Wednesday Crossword — October 23, 1991 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 10/23/1991. By Lois Sidway.

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Across Answers

1 Across: CCC (4)
GRAB
5 Across: Carrara coins (4)
LIRE
9 Across: Matinee hero (4)
IDOL
13 Across: Biblical peak (4)
NEBO
14 Across: Fruit drink (5)
CIDER
15 Across: Illegality (4)
NONO
16 Across: TTT (15)
PULLSOMEONESLEG
19 Across: Window-box bloom (7)
PETUNIA
20 Across: Restaurant (6)
EATERY
21 Across: "___ of the Sun . . . ," 1935 song (4)
EAST
22 Across: Greek peak (4)
OSSA
23 Across: Turn aside (6)
SWERVE
26 Across: Aerial (7)
ANTENNA
29 Across: Cousin of nope (3)
NIX
30 Across: Follow (5)
ENSUE
32 Across: Scalawag (5)
SCAMP
34 Across: "Hansen and Gretel" prop (4)
OVEN
36 Across: For all, to Verdi (5)
TUTTI
38 Across: Abu Dhabi leader (4)
EMIR
39 Across: Ky. college (5)
BEREA
41 Across: Inclined (5)
PRONE
43 Across: Folk-forming suffix (3)
ESE
44 Across: Hockey's ___ Cup (7)
STANLEY
46 Across: Like partly melted snow (6)
SLOSHY
48 Across: Layer (4)
TIER
49 Across: Abound (4)
TEEM
50 Across: "___ Girl . . . ," 1911 song (6)
IWANTA
53 Across: Home of the Big Red (7)
CORNELL
56 Across: UUU (15)
TAKEADVANTAGEOF
59 Across: Bird, to Pliny (4)
AVIS
60 Across: Skips (5)
OMITS
61 Across: Part of A.D. (4)
ANNO
62 Across: Monocle part (4)
LENS
63 Across: Boy, in Bilbao (4)
NINO
64 Across: YYY (4)
SAGE

Down Answers

1 Down: U.S. economy gauge (3)
GNP
2 Down: Enlist again (4)
REUP
3 Down: Fit (4)
ABLE
4 Down: Runaway horse, e.g. (6)
BOLTER
5 Down: Restrict (5)
LIMIT
6 Down: Thought (4)
IDEA
7 Down: Car of yesteryear (3)
REO
8 Down: Screenwriter Lehman (6)
ERNEST
9 Down: Example (8)
INSTANCE
10 Down: Subsistence (4)
DOLE
11 Down: Unique soul (4)
ONER
12 Down: Sluggish (4)
LOGY
14 Down: Permission (7)
CONSENT
17 Down: Urbane (5)
SUAVE
18 Down: Lessens (5)
EASES
22 Down: ___ a customer (5)
ONETO
23 Down: One with a superiority complex (4)
SNOB
24 Down: Some Windsor women (5)
WIVES
25 Down: Put forth effort (5)
EXERT
26 Down: "In the Heat of the Night" actor (5)
AUTRY
27 Down: Monikers (5)
NAMES
28 Down: Some Mennonites (5)
AMISH
31 Down: Really nifty (5)
SUPER
33 Down: Quarry (4)
PREY
35 Down: It often counts (8)
NEATNESS
37 Down: Newspaper extras (7)
INSERTS
40 Down: Writer Loos (5)
ANITA
42 Down: Actress Verdugo (5)
ELENA
45 Down: Lure (6)
LEADON
47 Down: Conclusions (6)
OMEGAS
49 Down: Silverheels role (5)
TONTO
50 Down: Type type: Abbr. (4)
ITAL
51 Down: Undulation (4)
WAVE
52 Down: Related (4)
AKIN
53 Down: First base man? (4)
CAIN
54 Down: Actress Olin (4)
LENA
55 Down: Yearn (4)
LONG
57 Down: Stonewall J. taught here (3)
VMI
58 Down: Grant, to Lee (3)
FOE

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