Monday Crossword — March 22, 1982 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/22/1982. By N. M. Meyer.

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Across Answers

1 Across: What some gliders do (4)
HANG
5 Across: Nothing more than (4)
MERE
9 Across: Gaze fixedly (5)
STARE
14 Across: Butter substitute (4)
OLEO
15 Across: Infamous alliance (4)
AXIS
16 Across: Slender candle (5)
TAPER
17 Across: Wicked (4)
EVIL
18 Across: Ponder and Pensive (10)
RACEHORSES
20 Across: Snack named for an earl (8)
SANDWICH
22 Across: Mailed (5)
ARMED
23 Across: Frequent entree (4)
MEAT
24 Across: Large land mass (4)
ASIA
25 Across: Disrobe (5)
STRIP
28 Across: Caught in a misdeed (8)
DETECTED
32 Across: Place often visited (5)
HAUNT
33 Across: Challenges (5)
GAGES
34 Across: Roman greeting (3)
AVE
35 Across: Feudal toiler (4)
ESNE
36 Across: Bobby Orr was one (5)
BRUIN
37 Across: Locale (4)
SPOT
38 Across: "Dulce et decorum ___ . . . " (3)
EST
39 Across: Thick pieces (5)
SLABS
40 Across: Large nail (5)
SPIKE
41 Across: Confident (8)
POSITIVE
43 Across: Kitchen gadget (5)
CORER
44 Across: Numerous (4)
MANY
45 Across: Cicatrix (4)
SCAR
47 Across: Flavorless (5)
VAPID
49 Across: Describing some TV sets (8)
PORTABLE
53 Across: British cream (10)
DEVONSHIRE
55 Across: Twofold (4)
DUAL
56 Across: Worn away (5)
EROSE
57 Across: Fox terrier of films: 1934–47 (4)
ASTA
58 Across: Peeves (4)
IRKS
59 Across: Lessened (5)
WANED
60 Across: Lone Ranger's trademark (4)
MASK
61 Across: An Amerind (4)
CREE

Down Answers

1 Down: Bladed tools (4)
HOES
2 Down: Edison's middle name (4)
ALVA
3 Down: German negative (4)
NEIN
4 Down: Bonanza (8)
GOLDMINE
5 Down: "West Side Story" girl (5)
MARIA
6 Down: Precise (5)
EXACT
7 Down: Abundant (4)
RICH
8 Down: Compass direction (3)
ESE
9 Down: Some are tall (7)
STORIES
10 Down: British airport runway (6)
TARMAC
11 Down: Church section (4)
APSE
12 Down: Marsh growth (4)
REED
13 Down: Vocalized pauses (3)
ERS
19 Down: Expedite (6)
HASTEN
21 Down: Cried (4)
WEPT
24 Down: Sponsorship (5)
AEGIS
25 Down: Cheviot or Romney (5)
SHEEP
26 Down: Italian poet: 16th century (5)
TASSO
27 Down: Stunted ones (5)
RUNTS
28 Down: Kind of stew (5)
DAUBE
29 Down: Long-nosed animal (5)
TAPIR
30 Down: Call forth (5)
EVOKE
31 Down: Dissuade (5)
DETER
33 Down: Moola easily obtained (5)
GRAVY
36 Down: Hunters' hideaways (6)
BLINDS
37 Down: Occasional (8)
SPORADIC
39 Down: ___ glass (7)
STAINED
40 Down: Vamoose (4)
SCAT
42 Down: Force (oneself) on others (6)
IMPOSE
45 Down: Separates (5)
SORTS
46 Down: Make a squeaking sound (5)
CREAK
47 Down: Noted textile designer (4)
VERA
48 Down: Eden's earldom (4)
AVON
49 Down: Italian province (4)
PISA
50 Down: Subject of a Vidal book (4)
BURR
51 Down: Superior, e.g. (4)
LAKE
52 Down: Otherwise (4)
ELSE
53 Down: "Into a sea of ___": E. Field (3)
DEW
54 Down: Amateur radio operator (3)
HAM

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