Wednesday Crossword — August 5, 1987

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1576 clues~15-30 minBy John Greenman8/5/1987

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Dusting powder (4 letters)
5 Across
Pop-music platter (4 letters)
9 Across
Mythical murderess (5 letters)
14 Across
Hawaiian thrush (4 letters)
15 Across
Cartoonist Soglow (4 letters)
16 Across
Open to view (5 letters)
17 Across
Agitated state (4 letters)
18 Across
"Bird thou never ___": Shelley (4 letters)
19 Across
Farm-gear pioneer (5 letters)
20 Across
U.S. clergyman-author: 1663-1728 (12 letters)
23 Across
Unspecified person (6 letters)
24 Across
Of low quality (4 letters)
25 Across
Copyright symbol (3 letters)
28 Across
He pulls in pushers (4 letters)
30 Across
Army sergeants (7 letters)
32 Across
Given a glimpse (5 letters)
35 Across
Tobacco drier (4 letters)
37 Across
Skip over (4 letters)
38 Across
Verne captain (4 letters)
39 Across
Pigs' digs (5 letters)
40 Across
Far: Comb. form (4 letters)
41 Across
Toast topping (4 letters)
42 Across
Raison d'___ (4 letters)
43 Across
Mink's cousin (5 letters)
44 Across
Man-eating ogre of legend (7 letters)
46 Across
Showcase recording, for short (4 letters)
48 Across
Msg. from the Titanic (3 letters)
49 Across
Author Jaffe (4 letters)
51 Across
Songs for nine (6 letters)
55 Across
A "Citizen Kane" co-star (12 letters)
57 Across
July TV fare (5 letters)
60 Across
Zwei follower (4 letters)
61 Across
Station wagon, e.g. (4 letters)
62 Across
Unaccompanied (5 letters)
63 Across
Ragged (4 letters)
64 Across
Notion: Comb. form (4 letters)
65 Across
Practiced a trade (5 letters)
66 Across
Draft status (4 letters)
67 Across
For fear that (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Puccini opera (5 letters)
2 Down
David's eldest son (5 letters)
3 Down
Parishioners, e.g. (5 letters)
4 Down
A poplar (10 letters)
5 Down
Something depressing (6 letters)
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Inventory unit (4 letters)
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Seat-belt part (5 letters)
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Kind of oil (10 letters)
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Contemporary (6 letters)
10 Down
At any juncture (4 letters)
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Actor Billy ___ Williams (3 letters)
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Mismanage (3 letters)
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Had a little lamb (3 letters)
21 Down
Second son of Judah (4 letters)
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Jeers (5 letters)
25 Down
Halley's ___ (5 letters)
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Nellie's "South Pacific" man (5 letters)
27 Down
Product of an acid-alcohol reaction (5 letters)
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Grew to like (10 letters)
31 Down
Flopsy sibling (10 letters)
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Phoebe and C. P. (5 letters)
33 Down
Sun: Comb. form (5 letters)
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Auguries (5 letters)
36 Down
Demeanor (3 letters)
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Edible bulbs (5 letters)
43 Down
"Typee" sequel (4 letters)
45 Down
Made wrinkle-free (6 letters)
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Live oak (6 letters)
50 Down
Stage projection (5 letters)
52 Down
Chopin product (5 letters)
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Heads, in Le Havre (5 letters)
54 Down
Look down one's nose at (5 letters)
55 Down
D-day month (4 letters)
56 Down
At this site (4 letters)
57 Down
Join a bull session (3 letters)
58 Down
Wing (3 letters)
59 Down
Parisian's king (3 letters)

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