Saturday Crossword — November 26, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 11/26/1988. By Bernard Meren.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Anticipated a gourmet repast (7)
- DROOLED
- 8 Across: Early spring bloomer (7)
- ARBUTUS
- 15 Across: "Semiramide" composer (7)
- ROSSINI
- 16 Across: Muzjik or ryot (7)
- PEASANT
- 17 Across: Takeoffs (7)
- ASCENTS
- 18 Across: Ardent (7)
- INTENSE
- 19 Across: Fannie or Ginnie (3)
- MAE
- 20 Across: Portrays (7)
- DEPICTS
- 22 Across: Direction to Dobbin (3)
- GEE
- 23 Across: Out of whack (4)
- ALOP
- 25 Across: Book by D. S. Freeman (5)
- RELEE
- 26 Across: Word with guard or admiral (4)
- REAR
- 27 Across: Mr. Wegg in "Our Mutual Friend" (5)
- SILAS
- 29 Across: Musical tones (3)
- RES
- 30 Across: Ancient axes (5)
- CELTS
- 31 Across: Sincere (7)
- EARNEST
- 33 Across: Town in Paraguay (5)
- ALTOS
- 34 Across: Favus (4)
- TILE
- 35 Across: Prickly ___ (the sabra) (4)
- PEAR
- 36 Across: Fine and ___ (5)
- DANDY
- 38 Across: Pets (7)
- COSSETS
- 41 Across: Free-for-all (5)
- MELEE
- 42 Across: Department of SE France (3)
- VAR
- 43 Across: Winter wear in Alaska (5)
- PARKA
- 45 Across: Always (4)
- EVER
- 46 Across: Cues (5)
- HINTS
- 48 Across: Algerian governors, once (4)
- DEYS
- 49 Across: Chief, in India (3)
- MIR
- 50 Across: River duck (7)
- PINTAIL
- 52 Across: Island off Jutland (3)
- ALS
- 53 Across: Where the Staten Island ferry docks (7)
- BATTERY
- 55 Across: Number 2 wood (7)
- BRASSIE
- 57 Across: Timeless (7)
- ETERNAL
- 58 Across: Studies (7)
- LESSONS
- 59 Across: Frees (7)
- REDEEMS
- 60 Across: Dead Sea monastics (7)
- ESSENES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Ionesco products (6)
- DRAMAS
- 2 Down: Porter song: 1937 (7)
- ROSALIE
- 3 Down: Seminole chief (7)
- OSCEOLA
- 4 Down: Sugary ending (3)
- OSE
- 5 Down: The Swedish Nightingale (4)
- LIND
- 6 Down: Matriculate (5)
- ENTER
- 7 Down: Strew (8)
- DISPERSE
- 8 Down: Tip and top (6)
- APICES
- 9 Down: Gallic income (5)
- RENTE
- 10 Down: Strawberry's shillelaghs (4)
- BATS
- 11 Down: Take advantage of (3)
- USE
- 12 Down: Hybrid citrus fruit (7)
- TANGELO
- 13 Down: Defeats the incumbent (7)
- UNSEATS
- 14 Down: Conns (6)
- STEERS
- 21 Down: "___ a Song Go . . . " (4)
- ILET
- 24 Down: He's silent at times (7)
- PARTNER
- 26 Down: Retired tire (7)
- RETREAD
- 28 Down: Nasty, as a remark (5)
- SNIDE
- 30 Down: Fastener (5)
- CLASP
- 32 Down: Culbertson (3)
- ELY
- 33 Down: Loser to D.D.E. (3)
- AES
- 35 Down: Small TV set (8)
- PORTABLE
- 36 Down: Digress (7)
- DEVIATE
- 37 Down: Warned (7)
- ALERTED
- 38 Down: Quitter's word (4)
- CANT
- 39 Down: Arnold's crime (7)
- TREASON
- 40 Down: Big Apple sight (7)
- SKYLINE
- 41 Down: Club or board chaser (6)
- MEMBER
- 42 Down: Certain plastics (6)
- VINYLS
- 44 Down: Appraise (6)
- ASSESS
- 46 Down: King of Tyre (5)
- HIRAM
- 47 Down: Begets (5)
- SIRES
- 50 Down: Almost: Prefix (4)
- PENE
- 51 Down: Girl for Lauder (4)
- LASS
- 54 Down: Due follower (3)
- TRE
- 56 Down: Helm dir. (3)
- SSE
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