Friday Crossword — October 9, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 10/9/1987. By Rita Yelle.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Far from few (6)
- SCORES
- 7 Across: Branching (6)
- RAMOSE
- 13 Across: Algeciras, e.g. (7)
- SEAPORT
- 14 Across: Maltreater's action (7)
- ABUSING
- 16 Across: Tropical plant (7)
- LANTANA
- 17 Across: This might be kneaded (7)
- MASSAGE
- 18 Across: In the manner of (3)
- ALA
- 19 Across: Bad news at the hospital (7)
- RELAPSE
- 21 Across: Mate for an Andy (3)
- MIN
- 22 Across: Scottish goblet (4)
- TASS
- 24 Across: Bristles (5)
- SETAE
- 25 Across: Allelomorph (4)
- GENE
- 26 Across: "___ Talking," Rivers-Meryman book (5)
- ENTER
- 28 Across: Desert region of shifting sands (3)
- REG
- 29 Across: Assail (5)
- BESET
- 30 Across: Barrel parts (6)
- STAVES
- 32 Across: Proximity (8)
- NEARNESS
- 34 Across: Eternally (4)
- EVER
- 36 Across: Casino cash-collector (4)
- SLOT
- 37 Across: Grew together (8)
- ACCRETED
- 41 Across: Contest, for short (6)
- SWEEPS
- 45 Across: Famed French mathematician: 1871-1956 (5)
- BOREL
- 46 Across: French article (3)
- LES
- 48 Across: Ice pinnacle (5)
- SERAC
- 49 Across: ___ Rabbit (4)
- BRER
- 50 Across: Intended (5)
- MEANT
- 52 Across: Kind of moth (4)
- LUNA
- 53 Across: Harem room (3)
- ODA
- 54 Across: More like powder (7)
- MEALIER
- 56 Across: Crandall of baseball (3)
- DEL
- 57 Across: Rags (7)
- TATTERS
- 59 Across: Short biography (7)
- PROFILE
- 61 Across: Charge at some warehouses (7)
- STOWAGE
- 62 Across: Allodiums (7)
- ESTATES
- 63 Across: Disintegrated (6)
- ERODED
- 64 Across: Took a nap (6)
- RESTED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Adhesive substance (7)
- SEALANT
- 2 Down: Card game (7)
- CANASTA
- 3 Down: Make a choice (3)
- OPT
- 4 Down: Columbia rooter's command (4)
- ROAR
- 5 Down: Sea eagles (5)
- ERNES
- 6 Down: More out of date (6)
- STALER
- 7 Down: Rushes violently about (8)
- RAMPAGES
- 8 Down: Degrade (5)
- ABASE
- 9 Down: Ponder (4)
- MUSE
- 10 Down: C.I.A. predecessor (3)
- OSS
- 11 Down: Thon Buri natives (7)
- SIAMESE
- 12 Down: What the Unsers start (7)
- ENGINES
- 13 Down: Blackboards (6)
- SLATES
- 15 Down: Civet-related animals (6)
- GENETS
- 20 Down: Solar disk (4)
- ATEN
- 23 Down: Not so clement (7)
- SEVERER
- 25 Down: Refined (7)
- GENTEEL
- 27 Down: Make merry (5)
- REVEL
- 29 Down: Foreheads (5)
- BROWS
- 31 Down: Put into place (3)
- SET
- 33 Down: Pacino and Smith (3)
- ALS
- 35 Down: Let go (8)
- RELEASED
- 37 Down: Monastery heads (6)
- ABBOTS
- 38 Down: Heart-shaped (7)
- CORDATE
- 39 Down: Ancient of Days (7)
- CREATOR
- 40 Down: Fir or pine board (4)
- DEAL
- 42 Down: Like savants (7)
- ERUDITE
- 43 Down: Covered a wall with wood (7)
- PANELED
- 44 Down: These are often tipped (6)
- SCALES
- 47 Down: Hidden gunman (6)
- SNIPER
- 50 Down: Combine two into one (5)
- MERGE
- 51 Down: Laconic (5)
- TERSE
- 54 Down: Alcoholic beverage (4)
- MEAD
- 55 Down: Molders (4)
- ROTS
- 58 Down: Hardy's "___ on a Tower" (3)
- TWO
- 60 Down: ___ Albert of cartoons (3)
- FAT
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