Thursday Crossword — September 17, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 9/17/1987. By H. Hastings Reddall.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Celebration of the Eucharist (4)
- MASS
- 5 Across: Low, marshy land (5)
- SWALE
- 10 Across: Works with needle and thread (4)
- SEWS
- 14 Across: Domestic feudal slave (4)
- ESNE
- 15 Across: Buenos ___ (5)
- AIRES
- 16 Across: Askew (4)
- AWRY
- 17 Across: Work of the Founding Fathers (15)
- THECONSTITUTION
- 20 Across: Hurricane center (3)
- EYE
- 21 Across: Plunges briefly (4)
- DIPS
- 22 Across: ___ Domingo (5)
- SANTO
- 23 Across: N.J. five (4)
- NETS
- 24 Across: Like some wheels or keels (7)
- FLANGED
- 26 Across: Speculative plan (6)
- THEORY
- 29 Across: Mortgages (5)
- LIENS
- 30 Across: Roof overhang (4)
- EAVE
- 31 Across: Mass of glacial ice (5)
- SERAC
- 32 Across: ___ Branco, Brazil (3)
- RIO
- 35 Across: What 17 Across sets forth (15)
- THELAWOFTHELAND
- 39 Across: Feminine suffix (3)
- ESS
- 40 Across: Colonel in the news (5)
- NORTH
- 41 Across: Opposed (4)
- ANTI
- 42 Across: Azimov product (5)
- STORY
- 43 Across: Clergyman Mather (6)
- COTTON
- 45 Across: To the nth degree (7)
- TOTALLY
- 48 Across: Rizzuto, e.g. (4)
- CAPE
- 49 Across: St.-Cyr-l'___, French town (5)
- ECOLE
- 50 Across: Virginia of Va. (4)
- DARE
- 51 Across: Windmill sail (3)
- AWE
- 54 Across: Chief U.S. law officer (15)
- ATTORNEYGENERAL
- 58 Across: Sharp (4)
- KEEN
- 59 Across: Sea eagles (5)
- ERNES
- 60 Across: Year in Claudius I's reign (4)
- LIII
- 61 Across: Orch. section (4)
- STRS
- 62 Across: Henbit and yarrow (5)
- WEEDS
- 63 Across: Netman Wilander (4)
- MATS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Allot (4)
- METE
- 2 Down: Pallid (4)
- ASHY
- 3 Down: Koko's weapon (4)
- SNEE
- 4 Down: Wall St. watchdog (3)
- SEC
- 5 Down: Soundness of reason (6)
- SANITY
- 6 Down: Small amounts of smoke (5)
- WISPS
- 7 Down: ___ and sciences (4)
- ARTS
- 8 Down: Oahu garland (3)
- LEI
- 9 Down: Triple this for a wine (3)
- EST
- 10 Down: Fiends (6)
- SATANS
- 11 Down: Patrick of the Knicks (5)
- EWING
- 12 Down: Inscribed (5)
- WROTE
- 13 Down: Assembly of churchmen (5)
- SYNOD
- 18 Down: Central European river (4)
- ODER
- 19 Down: Income from wealth (6)
- USANCE
- 23 Down: Christmas (4)
- NOEL
- 24 Down: Estuary (5)
- FIRTH
- 25 Down: A daughter of Laban (4)
- LEAH
- 26 Down: Ornamented wig (4)
- TETE
- 27 Down: Cries of surprise (4)
- HAHS
- 28 Down: Twain's "___ Diary" (4)
- EVES
- 29 Down: Southpaw (5)
- LEFTY
- 31 Down: Wretched (5)
- SORRY
- 32 Down: Rave's partner (4)
- RANT
- 33 Down: Division word (4)
- INTO
- 34 Down: Valhalla deity (4)
- ODIN
- 36 Down: Deer horn (6)
- ANTLER
- 37 Down: What the ewe grew (4)
- WOOL
- 38 Down: Recent (4)
- LATE
- 42 Down: Formal drawing rooms (6)
- SALONS
- 43 Down: Fondle (6)
- CARESS
- 44 Down: ___ sesame (4)
- OPEN
- 45 Down: East Indian trees (5)
- TEAKS
- 46 Down: Group of eight (5)
- OCTET
- 47 Down: Burden carrier (5)
- TOTER
- 48 Down: Imprisoned (5)
- CAGED
- 50 Down: Unit of force (4)
- DYNE
- 51 Down: A Met score (4)
- ARIA
- 52 Down: "Hurry up and ___" (4)
- WAIT
- 53 Down: Yalies (4)
- ELIS
- 55 Down: Unused (3)
- NEW
- 56 Down: Previous to, in poesy (3)
- ERE
- 57 Down: Shade tree (3)
- ELM
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