Tuesday Crossword — April 3, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/3/1979. By Mel Rosen.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Bette Davis role (7)
- JEZEBEL
- 8 Across: African river featuring Victoria Falls (7)
- ZAMBEZI
- 15 Across: Type of atom (7)
- ISOTONE
- 16 Across: Portions of the iris (7)
- AREOLAS
- 17 Across: Woody Allen film (7)
- BANANAS
- 18 Across: Sheeting (7)
- PERCALE
- 19 Across: Fat from sheep or cattle (4)
- SUET
- 20 Across: Life story, for short (3)
- BIO
- 22 Across: More persistent (5)
- GAMER
- 23 Across: Novel setting (6)
- LOCALE
- 26 Across: With awe (10)
- REVERENTLY
- 31 Across: Bath and Banff (4)
- SPAS
- 35 Across: Wood sorrel (6)
- OXALIS
- 36 Across: Do a takeoff (3)
- APE
- 37 Across: Ballet term (4)
- PLIE
- 38 Across: Had the misery (5)
- AILED
- 39 Across: Wee small hours (3)
- AMS
- 40 Across: Torch-song topic (5)
- FLAME
- 41 Across: Not in need of a low-fat diet (4)
- SLIM
- 42 Across: "Can" (3)
- AXE
- 43 Across: Climbed a soapbox (6)
- ORATED
- 44 Across: Williams and Kennedy (4)
- TEDS
- 45 Across: Fuses (10)
- DETONATORS
- 47 Across: Moon goddess (6)
- SELENE
- 48 Across: Corday's victim (5)
- MARAT
- 52 Across: Ethiopian prince (3)
- RAS
- 53 Across: Neighbor of Ore. (4)
- WASH
- 57 Across: Early Canaan dweller (7)
- AMORITE
- 60 Across: Medieval weapon (7)
- GISARME
- 62 Across: Pike of Pikes Peak (7)
- ZEBULON
- 63 Across: O.T. prophet (7)
- EZEKIEL
- 64 Across: Talmudist (7)
- EXEGETE
- 65 Across: Fell back, as a tide (7)
- RECEDED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Triangular sails (4)
- JIBS
- 2 Down: Biblical twin (4)
- ESAU
- 3 Down: Postal or commercial follower (4)
- ZONE
- 4 Down: French state (4)
- ETAT
- 5 Down: Half a sweet (3)
- BON
- 6 Down: Lends authority to (7)
- ENABLES
- 7 Down: Injury (6)
- LESION
- 8 Down: Cartoon sound effect (3)
- ZAP
- 9 Down: "We ___ the hollow men": Eliot (3)
- ARE
- 10 Down: Join (5)
- MERGE
- 11 Down: ___ Raton, Fla. (4)
- BOCA
- 12 Down: Ancient Asian kingdom (4)
- ELAM
- 13 Down: Boxer Tony (4)
- ZALE
- 14 Down: Elbe tributary (4)
- ISER
- 21 Down: Type of verse often used by Poe (9)
- OCTAMETER
- 24 Down: Major mountains (4)
- ALPS
- 25 Down: Caustic (3)
- LYE
- 26 Down: Ridicule Martin's guest of honor (5)
- ROAST
- 27 Down: Banish (5)
- EXILE
- 28 Down: Supportable (5)
- VALID
- 29 Down: Pb, Cs, Fe, etc. (5)
- ELEMS
- 30 Down: Free from (3)
- RID
- 31 Down: Chair back (5)
- SPLAT
- 32 Down: Dialogue writer of old (5)
- PLATO
- 33 Down: To love, in Lyon (5)
- AIMER
- 34 Down: Beginnings (5)
- SEEDS
- 39 Down: Leap on the ice (4)
- AXEL
- 40 Down: ___ Angelico (3)
- FRA
- 42 Down: Summer drink (3)
- ADE
- 43 Down: "___ fits all" (common label) (7)
- ONESIZE
- 46 Down: Wild ass (6)
- ONAGER
- 47 Down: Rural crossing (5)
- STILE
- 48 Down: Place for a rat race (4)
- MAZE
- 49 Down: Wall St. index (4)
- AMEX
- 50 Down: Toga or stola (4)
- ROBE
- 51 Down: " . . . bug in ___" (4)
- ARUG
- 53 Down: Stir or excite (4)
- WAKE
- 54 Down: Like the Mojave (4)
- ARID
- 55 Down: Captain Hook's sidekick (4)
- SMEE
- 56 Down: Kept position under attack (4)
- HELD
- 58 Down: Add up (3)
- TOT
- 59 Down: Compass point (3)
- ENE
- 61 Down: Time period, for short (3)
- SEC
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