Saturday Crossword — September 17, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 9/17/1988. By Ernst Theimer.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Entreats (4)
- BEGS
- 5 Across: Librarian's stamp (5)
- DATER
- 10 Across: Diurnal periods (4)
- DAYS
- 14 Across: Land measure (4)
- ACRE
- 15 Across: Elève's milieu (5)
- ECOLE
- 16 Across: Celebes ox (4)
- ANOA
- 17 Across: Start of a humorous conundrum (15)
- WHATSCHEAPPLAYS
- 20 Across: Tennis stroke (3)
- LOB
- 21 Across: Desertlike (4)
- ARID
- 22 Across: Choir members (5)
- ALTOS
- 23 Across: Skipper's order (4)
- ALEE
- 24 Across: Fish or pear (4)
- TUNA
- 26 Across: Middle of the conundrum (15)
- QUARTERNOTESAND
- 33 Across: Retract (5)
- UNSAY
- 34 Across: City on the Oka (4)
- OREL
- 35 Across: Something to cast (3)
- DIE
- 36 Across: River islands (4)
- AITS
- 37 Across: Trims (5)
- PARES
- 39 Across: Actress Turner (4)
- LANA
- 40 Across: H.S.T.'s predecessor (3)
- FDR
- 41 Across: Charged particles (4)
- IONS
- 42 Across: Nickel-copper alloy (5)
- MONEL
- 43 Across: End of the conundrum (15)
- FOOTNOTESTOBOOT
- 47 Across: Court great (4)
- ASHE
- 48 Across: Danish island (4)
- AERO
- 49 Across: French doughboy (5)
- POILU
- 52 Across: Play parts (4)
- ACTS
- 53 Across: Tatter (3)
- RAG
- 56 Across: Answer to the conundrum (15)
- ATWOBITSHOEHORN
- 60 Across: Horse color (4)
- ROAN
- 61 Across: Made of a grain (5)
- OATEN
- 62 Across: Land mass (4)
- ASIA
- 63 Across: Hardy heroine (4)
- TESS
- 64 Across: Tiffs (5)
- SPATS
- 65 Across: Gist (4)
- MEAT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Cry (4)
- BAWL
- 2 Down: Reverberate (4)
- ECHO
- 3 Down: Snatch (4)
- GRAB
- 4 Down: Gel (3)
- SET
- 5 Down: Edict (6)
- DECREE
- 6 Down: More painful (6)
- ACHIER
- 7 Down: Angled a nail (4)
- TOED
- 8 Down: High note (3)
- ELA
- 9 Down: Corded fabric (3)
- REP
- 10 Down: Home of the Cowboys (6)
- DALLAS
- 11 Down: Premed course (4)
- ANAT
- 12 Down: Top on a string (4)
- YOYO
- 13 Down: Lip (4)
- SASS
- 18 Down: Piquant (5)
- SALTY
- 19 Down: Discussion group (5)
- PANEL
- 23 Down: Macaws (4)
- ARAS
- 24 Down: Sped (4)
- TORE
- 25 Down: All-purpose vehicles, for short (4)
- UTES
- 26 Down: Drink (5)
- QUAFF
- 27 Down: United, in Toledo (5)
- UNIDO
- 28 Down: Nolan Ryan is one (5)
- ASTRO
- 29 Down: Scandinavian (5)
- NORSE
- 30 Down: Bell town of fiction (5)
- ADANO
- 31 Down: ___'clock (two bells) (5)
- NINEO
- 32 Down: Passed out cards (5)
- DEALT
- 37 Down: Cry of disdain (4)
- POOH
- 38 Down: Item for a pot (4)
- ANTE
- 39 Down: Timber wolf (4)
- LOBO
- 41 Down: Mutinous: Abbr. (5)
- INSUB
- 42 Down: Kind of code (5)
- MORSE
- 44 Down: Hawks' weapons (6)
- TALONS
- 45 Down: Perfumed bag (6)
- SACHET
- 46 Down: Western range (6)
- TETONS
- 49 Down: Role (4)
- PART
- 50 Down: Siouan Indian (4)
- OTOE
- 51 Down: "When ___ a lad . . . " (4)
- IWAS
- 52 Down: Charleses' dog (4)
- ASTA
- 53 Down: American Beauty (4)
- ROSE
- 54 Down: Pons vehicle (4)
- ARIA
- 55 Down: Pesky insect (4)
- GNAT
- 57 Down: Hawaiian hawks (3)
- IOS
- 58 Down: Knock gently (3)
- TAP
- 59 Down: Bad actor (3)
- HAM
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