Tuesday Crossword — March 26, 1985 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/26/1985. By Gayle Dean.

Classic newspaper crossword from the archive. About our puzzle library.

Want to try solving it yourself first? Play this puzzle

Across Answers

1 Across: Aspersion (4)
SLUR
5 Across: Road hazard (5)
SLEET
10 Across: P.S. group (3)
PTA
13 Across: Melody (4)
TUNE
14 Across: Silverheels role (5)
TONTO
15 Across: Director Howard (3)
RON
16 Across: Start of an anonymous quotation (14)
ITSNOUSECRYING
19 Across: Marine hitchhiker (6)
REMORA
20 Across: Curvy letters (5)
ESSES
22 Across: Quotation: Part II (13)
OVERSPILTMILK
27 Across: Singer Paul (4)
ANKA
29 Across: Taunt (5)
TEASE
30 Across: Assassinate (4)
SLAY
31 Across: Bards (5)
POETS
33 Across: Pacify (5)
ALLAY
35 Across: Make fond (6)
ENDEAR
37 Across: Farm machine (6)
REAPER
42 Across: Insect form (5)
LARVA
46 Across: Love (5)
ADORE
47 Across: Nick Charles's dog (4)
ASTA
51 Across: Scottish terrier (5)
CAIRN
53 Across: TV equine (4)
MRED
54 Across: Quotation: Part III (13)
ITONLYMAKESIT
57 Across: Griddlecake (5)
LATKE
58 Across: Writer (6)
SCRIBE
61 Across: End of quotation (14)
SALTYFORTHECAT
66 Across: French island (3)
ILE
67 Across: Competitor (5)
RIVAL
68 Across: Rambler, e.g. (4)
ROSE
69 Across: Draft org. (3)
SSS
70 Across: Platform for Plummer (5)
STAGE
71 Across: Speedy jets (4)
SSTS

Down Answers

1 Down: Mix (4)
STIR
2 Down: Stringed instrument (4)
LUTE
3 Down: Not cured, as ham (8)
UNSMOKED
4 Down: Prune, as old shrubs (8)
RENOVATE
5 Down: "Athenaeum" painter (6)
STUART
6 Down: ___ Altos, Calif. (3)
LOS
7 Down: Compass dir. (3)
ENE
8 Down: And so forth: Abbr. (3)
ETC
9 Down: Rocky peak (3)
TOR
10 Down: Rainbow makers (6)
PRISMS
11 Down: Throat part (6)
TONSIL
12 Down: Author Thirkell (6)
ANGELA
17 Down: Pay dirt (3)
ORE
18 Down: Still (3)
YET
21 Down: Kind of diver (3)
SKY
23 Down: Yellow or Coral (3)
SEA
24 Down: "___ Joey" (3)
PAL
25 Down: Man is one: Abbr. (3)
ISL
26 Down: Cordelia's father (4)
LEAR
27 Down: Mimic (3)
APE
28 Down: Negative prefix (3)
NON
32 Down: Tin Pan Alley gal (3)
SAL
34 Down: Affirmative vote (3)
YEA
36 Down: Risqué (4)
RACY
38 Down: Fans (8)
ADMIRERS
39 Down: Colonnades (8)
PORTICOS
40 Down: Before, to the Bard (3)
ERE
41 Down: Comedian Skelton (3)
RED
43 Down: Phrixus's transport (3)
RAM
44 Down: By way of (3)
VIA
45 Down: Vessel for Ham et al. (3)
ARK
47 Down: Trouble (3)
AIL
48 Down: State of equilibrium (6)
STASIS
49 Down: Sums up (6)
TOTALS
50 Down: Tali (6)
ANKLES
52 Down: Snuggle (6)
NESTLE
55 Down: Allow (3)
LET
56 Down: Acad. (3)
SCH
59 Down: Cordage fiber (4)
BAST
60 Down: Summers in Sedan (4)
ETES
62 Down: Parts of a cen. (3)
YRS
63 Down: Tantrum (3)
FIT
64 Down: Eggs for Cato (3)
OVA
65 Down: Very poor magazine (3)
RAG

Ready to play?

Try solving this puzzle yourself, or explore more crosswords.