Wednesday Crossword — January 6, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/6/1988. By Wilson McBeath.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Kind of case (5)
- STAIR
- 6 Across: News item, for short (4)
- OBIT
- 10 Across: Metric units: Abbr. (3)
- CMS
- 13 Across: Sacher ___ (a pastry) (5)
- TORTE
- 14 Across: Kind of jerk (4)
- SODA
- 15 Across: Flow: Comb. form (4)
- RHEO
- 16 Across: Choose (5)
- ELECT
- 17 Across: Egyptian solar deity (4)
- ATEN
- 18 Across: Gallery items (4)
- OILS
- 19 Across: University at St. Louis (10)
- WASHINGTON
- 21 Across: Melville work (4)
- OMOO
- 22 Across: Rod's partner (4)
- REEL
- 23 Across: Author of "A Doll's House" (5)
- IBSEN
- 25 Across: Typewriter part (6)
- SPACER
- 29 Across: Kovacs or Ford (5)
- ERNIE
- 31 Across: Vestibule (4)
- HALL
- 32 Across: Actress Miles (4)
- VERA
- 34 Across: Dame Edith ___ (5)
- EVANS
- 38 Across: States sans proof (7)
- ALLEGES
- 40 Across: Iron-horse feeder (7)
- FIREMAN
- 42 Across: Breathe hard (5)
- HEAVE
- 43 Across: Sculptor Lorado (4)
- TAFT
- 45 Across: Ornamental fabric (4)
- LAME
- 46 Across: Over (5)
- ENDED
- 48 Across: "As I . . . have power ___!": E. Brontë (6)
- INTHEE
- 50 Across: City ESE of Dallas (5)
- TYLER
- 52 Across: Celebes ox (4)
- ANOA
- 54 Across: Region (4)
- AREA
- 55 Across: Type of jacket (10)
- EISENHOWER
- 61 Across: Gaunt (4)
- LEAN
- 62 Across: Pismires (4)
- ANTS
- 63 Across: Kind of acid or resin (5)
- AMINO
- 64 Across: Cowboy's pal (4)
- PARD
- 65 Across: Something to dish (4)
- DIRT
- 66 Across: City in NE France (5)
- NANCY
- 67 Across: Aves. (3)
- STS
- 68 Across: Remain (4)
- STAY
- 69 Across: Shoe inserts (5)
- TREES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Fuss (4)
- STEW
- 2 Down: Indian weight unit (4)
- TOLA
- 3 Down: A son of Hera (4)
- ARES
- 4 Down: Restless desire (4)
- ITCH
- 5 Down: Withdraw (6)
- RETIRE
- 6 Down: Okla. Indian (5)
- OSAGE
- 7 Down: Concern selling soda or beer (7)
- BOTTLER
- 8 Down: Thought: Comb. form (4)
- IDEO
- 9 Down: Astringent vegetable compound (6)
- TANNIN
- 10 Down: Carillon (5)
- CHIME
- 11 Down: Casaba (5)
- MELON
- 12 Down: Mediocre (4)
- SOSO
- 15 Down: Salt River dam (9)
- ROOSEVELT
- 20 Down: Pluck (5)
- NERVE
- 24 Down: Beverage in Wiesbaden (4)
- BIER
- 25 Down: Pahlavi, e.g. (4)
- SHAH
- 26 Down: Blanch (4)
- PALE
- 27 Down: ___ breve (4)
- ALLA
- 28 Down: Writer Amory (9)
- CLEVELAND
- 30 Down: Riff's partner (4)
- RAFF
- 33 Down: Ferrara family name (4)
- ESTE
- 35 Down: Oriental nurse (4)
- AMAH
- 36 Down: Appellation (4)
- NAME
- 37 Down: Snick-or-___ (4)
- SNEE
- 39 Down: Part of a chromosome (4)
- GENE
- 41 Down: Suffix with rend or vend (5)
- ITION
- 44 Down: "___ per aspera" (Kan. motto) (7)
- ADASTRA
- 47 Down: Fears (6)
- DREADS
- 49 Down: Birthplace of 28 Down (6)
- NAHANT
- 50 Down: Entertain (5)
- TREAT
- 51 Down: Time periods (5)
- YEARS
- 53 Down: Abounding in birds' homes (5)
- NESTY
- 54 Down: European range (4)
- ALPS
- 56 Down: Monogram feature: Abbr. (4)
- INIT
- 57 Down: General Bradley (4)
- OMAR
- 58 Down: Médoc, for one (4)
- WINE
- 59 Down: Differ follower (4)
- ENCE
- 60 Down: Singers Acuff and Clark (4)
- ROYS
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