Thursday Crossword — March 5, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/5/1987. By William S. McIlrath.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Beersheba's locale (5)
- NEGEV
- 6 Across: Behold, to Brutus (4)
- ECCE
- 10 Across: Panic (4)
- FEAR
- 14 Across: "A robin redbreast in ___": Blake (5)
- ACAGE
- 15 Across: "If ___ My Way," 1913 song (4)
- IHAD
- 16 Across: Bugbear (4)
- OGRE
- 17 Across: Parkman's Italian cookbook? (15)
- THEOREGANOTRAIL
- 20 Across: Sun (3)
- SOL
- 21 Across: Road: Ger. (4)
- BAHN
- 22 Across: Pass on (5)
- RELAY
- 23 Across: Forfeit or forfeited (4)
- LOST
- 24 Across: Large ratites (4)
- EMUS
- 26 Across: Eschews hotdog garnish? (14)
- CUTSTHEMUSTARD
- 32 Across: Le ___, Parisian journal (5)
- MONDE
- 33 Across: First Earl of Chatham (4)
- PITT
- 34 Across: Route (3)
- WAY
- 35 Across: Black birds (4)
- ANIS
- 36 Across: Thrash (5)
- BASTE
- 38 Across: Middleweight champ: 1941-47 (4)
- ZALE
- 39 Across: Trp. member (3)
- SCT
- 40 Across: Up ___ good (4)
- TONO
- 41 Across: Feeling ennui (5)
- BORED
- 42 Across: Busy chef's ironic lament? (14)
- THYMEONMYHANDS
- 46 Across: Bone: Comb. form (4)
- OSTE
- 47 Across: A daughter of Eurytus (4)
- IOLE
- 48 Across: Graph (5)
- CHART
- 51 Across: Cooler, for some (4)
- CELL
- 52 Across: African hemp (3)
- IFE
- 55 Across: Dangerous entree at a Greek deli? (15)
- HEROANDOLEANDER
- 59 Across: "Topaz" author (4)
- URIS
- 60 Across: Tennyson character (4)
- ENID
- 61 Across: Windy City maestro (5)
- SOLTI
- 62 Across: Buck or bull, e.g. (4)
- MALE
- 63 Across: Winnows (4)
- FANS
- 64 Across: Rembrandt's "Three ___" (5)
- TREES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: One-time D.C. team (4)
- NATS
- 2 Down: Canyon phenomenon (4)
- ECHO
- 3 Down: Celt (4)
- GAEL
- 4 Down: Conceit (3)
- EGO
- 5 Down: Prolix (7)
- VERBOSE
- 6 Down: Octave (6)
- EIGHTH
- 7 Down: Oland role (4)
- CHAN
- 8 Down: Put up (3)
- CAN
- 9 Down: Tokyo, once (3)
- EDO
- 10 Down: Weald (6)
- FOREST
- 11 Down: Equal, in Arles (4)
- EGAL
- 12 Down: "Mi chiamano Mimi," e.g. (4)
- ARIA
- 13 Down: Depend (4)
- RELY
- 18 Down: Shrine Bowl team (4)
- EAST
- 19 Down: Confidence (5)
- TRUST
- 23 Down: Some trains: Abbr. (4)
- LTDS
- 24 Down: Radiate (4)
- EMIT
- 25 Down: Violin attachment (4)
- MUTE
- 26 Down: Sea mollusk (5)
- CONCH
- 27 Down: Solidarity (5)
- UNITY
- 28 Down: Certain salts (5)
- EPSOM
- 29 Down: Trophy (5)
- AWARD
- 30 Down: Breathing sounds (5)
- RALES
- 31 Down: Stained (4)
- DYED
- 32 Down: Part of a derrick (4)
- MAST
- 36 Down: To ___ (besides) (4)
- BOOT
- 37 Down: Bancroft or Meara (4)
- ANNE
- 38 Down: Torrid or Temperate (4)
- ZONE
- 40 Down: Seed coat (5)
- TESTA
- 41 Down: Stabilize (7)
- BALLAST
- 43 Down: Gloomy (6)
- MOROSE
- 44 Down: Gives way (6)
- YIELDS
- 45 Down: Target on the green (4)
- HOLE
- 48 Down: Buddy (4)
- CHUM
- 49 Down: Olympian figure (4)
- HERA
- 50 Down: See 40 Down (4)
- ARIL
- 51 Down: Invent (4)
- COIN
- 52 Down: Otiose (4)
- IDLE
- 53 Down: Honor, in a way (4)
- FETE
- 54 Down: A sister of Ares (4)
- ERIS
- 56 Down: Ship-shaped clock (3)
- NEF
- 57 Down: Hereditary letters (3)
- DNA
- 58 Down: And not (3)
- NOR
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