Tuesday Crossword — May 1, 1979 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/1/1979. By Cerasoli.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Spring (4)
LEAP
5 Across: Silver, in Seville (5)
PLATA
10 Across: A.M. (4)
MORN
14 Across: Part of an estate (4)
ACRE
15 Across: ___ a hand (helps) (5)
LENDS
16 Across: Migrant farm worker (4)
OKIE
17 Across: Common songbird (15)
CHIPPINGSPARROW
20 Across: Hawaiian timber tree (3)
KOA
21 Across: Reasonable (4)
SANE
22 Across: Sunday-dinner item (5)
ROAST
23 Across: Wee (4)
TINY
24 Across: Caracals (4)
CATS
26 Across: Horrified (6)
AGHAST
29 Across: Wise (7)
SAPIENT
32 Across: Lustful look (4)
LEER
33 Across: Baby talk for a baby's garment (5)
DIDIE
34 Across: Material for a bucket (3)
OAK
36 Across: Colorful bird (15)
BALTIMOREORIOLE
40 Across: "Children ___ People": Emily Post (3)
ARE
41 Across: Musical composition (5)
NONET
42 Across: Cozy (4)
SNUG
43 Across: Ephemeral sculpture (7)
SNOWMEN
45 Across: Estimate (6)
ASSESS
47 Across: Make an incised mark (4)
RASE
48 Across: "___ boy!" (4)
ATTA
49 Across: Japanese immigrants (5)
ISSEI
52 Across: Mirth (4)
GLEE
53 Across: Fast plane (3)
SST
56 Across: Small bird (15)
LEASTFLYCATCHER
60 Across: Stretchy fabric (4)
KNIT
61 Across: Greek island (5)
SAMOS
62 Across: Enormous (4)
HUGE
63 Across: Salt tree (4)
ATLE
64 Across: She-bears, to Seneca (5)
URSAE
65 Across: Medicinal plant (4)
ALOE

Down Answers

1 Down: Want (4)
LACK
2 Down: Repeat (4)
ECHO
3 Down: "Un bel di" is one (4)
ARIA
4 Down: Energy (3)
PEP
5 Down: Easily influenced (6)
PLIANT
6 Down: Bruce (5)
LENNY
7 Down: With "arch," Michel or Gabriel (4)
ANGE
8 Down: N.F.L. scores (3)
TDS
9 Down: Viper (3)
ASP
10 Down: Gloomy (6)
MOROSE
11 Down: Its pods are often pickled (4)
OKRA
12 Down: Los ___, Ecuadorean province (4)
RIOS
13 Down: Triton (4)
NEWT
18 Down: Greek letters (4)
PSIS
19 Down: More ostentatious and affected (6)
ARTIER
23 Down: Dessert order (4)
TART
24 Down: Military intern (5)
CADET
25 Down: Peruvian carrot (4)
APIO
26 Down: Spanish dukedom (4)
ALBA
27 Down: ___ up (accelerates production) (5)
GEARS
28 Down: Wife of Menelaus (5)
HELEN
29 Down: Chased woman (5)
SIREN
30 Down: Not a soul (5)
NOONE
31 Down: Anklebone (5)
TALUS
33 Down: Receiver of gifts (5)
DONEE
35 Down: Containers for brew (4)
KEGS
37 Down: Lying ___, as a sniper (6)
INWAIT
38 Down: They go with pops (4)
MOMS
39 Down: Japanese poet Kobayashi ___: 1763–1827 (4)
ISSA
44 Down: Tragedy by Voltaire (6)
ORESTE
45 Down: Resting (6)
ATEASE
46 Down: ___ processus (delay order in law) (4)
STET
48 Down: Tennessee city (5)
ALCOA
49 Down: Writer Chase (4)
ILKA
50 Down: Shipped (4)
SENT
51 Down: Put out to sea (4)
SAIL
52 Down: Places for workouts (4)
GYMS
53 Down: Synagogue (4)
SHUL
54 Down: Lily with bell-shaped petals (4)
SEGO
55 Down: Arbor Day plant (4)
TREE
57 Down: Tallahassee inst. (3)
FSU
58 Down: Household spirit of Ancient Rome (3)
LAR
59 Down: Half a dance (3)
CHA

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