Thursday Crossword — September 15, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 9/15/1988. By Kenneth Witte.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Gregory Peck role: 1956 (4)
- AHAB
- 5 Across: Siffle (4)
- HISS
- 9 Across: Offends (5)
- MIFFS
- 14 Across: Egyptian queen of the gods (4)
- SATI
- 15 Across: Stein-Plimpton book (4)
- EDIE
- 16 Across: Small bay (5)
- INLET
- 17 Across: Malay craft (4)
- PROA
- 18 Across: Hitchcock's "___ Window" (4)
- REAR
- 19 Across: Emporium (5)
- STORE
- 20 Across: Skeptic's comment (14)
- IMFROMMISSOURI
- 23 Across: ___ fainéant (do-nothing king) (3)
- ROI
- 24 Across: Roof adornment (3)
- EPI
- 25 Across: Weighty weight (3)
- TON
- 26 Across: Skeptic's seasoning? (12)
- AGRAINOFSALT
- 32 Across: Bravo or Grande (3)
- RIO
- 33 Across: Comic Jay (4)
- LENO
- 34 Across: High flier (5)
- EAGLE
- 38 Across: Man is one (4)
- ISLE
- 40 Across: Swordfish's sword (5)
- SERRA
- 43 Across: Soul-seller Dorian (4)
- GRAY
- 44 Across: Cartographer's collection (5)
- ATLAS
- 46 Across: Shade (4)
- TINT
- 48 Across: Mamie's mate (3)
- IKE
- 49 Across: "Tell it ___" (skeptic's comment) (12)
- TOTHEMARINES
- 53 Across: Bill's possible future (3)
- ACT
- 56 Across: Monk's title (3)
- FRA
- 57 Across: Hulk Hogan victory (3)
- PIN
- 58 Across: Skeptic (14)
- DOUBTINGTHOMAS
- 64 Across: Yippie Hoffman (5)
- ABBIE
- 65 Across: Ovid (4)
- NASO
- 66 Across: African shrub (4)
- ALOE
- 68 Across: Defensive ditches (5)
- MOATS
- 69 Across: Having wings (4)
- ALAR
- 70 Across: Car part (4)
- TANK
- 71 Across: Winter forecast (5)
- SLEET
- 72 Across: Zeus's spouse (4)
- HERA
- 73 Across: Being, to Aquinas (4)
- ESSE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Viper (3)
- ASP
- 2 Down: Spy name (4)
- HARI
- 3 Down: Molecule element (4)
- ATOM
- 4 Down: African secessionist state: 1967-70 (6)
- BIAFRA
- 5 Down: Juliet and Cordelia (8)
- HEROINES
- 6 Down: Manuscript word (4)
- IDEM
- 7 Down: "Owa tagu ___" (4)
- SIAM
- 8 Down: Sequence (6)
- SERIES
- 9 Down: This may be guided (7)
- MISSILE
- 10 Down: Division word (4)
- INTO
- 11 Down: Mock (5)
- FLOUT
- 12 Down: Iron: Comb. form (5)
- FERRO
- 13 Down: Beer mug (5)
- STEIN
- 21 Down: Muddy the waters (4)
- ROIL
- 22 Down: Menton is one (3)
- SPA
- 26 Down: A Met score (4)
- ARIA
- 27 Down: Main point (4)
- GIST
- 28 Down: Aeronautics maneuver (4)
- ROLL
- 29 Down: J. Denver's "___ World" (3)
- ONE
- 30 Down: Special talent (5)
- FORTE
- 31 Down: Traffic ticket (3)
- TAG
- 35 Down: Smile broadly (4)
- GRIN
- 36 Down: Actress Veronica (4)
- LAKE
- 37 Down: The night's thousand (4)
- EYES
- 39 Down: Ingest (3)
- EAT
- 41 Down: Flange (3)
- RIM
- 42 Down: Poet's repetition for effect (8)
- ANAPHORA
- 45 Down: Most compassionate (7)
- SOFTEST
- 47 Down: Peter, Paul and Mary, e.g. (4)
- TRIO
- 50 Down: Cycle beginning (3)
- TRI
- 51 Down: Mrs. Van Buren (6)
- HANNAH
- 52 Down: Pokey person (6)
- INMATE
- 53 Down: Tea Party inciter (5)
- ADAMS
- 54 Down: Computer-language acronym (5)
- COBOL
- 55 Down: Old Roman trumpets (5)
- TUBAE
- 59 Down: Fall for a trick (4)
- BITE
- 60 Down: Strong wind (4)
- GALE
- 61 Down: Ivan or Peter (4)
- TSAR
- 62 Down: "Woe is me!" (4)
- ALAS
- 63 Down: "My Three ___" (TV oldie) (4)
- SONS
- 67 Down: Supplement, with "out" (3)
- EKE
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