Friday Crossword — December 14, 1990 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 12/14/1990. By Eileen Lexau.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Floats on fish lines (4)
- BOBS
- 5 Across: ___ au rhum (4)
- BABA
- 9 Across: Party in Penshurst (4)
- BASH
- 13 Across: Shakespeare's "food of love" (5)
- MUSIC
- 14 Across: New Harmony, Ind., founder (4)
- OWEN
- 15 Across: Rose Bowl winner: 1986 (4)
- UCLA
- 16 Across: Threefold (5)
- TRINE
- 17 Across: Site of William the Conqueror's tomb (4)
- CAEN
- 18 Across: Fisherman's lure (4)
- CHUM
- 19 Across: Bart Starr was one (14)
- GREENBAYPACKER
- 22 Across: Sally (6)
- SORTIE
- 23 Across: Messy one (4)
- SLOB
- 24 Across: Pitch indicator (4)
- CLEF
- 27 Across: Sacred composition (5)
- MOTET
- 31 Across: Pierce (4)
- STAB
- 35 Across: ___-podrida (4)
- OLLA
- 37 Across: Tuesday, in Tours (5)
- MARDI
- 38 Across: Beatles movie: 1968 (15)
- YELLOWSUBMARINE
- 41 Across: Showed sudden interest (5)
- SATUP
- 42 Across: Collector of the rain in Spain (4)
- EBRO
- 43 Across: "___ I say . . . " (4)
- DOAS
- 44 Across: Church council site (5)
- TRENT
- 45 Across: Tastes (4)
- SIPS
- 47 Across: Water barrier (4)
- DIKE
- 50 Across: A mine shaft (6)
- UPCAST
- 55 Across: Alice Walker's prize-winning book (14)
- THECOLORPURPLE
- 59 Across: Farm hand, at times (4)
- HOER
- 60 Across: Hair style (4)
- AFRO
- 61 Across: Quarrel (5)
- RUNIN
- 62 Across: Raison d'___ (4)
- ETRE
- 63 Across: Beat (4)
- LICK
- 64 Across: Abounds (5)
- TEEMS
- 65 Across: Temper (4)
- MOOD
- 66 Across: Handle, to Hadrian (4)
- ANSA
- 67 Across: Brace (4)
- STAY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Beast of burden (5)
- BURRO
- 2 Down: Wicker (5)
- OSIER
- 3 Down: Intelligence-test man (5)
- BINET
- 4 Down: Like the Mohawk Trail (6)
- SCENIC
- 5 Down: ___ Raton, Fla. (4)
- BOCA
- 6 Down: Out (4)
- AWAY
- 7 Down: Pager signals (5)
- BEEPS
- 8 Down: Valid for one year only: Fr. (5)
- ANNAL
- 9 Down: Open carriage (9)
- BUCKBOARD
- 10 Down: Pine (4)
- ACHE
- 11 Down: Insult (4)
- SLUR
- 12 Down: Broadway mugger (3)
- HAM
- 13 Down: Brd. sessions (4)
- MTGS
- 20 Down: Costain's "___ the Salt" (5)
- BELOW
- 21 Down: Kind of butterfly (5)
- COMMA
- 25 Down: Otherwise (4)
- ELSE
- 26 Down: Slips up (5)
- FLUBS
- 28 Down: Division of a march (4)
- TRIO
- 29 Down: Actress Purviance (4)
- EDNA
- 30 Down: Haberdashery section (4)
- TIES
- 31 Down: Computer ntwk. (4)
- SYST
- 32 Down: Rip or rip along (4)
- TEAR
- 33 Down: Der ___ (Adenauer) (4)
- ALTE
- 34 Down: Erred (9)
- BLUNDERED
- 36 Down: Sheltered spot (4)
- ABRI
- 39 Down: Vision-related (5)
- OPTIC
- 40 Down: Put finishing touches on (5)
- MOPUP
- 46 Down: Gushes (6)
- SPURTS
- 48 Down: Australian "bear" (5)
- KOALA
- 49 Down: Tiny (5)
- ELFIN
- 51 Down: Condiment bottle (5)
- CRUET
- 52 Down: Breathing disorder (5)
- APNEA
- 53 Down: Slick and nasty (5)
- SLIMY
- 54 Down: Billfold items (4)
- TENS
- 55 Down: The Gales' pet (4)
- TOTO
- 56 Down: Epic figure (4)
- HERO
- 57 Down: Killer whales (4)
- ORCS
- 58 Down: Tallow-yielding African tree (4)
- ROKA
- 59 Down: Up-and-down line (3)
- HEM
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