Friday Crossword — July 20, 1990 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/20/1990. By Joel D. Lafargue.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Moves quickly (4)
- ZIPS
- 5 Across: Spydom's Hari (4)
- MATA
- 9 Across: Appetizer (4)
- PATE
- 13 Across: Toward shelter (4)
- ALEE
- 14 Across: Take the stump (5)
- ORATE
- 16 Across: Red river (4)
- URAL
- 17 Across: Appeal (4)
- PLEA
- 18 Across: Author Shute (5)
- NEVIL
- 19 Across: Chuck of the N.F.L. (4)
- NOLL
- 20 Across: Useful humor? (13)
- PRACTICALJOKE
- 23 Across: St. Helens' product (3)
- ASH
- 25 Across: Fr. holy woman (3)
- STE
- 26 Across: Unanimously (6)
- TOAMAN
- 27 Across: Renata of opera fame (6)
- SCOTTO
- 29 Across: Somewhat sour (5)
- ACERB
- 31 Across: Humorist on the phone? (11)
- CALLINGCARD
- 33 Across: Moslem cap (3)
- TAJ
- 36 Across: Anchovy sauce (4)
- ALEC
- 37 Across: Eastern U.S. ocean (3)
- ATL
- 38 Across: Columnist Bombeck (4)
- ERMA
- 39 Across: ___ de Calais (3)
- PAS
- 40 Across: Welfare for an unemployed funnyman? (11)
- COMICRELIEF
- 44 Across: Where Joan of Arc burned (5)
- ROUEN
- 45 Across: Charitable acronym (6)
- UNICEF
- 46 Across: Receive gladly (6)
- ACCEPT
- 49 Across: Queried, dialect style (3)
- AST
- 50 Across: Long-tailed simian (3)
- KRA
- 51 Across: Humorist's investment? (13)
- LAUGHINGSTOCK
- 55 Across: Voir ___ (juror exam) (4)
- DIRE
- 56 Across: Oil used in perfumery (5)
- NEROL
- 57 Across: Aware of (4)
- ONTO
- 60 Across: Innisfail (4)
- ERIN
- 61 Across: Light too bright for sight (5)
- GLARE
- 62 Across: "Weed 'em and ___" (gardener's motto?) (4)
- REAP
- 63 Across: Be a fan (4)
- ROOT
- 64 Across: Lixivia (4)
- LYES
- 65 Across: Tonsor's cry (4)
- NEXT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Use a ray gun (3)
- ZAP
- 2 Down: Ind. neighbor (3)
- ILL
- 3 Down: Viewpoints? (9)
- PEEPHOLES
- 4 Down: Burn (4)
- SEAR
- 5 Down: New Brunswick city (7)
- MONCTON
- 6 Down: High crest (5)
- ARETE
- 7 Down: Kipling's "Rickki-tikki-___" (4)
- TAVI
- 8 Down: Axiom ender (4)
- ATIC
- 9 Down: Annie's turbaned friend (6)
- PUNJAB
- 10 Down: "___ of One's Own": Woolf (5)
- AROOM
- 11 Down: ___ blue streak (chatter) (5)
- TALKA
- 12 Down: Actress Barkin (5)
- ELLEN
- 15 Down: Cheery beetle? (6)
- ELATER
- 21 Down: Italian wine district (4)
- ASTI
- 22 Down: Conrad's "___ Jim" (4)
- LORD
- 23 Down: B.M.I.'s rival (5)
- ASCAP
- 24 Down: How some wags get started? (5)
- SCALA
- 28 Down: Nursery schooler's need, for short (3)
- TLC
- 29 Down: " . . . ___ the living Present!": Longfellow (5)
- ACTIN
- 30 Down: Math. student's device (4)
- CALC
- 32 Down: Plucky (4)
- GAME
- 33 Down: Magician's joint? (9)
- TRICKKNEE
- 34 Down: Eastern bigwig (5)
- AMEER
- 35 Down: Part of Tel Aviv (5)
- JAFFA
- 38 Down: Actor Wallach (3)
- ELI
- 40 Down: Nineteenth Hebrew letter (4)
- COPH
- 41 Down: Picnic or junket (6)
- OUTING
- 42 Down: Wrangles wrongfully (7)
- RUSTLES
- 43 Down: Within: Comb. form (4)
- ENTO
- 44 Down: College official (6)
- REGENT
- 46 Down: ___ buckthorn (5)
- ALDER
- 47 Down: City on the Ohio (5)
- CAIRO
- 48 Down: Knickknack (5)
- CURIO
- 49 Down: Stick out like ___ thumb (5)
- ASORE
- 52 Down: Dudley Do-Right's girl (4)
- NELL
- 53 Down: "Duncan ___," Burns poem (4)
- GRAY
- 54 Down: Iowa product (4)
- CORN
- 58 Down: A 4/15 worry (3)
- TAX
- 59 Down: Choose (3)
- OPT
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