Thursday Crossword — September 10, 1987 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 9/10/1987. By Gayle Dean.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Subsides (4)
EBBS
5 Across: City on the Aar (4)
BERN
9 Across: Goat's offspring (3)
KID
12 Across: Ivy League school (4)
YALE
13 Across: Fattened rooster (5)
CAPON
14 Across: Hardy's "___ the Obscure" (4)
JUDE
15 Across: Essayist (4)
ELIA
16 Across: Carrot's cousin (5)
ANISE
17 Across: Author Gardner (4)
ERLE
18 Across: First word of an Isaac Goldberg quote (9)
DIPLOMACY
20 Across: Door sign (5)
ENTER
21 Across: "Henry VI" character (4)
IDEN
22 Across: Jug's kin (3)
URN
23 Across: Quote: Part II (15)
ISTODOANDSAYTHE
31 Across: Farm structures (5)
BARNS
32 Across: Menacing March day (4)
IDES
33 Across: Magician's item (3)
HAT
34 Across: Takes to court (4)
SUES
35 Across: Called by loudspeaker (5)
PAGED
37 Across: Corn dish (4)
PONE
38 Across: Chemical suffix (3)
ENE
39 Across: Luxurious (4)
POSH
40 Across: Subordinate (5)
MINOR
41 Across: Quote: Part III (15)
NASTIESTTHINGIN
45 Across: Hill dweller (3)
ANT
46 Across: Abate (4)
WANE
47 Across: Lax (5)
SLACK
50 Across: Quote: Part IV (9)
THENICEST
55 Across: Actor Douglas (4)
KIRK
56 Across: Beat (5)
POUND
57 Across: Atop (4)
ONTO
58 Across: TV award (4)
EMMY
59 Across: Leans (5)
TILTS
60 Across: A lunchtime (4)
NOON
61 Across: End of quote (3)
WAY
62 Across: Confederate (4)
ALLY
63 Across: Descry (4)
ESPY

Down Answers

1 Down: Ogled (4)
EYED
2 Down: Indonesian island (4)
BALI
3 Down: Radar-set image (4)
BLIP
4 Down: Eared pinnipeds (8)
SEALIONS
5 Down: Tropical fruit (6)
BANANA
6 Down: Noyes's "Drake," e.g. (4)
EPIC
7 Down: Blushing (4)
ROSY
8 Down: Compass dir. (3)
NNE
9 Down: Author Vonnegut (4)
KURT
10 Down: Still (4)
IDLE
11 Down: Forest animal (4)
DEER
13 Down: Carved gem (5)
CAMEO
14 Down: Swedish soprano Lind (5)
JENNY
19 Down: They're played in Reno (4)
ODDS
20 Down: Time periods (4)
ERAS
22 Down: Like some cars (4)
USED
23 Down: "A Doll's House" playwright (5)
IBSEN
24 Down: Spa feature (5)
SAUNA
25 Down: Kilmer poem (5)
TREES
26 Down: "The ___ of the Iguana": Williams (5)
NIGHT
27 Down: Presidential initials (3)
DDE
28 Down: Whiplash (5)
THONG
29 Down: Asian city (5)
HANOI
30 Down: Forever, in poesy (5)
ETERN
35 Down: Byron, e.g. (4)
POET
36 Down: Buridan's vacillator (3)
ASS
37 Down: Forest dropper (8)
PINECONE
39 Down: Panther color? (4)
PINK
40 Down: Skirt style (4)
MINI
42 Down: Not neat or stylish (5)
TACKY
43 Down: Jackson bill (6)
TWENTY
44 Down: Clock parts (5)
HANDS
47 Down: Twist (4)
SKEW
48 Down: Tall-growing bean (4)
LIMA
49 Down: Troops (4)
ARMY
50 Down: Labor (4)
TOIL
51 Down: Ship's frame (4)
HULL
52 Down: A son of Seth (4)
ENOS
53 Down: "Bus ___," Inge play (4)
STOP
54 Down: Actor Curtis (4)
TONY
56 Down: School org. (3)
PTA

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