Wednesday Crossword — April 15, 1987 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/15/1987. By Martha J. DeWitt.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Roman main rooms (5)
ATRIA
6 Across: Evanesce (4)
FADE
10 Across: Mess-hall serving (4)
CHOW
14 Across: Clumsy fellows (5)
LOUTS
15 Across: First fratricide victim (4)
ABEL
16 Across: Jack rabbit (4)
HARE
17 Across: French Impressionist (5)
MONET
18 Across: ___-majesté (4)
LESE
19 Across: Of grandparents (4)
AVAL
20 Across: Kind (10)
ALTRUISTIC
22 Across: Let (4)
RENT
23 Across: Waste allowance (4)
TRET
24 Across: Entities (6)
THINGS
26 Across: Constructive U.S. sailor (6)
SEABEE
30 Across: Beginning (5)
ONSET
32 Across: Kind of seaman (4)
ABLE
33 Across: Vaudeville singer Bayes (4)
NORA
35 Across: Error (5)
LAPSE
39 Across: More imposing (7)
GRANDER
41 Across: Fails to enunciate (7)
MUMBLES
43 Across: More irate (5)
SORER
44 Across: Counterfeiters' nemeses (4)
TMEN
46 Across: Penitential period (4)
LENT
47 Across: Nash's long suit (5)
VERSE
49 Across: Think (6)
IDEATE
51 Across: Walked like Marshal Dillon (6)
STRODE
54 Across: One way to learn (4)
ROTE
56 Across: Skin (4)
PEEL
57 Across: Kind (10)
BIGHEARTED
63 Across: Facility (4)
EASE
64 Across: Neighborhood (4)
AREA
65 Across: Laszlo Loewenstein (5)
LORRE
66 Across: "___ confessed is half forgiven": John Ray (4)
ASIN
67 Across: Region: Abbr. (4)
TERR
68 Across: Author Zola (5)
EMILE
69 Across: Rockwell, the artist (4)
KENT
70 Across: Chimney, in Bonn (4)
ESSE
71 Across: Was in a high dudgeon (5)
RAGED

Down Answers

1 Down: Mme. Gluck (4)
ALMA
2 Down: Device (4)
TOOL
3 Down: Smallest litter member (4)
RUNT
4 Down: Aqueduct of Sylvius (4)
ITER
5 Down: Canny (6)
ASTUTE
6 Down: Describing a denture (5)
FALSE
7 Down: Lockout for a holdup man (7)
ABETTOR
8 Down: ___ Arnaz, memorable entertainer (4)
DESI
9 Down: Opts (6)
ELECTS
10 Down: Kind (10)
CHARITABLE
11 Down: Sort of port (5)
HAVEN
12 Down: Malayan ape, for short (5)
ORANG
13 Down: Beats severely (5)
WELTS
21 Down: Pax, to Athenians (5)
IRENE
25 Down: Steersman's charge (4)
HELM
26 Down: Droops (4)
SAGS
27 Down: Tortosa's river (4)
EBRO
28 Down: Winged (4)
ALAR
29 Down: Kind (10)
BENEVOLENT
31 Down: Kind of dropper (4)
NAME
34 Down: Table scraps (4)
ORTS
36 Down: Kind of bargain (4)
PLEA
37 Down: Transported (4)
SENT
38 Down: East: Sp. (4)
ESTE
40 Down: One of the Scotts (4)
DRED
42 Down: Marry (5)
UNITE
45 Down: These may generate conglomerates (7)
MERGERS
48 Down: Kickback (6)
REBATE
50 Down: Monger (6)
DEALER
51 Down: Utter (5)
SPEAK
52 Down: Rib (5)
TEASE
53 Down: Elaterite (5)
RESIN
55 Down: Chicago's airport (5)
OHARE
58 Down: Vexes (4)
IRES
59 Down: Capital of Italia (4)
ROMA
60 Down: Neat (4)
TRIG
61 Down: Dashiell contemporary (4)
ERLE
62 Down: Possessor's paper (4)
DEED

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