Thursday Crossword — May 18, 1989 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/18/1989. By Betty Jorgensen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Materialistic (5)
CRASS
6 Across: Go on all fours (5)
CREEP
11 Across: Follower of a doxy (3)
IST
14 Across: Wading bird (5)
HERON
15 Across: Main artery (5)
AORTA
16 Across: Me, to Miss Piggy (3)
MOI
17 Across: Colby or Louise (5)
ANITA
18 Across: Cities in Italy and N.Y. (5)
ROMES
19 Across: Something to put in your eye (3)
MUD
20 Across: Seed holder (3)
POD
21 Across: Start of a quip (11)
THEMASSEUSE
24 Across: Farm measure (4)
ACRE
25 Across: Lab vessels (5)
ETNAS
26 Across: More of the quip (13)
LOSTHERJOBSHE
32 Across: Political group (5)
PARTY
33 Across: It is often nut-brown (3)
ALE
34 Across: Mast support (4)
STAY
35 Across: Waited (5)
BIDED
37 Across: Not there (4)
AWAY
41 Across: Crude metal (3)
ORE
42 Across: Nonsense (5)
TRIPE
43 Across: More of the quip (13)
RUBBEDCLIENTS
48 Across: Describing Falstaff (5)
OBESE
50 Across: Lady Chaplin (4)
OONA
51 Across: End of the quip (11)
THEWRONGWAY
55 Across: Tot up (3)
ADD
58 Across: Clumsy fellow (3)
OAF
59 Across: Soap plant (5)
AMOLE
60 Across: Trend (5)
TENOR
62 Across: Opposite of WSW (3)
ENE
63 Across: Roofer (5)
TILER
64 Across: Subtle sarcasm (5)
IRONY
65 Across: Affixed a J. Hancock (3)
SGD
66 Across: Jacket and collar (5)
ETONS
67 Across: Lions' prides (5)
MANES

Down Answers

1 Down: Fellow (4)
CHAP
2 Down: Gambling town (4)
RENO
3 Down: Saharan (4)
ARID
4 Down: Toper (3)
SOT
5 Down: Spasmodic (7)
SNATCHY
6 Down: Line (6)
CAREER
7 Down: House segment (4)
ROOM
8 Down: Bombeck, the columnist (4)
ERMA
9 Down: Nice summers (4)
ETES
10 Down: Makes the grade (6)
PASSES
11 Down: Protected against (6)
IMMUNE
12 Down: The March King (5)
SOUSA
13 Down: Ocean movements (5)
TIDES
22 Down: Charlemagne's dom. (3)
HRE
23 Down: Biblical suffix (3)
ETH
24 Down: A.B.A. member (4)
ATTY
26 Down: Certain records, for short (3)
LPS
27 Down: Cereal grain (3)
OAT
28 Down: Kind of dye (3)
SRA
29 Down: Effete (5)
JADED
30 Down: Grand ___ Opry (3)
OLE
31 Down: ___ and breakfast (3)
BED
35 Down: Cut short (3)
BOB
36 Down: Choler (3)
IRE
37 Down: Space (4)
AREA
38 Down: Gerald Ford's button (3)
WIN
39 Down: Likely (3)
APT
40 Down: O.K. (3)
YES
42 Down: Tiptoer through tulips (7)
TINYTIM
43 Down: Shortened sail (6)
REEFED
44 Down: Etc., in Essen (3)
USW
45 Down: Scold soundly (6)
BERATE
46 Down: Cringes (6)
COWERS
47 Down: Mauna ___ (3)
LOA
48 Down: Okla. Indians (5)
OTOES
49 Down: Hemp (5)
BHANG
52 Down: Leave out (4)
OMIT
53 Down: ___ contendere (Agnew's plea) (4)
NOLO
54 Down: Secluded valley (4)
GLEN
55 Down: In a short time (4)
ANON
56 Down: Completed (4)
DONE
57 Down: Prohibitionists (4)
DRYS
61 Down: Failed NOW goal (3)
ERA

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