Thursday Crossword — September 5, 1991 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/5/1991. By Judith Perry.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Oil cartel, for short (4)
- OPEC
- 5 Across: Upon (4)
- ATOP
- 9 Across: Secondhand (4)
- USED
- 13 Across: Third son of Jacob and Leah (4)
- LEVI
- 14 Across: Throng (5)
- SWARM
- 16 Across: Verne's captain (4)
- NEMO
- 17 Across: Attain (4)
- GAIN
- 18 Across: BROWN (10)
- CAFEAULAIT
- 20 Across: Claim (6)
- ALLEGE
- 22 Across: Sections (8)
- SEGMENTS
- 23 Across: Tore (4)
- RENT
- 25 Across: Beaks (4)
- NEBS
- 26 Across: SILVER (8)
- ARGENTIC
- 30 Across: Date breaker at an airport (6)
- NOSHOW
- 34 Across: "___ Theme," Jarre composition (5)
- LARAS
- 35 Across: Cobblers' equipment (5)
- LASTS
- 37 Across: Alas!: Ger. (3)
- ACH
- 38 Across: City on the Oka (4)
- OREL
- 39 Across: Central courtyards (5)
- ATRIA
- 40 Across: Formerly (4)
- ONCE
- 41 Across: What a goalie guards (3)
- NET
- 42 Across: Pointed ends (5)
- CUSPS
- 43 Across: Search thoroughly (5)
- SCOUR
- 44 Across: Puzzler's necessity (6)
- ERASER
- 46 Across: BLUE (8)
- SAPPHIRE
- 48 Across: "Not guilty," e.g. (4)
- PLEA
- 50 Across: Erudition (4)
- LORE
- 51 Across: Superimposed (8)
- OVERLAID
- 55 Across: Damascus native (6)
- SYRIAN
- 59 Across: PURPLE (10)
- HELIOTROPE
- 61 Across: Just (4)
- ONLY
- 62 Across: Haze that dims vision (4)
- MIST
- 63 Across: Conger fisherman (5)
- EELER
- 64 Across: Impel (4)
- URGE
- 65 Across: Large knife of yore (4)
- SNEE
- 66 Across: Hideaways (4)
- DENS
- 67 Across: Stock-exchange membership (4)
- SEAT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Russian saint (4)
- OLGA
- 2 Down: Ring (4)
- PEAL
- 3 Down: Satanic (4)
- EVIL
- 4 Down: GRAY (8)
- CINEREAL
- 5 Down: Rise (6)
- ASCENT
- 6 Down: "The ___ Dogs": Burns (3)
- TWA
- 7 Down: Bumpkins (4)
- OAFS
- 8 Down: Doll up (5)
- PREEN
- 9 Down: Except (6)
- UNLESS
- 10 Down: Connery or Penn (4)
- SEAN
- 11 Down: Give out (4)
- EMIT
- 12 Down: Specks (4)
- DOTS
- 15 Down: RED (7)
- MAGENTA
- 19 Down: Knoblike protuberances (5)
- UMBOS
- 21 Down: Roman clan (4)
- GENS
- 24 Down: Jousts (5)
- TILTS
- 26 Down: Solitary (5)
- ALONE
- 27 Down: More uncommon (5)
- RARER
- 28 Down: Garbo (5)
- GRETA
- 29 Down: Nags (5)
- CARPS
- 31 Down: Asian capital (5)
- HANOI
- 32 Down: Happen (5)
- OCCUR
- 33 Down: Reporter's query (5)
- WHERE
- 36 Down: Rope fiber (5)
- SISAL
- 39 Down: GOLD (7)
- AUREATE
- 40 Down: YELLOW (8)
- OCHEROUS
- 42 Down: Piatigorsky's instrument (5)
- CELLO
- 43 Down: Agile (4)
- SPRY
- 45 Down: Elf (6)
- SPRITE
- 47 Down: Baffling questions (6)
- POSERS
- 49 Down: Broadcast (5)
- AIRED
- 51 Down: Electrical units (4)
- OHMS
- 52 Down: Streak (4)
- VEIN
- 53 Down: Otherwise (4)
- ELSE
- 54 Down: Parcel (out) (4)
- DOLE
- 56 Down: Concerning (4)
- INRE
- 57 Down: Aquatic plant (4)
- ALGA
- 58 Down: Khrushchev response (4)
- NYET
- 60 Down: Enclosure (3)
- PEN
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