Thursday Crossword — May 2, 1991 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/2/1991. By Jean M. Hunt.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Youth (3)
LAD
4 Across: Type of nest (5)
MARES
9 Across: Hebrew universe (4)
OLAM
13 Across: Healthy (4)
HALE
14 Across: Bradley and Khayyám (5)
OMARS
15 Across: Ruth or Herman (4)
BABE
16 Across: Part of the larynx (10)
ADAMSAPPLE
18 Across: Old Testament book (4)
EZRA
19 Across: Troy, to Achilles (5)
ILION
20 Across: Prevaricate (3)
LIE
21 Across: Wood nymph (5)
DRYAD
22 Across: Confined, in a way (8)
KENNELED
24 Across: N.M. resort (4)
TAOS
25 Across: March 15, in Italy (3)
IDI
26 Across: Entrance to Hades (7)
AVERNUS
29 Across: Actor Baldwin (4)
ALEC
32 Across: Irish revolutionary (6)
FENIAN
34 Across: "To ___ With Love" (3)
SIR
36 Across: Sun god (3)
SOL
37 Across: Orch. section (3)
STR
38 Across: A network (3)
CBS
39 Across: Pie ___ mode (3)
ALA
40 Across: Here, in Paris (3)
ICI
41 Across: "But will it play in ___?" (6)
PEORIA
43 Across: Starter for date or cede (4)
ANTE
44 Across: Douse (7)
IMMERSE
46 Across: On the ___ (in flight) (3)
LAM
48 Across: Fleming and Hunter (4)
IANS
49 Across: Australian kettle (8)
BILLYCAN
54 Across: Like some paper (5)
LINED
56 Across: Old card game (3)
LOO
57 Across: Having wings (5)
ALATE
58 Across: Pulitzer Prize poet Dugan: 1962 (4)
ALAN
59 Across: Type of petition (10)
ROUNDROBIN
61 Across: "I ___ fool i' the forest": Shak. (4)
META
62 Across: Ford or Pyle (5)
ERNIE
63 Across: Shopper's delight (4)
SALE
64 Across: Emulated Lizzie Borden? (4)
AXED
65 Across: City on the Meuse (5)
SEDAN
66 Across: Knead, old style (3)
ELT

Down Answers

1 Down: Soup dipper (5)
LADLE
2 Down: Actor Delon (5)
ALAIN
3 Down: Fiendish (7)
DEMONIC
4 Down: Extinct bird (3)
MOA
5 Down: More than enough (5)
AMPLE
6 Down: River in Va. (7)
RAPIDAN
7 Down: ___ Barrington, Trollope character (4)
ERLE
8 Down: Reno-to-Carson City dir. (3)
SSE
9 Down: Titania's spouse (6)
OBERON
10 Down: Revolving tray (9)
LAZYSUSAN
11 Down: Canyon mouth (4)
ABRA
12 Down: Honey drink (4)
MEAD
13 Down: North African garment (4)
HAIK
17 Down: Lop off, to Burns (4)
SNED
21 Down: Mends garments (5)
DARNS
23 Down: Elevating people or things (7)
LIFTERS
24 Down: Beverage-brewing container (7)
TEABALL
27 Down: "Veni, vidi, ___" (4)
VICI
28 Down: Sediment (4)
SILT
29 Down: "___ Lay Dying": Faulkner (3)
ASI
30 Down: Places (4)
LOCI
31 Down: Rub out (9)
ELIMINATE
33 Down: Friend of Mark Antony (4)
EROS
35 Down: Scottish explorer (3)
RAE
37 Down: Disburse (5)
SPEND
42 Down: Rally (7)
REBOUND
43 Down: Component of starch (7)
AMYLOSE
45 Down: Wild woman (6)
MAENAD
47 Down: Axillary (4)
ALAR
50 Down: Ancient region in Asia Minor (5)
IONIA
51 Down: Conspiracy (5)
CABAL
52 Down: Inclined (5)
ATILT
53 Down: North Sea feeder (4)
NENE
54 Down: Color also called goose gray (4)
LAMA
55 Down: Holly (4)
ILEX
56 Down: Folk wisdom (4)
LORE
59 Down: In medias ___ (3)
RES
60 Down: Hideaway (3)
DEN

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