Wednesday Crossword — September 18, 1996 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 9/18/1996. By D. J. Kahn.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Kind of team (4)
- FARM
- 5 Across: Irving Berlin's "___ to Be Home" (4)
- GLAD
- 9 Across: Country lad (5)
- SWAIN
- 14 Across: Parkay, e.g. (4)
- OLEO
- 15 Across: Learning method (4)
- ROTE
- 16 Across: 1953 John Wayne role (5)
- HONDO
- 17 Across: Barnum & Bailey circus fake (15)
- WILDMANOFBORNEO
- 20 Across: Nursery outfit (7)
- LAYETTE
- 21 Across: Sunfish with colorful gill covers (6)
- REDEAR
- 22 Across: Tout's place (4)
- RAIL
- 23 Across: Sneaker brand (4)
- KEDS
- 24 Across: Mideast sultanate (4)
- OMAN
- 27 Across: Modern locale of ancient Palmyra (5)
- SYRIA
- 29 Across: "Usher" man (3)
- POE
- 32 Across: "The Shadow" medium (5)
- RADIO
- 34 Across: Like some fiction (8)
- ESCAPIST
- 37 Across: Elroy of football fame (15)
- CRAZYLEGSHIRSCH
- 40 Across: California dessert wine (8)
- ANGELICA
- 41 Across: Cato, e.g. (5)
- ROMAN
- 42 Across: Spot (3)
- SEE
- 43 Across: Haul: Var. (5)
- SHLEP
- 46 Across: Pamplona attraction (4)
- TORO
- 47 Across: ___ speak (4)
- SOTO
- 49 Across: Fodder figure (4)
- SILO
- 51 Across: Pluck, in a way (6)
- TWEEZE
- 54 Across: Opening night opiners (7)
- CRITICS
- 58 Across: Old Steve Martin phrase, with "a" (15)
- WILDANDCRAZYGUY
- 61 Across: Early three-handed card game (5)
- OMBER
- 62 Across: Fire (4)
- BOOT
- 63 Across: Smut (4)
- PORN
- 64 Across: Flash (5)
- SPARK
- 65 Across: Actor Rob (4)
- LOWE
- 66 Across: Illustrious illustrator (4)
- ERTE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Turkeys and such (4)
- FOWL
- 2 Down: Et ___ (and others) (4)
- ALIA
- 3 Down: Bank (on) (4)
- RELY
- 4 Down: Update (9)
- MODERNIZE
- 5 Down: For nothing (6)
- GRATIS
- 6 Down: Without company (6)
- LONELY
- 7 Down: Z preceder (3)
- ATO
- 8 Down: 3, on a telephone (3)
- DEF
- 9 Down: Did stable work (5)
- SHOED
- 10 Down: Have ___ (argue) (5)
- WORDS
- 11 Down: Actress Archer (4)
- ANNE
- 12 Down: "Good ___!" (4)
- IDEA
- 13 Down: Hussein's queen (4)
- NOOR
- 18 Down: 1959 Kingston Trio hit (3)
- MTA
- 19 Down: Hiatus (6)
- BREACH
- 23 Down: Rodin sculpture, with "The" (4)
- KISS
- 24 Down: Killer whales (5)
- ORCAS
- 25 Down: W.W. I battle site (5)
- MARNE
- 26 Down: Saw (5)
- ADAGE
- 28 Down: Kingly (5)
- REGAL
- 29 Down: ___ Beach, Calif. (5)
- PISMO
- 30 Down: Code word for "O" (5)
- OSCAR
- 31 Down: Prefix with history (5)
- ETHNO
- 33 Down: Olive ___ (3)
- OYL
- 35 Down: Gas station offering (3)
- AIR
- 36 Down: Patent office submission, maybe (9)
- PROTOTYPE
- 38 Down: Pay attention (6)
- LISTEN
- 39 Down: Send back (4)
- ECHO
- 44 Down: Kind of account (6)
- ESCROW
- 45 Down: Willie Stargell, e.g. (6)
- PIRATE
- 47 Down: Exodus commemoration (5)
- SEDER
- 48 Down: Bygone airline (5)
- OZARK
- 50 Down: Columnist Smith (3)
- LIZ
- 51 Down: Uncommon bills (4)
- TWOS
- 52 Down: Chicken, so to speak (4)
- WIMP
- 53 Down: Noted exile place (4)
- ELBA
- 55 Down: Composer Stravinsky (4)
- IGOR
- 56 Down: Brusque (4)
- CURT
- 57 Down: "Auld Lang ___" (4)
- SYNE
- 59 Down: Two-bagger: Abbr. (3)
- DBL
- 60 Down: Bill's partner (3)
- COO
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