Wednesday Crossword — October 25, 1989 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/25/1989. By Eli Wesoff.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: " . . . the home of the ___" (5)
- BRAVE
- 6 Across: Cringe (5)
- WINCE
- 11 Across: ___ to it (rush) (3)
- HOP
- 14 Across: Do a paving job again (5)
- RETAR
- 15 Across: Like the Tower of Pisa (5)
- ATILT
- 16 Across: Antoine's soul (3)
- AME
- 17 Across: "To fetch her poor dog ___" (5)
- ABONE
- 18 Across: One of the "Great" five (9)
- LAKEHURON
- 20 Across: Part of the Bay State (7)
- CAPECOD
- 22 Across: Dodge (7)
- EVASION
- 23 Across: Thurmond of senatorial fame (5)
- STROM
- 25 Across: Alfonso XIII's queen (3)
- ENA
- 26 Across: ___ Pointe Woods, Mich. (6)
- GROSSE
- 29 Across: Overbearing (8)
- ARROGANT
- 34 Across: Verdi opera (4)
- AIDA
- 35 Across: ___ time (never) (4)
- ATNO
- 37 Across: Nocturnal animal (5)
- LEMUR
- 38 Across: Spring month in Metz (3)
- MAI
- 39 Across: Take exception (5)
- DEMUR
- 41 Across: Wrath (3)
- IRE
- 42 Across: Musical study (5)
- ETUDE
- 45 Across: Classify (4)
- RATE
- 46 Across: Part of A.M.A. (4)
- ASSN
- 47 Across: ___ Pythias (8)
- DAMONAND
- 49 Across: Hit violently (6)
- BASHED
- 51 Across: ___ Antilles: Abbr. (3)
- GTR
- 52 Across: Ornate pitchers (5)
- EWERS
- 54 Across: Heckles (7)
- BADGERS
- 58 Across: New Zealand is part of it (7)
- OCEANIA
- 62 Across: Mississippi tributary (9)
- OHIORIVER
- 64 Across: Nights, in Sedan (5)
- NUITS
- 65 Across: Actor Chaney (3)
- LON
- 66 Across: Between Tinker and Chance (5)
- EVERS
- 67 Across: Parcel out (5)
- ALLOT
- 68 Across: Use henna (3)
- DYE
- 69 Across: Thick (5)
- DENSE
- 70 Across: One in an office pool (5)
- STENO
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Bric-a-___ (4)
- BRAC
- 2 Down: Midianite king (4)
- REBA
- 3 Down: At the peak (4)
- ATOP
- 4 Down: A Redgrave (7)
- VANESSA
- 5 Down: Constructs (6)
- ERECTS
- 6 Down: Ralph ___ Emerson (5)
- WALDO
- 7 Down: Call ___ day (retire) (3)
- ITA
- 8 Down: Greek goddess of victory (4)
- NIKE
- 9 Down: Ingenious (6)
- CLEVER
- 10 Down: The "spirit" in intoxicating liquors (7)
- ETHANOL
- 11 Down: Mata ___ (4)
- HARI
- 12 Down: Melville book: 1847 (4)
- OMOO
- 13 Down: Ivy League team (4)
- PENN
- 19 Down: Custom (5)
- USAGE
- 21 Down: Echo was one (5)
- OREAD
- 24 Down: Like Lake Mead (7)
- MANMADE
- 26 Down: Patronized a casino (5)
- GAMED
- 27 Down: Lasso (5)
- RIATA
- 28 Down: Disrepute (5)
- ODIUM
- 30 Down: Disorderly retreat (4)
- ROUT
- 31 Down: Amman's sect (5)
- AMISH
- 32 Down: Nightingale, e.g. (5)
- NURSE
- 33 Down: Drift (5)
- TREND
- 36 Down: Sea swallow (4)
- TERN
- 40 Down: Violin forerunner (5)
- REBEC
- 43 Down: Lie ___ (in hiding) (5)
- DOGGO
- 44 Down: Enrolled (7)
- ENTERED
- 46 Down: Attack (7)
- ASSAULT
- 48 Down: Succeed (6)
- ARRIVE
- 50 Down: Spots for matches (6)
- ARENAS
- 53 Down: Opposite of better (5)
- WORSE
- 54 Down: Daring (4)
- BOLD
- 55 Down: "Ship ___!" (4)
- AHOY
- 56 Down: Break bread (4)
- DINE
- 57 Down: Explorer Hedin (4)
- SVEN
- 59 Down: Ibis's habitat (4)
- NILE
- 60 Down: Take ___ the chin (4)
- ITON
- 61 Down: Regarding (4)
- ASTO
- 63 Down: Sounds of hesitance (3)
- ERS
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