Wednesday Crossword — March 4, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/4/1987. By McKeon.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Crush (5)
- CROWD
- 6 Across: Taunt (4)
- TWIT
- 10 Across: Reduce (4)
- PARE
- 14 Across: Rajah's wife (5)
- RANEE
- 15 Across: Garden lifeline (4)
- HOSE
- 16 Across: The same, to Seneca (4)
- IDEM
- 17 Across: Last of a series (5)
- OMEGA
- 18 Across: Otherwise (4)
- ELSE
- 19 Across: Pentastich, e.g. (4)
- POEM
- 20 Across: Word of honor (6)
- PAROLE
- 22 Across: Interchangeable (8)
- FUNGIBLE
- 24 Across: Head, in Le Havre (4)
- TETE
- 26 Across: Grave (7)
- EARNEST
- 27 Across: Anthony's goal (8)
- SUFFRAGE
- 31 Across: Combo date (3)
- GIG
- 32 Across: Baseball's Matty, Felipe and Jesus (5)
- ALOUS
- 33 Across: Tore (5)
- RACED
- 35 Across: Prepare (3)
- GET
- 38 Across: Privy to (4)
- INON
- 39 Across: Actor Burton of "Roots" (5)
- LEVAR
- 40 Across: Ardor (4)
- FIRE
- 41 Across: "And many a lightfoot ___": Housman (3)
- LAD
- 42 Across: "The ___ Babies": Kingsley (5)
- WATER
- 43 Across: Radioactivity unit (5)
- CURIE
- 44 Across: Cio-Cio-___ (3)
- SAN
- 45 Across: Asked for boldly (8)
- DEMANDED
- 47 Across: In the spotlight (7)
- ONSTAGE
- 51 Across: Cleanse (4)
- WASH
- 52 Across: Start of an 1880 song title (8)
- FUNICULI
- 54 Across: Suppresses (6)
- CHOKES
- 58 Across: Tizzy (4)
- FLAP
- 59 Across: Appends (4)
- ADDS
- 61 Across: "A ___-out Case": G. Greene (5)
- BURNT
- 62 Across: Actress Sommer (4)
- ELKE
- 63 Across: Directions for Dobbin (4)
- GEES
- 64 Across: Script notation (5)
- ASIDE
- 65 Across: Mantas (4)
- RAYS
- 66 Across: Part of Q.E.D. (4)
- ERAT
- 67 Across: Plant again (5)
- RESOW
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Trim (4)
- CROP
- 2 Down: Hindu epic hero (4)
- RAMA
- 3 Down: Unique person (4)
- ONER
- 4 Down: "Ain't ___?": 1921 song (8)
- WEGOTFUN
- 5 Down: Casino group (7)
- DEALERS
- 6 Down: Article (3)
- THE
- 7 Down: Lobo, e.g. (4)
- WOLF
- 8 Down: Publication (5)
- ISSUE
- 9 Down: Pop-rock authority (8)
- TEENAGER
- 10 Down: "___ Down the Valley Wild": Blake (6)
- PIPING
- 11 Down: Building material (5)
- ADOBE
- 12 Down: Whirls (5)
- REELS
- 13 Down: Irish patriot (5)
- EMMET
- 21 Down: Airport abbr. (3)
- ETA
- 23 Down: Network of lines (4)
- GRID
- 25 Down: Cattle or snowy ___ (5)
- EGRET
- 27 Down: Mizzen, e.g. (4)
- SAIL
- 28 Down: Radius's neighbor (4)
- ULNA
- 29 Down: Provender (4)
- FOOD
- 30 Down: Having overhangs (5)
- EAVED
- 34 Down: Poet who wrote "A Rapture" (5)
- CAREW
- 35 Down: Encircle (4)
- GIRD
- 36 Down: Lake or canal (4)
- ERIE
- 37 Down: ___ off (angry) (4)
- TEED
- 39 Down: Body follower (8)
- LANGUAGE
- 40 Down: Midway stop (8)
- FUNHOUSE
- 42 Down: Brit. servicewoman (4)
- WAAC
- 43 Down: Refreshment stand (7)
- CASHBAR
- 44 Down: Insect part (6)
- STIPES
- 46 Down: Singer Davis (3)
- MAC
- 47 Down: Tender (5)
- OFFER
- 48 Down: Ravine (5)
- NULLA
- 49 Down: Sinuous (5)
- SNAKY
- 50 Down: One of the Plinys (5)
- ELDER
- 53 Down: Notion (4)
- IDEA
- 55 Down: Actor Kristofferson (4)
- KRIS
- 56 Down: Within: Comb. form (4)
- ENDO
- 57 Down: Fret (4)
- STEW
- 60 Down: Fast plane (3)
- SST
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