Wednesday Crossword — August 5, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/5/1987. By John Greenman.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Dusting powder (4)
- TALC
- 5 Across: Pop-music platter (4)
- DISC
- 9 Across: Mythical murderess (5)
- MEDEA
- 14 Across: Hawaiian thrush (4)
- OMAO
- 15 Across: Cartoonist Soglow (4)
- OTTO
- 16 Across: Open to view (5)
- OVERT
- 17 Across: Agitated state (4)
- SNIT
- 18 Across: "Bird thou never ___": Shelley (4)
- WERT
- 19 Across: Farm-gear pioneer (5)
- DEERE
- 20 Across: U.S. clergyman-author: 1663-1728 (12)
- COTTONMATHER
- 23 Across: Unspecified person (6)
- ANYONE
- 24 Across: Of low quality (4)
- POOR
- 25 Across: Copyright symbol (3)
- CEE
- 28 Across: He pulls in pushers (4)
- NARC
- 30 Across: Army sergeants (7)
- NONCOMS
- 32 Across: Given a glimpse (5)
- SHOWN
- 35 Across: Tobacco drier (4)
- OAST
- 37 Across: Skip over (4)
- OMIT
- 38 Across: Verne captain (4)
- NEMO
- 39 Across: Pigs' digs (5)
- STIES
- 40 Across: Far: Comb. form (4)
- TELE
- 41 Across: Toast topping (4)
- OLEO
- 42 Across: Raison d'___ (4)
- ETRE
- 43 Across: Mink's cousin (5)
- OTTER
- 44 Across: Man-eating ogre of legend (7)
- WINDIGO
- 46 Across: Showcase recording, for short (4)
- DEMO
- 48 Across: Msg. from the Titanic (3)
- SOS
- 49 Across: Author Jaffe (4)
- RONA
- 51 Across: Songs for nine (6)
- NONETS
- 55 Across: A "Citizen Kane" co-star (12)
- JOSEPHCOTTEN
- 57 Across: July TV fare (5)
- RERUN
- 60 Across: Zwei follower (4)
- DREI
- 61 Across: Station wagon, e.g. (4)
- AUTO
- 62 Across: Unaccompanied (5)
- ALONE
- 63 Across: Ragged (4)
- TORN
- 64 Across: Notion: Comb. form (4)
- IDEO
- 65 Across: Practiced a trade (5)
- PLIED
- 66 Across: Draft status (4)
- ONEA
- 67 Across: For fear that (4)
- LEST
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Puccini opera (5)
- TOSCA
- 2 Down: David's eldest son (5)
- AMNON
- 3 Down: Parishioners, e.g. (5)
- LAITY
- 4 Down: A poplar (10)
- COTTONWOOD
- 5 Down: Something depressing (6)
- DOWNER
- 6 Down: Inventory unit (4)
- ITEM
- 7 Down: Seat-belt part (5)
- STRAP
- 8 Down: Kind of oil (10)
- COTTONSEED
- 9 Down: Contemporary (6)
- MODERN
- 10 Down: At any juncture (4)
- EVER
- 11 Down: Actor Billy ___ Williams (3)
- DEE
- 12 Down: Mismanage (3)
- ERR
- 13 Down: Had a little lamb (3)
- ATE
- 21 Down: Second son of Judah (4)
- ONAN
- 22 Down: Jeers (5)
- HOOTS
- 25 Down: Halley's ___ (5)
- COMET
- 26 Down: Nellie's "South Pacific" man (5)
- EMILE
- 27 Down: Product of an acid-alcohol reaction (5)
- ESTER
- 29 Down: Grew to like (10)
- COTTONEDTO
- 31 Down: Flopsy sibling (10)
- COTTONTAIL
- 32 Down: Phoebe and C. P. (5)
- SNOWS
- 33 Down: Sun: Comb. form (5)
- HELIO
- 34 Down: Auguries (5)
- OMENS
- 36 Down: Demeanor (3)
- AIR
- 39 Down: Edible bulbs (5)
- SEGOS
- 43 Down: "Typee" sequel (4)
- OMOO
- 45 Down: Made wrinkle-free (6)
- IRONED
- 47 Down: Live oak (6)
- ENCINA
- 50 Down: Stage projection (5)
- APRON
- 52 Down: Chopin product (5)
- ETUDE
- 53 Down: Heads, in Le Havre (5)
- TETES
- 54 Down: Look down one's nose at (5)
- SNOOT
- 55 Down: D-day month (4)
- JUNE
- 56 Down: At this site (4)
- HERE
- 57 Down: Join a bull session (3)
- RAP
- 58 Down: Wing (3)
- ELL
- 59 Down: Parisian's king (3)
- ROI
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