Tuesday Crossword — May 31, 1983 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 5/31/1983. By Burns.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Healing ointment (4)
BALM
5 Across: Become entangled (5)
CATCH
10 Across: South African settler (4)
BOER
14 Across: Small case (4)
ETUI
15 Across: Love affair (5)
AMOUR
16 Across: Southwestern stewpot (4)
OLLA
17 Across: Classic Hollywood musical: 1952 (15)
SINGININTHERAIN
20 Across: Rivals of Athenians (8)
SPARTANS
21 Across: Hungry (5)
UNFED
22 Across: Of aircraft (4)
AERO
23 Across: Scarce (4)
RARE
25 Across: Lewis's Elmer (6)
GANTRY
28 Across: Entertainer Sonny (4)
BONO
29 Across: " . . . the cruel'st ___ alive": Shak. (3)
SHE
32 Across: Fencer's weapon (4)
EPEE
33 Across: Fabulist (5)
AESOP
34 Across: ___ T (perfectly) (3)
TOA
35 Across: Neil Simon play and movie (15)
THESUNSHINEBOYS
39 Across: Offer (3)
BID
40 Across: Type of pie (5)
PECAN
41 Across: Writer Gardner (4)
ERLE
42 Across: Dist. units (3)
YDS
43 Across: Water bird (4)
LOON
44 Across: Pillaged (6)
SACKED
46 Across: Bluster (4)
RANT
47 Across: Dr. Jonas (4)
SALK
48 Across: Pinafore (5)
APRON
51 Across: Sensible (8)
RATIONAL
55 Across: Lord Peter Wimsey case (15)
CLOUDSOFWITNESS
58 Across: Fishes, in a way (4)
EELS
59 Across: "As You Like It" forest (5)
ARDEN
60 Across: Give out (4)
EMIT
61 Across: Yard or garage event (4)
SALE
62 Across: Upstairs and downstairs people (5)
MAIDS
63 Across: Seamstress Betsy (4)
ROSS

Down Answers

1 Down: Miss Myerson (4)
BESS
2 Down: All agog (4)
ATIP
3 Down: The moon personified (4)
LUNA
4 Down: Treks (8)
MIGRATES
5 Down: Light yellow (6)
CANARY
6 Down: ___ acids (5)
AMINO
7 Down: Cargo units (4)
TONS
8 Down: Snubbed (3)
CUT
9 Down: ___, The Prince of Wales: Abbr. (3)
HRH
10 Down: Endured (5)
BORNE
11 Down: Norway's patron saint (4)
OLAF
12 Down: ___ Abel, ex-newscaster (4)
ELIE
13 Down: Author of "The Fountainhead" (4)
RAND
18 Down: Roman road (4)
ITER
19 Down: Part of the Old World (6)
EUROPE
23 Down: Pitcher's aid (5)
ROSIN
24 Down: Shortly (4)
ANON
25 Down: Manage (5)
GETBY
26 Down: Sap sucker (5)
APHID
27 Down: Requirements (5)
NEEDS
28 Down: Irish playwright (5)
BEHAN
29 Down: Mute bird (5)
STORK
30 Down: Famed name in games (5)
HOYLE
31 Down: Let up (5)
EASED
33 Down: English race course (5)
ASCOT
36 Down: Hill-dwelling (6)
UPLAND
37 Down: Inert gas (4)
NEON
38 Down: One using a come-hither gesture (8)
BECKONER
44 Down: Glossy fabrics (6)
SATINS
45 Down: Came down (4)
ALIT
46 Down: Awaken (5)
ROUSE
47 Down: Fiddled vigorously (5)
SAWED
48 Down: Superb serves (4)
ACES
49 Down: Nolo contendere, e.g. (4)
PLEA
50 Down: Wad (4)
ROLL
51 Down: Part of a country address (4)
RFDI
52 Down: Nautilus skipper (4)
NEMO
53 Down: In its present condition (4)
ASIS
54 Down: W.W. II assault vessels (4)
LSTS
56 Down: Pianist in "Casablanca" (3)
SAM
57 Down: ___ pro nobis (3)
ORA

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