54 Down: Poet Pound (4)
- EZRA
- 55 Down: Rind (4)
- PEEL
- 56 Down: Qualified (4)
- ABLE
- 58 Down: Epochs (4)
- ERAS
- 59 Down: Incidental (4)
- SIDE
- 61 Down: Hawaiian shrub (4)
- AKIA
- 62 Down: Quahog (4)
- CLAM
- 63 Down: Rescuer in "The Pilgrim's Progress" (4)
- HELP
- 65 Down: Cereal grass (3)
- RYE
- 66 Down: Rune replaced by "w" (3)
- WEN
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