Friday Crossword — March 27, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 3/27/1987. By Rhonda Kraus.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: A sign of spring (6)
- CROCUS
- 7 Across: Flat bottles (6)
- FLASKS
- 13 Across: Appraise anew (7)
- REVALUE
- 15 Across: Chocolate delight (7)
- BROWNIE
- 16 Across: Everlasting (7)
- ETERNAL
- 17 Across: John and Yoko (7)
- LENNONS
- 18 Across: Louis of the Knicks (3)
- ORR
- 19 Across: Manhattan parts (7)
- AVENUES
- 21 Across: Diminutive suffix (3)
- ULA
- 22 Across: Paton's "Too ___ the Phalarope" (4)
- LATE
- 24 Across: Levels (5)
- EVENS
- 25 Across: Article (4)
- ITEM
- 26 Across: Sedan school (5)
- ECOLE
- 28 Across: Triple this for a wine (3)
- EST
- 29 Across: More than plump (5)
- OBESE
- 30 Across: Period (5)
- EPOCH
- 32 Across: Ocean floors (7)
- SEABEDS
- 34 Across: Response to a charge (4)
- PLEA
- 36 Across: Barasingh, e.g. (4)
- DEER
- 37 Across: Malleability (7)
- PLIANCY
- 40 Across: Colonial newscaster (5)
- CRIER
- 43 Across: " . . . ___ the lily": Shak. (5)
- PAINT
- 44 Across: Four before gee (3)
- CEE
- 46 Across: City SW of Madras (5)
- SALEM
- 48 Across: Rundle (4)
- RUNG
- 49 Across: Roofer (5)
- BOARD
- 51 Across: Old patriarch (4)
- NASI
- 52 Across: Grand ___ Opry (3)
- OLE
- 53 Across: Seats for heads of bolts (7)
- WASHERS
- 55 Across: Wife of Amen-Ra (3)
- MUT
- 56 Across: Andre Watts, for one (7)
- PIANIST
- 58 Across: Londoner's break (7)
- TEATIME
- 60 Across: "Gentlemen, start your ___!" (7)
- ENGINES
- 61 Across: Respectful private (7)
- SALUTER
- 62 Across: "Sagged and ___ . . . ": V. Lindsay (6)
- REELED
- 63 Across: Hinders (6)
- DETERS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: La. cooking style (6)
- CREOLE
- 2 Down: Go back over (7)
- RETRACE
- 3 Down: Surpass (7)
- OVERTOP
- 4 Down: Kind of barn (3)
- CAR
- 5 Down: Fibula's upper counterpart (4)
- ULNA
- 6 Down: Urbane (5)
- SUAVE
- 7 Down: Releases (5)
- FREES
- 8 Down: Two Chaneys (4)
- LONS
- 9 Down: Grain beard (3)
- AWN
- 10 Down: Like a tapir's face (7)
- SNOUTED
- 11 Down: Lacking family (7)
- KINLESS
- 12 Down: Seed for seasoning (6)
- SESAME
- 14 Down: Pupil in 26 Across (5)
- ELEVE
- 15 Down: Dulled (7)
- BLUNTED
- 20 Down: "The Untouchables" character (4)
- NESS
- 23 Down: Former Gretna Green activity (7)
- ELOPING
- 25 Down: Native of ancient Hispania (7)
- IBERIAN
- 27 Down: Panache (5)
- ECLAT
- 29 Down: German waiters: Colloq. (5)
- OBERS
- 31 Down: Brooder (3)
- HEN
- 33 Down: N.R.C.'s predecessor (3)
- AEC
- 35 Down: Confronts (7)
- ACCOSTS
- 37 Down: Film critic Kael (7)
- PAULINE
- 38 Down: Roots (7)
- LINEAGE
- 39 Down: Slangy agreement (4)
- YEAH
- 41 Down: Babylonian's neighbor (7)
- ELAMITE
- 42 Down: He makes a new start (7)
- RESUMER
- 43 Down: Meet (6)
- PROPER
- 45 Down: Palestine, to Israelis (5)
- ERETS
- 47 Down: Tall caps (6)
- MITERS
- 49 Down: Formed a foundation (5)
- BASED
- 50 Down: Angst (5)
- DREAD
- 53 Down: Médoc or pinot (4)
- WINE
- 54 Down: Vendition (4)
- SALE
- 57 Down: Nothing (3)
- NIL
- 59 Down: Word of disapproval (3)
- TUT
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