Wednesday Crossword — September 9, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/9/1987. By William Canine.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Clenched hands (5)
- FISTS
- 6 Across: Maxims (4)
- SAWS
- 10 Across: Cartel acronym (4)
- OPEC
- 14 Across: Spiritless, old style (5)
- AMORT
- 15 Across: Scrabble (4)
- CLAW
- 16 Across: Headlong (4)
- RASH
- 17 Across: Ma Perkins's medium (5)
- RADIO
- 18 Across: Site of a great tomb (4)
- AGRA
- 19 Across: Comfort (4)
- EASE
- 20 Across: Coal (5)
- EMBER
- 21 Across: Service man (9)
- DANMCGREW
- 23 Across: Custer's alma mater: Abbr. (4)
- USMA
- 25 Across: Missile site (4)
- SILO
- 26 Across: Onager (3)
- ASS
- 28 Across: Lass's home away from home? (4)
- YWCA
- 31 Across: Variety of copal (5)
- ANIME
- 35 Across: Fly larva (4)
- BOTT
- 37 Across: Clementine's dad, for one (10)
- FORTYNINER
- 40 Across: Mountain: Prefix (4)
- OREO
- 41 Across: Armbones (5)
- ULNAE
- 42 Across: Jewish month (4)
- ADAR
- 43 Across: River or city in S.D. (10)
- VERMILLION
- 45 Across: Mexican boy (4)
- NINO
- 46 Across: Maxwell and Lanchester (5)
- ELSAS
- 47 Across: "Cómo ___ usted?" (4)
- ESTA
- 49 Across: Scottish port (3)
- AYR
- 50 Across: A Presidential candidate (4)
- HAIG
- 53 Across: Novelist Hunter (4)
- EVAN
- 55 Across: Wild Bill, for one (9)
- USMARSHAL
- 60 Across: Fey (5)
- ELFIN
- 63 Across: Dog or meal (4)
- CHOW
- 64 Across: Escamillo's foe (4)
- TORO
- 65 Across: Pandowdy portion (5)
- SLICE
- 66 Across: Frolic (4)
- LARK
- 67 Across: Sugar cube (4)
- LUMP
- 68 Across: Mythical man of brass (5)
- TALOS
- 69 Across: Mellows (4)
- AGES
- 70 Across: Different (4)
- ELSE
- 71 Across: Concerning (5)
- ANENT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Bus token, e.g. (4)
- FARE
- 2 Down: Mosque V.I.P. (4)
- IMAM
- 3 Down: Men willing for tilling (10)
- SODBUSTERS
- 4 Down: Gives it a whirl (5)
- TRIES
- 5 Down: Tempestuous (6)
- STORMY
- 6 Down: Atlantic food fish (4)
- SCAD
- 7 Down: Unicellular plant (4)
- ALGA
- 8 Down: Tips off (5)
- WARNS
- 9 Down: Pundit (5)
- SWAMI
- 10 Down: Chief Joseph, for one (9)
- OREGONIAN
- 11 Down: Carson's predecessor (4)
- PAAR
- 12 Down: Common crossword palindrome (4)
- ESSE
- 13 Down: Munch (4)
- CHEW
- 22 Down: Dhu's family (4)
- CLAN
- 24 Down: Causing dread (5)
- AWFUL
- 26 Down: "___ Suspicion," 1943 film (5)
- ABOVE
- 27 Down: Stendhal hero (5)
- SOREL
- 29 Down: Academic inst. (4)
- COLL
- 30 Down: Jack's links rival (5)
- ARNIE
- 32 Down: One behind the other (10)
- INDIANFILE
- 33 Down: Former labor leader (5)
- MEANY
- 34 Down: Rarity for a Gold Glove player (5)
- ERROR
- 36 Down: Battleaxes (9)
- TOMAHAWKS
- 38 Down: N.M. resort (4)
- TAOS
- 39 Down: Matchmaker in "Fiddler . . . " (5)
- YENTE
- 44 Down: Danube tributary (4)
- ISAR
- 48 Down: Zoroastrian Bible (6)
- AVESTA
- 51 Down: Fiber for cordage (5)
- ISTLE
- 52 Down: Evil spirit (5)
- GHOUL
- 54 Down: Singer Jones (5)
- ALLAN
- 55 Down: Pac Ten member (4)
- UCLA
- 56 Down: Popular 30's dance (4)
- SHAG
- 57 Down: In addition (4)
- MORE
- 58 Down: Branches (4)
- ARMS
- 59 Down: Canter's cousin (4)
- LOPE
- 61 Down: Image (4)
- ICON
- 62 Down: Nutcracker's suite (4)
- NEST
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