Tuesday Crossword — April 17, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 4/17/1979. By Sidney L. Robbins.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Mom and Dad (4)
- PAIR
- 5 Across: Cry heard by Pavarotti (5)
- BRAVO
- 10 Across: Escape (4)
- FLEE
- 14 Across: Recorded proceedings (4)
- ACTA
- 15 Across: "All ___ for the treat": Carroll (5)
- EAGER
- 16 Across: Entertainer Abbe (4)
- LANE
- 17 Across: What sci-fi heroes must combat (15)
- THEFORCESOFEVIL
- 20 Across: Haw's partner (3)
- HEM
- 21 Across: Tilted, as a ship in a storm (5)
- ALIST
- 22 Across: Duly equipped (5)
- READY
- 23 Across: "It's ___ to Tell a Lie" (4)
- ASIN
- 24 Across: Shebang (3)
- HUT
- 25 Across: Exerting pressure re a vital question (15)
- FORCINGTHEISSUE
- 33 Across: Baby born on April 17, e.g. (5)
- ARIES
- 34 Across: Offend (4)
- HURT
- 35 Across: Initials for an 1860–65 alliance (3)
- CSA
- 36 Across: Bounders (4)
- CADS
- 37 Across: Arson or larceny (5)
- CRIME
- 39 Across: "How now! ___?": Hamlet (4)
- ARAT
- 40 Across: Medic's graph (3)
- ECG
- 41 Across: Crazy as a ___ (4)
- LOON
- 42 Across: Ground almond (5)
- CHUFA
- 43 Across: This keeps people smoking, overeating, etc. (15)
- THEFORCEOFHABIT
- 47 Across: Soft drink (3)
- ADE
- 48 Across: Superficial or voluble (4)
- GLIB
- 49 Across: Stealer of tarts (5)
- KNAVE
- 52 Across: Misrepresent (5)
- BELIE
- 54 Across: Volcanic fallout (3)
- ASH
- 57 Across: Invalid (15)
- NOLONGERINFORCE
- 60 Across: Hebrew measure (4)
- OMER
- 61 Across: Avoid this if it's wet! (5)
- PAINT
- 62 Across: Munchausen, e.g. (4)
- LIAR
- 63 Across: Topic for Maeterlinck (4)
- BEES
- 64 Across: Too-too theatrical (5)
- STAGY
- 65 Across: Poet Millay (4)
- EDNA
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Orbit (4)
- PATH
- 2 Down: Bothersome thing (4)
- ACHE
- 3 Down: Newsy note (4)
- ITEM
- 4 Down: U.K. airmen (3)
- RAF
- 5 Down: "God Bless America" author (6)
- BERLIN
- 6 Down: A. J. Foyt's profession (6)
- RACING
- 7 Down: "While the eternal ___ watch and wait": Longfellow (4)
- AGES
- 8 Down: Endow (4)
- VEST
- 9 Down: Gold, to González (3)
- ORO
- 10 Down: Armadas (6)
- FLEETS
- 11 Down: Molten rock (4)
- LAVA
- 12 Down: Arthurian female (4)
- ENID
- 13 Down: Not easily held (4)
- EELY
- 18 Down: Camel drivers' rendezvous (5)
- OASIS
- 19 Down: Kind of punch or salad (5)
- FRUIT
- 23 Down: They win over kings (4)
- ACES
- 24 Down: In this locality (4)
- HERE
- 25 Down: Diamond feature (5)
- FACET
- 26 Down: Plant resembling spinach (5)
- ORACH
- 27 Down: Blue ___ Mountains (5)
- RIDGE
- 28 Down: "Set ___ house in order": Isa. 38:1 (5)
- THINE
- 29 Down: Word with drum or bug (3)
- HUM
- 30 Down: Second-string player (5)
- SCRUB
- 31 Down: Former mil. educational program (5)
- USAFI
- 32 Down: Erode (5)
- EATAT
- 37 Down: Heart (4)
- CORE
- 38 Down: Sinbad's bird (3)
- ROC
- 39 Down: Pequod captain (4)
- AHAB
- 41 Down: Waterproof fabric (5)
- LODEN
- 42 Down: Indian V.I.P. (5)
- CHIEF
- 44 Down: Acts of good will (6)
- FAVORS
- 45 Down: Eyeing amorously (6)
- OGLING
- 46 Down: Unyielding (6)
- FLINTY
- 49 Down: Door part (4)
- KNOB
- 50 Down: Alaskan seaport (4)
- NOME
- 51 Down: Nautical word (4)
- ALEE
- 52 Down: Thrash (4)
- BEAT
- 53 Down: Silkworm (4)
- ERIA
- 54 Down: Dry (4)
- ARID
- 55 Down: Peruse (4)
- SCAN
- 56 Down: She mothered a war god (4)
- HERA
- 58 Down: Some drs. (3)
- GPS
- 59 Down: Bullring cry (3)
- OLE
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