Monday Crossword — December 1, 1980 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/1/1980. By Herb L. Risteen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Large, clumsy boat (3)
ARK
4 Across: Commandment word (5)
SHALT
9 Across: Heat-resistant mineral (4)
MICA
13 Across: Particles (4)
IONS
15 Across: Asian land (5)
KOREA
16 Across: Mt. Demavend is its highest point (4)
IRAN
17 Across: Battle site: Nov. 24, 1863 (15)
LOOKOUTMOUNTAIN
20 Across: Salt, sugar, etc. (7)
STAPLES
21 Across: Joe Louis ___, in Detroit (5)
ARENA
22 Across: Exaggerated (4)
TALL
23 Across: Priestly mantle (4)
COPE
25 Across: C.S.A. forces (6)
REBELS
28 Across: Monitor or Merrimac (4)
SHIP
29 Across: Instance, in Calais (3)
CAS
32 Across: Old-time rhymer (4)
OMAR
33 Across: Purloined (5)
STOLE
34 Across: Hill dweller (3)
ANT
35 Across: Battle site: Nov. 25, 1863 (15)
MISSIONARYRIDGE
39 Across: High in pitch (3)
ALT
40 Across: Dish out dough (5)
SPEND
41 Across: At no time: Poetic (4)
NEER
42 Across: Born (3)
NEE
43 Across: Interpret (4)
READ
44 Across: Crushing tool (6)
PESTLE
46 Across: ___ on (be sure of) (4)
BANK
47 Across: Daring deed (4)
FEAT
48 Across: Send forth (5)
ISSUE
51 Across: Luftwaffe blitz (7)
AIRRAID
54 Across: Engagement in 1861 or 1862 (Manassas, to the C.S.A.) (15)
BATTLEOFBULLRUN
58 Across: Came to rest (4)
ALIT
59 Across: Farm animals (5)
MARES
60 Across: Knowledge (4)
LORE
61 Across: Thin (4)
RARE
62 Across: Supply (5)
STORE
63 Across: Arrest (3)
NAB

Down Answers

1 Down: Be indisposed (3)
AIL
2 Down: Aussie animals (4)
ROOS
3 Down: Unit of speed at sea (4)
KNOT
4 Down: Craniums (6)
SKULLS
5 Down: Tourist haven (5)
HOTEL
6 Down: Weapons (4)
ARMS
7 Down: Zodiacal sign (3)
LEO
8 Down: Kind of cross (3)
TAU
9 Down: Anglican bishop's cap (5)
MITRE
10 Down: "Dies ___" (old hymn) (4)
IRAE
11 Down: Adam's eldest (4)
CAIN
12 Down: Tolstoy heroine (4)
ANNA
14 Down: Babilonia and Gardner (7)
SKATERS
18 Down: Ring stone (4)
OPAL
19 Down: One enjoying a siesta (6)
NAPPER
23 Down: Combination of three or more tones (5)
CHORD
24 Down: Unctuous (4)
OILY
25 Down: Style of type (5)
ROMAN
26 Down: Novelist Zola (5)
EMILE
27 Down: Beat soundly (5)
BASTE
28 Down: Custer's finale (5)
STAND
29 Down: Armed-forces trainee (5)
CADET
30 Down: Play sponsor (5)
ANGEL
31 Down: Cubic meter (5)
STERE
33 Down: Furtive fellow (5)
SNEAK
36 Down: Winner of the Yom Kippur War (6)
ISRAEL
37 Down: Begin (4)
OPEN
38 Down: Enthrone, e.g. (7)
INSTALL
44 Down: Look over carefully (6)
PERUSE
45 Down: Rank below marquis (4)
EARL
46 Down: Copper capital (5)
BUTTE
47 Down: Basic toughness (5)
FIBER
48 Down: Building beam (4)
IBAR
49 Down: Room for Raúl (4)
SALA
50 Down: Movement (4)
STIR
51 Down: Hair style (4)
AFRO
52 Down: Inflexible (4)
IRON
53 Down: ___ mater (brain membrane) (4)
DURA
55 Down: German river (3)
EMS
56 Down: Kind of cake or meal (3)
OAT
57 Down: Bird's beak (3)
NEB

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