Wednesday Crossword — June 28, 1989 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 6/28/1989. By Elaine George.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Complete failure (4)
- FLOP
- 5 Across: Book of the Bible (4)
- ACTS
- 9 Across: Actress from Greece (5)
- PAPAS
- 14 Across: Zhivago's love (4)
- LARA
- 15 Across: This may need dusting (4)
- CROP
- 16 Across: Embrace as one's own (5)
- ADOPT
- 17 Across: Go farther than intended (9)
- OVERSHOOT
- 19 Across: Stir up (5)
- ROUSE
- 20 Across: Stage-light color sheet (7)
- GELATIN
- 21 Across: ___ up (get wise) (7)
- SMARTEN
- 23 Across: Huge sand hills (5)
- DUNES
- 25 Across: United (3)
- ONE
- 26 Across: Expectant father's activity (6)
- PACING
- 29 Across: Balloon or dirigible (8)
- AEROSTAT
- 34 Across: Shepard or Bean (4)
- ALAN
- 35 Across: Also-ran with Estes: 1956 (5)
- ADLAI
- 36 Across: Midsummer cooler (3)
- ADE
- 37 Across: Olivier as Archie Rice: 1960 (15)
- SONGANDDANCEMAN
- 41 Across: Use an ottoman (3)
- SIT
- 42 Across: Embers (5)
- COALS
- 43 Across: Repair (4)
- MEND
- 44 Across: Hold sacred (8)
- ENSHRINE
- 46 Across: Summaries of beliefs (6)
- CREDOS
- 48 Across: Greek goddess of dawn (3)
- EOS
- 49 Across: Kind of heating (5)
- SOLAR
- 51 Across: Penmen of yore (7)
- SCRIBES
- 55 Across: Conducts (7)
- MANAGES
- 59 Across: Seaport in Israel (5)
- HAIFA
- 60 Across: They sometimes get pinned (9)
- WRESTLERS
- 62 Across: Map within a map (5)
- INSET
- 63 Across: Ventilates (4)
- AIRS
- 64 Across: Doggone it! (4)
- DRAT
- 65 Across: Nobles or equals (5)
- PEERS
- 66 Across: Nosegay (4)
- POSY
- 67 Across: Groups of chessmen (4)
- SETS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Wallop or larrup (4)
- FLOG
- 2 Down: Wash (4)
- LAVE
- 3 Down: First name of the 1988 World Series star (4)
- OREL
- 4 Down: Irishman's activity on March 17 (8)
- PARADING
- 5 Down: Down with the flu (6)
- ACHING
- 6 Down: Beldam (5)
- CRONE
- 7 Down: Likewise (3)
- TOO
- 8 Down: N.Y.C. and S.F. (4)
- SPTS
- 9 Down: One troubled with delusions (8)
- PARANOIC
- 10 Down: Idolizes (6)
- ADORES
- 11 Down: Sulk (4)
- POUT
- 12 Down: Niche in a basilica (4)
- APSE
- 13 Down: British gun (4)
- STEN
- 18 Down: Stupefy (4)
- STUN
- 22 Down: Bugs or Gussie (5)
- MORAN
- 24 Down: Encumbers (7)
- SADDLES
- 26 Down: Obsolete (5)
- PASSE
- 27 Down: Bitter drug (5)
- ALOIN
- 28 Down: Jargons (5)
- CANTS
- 30 Down: Greek mil. group of W.W. II (4)
- ELAS
- 31 Down: Made gentle (5)
- TAMED
- 32 Down: Bell town of literature (5)
- ADANO
- 33 Down: Looks after (5)
- TENDS
- 35 Down: Muslim call to prayer (4)
- ADAN
- 38 Down: Funambulists et al. (8)
- ACROBATS
- 39 Down: Cacophony (5)
- NOISE
- 40 Down: Precious jewels (8)
- EMERALDS
- 45 Down: Young cow (6)
- HEIFER
- 46 Down: Stylish (6)
- CLASSY
- 47 Down: Go on a verbal rampage (4)
- RANT
- 50 Down: Old Hebrew measures (5)
- OMERS
- 51 Down: Shirley Temple's Lollipop (4)
- SHIP
- 52 Down: Chaplin prop (4)
- CANE
- 53 Down: Mezzo-soprano Stevens (4)
- RISE
- 54 Down: Exchange (4)
- SWAP
- 56 Down: Actor Richard ___ (4)
- GERE
- 57 Down: Part of Q.E.D. (4)
- ERAT
- 58 Down: Giant jets (4)
- SSTS
- 61 Down: Place to fly down to (3)
- RIO
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