Wednesday Crossword — August 9, 1989 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 8/9/1989. By June A. Boggs.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: No-no (4)
- TABU
- 5 Across: "Crucifixion" painter (4)
- DALI
- 9 Across: Morose (4)
- GLUM
- 13 Across: List entry (4)
- ITEM
- 14 Across: John, in Cardigan (4)
- EWAN
- 15 Across: Ring enclosure (5)
- ROPES
- 17 Across: Coffee chasers (15)
- POTBREAKKLATSCH
- 20 Across: I hope: Lat. (5)
- SPERO
- 21 Across: Pitched, in music (5)
- KEYED
- 22 Across: Old French coin (3)
- ECU
- 23 Across: Pierre's female friend (4)
- AMIE
- 25 Across: Chaste (6)
- VESTAL
- 27 Across: Diaghilev presentation (6)
- BALLET
- 30 Across: Sound when a batter misses a pitch (5)
- SWISH
- 32 Across: In past time (3)
- AGO
- 33 Across: "M*A*S*H" role (5)
- RADAR
- 35 Across: Kauai neighbor (4)
- OAHU
- 39 Across: Milk chasers (15)
- CHOCOLATESOPMAN
- 43 Across: " . . . ___ laid the odds . . . ": Hamlet (4)
- HATH
- 44 Across: Made a collar (5)
- RANIN
- 45 Across: Yalie (3)
- ELI
- 46 Across: Pasty (5)
- ASHEN
- 49 Across: Be compunctious (6)
- REGRET
- 51 Across: Golfer's position (6)
- STANCE
- 54 Across: Minor preceder (4)
- ASIA
- 55 Across: Slip (3)
- ERR
- 56 Across: Tall or short follower (5)
- ORDER
- 59 Across: Hang loosely (5)
- DRAPE
- 63 Across: Tea chasers (15)
- TIMEPARTYBAGCUP
- 66 Across: Habitation (5)
- ABODE
- 67 Across: Smell ___ (be suspicious) (4)
- ARAT
- 68 Across: What a vacationer drops (4)
- LINE
- 69 Across: Greek love god (4)
- EROS
- 70 Across: Carte before the course (4)
- MENU
- 71 Across: Advantage (4)
- EDGE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Tout's suggestions (4)
- TIPS
- 2 Down: On the summit (4)
- ATOP
- 3 Down: ___ noire (4)
- BETE
- 4 Down: Like a phantom (6)
- UMBRAL
- 5 Down: Cleveland's Ruby (3)
- DEE
- 6 Down: Vigilant (5)
- AWAKE
- 7 Down: The Caspian Sea is one (4)
- LAKE
- 8 Down: Atramentous (4)
- INKY
- 9 Down: A,b,c,d,e,f, e.g. (6)
- GRADES
- 10 Down: Abraham's nephew (3)
- LOT
- 11 Down: Unnerve (5)
- UPSET
- 12 Down: Birthplace of Mohammed (5)
- MECCA
- 16 Down: Synagogue (4)
- SHUL
- 18 Down: Cesar, of flicks (6)
- ROMERO
- 19 Down: Jacob's third son (4)
- LEVI
- 24 Down: It borders Aust. (4)
- ITAL
- 26 Down: Type of steward (4)
- SHOP
- 27 Down: Scarlatti contemporary (4)
- BACH
- 28 Down: Turkish title (4)
- AGHA
- 29 Down: Spoils (4)
- LOOT
- 30 Down: He smote Job (5)
- SATAN
- 31 Down: Noted architect (4)
- WREN
- 34 Down: Virginia ___, early American (4)
- DARE
- 36 Down: Citizen of U.S. or Can. (4)
- AMER
- 37 Down: He wrote "The Man Without a Country" (4)
- HALE
- 38 Down: Army division (4)
- UNIT
- 40 Down: Film sleuth (4)
- CHAN
- 41 Down: Knights' titles (4)
- SIRS
- 42 Down: An Iroquois (6)
- ONEIDA
- 47 Down: Monkey-trial figure (6)
- SCOPES
- 48 Down: Olympic queen (4)
- HERA
- 50 Down: Throat freshener (6)
- GARGLE
- 51 Down: Bristle (4)
- SETA
- 52 Down: Phyle (5)
- TRIBE
- 53 Down: It has couters and beavers (5)
- ARMOR
- 54 Down: Indo-European descendant (5)
- ARYAN
- 57 Down: Three scruples, e.g. (4)
- DRAM
- 58 Down: To be, in Belley (4)
- ETRE
- 60 Down: Kind of rock or rain (4)
- ACID
- 61 Down: Boxlike sleigh (4)
- PUNG
- 62 Down: Blunt sword (4)
- EPEE
- 64 Down: Tokyo, formerly (3)
- EDO
- 65 Down: Heat meas. (3)
- BTU
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