Tuesday Crossword — February 19, 1980 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/19/1980. By Pollard.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Rhyme scheme (4)
ABAB
5 Across: Most frequent, to a statistician (5)
MODAL
10 Across: Individuality (4)
SELF
14 Across: Lacquered metalware (4)
TOLE
15 Across: "___ at the office" (5)
IGAVE
16 Across: Colorado resort (4)
VAIL
17 Across: Kind of surgeon (4)
ORAL
18 Across: Lamp spirit (5)
GENIE
19 Across: Old Norse poetry collection (4)
EDDA
20 Across: Twain's fingerprint expert (15)
PUDDNHEADWILSON
23 Across: Islands in a stream (4)
AITS
24 Across: Mat. time (3)
AFT
25 Across: Not generous (6)
SKIMPY
28 Across: Race-track bet (8)
PERFECTA
33 Across: Bancroft and Jackson (5)
ANNES
34 Across: Fondant (5)
CANDY
35 Across: Pronoun (3)
HER
36 Across: An inch equals 1,000 of these (4)
MILS
37 Across: Golfer Julius (5)
BOROS
38 Across: Dollar, in Durango (4)
DURO
39 Across: Italian goose (3)
OCA
40 Across: Home-run king of 1961 (5)
MARIS
41 Across: High-altitude clouds (5)
CIRRI
42 Across: Frolics (8)
SKYLARKS
44 Across: Having paths, as a theater (6)
AISLED
45 Across: Sphere (3)
ORB
46 Across: Street waif (4)
ARAB
47 Across: Twain's frog's milieu (15)
CALAVERASCOUNTY
55 Across: "What's ___ for me?" (4)
INIT
56 Across: ___ Doone (5)
LORNA
57 Across: Miss Ponselle (4)
ROSA
58 Across: Two-by-two man (4)
NOAH
59 Across: Disabled (5)
LAMED
60 Across: Headliner (4)
STAR
61 Across: "I Should ___," 1944 song (4)
CARE
62 Across: Springe (5)
SNARE
63 Across: Merit (4)
EARN

Down Answers

1 Down: Over (4)
ATOP
2 Down: Brian ___, old Irish king (4)
BORU
3 Down: "When I was ___" (4)
ALAD
4 Down: Ugly women (8)
BELDAMES
5 Down: Powerful (6)
MIGHTY
6 Down: S-shaped curves (5)
OGEES
7 Down: Actor Andrews (4)
DANA
8 Down: Greedy (4)
AVID
9 Down: Certain islands (8)
LEEWARDS
10 Down: Willowy (6)
SVELTE
11 Down: St. Louis bridge (4)
EADS
12 Down: Island near Venice (4)
LIDO
13 Down: Custard dessert (4)
FLAN
21 Down: Small bites (4)
NIPS
22 Down: Problematical (4)
IFFY
25 Down: Greek island (5)
SAMOS
26 Down: New York ballplayer (5)
KNICK
27 Down: Dentist's specialty (5)
INLAY
28 Down: Juliet's betrothed (5)
PARIS
29 Down: Name meaning "man" (4)
ENOS
30 Down: Boor (5)
CHURL
31 Down: ___ Haute (5)
TERRE
32 Down: Taro, for one (5)
AROID
34 Down: Topper that's a stopper (4)
CORK
37 Down: Weight lifter's gear (8)
BARBELLS
38 Down: Expend (8)
DISBURSE
40 Down: Mets' "Marvelous" one of yore (4)
MARV
41 Down: Ta-ta, in Rome (4)
CIAO
43 Down: Abhor (6)
LOATHE
44 Down: Roofed lane (6)
ARCADE
46 Down: TV's Lou Grant (5)
ASNER
47 Down: One of Carter's jobs: Abbr. (4)
CINC
48 Down: Buffalo's cousin (4)
ANOA
49 Down: Mendacious person (4)
LIAR
50 Down: Horse color (4)
ROAN
51 Down: "___ virumque cano" (4)
ARMA
52 Down: ___ bene (4)
NOTA
53 Down: Despot (4)
TSAR
54 Down: Tale (4)
YARN

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