Wednesday Crossword — November 28, 1990 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 11/28/1990. By William E. Heinemann.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Frolic (4)
ROMP
5 Across: Mont-Saint-Michel, e.g. (5)
ABBEY
10 Across: Thunder sound (4)
CLAP
14 Across: Seed coat (4)
ARIL
15 Across: Home base (5)
PLATE
16 Across: Place for the famous (4)
HALL
17 Across: Poet Teasdale (4)
SARA
18 Across: Mottled horse (5)
PINTO
19 Across: Pilaster (4)
ANTA
20 Across: Feign (10)
PLAYPOSSUM
22 Across: Image (4)
ICON
23 Across: Kind of coffee (5)
IRISH
24 Across: Pinch (6)
ARREST
26 Across: One of Her Majesty's subjects (6)
BRITON
29 Across: Sea bird (4)
ERNE
31 Across: Fordham's team (4)
RAMS
32 Across: Lineage (4)
TREE
34 Across: Princess of Wales (5)
DIANA
39 Across: Bottleneck (7)
IMPASSE
41 Across: Freeloaded (7)
SPONGED
43 Across: Doohickey (5)
GISMO
44 Across: Comedian Johnson (4)
ARTE
46 Across: Peeper (4)
TOAD
47 Across: Remarkable (4)
RARE
49 Across: Contests (6)
EVENTS
51 Across: Hit hard (6)
BASHED
55 Across: Rind remover (5)
PARER
57 Across: Mechanical learning method (4)
ROTE
58 Across: Tinker-Evers-Chance routine (10)
DOUBLEPLAY
63 Across: Acre, e.g. (4)
AREA
64 Across: French university site (5)
LILLE
65 Across: Redoubt's output (4)
LAVA
66 Across: Excel (4)
STAR
67 Across: Mountain curves (5)
ESSES
68 Across: Again (4)
ANEW
69 Across: Pickle (4)
SALT
70 Across: Oracles (5)
SEERS
71 Across: Tall tale (4)
YARN

Down Answers

1 Down: Grating sound (4)
RASP
2 Down: Evangelist Roberts (4)
ORAL
3 Down: Star in Cetus (4)
MIRA
4 Down: Ilsa's request in "Casablanca" (9)
PLAYITSAM
5 Down: Names (8)
APPOINTS
6 Down: Ecstasy (5)
BLISS
7 Down: Spirit in Erin's folklore (7)
BANSHEE
8 Down: "___, Brute?" (4)
ETTU
9 Down: Royal Guard member (6)
YEOMAN
10 Down: Preside over a meeting (5)
CHAIR
11 Down: Marines' ___ corporal (5)
LANCE
12 Down: Choir parts (5)
ALTOS
13 Down: Shill (5)
PLANT
21 Down: ___ tempore (3)
PRO
25 Down: Make over (4)
REDO
26 Down: Tar's cell (4)
BRIG
27 Down: Feather barbs (4)
RAMI
28 Down: Little rascals (4)
IMPS
30 Down: Stop exercising (4)
REST
33 Down: Background (4)
REAR
35 Down: Reciprocal influence (9)
INTERPLAY
36 Down: Greek contest (4)
AGON
37 Down: Straight, to a bartender (4)
NEAT
38 Down: Annexes (4)
ADDS
40 Down: Annoyed (4)
SORE
42 Down: Unsurpassed (8)
PEERLESS
45 Down: Throw back (7)
REPULSE
48 Down: Confuses (6)
ADDLES
50 Down: Neckline type (3)
VEE
51 Down: Bigwigs in uniforms (5)
BRASS
52 Down: Artery (5)
AORTA
53 Down: Peculate (5)
STEAL
54 Down: Courage (5)
HEART
56 Down: More talented (5)
ABLER
59 Down: Seine tributary (4)
OISE
60 Down: Singer Cantrell (4)
LANA
61 Down: State confidently (4)
AVER
62 Down: Gape (4)
YAWN

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