Tuesday Crossword — May 24, 1983 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/24/1983. By Judson G. Trent.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Tapering tuck (4)
DART
5 Across: Device for Walton (4)
REEL
9 Across: Quahog (4)
CLAM
13 Across: Arden and Merriam (4)
EVES
14 Across: Columnist Bombeck (4)
ERMA
15 Across: Relative of Doric (5)
IONIC
17 Across: Balderdash (9)
POPPYCOCK
19 Across: Simon's "California ___" (5)
SUITE
20 Across: Word with skin or cloth (3)
OIL
21 Across: Compiègne's river (4)
OISE
22 Across: Rural crossings (6)
STILES
23 Across: Casting prelim (6)
TRYOUT
25 Across: ___ Park, Colo. (5)
ESTES
27 Across: Geometric concern (4)
AREA
29 Across: Forester's Hornblower (7)
HORATIO
33 Across: G. K. Chesterton character (11)
FATHERBROWN
37 Across: Strange (3)
ODD
38 Across: Maui bash (4)
LUAU
39 Across: Anagram for yea (3)
AYE
40 Across: Ceramic piece (4)
TILE
41 Across: "___ the ramparts . . . " (3)
OER
42 Across: Large rosary bead (11)
PATERNOSTER
46 Across: Take for granted (7)
PRESUME
48 Across: One of a Hindu trinity (4)
SIVA
49 Across: They turn litmus red (5)
ACIDS
51 Across: Dormancy (6)
TORPOR
55 Across: Cite as an example (6)
ADDUCE
58 Across: Sandburg or Sagan (4)
CARL
60 Across: Dockworker's org. (3)
ILA
61 Across: Hapu member (5)
MAORI
62 Across: Descriptive of Arp's art (9)
DADAISTIC
64 Across: Madison Ave. writers (5)
ADMEN
65 Across: Part of Q.E.F. (4)
ERAT
66 Across: Wander (4)
ROVE
67 Across: Arias (4)
SOLI
68 Across: Resort town in Conn. (4)
LYME
69 Across: Lollapalooza (4)
ONER

Down Answers

1 Down: Station (5)
DEPOT
2 Down: To have, in Le Havre (5)
AVOIR
3 Down: Echo (5)
REPLY
4 Down: Recipe abbr. (3)
TSP
5 Down: Beginning elocutionist (7)
RECITER
6 Down: Piccadilly Circus statue (4)
EROS
7 Down: Hal March was one (5)
EMCEE
8 Down: "Mighty ___ a Rose" (3)
LAK
9 Down: Rainwater tank (7)
CISTERN
10 Down: An Alcott (6)
LOUISA
11 Down: Indigo (4)
ANIL
12 Down: Whit (4)
MITE
16 Down: These: Fr. (3)
CES
18 Down: "___ a Sweetheart," 1937 song (5)
YOURE
22 Down: Pack (4)
STOW
24 Down: Pearl Harbor site (4)
OAHU
26 Down: Farriers, often (6)
SHOERS
28 Down: Nullified, in law (6)
ABATED
30 Down: Put ___ (hard pressed) (4)
TOIT
31 Down: Laze (4)
IDLE
32 Down: Baltic feeder (4)
ODER
33 Down: Turkey on Broadway (4)
FLOP
34 Down: Mischa of movies (4)
AUER
35 Down: Scale allowance (4)
TARE
36 Down: Pumpernickel (3)
RYE
40 Down: Winter Palace resident (4)
TSAR
42 Down: "Manon Lescaut" composer (7)
PUCCINI
43 Down: Girlfriend, in Grenoble (4)
AMIE
44 Down: Chilean export (7)
NITRATE
45 Down: Rounded moldings (5)
OVOLI
47 Down: Food fish (6)
SAUREL
50 Down: Frightening (5)
SCARY
52 Down: One of Hillary's needs (5)
PITON
53 Down: Part of O.D. (5)
OLIVE
54 Down: Foyt or Unser (5)
RACER
55 Down: Spock's org. (3)
AMA
56 Down: Theme of this puzzle (4)
DADS
57 Down: Major follower (4)
DOMO
59 Down: Start of a breed in Eden (4)
ADAM
62 Down: ___ Mar, Calif. city (3)
DEL
63 Down: Sign angels enjoy (3)
SRO

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