Tuesday Crossword — May 23, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 5/23/1978. By Jean J. Davison.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Junior's ammo (4)
- CAPS
- 5 Across: Herring (5)
- SPRAT
- 10 Across: Remainder (4)
- REST
- 14 Across: Run ___ (go wild) (4)
- AMOK
- 15 Across: Wipe out (5)
- ERASE
- 16 Across: Dies ___ (days of wrath) (4)
- IRAE
- 17 Across: Withered (4)
- SERE
- 18 Across: Something of unknown value (10)
- PIGINAPOKE
- 20 Across: Bobby socks (7)
- ANKLETS
- 22 Across: Rivals to who one always loses (7)
- NEMESES
- 23 Across: Make obscure (5)
- BEDIM
- 24 Across: "___ Old Cowhand" (4)
- IMAN
- 25 Across: Radio noise (6)
- STATIC
- 27 Across: Kayo clout (4)
- ONER
- 28 Across: Poison ___ (3)
- IVY
- 31 Across: Jewel weight (5)
- CARAT
- 32 Across: Use gray matter (5)
- THINK
- 33 Across: Wedding-report word (3)
- NEE
- 34 Across: Pitch (4)
- HURL
- 35 Across: ___ Institute, in Brooklyn (5)
- PRATT
- 36 Across: Conflicts (4)
- WARS
- 37 Across: Dutch town (3)
- EPE
- 38 Across: Old ___ (5)
- GLORY
- 39 Across: Interruption (5)
- LAPSE
- 40 Across: Verdi's "La Forza ___ Destino" (3)
- DEL
- 41 Across: Rake (4)
- ROUE
- 42 Across: Tooth decay (6)
- CARIES
- 43 Across: Uses a shuttle (4)
- TATS
- 44 Across: Auctioneer's word (5)
- GOING
- 45 Across: What a lapel-grabber does (7)
- ACCOSTS
- 48 Across: Bigots (7)
- RACISTS
- 51 Across: Headgear (10)
- PORKPIEHAT
- 53 Across: Tidy (4)
- NEAT
- 54 Across: Hautboy (4)
- OBOE
- 55 Across: Ruth's mother-in-law (5)
- NAOMI
- 56 Across: Stabilizing device (4)
- GYRO
- 57 Across: Feathers (4)
- DOWN
- 58 Across: Estimate (5)
- GUESS
- 59 Across: Ooze (4)
- SEEP
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Señor's house (4)
- CASA
- 2 Down: Sobeit (4)
- AMEN
- 3 Down: Political patronage (10)
- PORKBARREL
- 4 Down: Emaciated (8)
- SKELETAL
- 5 Down: Putrefactive (6)
- SEPTIC
- 6 Down: Light-ray disperser (5)
- PRISM
- 7 Down: Kind of time or doll (3)
- RAG
- 8 Down: Silliness (9)
- ASININITY
- 9 Down: Slum dwelling (8)
- TENEMENT
- 10 Down: Mature (5)
- RIPEN
- 11 Down: Cupid (4)
- EROS
- 12 Down: Benefit (4)
- SAKE
- 13 Down: Golf equipment (4)
- TEES
- 19 Down: "And the Lord set ___ upon Cain" (5)
- AMARK
- 21 Down: Emend (4)
- EDIT
- 25 Down: Timetable: Abbr. (5)
- SCHED
- 26 Down: Hosiery shade (5)
- TAUPE
- 27 Down: Chicago airport (5)
- OHARE
- 28 Down: "Baloney!" (10)
- INAPIGSEYE
- 29 Down: Ogden Nash's forte (5)
- VERSE
- 30 Down: Sycophants' responses (5)
- YESES
- 32 Down: Bridal outfit (9)
- TROUSSEAU
- 35 Down: Conspirator's activity (8)
- PLOTTING
- 36 Down: Alarms or omens (8)
- WARNINGS
- 38 Down: Understand (5)
- GRASP
- 39 Down: Secular (4)
- LAIC
- 42 Down: Raccoons' cousins (6)
- COATIS
- 43 Down: Subway fare (5)
- TOKEN
- 44 Down: Metric weights (5)
- GRAMS
- 45 Down: " . . . two peas in ___" (4)
- APOD
- 46 Down: Arena in Detroit (4)
- COBO
- 47 Down: Boast (4)
- CROW
- 49 Down: Weight deduction (4)
- TARE
- 50 Down: Arrest (4)
- STOP
- 52 Down: Farm tool (3)
- HOE
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