Wednesday Crossword — October 19, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/19/1988. By Nancy Scandrett Ross.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Tiff (4)
- SPAT
- 5 Across: In front (5)
- AHEAD
- 10 Across: Ohio city (4)
- LIMA
- 14 Across: Noted lioness (4)
- ELSA
- 15 Across: Softly, musically (5)
- PIANO
- 16 Across: Eliot's Bede (4)
- ADAM
- 17 Across: Balanchine ballet (15)
- WESTERNSYMPHONY
- 20 Across: Crèche scene (8)
- NATIVITY
- 21 Across: City where Van Gogh painted (5)
- ARLES
- 22 Across: Some Bklyn. trains (3)
- ELS
- 23 Across: Polanski film (4)
- TESS
- 25 Across: N.Y.C. subway payments (6)
- TOKENS
- 29 Across: Passion (4)
- HEAT
- 30 Across: Dry, as wine (3)
- SEC
- 33 Across: ___ code (4)
- AREA
- 34 Across: Meaning (5)
- SENSE
- 35 Across: "Die Meistersinger" heroine (3)
- EVA
- 36 Across: Balanchine ballet (15)
- STARSANDSTRIPES
- 40 Across: Dram (3)
- TOT
- 41 Across: Wear down (5)
- ERODE
- 42 Across: "___ Misbehavin'" (4)
- AINT
- 43 Across: U.S.N.A. grad (3)
- ENS
- 44 Across: Site of the Pearl Mosque (4)
- AGRA
- 45 Across: Contribute (6)
- DONATE
- 47 Across: Scout's achievement (4)
- KNOT
- 48 Across: T-man (3)
- FED
- 49 Across: Follower of Zeno (5)
- STOIC
- 52 Across: Dieters' concerns (8)
- CALORIES
- 57 Across: Balanchine ballet (15)
- CONCERTOBAROCCO
- 60 Across: Sound from a sty (4)
- OINK
- 61 Across: Beforehand (5)
- EARLY
- 62 Across: Lower Manhattan district (4)
- SOHO
- 63 Across: Stratagem (4)
- PLOY
- 64 Across: Enjoys a restaurant (5)
- DINES
- 65 Across: Prolific auth. (4)
- ANON
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Hemmed (4)
- SEWN
- 2 Down: Trial opener (4)
- PLEA
- 3 Down: Adj. (4)
- ASST
- 4 Down: Famed French actor (4)
- TATI
- 5 Down: " . . . now that ___ there": Browning (6)
- APRILS
- 6 Down: Intimations (5)
- HINTS
- 7 Down: Comfortable (4)
- EASY
- 8 Down: One or another (3)
- ANY
- 9 Down: Monk's title (3)
- DOM
- 10 Down: John and Bert (5)
- LAHRS
- 11 Down: Adored one (4)
- IDOL
- 12 Down: Horse hairs (4)
- MANE
- 13 Down: Irving and Vanderbilt (4)
- AMYS
- 18 Down: Tied (4)
- EVEN
- 19 Down: Sticker (6)
- PASTER
- 23 Down: Rigid (5)
- TENSE
- 24 Down: Bridge position (4)
- EAST
- 25 Down: Morsel (5)
- TASTE
- 26 Down: "What the Butler Saw" author (5)
- ORTON
- 27 Down: "Endymion" poet (5)
- KEATS
- 28 Down: Pitcher feature (3)
- EAR
- 29 Down: Ibsen protagonist (5)
- HEDDA
- 30 Down: Cuttlefish (5)
- SEPIA
- 31 Down: Occurrence of note (5)
- EVENT
- 32 Down: Social rank (5)
- CASTE
- 34 Down: Sound of contempt (5)
- SNORT
- 37 Down: Medium's medium (6)
- SEANCE
- 38 Down: Jason's ship (4)
- ARGO
- 39 Down: Actor Richardson (3)
- IAN
- 45 Down: Tarries (6)
- DELAYS
- 46 Down: Aroma (4)
- ODOR
- 47 Down: Pleasurably amusing: Slang (5)
- KICKY
- 48 Down: Teaching tale (5)
- FABLE
- 49 Down: Old English bard (4)
- SCOP
- 50 Down: Labor (4)
- TOIL
- 51 Down: ___ account (not at all) (4)
- ONNO
- 52 Down: Pone ingredient (4)
- CORN
- 53 Down: Diva Ponselle (4)
- ROSA
- 54 Down: Sacred image (4)
- ICON
- 55 Down: Role in "Ariadne auf Naxos" (4)
- ECHO
- 56 Down: Promptly (4)
- SOON
- 58 Down: Carmine (3)
- RED
- 59 Down: Randy's skating partner (3)
- TAI
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