Tuesday Crossword — October 23, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 10/23/1979. By Kathryn Righter.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: City in SE Spain (5)
- LORCA
- 6 Across: Mop or sponge (4)
- SWAB
- 10 Across: Animal associated with March 31 (4)
- LAMB
- 14 Across: Butter substitutes (5)
- OLEOS
- 15 Across: "The night ___ thousand eyes" (4)
- HASA
- 16 Across: River to the Caspian (4)
- URAL
- 17 Across: Deputy (5)
- AGENT
- 18 Across: Ostentatious in manner (4)
- ARTY
- 19 Across: Girl from Rio (4)
- RITA
- 20 Across: Theory that won't work (15)
- FALSEHYPOTHESIS
- 23 Across: Lock (5)
- TRESS
- 24 Across: Be indignant at (6)
- RESENT
- 25 Across: Hindu fasting method, to seek justice (6)
- DHARNA
- 28 Across: German article (3)
- DER
- 29 Across: Columnist Barrett (4)
- RONA
- 30 Across: From then on (10)
- THEREAFTER
- 37 Across: Choir voices (4)
- ALTI
- 38 Across: Time span (3)
- ERA
- 39 Across: Formal promise (4)
- OATH
- 40 Across: In general (10)
- BYANDLARGE
- 44 Across: "Once more ___ the breach . . . " (4)
- UNTO
- 45 Across: Ventilate (3)
- AIR
- 46 Across: Countee Cullen gems (6)
- VERSES
- 48 Across: Greet abruptly (6)
- ACCOST
- 52 Across: Words of assent (5)
- AMENS
- 54 Across: Feature on a local news program (15)
- WEATHERFORECAST
- 59 Across: Roguish (4)
- ARCH
- 60 Across: Provoke (4)
- ROIL
- 61 Across: First Duke of Normandy (5)
- ROLLO
- 62 Across: Degree of speed (4)
- RATE
- 63 Across: Distinctive air (4)
- AURA
- 64 Across: The ___ Goblin (Tolkien creature) (5)
- GREAT
- 65 Across: Arab title (4)
- EMIR
- 66 Across: Sly look (4)
- LEER
- 67 Across: Nobelist in Literature: 1923 (5)
- YEATS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Baker's unit (4)
- LOAF
- 2 Down: Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church (4)
- OLGA
- 3 Down: Spool (4)
- REEL
- 4 Down: Hold back by force (9)
- CONSTRAIN
- 5 Down: Behind a liner (6)
- ASTERN
- 6 Down: ___ Rebellion: 1786–87 (5)
- SHAYS
- 7 Down: Distorts (5)
- WARPS
- 8 Down: Anent (4)
- ASTO
- 9 Down: European laurel (7)
- BAYTREE
- 10 Down: Fishing-tackle items (5)
- LURES
- 11 Down: Greet the day (5)
- ARISE
- 12 Down: Of morning (5)
- MATIN
- 13 Down: Explosion (5)
- BLAST
- 21 Down: Intensity of feeling (4)
- HEAT
- 22 Down: Queen of Olympus (4)
- HERA
- 25 Down: Uninteresting (4)
- DRAB
- 26 Down: Word with Family or Father (4)
- HOLY
- 27 Down: Pilaster (4)
- ANTA
- 28 Down: Pull (4)
- DRAG
- 31 Down: Listen to (4)
- HEAR
- 32 Down: Slip (3)
- ERR
- 33 Down: Lincoln's "eighty" (9)
- FOURSCORE
- 34 Down: Converts into leather (4)
- TANS
- 35 Down: Little: Suffix (4)
- ETTE
- 36 Down: Greek letters (4)
- RHOS
- 41 Down: Dot's partner (4)
- DASH
- 42 Down: Word-for-word (7)
- LITERAL
- 43 Down: Always (4)
- EVER
- 47 Down: Current "crisis" topic (6)
- ENERGY
- 48 Down: Cognizant (5)
- AWARE
- 49 Down: Island in the Moluccas (5)
- CERAM
- 50 Down: Cholla and saguaro (5)
- CACTI
- 51 Down: Different (5)
- OTHER
- 52 Down: Blazing (5)
- AFIRE
- 53 Down: Tooth (5)
- MOLAR
- 55 Down: Rake (4)
- ROUE
- 56 Down: "Jacta ___ est" (4)
- ALEA
- 57 Down: Narrow strip of wood (4)
- SLAT
- 58 Down: Small children (4)
- TOTS
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