Friday Crossword — September 7, 1990 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/7/1990. By Eileen Lexau.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Retired (4)
ABED
5 Across: Civil wrong (4)
TORT
9 Across: Playlet (4)
SKIT
13 Across: Group of turtles (4)
BALE
14 Across: " . . . with him is beauty ___": Shak. (5)
SLAIN
16 Across: Hawaiian city (4)
HILO
17 Across: Divine vocation (4)
CALL
18 Across: Form of Japanese poetry (5)
HAIKU
19 Across: Over again (4)
ANEW
20 Across: Annie's exclamation (13)
LEAPINLIZARDS
23 Across: City's political division (4)
WARD
24 Across: Kind of code (3)
ZIP
25 Across: Bon or tableau follower (6)
VIVANT
28 Across: Dark lantern (8)
BULLSEYE
33 Across: Scents (5)
ODORS
34 Across: Le Moko et al. (5)
PEPES
35 Across: Mazel ___! (3)
TOV
36 Across: Decorated tinware (4)
TOLE
37 Across: Obtest (5)
PLEAD
38 Across: A vegetable, for short (4)
CUKE
39 Across: Tolkien creature (3)
ENT
40 Across: Blunders (5)
FLUBS
41 Across: Neatness (5)
ORDER
42 Across: Ship section (8)
STEERAGE
44 Across: Pitches (6)
SPIELS
45 Across: Hawaiian wreath (3)
LEI
46 Across: Partner of now (4)
THEN
47 Across: Disney character (13)
JIMINYCRICKET
53 Across: Dark red (4)
PUCE
54 Across: One who sniggles (5)
EELER
55 Across: Romp (4)
LARK
57 Across: " . . . ___ vincit omnia": Chaucer (4)
AMOR
58 Across: Move furtively (5)
SLINK
59 Across: Bacchanal cry (4)
EVOE
60 Across: R.N.'s helpers (4)
LPNS
61 Across: Silicles (4)
PODS
62 Across: Gainsay (4)
DENY

Down Answers

1 Down: Network for Peter Jennings (3)
ABC
2 Down: Idol for Jezebel (4)
BAAL
3 Down: French periodical (4)
ELLE
4 Down: Red grape grown for table use (8)
DELAWARE
5 Down: Informal attire (6)
TSHIRT
6 Down: A portrayer of Charlie Chan (5)
OLAND
7 Down: Scold (4)
RAIL
8 Down: Kon-___, Heyerdahl's boat (4)
TIKI
9 Down: Opposite of flats (6)
SHARPS
10 Down: Sort (4)
KIND
11 Down: French islands (4)
ILES
12 Down: Pull along (3)
TOW
15 Down: Pushed with the nose (7)
NUZZLED
21 Down: Reviews unfavorably (4)
PANS
22 Down: Is under the weather (4)
AILS
25 Down: Casts a ballot (5)
VOTES
26 Down: "___ Care," 1905 song (5)
IDONT
27 Down: ___-face (reversal) (5)
VOLTE
28 Down: The bathysphere man (5)
BEEBE
29 Down: Asian evergreen (4)
UPAS
30 Down: Musical study (5)
ETUDE
31 Down: Rube (5)
YOKEL
32 Down: He threw to Chance (5)
EVERS
34 Down: Drain stopper (4)
PLUG
37 Down: Des ___, Ill. river (7)
PLAINES
38 Down: Corrugated (8)
CRINKLED
40 Down: Liberated, in Berlin (4)
FREI
41 Down: Oil cartel (4)
OPEC
43 Down: "___ Tune," 1941 song (6)
ELMERS
44 Down: Malingers (6)
SHIRKS
46 Down: Tendency (5)
TREND
47 Down: Move, in checkers (4)
JUMP
48 Down: Byzantine holy picture (4)
ICON
49 Down: Kennel sound (4)
YELP
50 Down: Award for a TV commercial (4)
CLIO
51 Down: Roof overhang (4)
EAVE
52 Down: Disney movie: 1982 (4)
TRON
53 Down: Cater-cousin (3)
PAL
56 Down: One of 88 for Van Cliburn (3)
KEY

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