Tuesday Crossword — October 27, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/27/1981. By Christy Ridley.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Not fully closed (4)
- AJAR
- 5 Across: ___ Davis, county in Ga. or Tex. (4)
- JEFF
- 9 Across: Polish (4)
- BUFF
- 13 Across: Pompey's mufti (4)
- TOGA
- 14 Across: Stravinsky's "Le ___ du Printemps" (5)
- SACRE
- 15 Across: Spoken (4)
- ORAL
- 16 Across: Frontier way between Nashville and Miss. (15)
- THENATCHEZTRACE
- 19 Across: Sturm ___ Drang (3)
- UND
- 20 Across: Kind of tea (5)
- PEKOE
- 21 Across: Wing (5)
- ANNEX
- 22 Across: Where Columbus was in Sept. 1492 (4)
- ASEA
- 23 Across: Incense (3)
- IRE
- 24 Across: Frontier way to the Midwest, with "The" (14)
- CUMBERLANDROAD
- 31 Across: October birthstone (4)
- OPAL
- 32 Across: Much; many: Comb. form (4)
- POLY
- 33 Across: LP turn (3)
- REV
- 35 Across: Bone: Comb. form (4)
- OSTE
- 36 Across: Friendship (5)
- AMITY
- 38 Across: Kind of store, for short (4)
- DELI
- 39 Across: Shamus (3)
- TEC
- 40 Across: Close, searching look (4)
- SCAN
- 41 Across: Siete y uno (4)
- OCHO
- 42 Across: Frontier way to the Northwest (14)
- THEOREGONTRAIL
- 47 Across: Regret (3)
- RUE
- 48 Across: Standard; pattern (4)
- NORM
- 49 Across: Map book (5)
- ATLAS
- 52 Across: Picture on a postcard (5)
- SCENE
- 54 Across: Infant's need, for short (3)
- TLC
- 57 Across: Frontier way to the Southwest (15)
- THESANTAFETRAIL
- 60 Across: Caen's river (4)
- ORNE
- 61 Across: Sired (5)
- BEGOT
- 62 Across: ___ facto (4)
- IPSO
- 63 Across: Fen (4)
- MOOR
- 64 Across: Male ant (4)
- ANER
- 65 Across: Lake formed by Hoover Dam (4)
- MEAD
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Aleutian island (4)
- ATTU
- 2 Down: First name of four U.S. Presidents (4)
- JOHN
- 3 Down: Ripened (4)
- AGED
- 4 Down: Raced (3)
- RAN
- 5 Down: Wild dog (6)
- JACKAL
- 6 Down: Resound (4)
- ECHO
- 7 Down: On the house (4)
- FREE
- 8 Down: Red hat with a tassel (3)
- FEZ
- 9 Down: Island north of Java (6)
- BORNEO
- 10 Down: Monitor lizard (4)
- URAN
- 11 Down: "Baby ___," 1926 song (4)
- FACE
- 12 Down: Bend (4)
- FLEX
- 14 Down: Guide (5)
- STEER
- 17 Down: Church part (4)
- APSE
- 18 Down: Linger (5)
- TARRY
- 22 Down: Proficient (4)
- ABLE
- 23 Down: To no avail (4)
- IDLY
- 24 Down: Ducklike bird (4)
- COOT
- 25 Down: Overturn (5)
- UPSET
- 26 Down: Equal (5)
- MATCH
- 27 Down: Frye's forte (5)
- APING
- 28 Down: "Tell it ___ in Gath" (3)
- NOT
- 29 Down: Betel palm (5)
- ARECA
- 30 Down: New ___, capital of India (5)
- DELHI
- 34 Down: Stringed instrument (4)
- VIOL
- 36 Down: 43,560 square feet (4)
- ACRE
- 37 Down: Murray or West (3)
- MAE
- 38 Down: Residence hall, for short (4)
- DORM
- 40 Down: The March King (5)
- SOUSA
- 43 Down: Chalk remover (6)
- ERASER
- 44 Down: " . . . and ___ all" (6)
- ONEFOR
- 45 Down: Quartet plus quintet (5)
- NONET
- 46 Down: Waste allowance (4)
- TRET
- 49 Down: Small particle (4)
- ATOM
- 50 Down: "Comin' ___ the Rye" (4)
- THRO
- 51 Down: Cotton fabric (4)
- LENO
- 52 Down: Hollywood's Nana in 1934 (4)
- STEN
- 53 Down: Menagerie structure (4)
- CAGE
- 54 Down: Ticker follower (4)
- TAPE
- 55 Down: Mona ___ (4)
- LISA
- 56 Down: Soil (4)
- CLOD
- 58 Down: Org. in which the Celtics reign (3)
- NBA
- 59 Down: Edge (3)
- RIM
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