Monday Crossword — October 12, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/12/1981. By C. J. Angio.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Adjective once misapplied to the Earth (4)
- FLAT
- 5 Across: Like Ferdinand or Isabella (5)
- REGAL
- 10 Across: One of Niña's gaffs (4)
- SPAR
- 14 Across: Coin for a descendant of Columbus (4)
- LIRA
- 15 Across: Obliterate (5)
- ERASE
- 16 Across: Mata ___ (4)
- HARI
- 17 Across: Italian navigator: 1454–1512 (15)
- AMERIGOVESPUCCI
- 20 Across: One concern of a skipper (8)
- NEAPTIDE
- 21 Across: Maria and Clara (6)
- SANTAS
- 22 Across: Garden tool (3)
- HOE
- 23 Across: "___ we forget" (4)
- LEST
- 24 Across: Columbus was one (6)
- SEAMAN
- 28 Across: Confined (4)
- PENT
- 29 Across: ___ Amin, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (3)
- HAJ
- 32 Across: Caper (5)
- ANTIC
- 33 Across: A Pinta officer (4)
- MATE
- 34 Across: Like Lindbergh's flight (4)
- SOLO
- 35 Across: Where Columbus died: 1506 (15)
- VALLADOLIDSPAIN
- 38 Across: And others: Latin abbr. (4)
- ETAL
- 39 Across: College or collar (4)
- ETON
- 40 Across: Enveloping glows (5)
- AURAE
- 41 Across: ___ Plaines, Ill. (3)
- DES
- 42 Across: Jeanne and Cécile: Abbr. (4)
- STES
- 43 Across: Australian lumbermen (6)
- PINERS
- 44 Across: Where Vientiane is (4)
- LAOS
- 45 Across: Actor Linden (3)
- HAL
- 46 Across: Columbus's first ___ to Spain was made on the Niña (6)
- RETURN
- 49 Across: Columbus, by birth (8)
- GENOVESE
- 54 Across: Parader in October (15)
- ITALIANAMERICAN
- 56 Across: Blue dye (4)
- ANIL
- 57 Across: Language of millions in India (5)
- TAMIL
- 58 Across: Narrated (4)
- TOLD
- 59 Across: Bando, Maglie and Mineo (4)
- SALS
- 60 Across: Prominent Alaskan family (5)
- EGANS
- 61 Across: Antarctica is devoid of these (4)
- ANTS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: British tart (4)
- FLAN
- 2 Down: This gives ade (4)
- LIME
- 3 Down: San Salvador's 60 square miles (4)
- AREA
- 4 Down: Boat covering, for short (4)
- TARP
- 5 Down: Tract (6)
- REGION
- 6 Down: What seas do to shores (5)
- ERODE
- 7 Down: Donated (4)
- GAVE
- 8 Down: Enzyme (3)
- ASE
- 9 Down: Decreased (8)
- LESSENED
- 10 Down: Sidetrack (5)
- SHUNT
- 11 Down: NATO is one (4)
- PACT
- 12 Down: Old chest for valuables (4)
- ARCA
- 13 Down: "The Making of an American" is his autobiography (4)
- RIIS
- 18 Down: Whence Odysseus sailed (6)
- ITHACA
- 19 Down: What 1492 is part of (4)
- PAST
- 23 Down: Admit (5)
- LETIN
- 24 Down: Rescued (5)
- SAVED
- 25 Down: Growing out (5)
- ENATE
- 26 Down: Cartographer's volume (5)
- ATLAS
- 27 Down: Place on the Floss (4)
- MILL
- 28 Down: Whence Columbus sailed (5)
- PALOS
- 29 Down: Viscount Templewood (5)
- HOARE
- 30 Down: "___ needs a good memory": Quintilian (5)
- ALIAR
- 31 Down: Founder of U.S. Navy tradition (5)
- JONES
- 33 Down: Specks (5)
- MOTES
- 34 Down: Revolved rapidly (4)
- SPUN
- 36 Down: Explode (8)
- DETONATE
- 37 Down: Martin Alonso Pinzón, e.g. (6)
- SAILOR
- 42 Down: Rani's gown (4)
- SARI
- 43 Down: Discussion groups (6)
- PANELS
- 44 Down: Periods of calm (5)
- LULLS
- 45 Down: Surround (5)
- HEMIN
- 46 Down: Inlets; creeks (4)
- RIAS
- 47 Down: Sicilian menace (4)
- ETNA
- 48 Down: Kind of wind (4)
- TAIL
- 49 Down: Navigator Vasco da ___ (4)
- GAMA
- 50 Down: Life, to Columbus (4)
- VITA
- 51 Down: A social sci. (4)
- ECON
- 52 Down: Ancient mariner (4)
- SALT
- 53 Down: Bow and stern, e.g. (4)
- ENDS
- 55 Down: Gee-gee (3)
- NAG
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