Saturday Crossword — March 5, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/5/1988. By Patterson Pepple.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Wreck completely (5)
- TOTAL
- 6 Across: Follower of John (4)
- ACTS
- 10 Across: Two-stroke drumbeat (4)
- FLAM
- 14 Across: Famous fiddle (5)
- AMATI
- 15 Across: Kind of collar (4)
- FLEA
- 16 Across: Operatic temptress (4)
- LOLA
- 17 Across: An anthozoan (5)
- CORAL
- 18 Across: Sports group (4)
- TEAM
- 19 Across: Part of "M.Y.O.B." (4)
- YOUR
- 20 Across: Misnamed marsupial (9)
- KOALABEAR
- 22 Across: Stocking stuff (5)
- LISLE
- 23 Across: Type of squash (5)
- ACORN
- 24 Across: Virgilian hero (6)
- AENEAS
- 25 Across: Former domain of J.E.H. (3)
- FBI
- 28 Across: Paul Dresser's gal (3)
- SAL
- 29 Across: Without ___ to stand on (4)
- ALEG
- 30 Across: Buck's Wang ___ (4)
- LUNG
- 32 Across: Misnamed insect (10)
- SILVERFISH
- 37 Across: Debate informally (5)
- ARGUE
- 39 Across: Days in a Julian week (3)
- VII
- 40 Across: Artist Delaunay (5)
- SONIA
- 41 Across: Misnamed rodent (10)
- PRAIRIEDOG
- 44 Across: Roentgen's discovery (4)
- XRAY
- 45 Across: Cole and Turner (4)
- NATS
- 46 Across: Obstructionist's word (3)
- NAY
- 48 Across: Printing measures (3)
- EMS
- 49 Across: Evaluate (6)
- ASSESS
- 52 Across: Emulated Martin Sheen (5)
- ACTED
- 54 Across: Porcupine's defense (5)
- SETAE
- 55 Across: Misnamed marine fish (9)
- SEAHORSES
- 59 Across: Octagonal sign (4)
- STOP
- 60 Across: White-lightning ingredient (4)
- CORN
- 61 Across: Marianne or Henry (5)
- MOORE
- 62 Across: ___ Sad, Yugoslav city (4)
- NOVI
- 63 Across: Stew (4)
- OLIO
- 64 Across: Sailor's "Knock it off!" (5)
- AVAST
- 65 Across: A cut, in Ayr (4)
- SNEG
- 66 Across: Numerical suffix (4)
- TEEN
- 67 Across: Chats' flats (5)
- NESTS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Baste (4)
- TACK
- 2 Down: Melville opus (4)
- OMOO
- 3 Down: Hill near Dublin (4)
- TARA
- 4 Down: Book by Chateaubriand (5)
- ATALA
- 5 Down: Bloomers for Whitman (6)
- LILACS
- 6 Down: Reincarnationists' existences (10)
- AFTERLIVES
- 7 Down: Not packing a rod (5)
- CLEAN
- 8 Down: Spree (4)
- TEAR
- 9 Down: "Casablanca" pianist (3)
- SAM
- 10 Down: Misnamed fruit bat (9)
- FLYINGFOX
- 11 Down: Partner of fast (5)
- LOOSE
- 12 Down: Avian "thumb" (5)
- ALULA
- 13 Down: ___ of Diomedes (5)
- MARES
- 21 Down: Scarfs (4)
- BOAS
- 22 Down: Sardonic grins (5)
- LEERS
- 24 Down: Toby contents (3)
- ALE
- 25 Down: Hullabaloo (4)
- FLAP
- 26 Down: Noted duelist (4)
- BURR
- 27 Down: Actress Swenson (4)
- INGA
- 29 Down: French warplane (10)
- AVIONCANON
- 31 Down: Pseudo porker (9)
- GUINEAPIG
- 33 Down: Kettle topper (3)
- LID
- 34 Down: Regarding (4)
- INRE
- 35 Down: Thailand, formerly (4)
- SIAM
- 36 Down: Harvests alfalfa (4)
- HAYS
- 38 Down: Clear the blackboard (5)
- ERASE
- 42 Down: Part of "T.G.I.F." (3)
- ITS
- 43 Down: Philistine city (4)
- GATH
- 47 Down: U.S.N. clerk (6)
- YEOMAN
- 49 Down: Orgs. (5)
- ASSNS
- 50 Down: Author Anya ___ (5)
- SETON
- 51 Down: Chef's necessity (5)
- STOVE
- 52 Down: Hawk's home (5)
- AERIE
- 53 Down: Used a number 1 wood (5)
- DROVE
- 55 Down: Dover delicacy (4)
- SOLE
- 56 Down: Provided that (4)
- SOAS
- 57 Down: Whilom (4)
- ERST
- 58 Down: Stagehands' concerns (4)
- SETS
- 60 Down: Collapsible bed (3)
- COT
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