Wednesday Crossword — September 19, 1990 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 9/19/1990. By Arthur W. Palmer.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Judge's bench (4)
BANC
5 Across: Piglet (5)
SHOAT
10 Across: Anagram for oats (4)
STOA
14 Across: Mormon milieu (4)
UTAH
15 Across: Country lass (5)
WENCH
16 Across: See 10 Across (4)
OAST
17 Across: Middling (4)
SOSO
18 Across: Compound derived from ammonia (5)
IMIDE
19 Across: Dies ___ (4)
IRAE
20 Across: These have wide ears, according to Heywood (13)
SMALLPITCHERS
23 Across: Kind of cup (3)
EYE
24 Across: Exist (3)
ARE
25 Across: Grieves (6)
MOURNS
28 Across: Side by side (7)
ABREAST
32 Across: Savory jelly (5)
ASPIC
33 Across: "___ siamo," Verdi aria (4)
PARI
35 Across: Position G.R.F. played at Michigan (3)
CTR
36 Across: Salinger work, with "The" (15)
CATCHERINTHERYE
40 Across: Self (3)
EGO
41 Across: Decorate anew (4)
REDO
42 Across: Measure of "a miss" (5)
AMILE
43 Across: Of touch, sight, etc. (7)
SENSORY
46 Across: June V.I.P.'s (6)
BRIDES
47 Across: Musical syllable (3)
TRA
48 Across: Defense org. (3)
USN
49 Across: "___, three-person'd God": Donne (13)
BATTERMYHEART
56 Across: Arctic seal (4)
HARP
58 Across: "With this ring ___ wed" (5)
ITHEE
59 Across: Sports org. (4)
NCAA
60 Across: "The ___ that men do . . . ": Shak. (4)
EVIL
61 Across: Former town employee (5)
CRIER
62 Across: Do a gym exercise (4)
CHIN
63 Across: Rosalind Russell role (4)
MAME
64 Across: Dispatches (5)
SENDS
65 Across: These may be smoked (4)
EELS

Down Answers

1 Down: Kiss (4)
BUSS
2 Down: Bit (4)
ATOM
3 Down: Houston org. (4)
NASA
4 Down: Irascible (8)
CHOLERIC
5 Down: Pinches (6)
SWIPES
6 Down: Kind of sphere (4)
HEMI
7 Down: "With the blue ribbons ___" (4)
ONIT
8 Down: Letters on some switch boxes (4)
ACDC
9 Down: What some smokers would like to kick (8)
THEHABIT
10 Down: Evening party (6)
SOIREE
11 Down: Salts (4)
TARS
12 Down: Explorer Johnson (3)
OSA
13 Down: Dined (3)
ATE
21 Down: Co-creator of "Twin Peaks" (5)
LYNCH
22 Down: Go wrong (3)
ERR
25 Down: Symbols of authority (5)
MACES
26 Down: Early Missourian (5)
OSAGE
27 Down: Writer Sinclair (5)
UPTON
28 Down: Pisa's river (4)
ARNO
29 Down: Bitter (5)
ACRID
30 Down: Fashion (5)
STYLE
31 Down: Sassafras and tupelo (5)
TREES
33 Down: Victim (4)
PREY
34 Down: First ___ kit (3)
AID
37 Down: Capricious people (8)
ERRATICS
38 Down: Stern (5)
HARSH
39 Down: ___ grise (person having unofficial power) (8)
EMINENCE
44 Down: Fastener (6)
STAPLE
45 Down: Scrap for Spot (3)
ORT
46 Down: Some department-store employees (6)
BUYERS
49 Down: Edge (4)
BRIM
50 Down: To be, in Boulogne (4)
ETRE
51 Down: Nose: Comb. form (4)
RHIN
52 Down: Reward, in poesy (4)
MEED
53 Down: Pine (4)
ACHE
54 Down: Wading bird (4)
RAIL
55 Down: Whips (4)
TANS
56 Down: Haw's pal (3)
HEM
57 Down: Fred Astaire's daughter (3)
AVA

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