Wednesday Crossword — August 23, 1989 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/23/1989. By Walter Covell.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Minnow's relative (4)
- DACE
- 5 Across: Batman's aide (5)
- ROBIN
- 10 Across: Rubber on a pitcher's mound (4)
- SLAB
- 14 Across: Land of the Peacock Throne (4)
- IRAN
- 15 Across: Aviator-statesman Balbo (5)
- ITALO
- 16 Across: Helper (4)
- AIDE
- 17 Across: A ribbonfish (15)
- KINGOFTHESALMON
- 20 Across: What's for dinner (8)
- EATABLES
- 21 Across: Haul over the coals (5)
- ROAST
- 22 Across: Gadabout (4)
- GOER
- 23 Across: Asian tree (4)
- POON
- 25 Across: Dravidian people (6)
- TAMILS
- 28 Across: Nipponese aborigine (4)
- AINU
- 29 Across: Leprechaun (3)
- ELF
- 32 Across: A Mideast sultanate (4)
- OMAN
- 33 Across: Quivering tree (5)
- ASPEN
- 34 Across: A Tai language (3)
- LAO
- 35 Across: Bushy plants of southern Africa (15)
- KINGFISHERDAISY
- 39 Across: Printers' measures (3)
- ENS
- 40 Across: Fools (5)
- ASSES
- 41 Across: An affected attitude (4)
- POSE
- 42 Across: Society-page word (3)
- NEE
- 43 Across: Sediment (4)
- LEES
- 44 Across: Kidnapper, e.g. (6)
- CAPTOR
- 46 Across: This may thicken (4)
- PLOT
- 47 Across: Quaker's pronoun (4)
- THEE
- 48 Across: Yell (5)
- SHOUT
- 51 Across: Parlor game (8)
- CHARADES
- 55 Across: The oak (15)
- KINGOFTHEFOREST
- 58 Across: Followers of C.S.A.'s Robert (4)
- ELEE
- 59 Across: Speechify (5)
- ORATE
- 60 Across: Otherwise (4)
- ELSE
- 61 Across: Over (4)
- PAST
- 62 Across: Dads (5)
- PAPAS
- 63 Across: Legislative assembly (4)
- DIET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Flood fighter's barrier (4)
- DIKE
- 2 Down: "Rigoletto" feature (4)
- ARIA
- 3 Down: Tilt; tip up (4)
- CANT
- 4 Down: Attractive (8)
- ENGAGING
- 5 Down: Pillages (6)
- RIFLES
- 6 Down: Furry swimmer (5)
- OTTER
- 7 Down: Remarks by Scrooge (4)
- BAHS
- 8 Down: Seine sight (3)
- ILE
- 9 Down: Some votes (3)
- NOS
- 10 Down: Art gallery (5)
- SALON
- 11 Down: Bean town? (4)
- LIMA
- 12 Down: Fusses (4)
- ADOS
- 13 Down: Proclivity (4)
- BENT
- 18 Down: Silver coin of ancient Greece (4)
- OBOL
- 19 Down: Approximately (6)
- AROUND
- 23 Down: Gas lines (5)
- PIPES
- 24 Down: Lulu (4)
- ONER
- 25 Down: Subway rider's need (5)
- TOKEN
- 26 Down: An ammonia derivative (5)
- AMINE
- 27 Down: Cleric's home (5)
- MANSE
- 28 Down: Fireplace residue (5)
- ASHES
- 29 Down: Part of T.S.E. (5)
- ELIOT
- 30 Down: Riata (5)
- LASSO
- 31 Down: Vestibule (5)
- FOYER
- 33 Down: Advantage (5)
- ASSET
- 36 Down: Start energetically (6)
- FALLTO
- 37 Down: Italian lake (4)
- ISEO
- 38 Down: Seemed (8)
- APPEARED
- 44 Down: Irritates (6)
- CHAFES
- 45 Down: Plane or dynamic beginning (4)
- AERO
- 46 Down: Pacific Coast sound (5)
- PUGET
- 47 Down: Greek letter (5)
- THETA
- 48 Down: Beehive (4)
- SKEP
- 49 Down: Markings on bean seeds (4)
- HILA
- 50 Down: Individuals (4)
- ONES
- 51 Down: Fellow (4)
- CHAP
- 52 Down: Salami shop (4)
- DELI
- 53 Down: Existence (4)
- ESSE
- 54 Down: Let it be (4)
- STET
- 56 Down: Coxcomb (3)
- FOP
- 57 Down: Refrain syllable (3)
- TRA
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