Wednesday Crossword — October 11, 1989 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 10/11/1989. By Christopher Page.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Boutique (4)
- SHOP
- 5 Across: Bury (5)
- INTER
- 10 Across: Out yonder (4)
- AFAR
- 14 Across: Oz dog (4)
- TOTO
- 15 Across: Part of a springe (5)
- NOOSE
- 16 Across: Lake Nasser feeder (4)
- NILE
- 17 Across: Seismologist's concern (10)
- EARTHQUAKE
- 19 Across: Defunct N.Y.C. daily (4)
- TRIB
- 20 Across: Offer for consideration (8)
- PROPOUND
- 21 Across: Armadas (6)
- FLEETS
- 23 Across: Infuriates (4)
- IRES
- 24 Across: They could be raw or fair (5)
- DEALS
- 25 Across: Takes another spouse (6)
- REWEDS
- 28 Across: Opiate (8)
- NARCOTIC
- 31 Across: Chicken ___ king (3)
- ALA
- 32 Across: Allen of Vt. (5)
- ETHAN
- 34 Across: Thread storage (5)
- SPOOL
- 35 Across: Core (4)
- PITH
- 37 Across: Catalina or Catarina (5)
- SANTA
- 39 Across: Lake in Ireland (4)
- ERNE
- 40 Across: Most appropriate (5)
- IDEAL
- 42 Across: Solemn toll (5)
- KNELL
- 44 Across: Actress Farrow (3)
- MIA
- 45 Across: Julep time on Churchill Downs (8)
- DERBYDAY
- 47 Across: Orbiting-message link: Abbr. (6)
- TELSAT
- 49 Across: Cans (5)
- FIRES
- 50 Across: ___ Ridge, 1972 toast on 45 Across (4)
- RIVA
- 51 Across: Roscoe (6)
- HEATER
- 53 Across: Baseball figure in the news (8)
- PETEROSE
- 57 Across: Actress Nazimova (4)
- ALLA
- 58 Across: Breeze (10)
- AIRCURRENT
- 60 Across: Potter's baker (4)
- KILN
- 61 Across: Epic by Homer (5)
- ILIAD
- 62 Across: Module (4)
- UNIT
- 63 Across: Bridge position (4)
- EAST
- 64 Across: Ivry-sur-Seine illumination (5)
- LAMPE
- 65 Across: Pontifical English poet? (4)
- POPE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Chassé (4)
- STEP
- 2 Down: A type of frost (4)
- HOAR
- 3 Down: Another Argentino (4)
- OTRO
- 4 Down: Crusty dinner entree (6)
- POTPIE
- 5 Down: Investigations (8)
- INQUESTS
- 6 Down: Parts of speech (5)
- NOUNS
- 7 Down: Hog-nosed snake's prey (4)
- TOAD
- 8 Down: Scottish border river (3)
- ESK
- 9 Down: Midshipman (6)
- REEFER
- 10 Down: Dik-dik or kudu (8)
- ANTELOPE
- 11 Down: Dangerous conflagrations (10)
- FIRESTORMS
- 12 Down: Left a plane (4)
- ALIT
- 13 Down: Lee's men, for short (4)
- REBS
- 18 Down: Vast number (5)
- HORDE
- 22 Down: Bienville and Mistassini, Quebec (4)
- LACS
- 24 Down: Alighieri (5)
- DANTE
- 25 Down: Fleet (5)
- RAPID
- 26 Down: Suppress (5)
- ELIDE
- 27 Down: Cascades (10)
- WATERFALLS
- 28 Down: Billy's mate (5)
- NANNY
- 29 Down: Ancient Greek colony (5)
- IONIA
- 30 Down: Object on which ropes are belayed (5)
- CLEAT
- 33 Down: Maori dances (5)
- HAKAS
- 36 Down: Denizen (8)
- HABITANT
- 38 Down: Height (8)
- ALTITUDE
- 41 Down: Does it play false notes? (4)
- LYRE
- 43 Down: Pry (5)
- LEVER
- 46 Down: Upset the Yankee Clipper (6)
- DERAIL
- 48 Down: Thrash (6)
- LARRUP
- 50 Down: Summary (5)
- RECAP
- 51 Down: Cod's relative (4)
- HAKE
- 52 Down: Director-author Kazan (4)
- ELIA
- 53 Down: Proper's companion (4)
- PRIM
- 54 Down: Wine: Comb. form (4)
- OENO
- 55 Down: Use scissors (4)
- SNIP
- 56 Down: Diminutive suffix (4)
- ETTE
- 59 Down: Dock workers' org. (3)
- ILA
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