Wednesday Crossword — April 20, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/20/1988. By Dorothy Smitonick.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Former Korean president (4)
- RHEE
- 5 Across: Fiber for rope (5)
- SISAL
- 10 Across: Melancholy (3)
- SAD
- 13 Across: Long times (4)
- EONS
- 14 Across: Trunk (5)
- TORSO
- 15 Across: Before: Prefix (3)
- PRE
- 16 Across: Play by Emlyn Williams: 1938 (14)
- THECORNISGREEN
- 19 Across: Southern constellation (6)
- DORADO
- 20 Across: Author of "The Dollmaker" (5)
- ARNOW
- 22 Across: Steinbeck classic, with "The" (13)
- GRAPESOFWRATH
- 27 Across: Few: Comb. form (4)
- OLIG
- 29 Across: Fine porcelain (5)
- SPODE
- 30 Across: European river (4)
- YSER
- 31 Across: Shaver (5)
- RAZOR
- 33 Across: Model (5)
- IDEAL
- 35 Across: City in SW England (6)
- EXETER
- 37 Across: Cato, Ovid et al. (6)
- ROMANS
- 42 Across: Kind of friend (5)
- BOSOM
- 46 Across: Japanese-Americans (5)
- NISEI
- 47 Across: Basics (4)
- ABCS
- 51 Across: Containing gold (5)
- AURIC
- 53 Across: Peter was one (4)
- TSAR
- 54 Across: Wilder film, with "The": 1966 (13)
- FORTUNECOOKIE
- 57 Across: Some South Africans (5)
- BOERS
- 58 Across: Hire (6)
- SIGNON
- 61 Across: Broadway hit: 1953 (14)
- TEAANDSYMPATHY
- 66 Across: A high priest of Israel (3)
- ELI
- 67 Across: ___-Detoo of "Star Wars" (5)
- ARTOO
- 68 Across: Head, to Henri (4)
- TETE
- 69 Across: Summer time in N.Y.C. (3)
- DST
- 70 Across: He wrote "Tam o' Shanter" (5)
- BURNS
- 71 Across: A son of Aphrodite (4)
- EROS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Status of some sr. cits. (4)
- RETD
- 2 Down: Sounds from Santa (4)
- HOHO
- 3 Down: Invigorate (8)
- ENERGIZE
- 4 Down: Item in a French café (8)
- ESCARGOT
- 5 Down: Sharpens (6)
- STROPS
- 6 Down: Atomic particle (3)
- ION
- 7 Down: ___ Lanka (3)
- SRI
- 8 Down: Donkey (3)
- ASS
- 9 Down: Part of a cord (3)
- LOG
- 10 Down: Developer of the gyroscopic compass (6)
- SPERRY
- 11 Down: Punta ___, Chile (6)
- ARENAS
- 12 Down: Indicate (6)
- DENOTE
- 17 Down: Harem room (3)
- ODA
- 18 Down: Eddie Murphy film (3)
- RAW
- 21 Down: Unit of elec. (3)
- WHR
- 23 Down: Finial (3)
- EPI
- 24 Down: Turf (3)
- SOD
- 25 Down: Horatian creation (3)
- ODE
- 26 Down: Dread (4)
- FEAR
- 27 Down: Pay dirt (3)
- ORE
- 28 Down: Negligent (3)
- LAX
- 32 Down: Jewish title of respect (3)
- REB
- 34 Down: Actor Chaney (3)
- LON
- 36 Down: Horse of a certain color (4)
- ROAN
- 38 Down: Make less severe (8)
- MITIGATE
- 39 Down: Yes man (8)
- ASSENTER
- 40 Down: Teachers' org. (3)
- NEA
- 41 Down: "l am ___ Oracle . . . ": Shak. (3)
- SIR
- 43 Down: "Sweet ___" (3)
- SUE
- 44 Down: Killer whale (3)
- ORC
- 45 Down: My, in Milano (3)
- MIO
- 47 Down: Langley Field, e.g.: Abbr. (3)
- AFB
- 48 Down: Kicked (6)
- BOOTED
- 49 Down: Fishermen's baskets (6)
- CREELS
- 50 Down: ___ of Magellan (6)
- STRAIT
- 52 Down: Universe (6)
- COSMOS
- 55 Down: Made in the ___ (3)
- USA
- 56 Down: Laotian currency (3)
- KIP
- 59 Down: "___ be in England . . . ": Browning (4)
- OHTO
- 60 Down: Comedian Louis and family (4)
- NYES
- 62 Down: Arrest (3)
- NAB
- 63 Down: Actress Joanne (3)
- DRU
- 64 Down: Vessel on the Atl. (3)
- STR
- 65 Down: Thither (3)
- YON
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