Wednesday Crossword — December 28, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/28/1988. By Don Groat.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Annoyance (4)
- PEST
- 5 Across: Expectant father (5)
- PACER
- 10 Across: Trellis piece (4)
- LATH
- 14 Across: Memorable Jordanian queen (4)
- ALIA
- 15 Across: Love greatly (5)
- ADORE
- 16 Across: "La Douce" (4)
- IRMA
- 17 Across: Ovid's 951 (4)
- CMLI
- 18 Across: It meets the Rhône at Lyon (5)
- SAONE
- 19 Across: Sheep's sound (4)
- BLAT
- 20 Across: "A secret is ___" (start of a Howell quote) (15)
- TOOLITTLEFORONE
- 23 Across: Wood sorrel (3)
- OCA
- 24 Across: "___ Stoops to Conquer" (3)
- SHE
- 25 Across: Lake Chad feeder (5)
- SHARI
- 28 Across: Appeasing gift (3)
- SOP
- 31 Across: Fastener (5)
- STRAP
- 35 Across: Tic-___-toe (3)
- TAC
- 36 Across: Rodeo "neckties" (6)
- NOOSES
- 39 Across: Franchot of old movies (4)
- TONE
- 40 Across: Quote continued (15)
- ENOUGHFORTWOAND
- 43 Across: Poetical A.M. (4)
- MORN
- 44 Across: Dairymaid, e.g. (6)
- MILKER
- 45 Across: Farrow of films (3)
- MIA
- 46 Across: Inasmuch as (5)
- SINCE
- 48 Across: Dem. nominee in the 50's (3)
- AES
- 49 Across: A Ford (5)
- EDSEL
- 51 Across: Int. group since 1948 (3)
- OAS
- 53 Across: Springsteen's "Born in the ___" (3)
- USA
- 54 Across: End of quote (15)
- TOOMUCHFORTHREE
- 63 Across: Magazine for Parisiennes (4)
- ELLE
- 64 Across: Certain horses (5)
- ROANS
- 65 Across: Actor in "Shane" (4)
- LADD
- 66 Across: Stamp of authority (4)
- SEAL
- 67 Across: Actress Ekberg (5)
- ANITA
- 68 Across: ___-European (4)
- INDO
- 69 Across: Perry award, for short (4)
- TONY
- 70 Across: Ancient Ethiopian capital (5)
- MEROE
- 71 Across: Bede or Smith (4)
- ADAM
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Covenant (4)
- PACT
- 2 Down: Pollster Roper (4)
- ELMO
- 3 Down: Atlas's shelter (4)
- SILO
- 4 Down: Alter to fit (6)
- TAILOR
- 5 Down: Ristorante offering (5)
- PASTA
- 6 Down: Islamic law (4)
- ADAT
- 7 Down: Not friendly (4)
- COOL
- 8 Down: Lake in Ireland (4)
- ERNE
- 9 Down: Helmsmen's hazards (5)
- REEFS
- 10 Down: Book for Previn (8)
- LIBRETTO
- 11 Down: A Guthrie (4)
- ARLO
- 12 Down: Govt. agent (4)
- TMAN
- 13 Down: Abominate (4)
- HATE
- 21 Down: Hockey infraction (5)
- ICING
- 22 Down: Cries of surprise (3)
- OHS
- 25 Down: Watch parts (5)
- STEMS
- 26 Down: Capital on the Red River (5)
- HANOI
- 27 Down: Kind of squash (5)
- ACORN
- 28 Down: Capital of Bulgaria (5)
- SOFIA
- 29 Down: "___ Mio" (5)
- OSOLE
- 30 Down: What a hot coffee pot does (5)
- PERKS
- 32 Down: Goes hither and yon (5)
- ROAMS
- 33 Down: Oakley or Rooney (5)
- ANNIE
- 34 Down: Bicycle necessity (5)
- PEDAL
- 37 Down: Electrical unit (3)
- OHM
- 38 Down: Fr. holy woman (3)
- STE
- 41 Down: Not attractive (8)
- UNCOMELY
- 42 Down: Usurp (5)
- WREST
- 47 Down: ___ de parfum (3)
- EAU
- 50 Down: Showy flower (6)
- DAHLIA
- 52 Down: Vamoose (5)
- SCRAM
- 53 Down: Roman she-bears (5)
- URSAE
- 54 Down: Experiment (4)
- TEST
- 55 Down: Table spread (4)
- OLEO
- 56 Down: Buck heroine (4)
- OLAN
- 57 Down: Whetstone (4)
- HONE
- 58 Down: Exposition (4)
- FAIR
- 59 Down: Aware of a scheme (4)
- ONTO
- 60 Down: Sally or Ayn (4)
- RAND
- 61 Down: Norse mythical poetry (4)
- EDDA
- 62 Down: Esau (4)
- EDOM
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