Wednesday Crossword — March 6, 1991 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/6/1991. By Nancy Joline.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Incarnation of a deity (6)
AVATAR
7 Across: Chilean desert (7)
ATACAMA
14 Across: Summary (6)
RESUME
15 Across: Certain singers (8)
CAROLERS
17 Across: Herb Gardner play (15)
ATHOUSANDCLOWNS
19 Across: Lad (3)
BOY
20 Across: Scot's uncle (3)
EME
21 Across: Proofreaders' marks (5)
DELES
22 Across: Palm Springs mayor (4)
BONO
24 Across: Dumas ___ (4)
FILS
26 Across: Famed circus performer (11)
EMMETTKELLY
30 Across: "___ Rosenkavalier" (3)
DER
33 Across: Light heavyweight champ: 1952-60 (5)
MOORE
34 Across: Fannie ___ (3)
MAE
35 Across: Norman river (4)
ORNE
36 Across: Anent (4)
INRE
37 Across: Funny favorites in a circus (5)
JOEYS
39 Across: Bob from Kan. (4)
DOLE
40 Across: "___ we forget" (4)
LEST
41 Across: Motherless woman (3)
EVE
42 Across: U.S. tennis champ: 1977 (5)
VILAS
43 Across: Summer: Fr. (3)
ETE
44 Across: Circus role of 26 Across (11)
WEARYWILLIE
47 Across: Jung or Lewis (4)
CARL
48 Across: "Dies ___" (4)
IRAE
49 Across: Foreigner (5)
ALIEN
52 Across: Belgian resort (3)
SPA
53 Across: Trifle (3)
SOU
56 Across: Sondheim song (15)
SENDINTHECLOWNS
61 Across: Feelers (8)
ANTENNAE
62 Across: "The ___ Kid," 1984 film (6)
KARATE
63 Across: L.A. team (7)
DODGERS
64 Across: Pool people (6)
STENOS

Down Answers

1 Down: Syrian, e.g. (4)
ARAB
2 Down: Kill a bill (4)
VETO
3 Down: Wan (4)
ASHY
4 Down: Thine, in Torino (3)
TUO
5 Down: ___ Darya, Asian river (3)
AMU
6 Down: Take umbrage at (6)
RESENT
7 Down: Rosacea (4)
ACNE
8 Down: Minute amount (3)
TAD
9 Down: Jeanne d'___ (3)
ARC
10 Down: In an unfeeling way (6)
COLDLY
11 Down: Eaglewood (5)
ALOES
12 Down: Whimper (4)
MEWL
13 Down: "Comus" composer (4)
ARNE
16 Down: Draft inits. (3)
SSS
18 Down: In a frenzy (4)
AMOK
22 Down: Chapeau for Corot (5)
BERET
23 Down: Capri follower (3)
OTE
24 Down: Excoriate (4)
FLAY
25 Down: Miquelon, etc. (4)
ILES
26 Down: Boxer Griffith (5)
EMILE
27 Down: Painter of waterlilies (5)
MONET
28 Down: "Tru" star (5)
MORSE
29 Down: Islamic V.I.P. (5)
EMEER
30 Down: Waggish (5)
DROLL
31 Down: Zhou ___ (5)
ENLAI
32 Down: Della of songdom (5)
REESE
35 Down: Ballet role (5)
ODILE
37 Down: Deride (4)
JEER
38 Down: Face shape (4)
OVAL
42 Down: ___ Dolorosa (3)
VIA
44 Down: Diminishing (6)
WANING
45 Down: Cry of pain (4)
YIPE
46 Down: Distresses severely (6)
WRACKS
47 Down: Relinquished (5)
CEDED
49 Down: Botanist Gray (3)
ASA
50 Down: Advance (4)
LEND
51 Down: " . . . swords ___ plowshares" (4)
INTO
52 Down: "___ a Woman," 1964 song (4)
SHES
53 Down: Trumpeter, e.g. (4)
SWAN
54 Down: Aware of (4)
ONTO
55 Down: Customs (4)
USES
57 Down: Compass dir. (3)
NNE
58 Down: Gob (3)
TAR
59 Down: Mariner's abbr. (3)
LAT
60 Down: Jacutinga, e.g. (3)
ORE

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