Wednesday Crossword — December 12, 1990 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/12/1990. By Richard Silvestri.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Up to snuff (4)
- ABLE
- 5 Across: Ladies' titles (5)
- DAMES
- 10 Across: Jannings or Ludwig (4)
- EMIL
- 14 Across: Told a whopper (4)
- LIED
- 15 Across: Dramatize (5)
- ENACT
- 16 Across: Not any (4)
- NONE
- 17 Across: Cahn-Van Heusen song introduced by 20 Across: 1955 (15)
- LOVEANDMARRIAGE
- 20 Across: Singer born Dec. 12, 1915 (7)
- SINATRA
- 21 Across: Egg-rolling occasion (6)
- EASTER
- 22 Across: Be contrite (3)
- RUE
- 23 Across: Letters (4)
- 24 Across: Conquer (6)
- MASTER
- 28 Across: Song recorded by 20 Across in 1947 (8)
- MAMSELLE
- 32 Across: Youth org. (4)
- YMCA
- 33 Across: Pass by (6)
- ELAPSE
- 35 Across: Lend a hand (3)
- AID
- 36 Across: Cautions (5)
- WARNS
- 38 Across: Blowup: Abbr. (3)
- ENL
- 39 Across: Mends socks (5)
- DARNS
- 41 Across: Memorabilia (3)
- ANA
- 42 Across: Plains dwellings (6)
- TEPEES
- 45 Across: Ill-mannered (4)
- RUDE
- 46 Across: Whined (8)
- YAMMERED
- 48 Across: "Can ___ a Little Love?": 1957 recording (6)
- ISTEAL
- 50 Across: Profess (4)
- AVOW
- 51 Across: "High Hopes" creature (3)
- ANT
- 52 Across: Kind of cow (6)
- SACRED
- 55 Across: Pointed the finger at (7)
- ACCUSED
- 59 Across: Song recorded by 20 Across: 1955 (15)
- LEARNINTHEBLUES
- 62 Across: View from Buffalo (4)
- ERIE
- 63 Across: Observer (5)
- NOTER
- 64 Across: God of war (4)
- ARES
- 65 Across: "Summer ___" (one of his favorites) (4)
- WIND
- 66 Across: A or B (5)
- GRADE
- 67 Across: "Talk ___," 1959 recording (4)
- TOME
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "___ Way," 1957 hit (3)
- ALL
- 2 Down: Life stories, for short (4)
- BIOS
- 3 Down: Matchmaker Dolly (4)
- LEVI
- 4 Down: Utopia (4)
- EDEN
- 5 Down: Set of false teeth (7)
- DENTURE
- 6 Down: Conductor Kostelanetz (5)
- ANDRE
- 7 Down: Peggy Wood role (4)
- MAMA
- 8 Down: Marshall Plan agcy. (3)
- ECA
- 9 Down: Rills (7)
- STREAMS
- 10 Down: Isolate (6)
- ENISLE
- 11 Down: Castle ditch (4)
- MOAT
- 12 Down: The Gloomy Dean (4)
- INGE
- 13 Down: Evil look (4)
- LEER
- 18 Down: Swiss river (4)
- AARE
- 19 Down: Brought up (6)
- RAISED
- 23 Down: Sugar source (5)
- MAPLE
- 24 Down: A 1969 hit for 20 Across (5)
- MYWAY
- 25 Down: ___ Church Society (5)
- AMANA
- 26 Down: Vamoose (5)
- SCRAM
- 27 Down: Make leather (3)
- TAN
- 28 Down: Like lions (5)
- MANED
- 29 Down: TV's "Lights Out" narrator: 1949-50 (5)
- LARUE
- 30 Down: Actress Evans (5)
- LINDA
- 31 Down: Detroit dud (5)
- EDSEL
- 34 Down: Cartoon skunk Pepe ___ (5)
- LEPEW
- 37 Down: Director Spielberg (6)
- STEVEN
- 40 Down: Tate display (3)
- ART
- 43 Down: Wearing away (7)
- ERODING
- 44 Down: Genuine (7)
- SINCERE
- 47 Down: Defaced (6)
- MARRED
- 49 Down: Ticket part (4)
- STUB
- 51 Down: Hurt (5)
- ACHED
- 52 Down: Did in (4)
- SLEW
- 53 Down: Flying start? (4)
- AERI
- 54 Down: Second man (4)
- CAIN
- 55 Down: "___ boy!" (4)
- ATTA
- 56 Down: Bed support (4)
- SLAT
- 57 Down: A kangaroo (4)
- EURO
- 58 Down: Judge (4)
- DEEM
- 60 Down: Scand. land (3)
- NOR
- 61 Down: Compass pt. (3)
- SSE
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