Tuesday Crossword — January 7, 1986 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/7/1986. By Rhonda Kraus.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Cellulose-based fiber (7)
ACETATE
8 Across: Railroad bridge (7)
VIADUCT
15 Across: Unlawful (7)
ILLEGAL
16 Across: Printing error (7)
ERRATUM
17 Across: Error (7)
MISTAKE
18 Across: Relate (7)
NARRATE
19 Across: Dax, for one (3)
SPA
20 Across: Basis of jellies and jams (6)
PECTIN
22 Across: At the time (4)
THEN
23 Across: Perle of hostess fame (5)
MESTA
24 Across: Suffix with expert (3)
ISE
26 Across: Helmsman's command (4)
ALEE
29 Across: ___ Mujeres, Mexico (4)
ISLA
31 Across: Garbage (5)
TRASH
35 Across: Term of address for a duke (6)
MILORD
37 Across: Lethargic (4)
LOGY
39 Across: Bishopric (3)
SEE
40 Across: Place to read (15)
BETWEENTHELINES
43 Across: Conceit (3)
EGO
44 Across: Global landmass (4)
ASIA
45 Across: Town on the Loire and Nièvre (6)
NEVERS
46 Across: Nephritic (5)
RENAL
48 Across: Property map (4)
PLAT
50 Across: Gaelic (4)
ERSE
51 Across: Cato's 2001 (3)
MMI
53 Across: Greece to Greeks (5)
ELLAS
55 Across: Smack (4)
SLAP
58 Across: Set up avian housekeeping (6)
NESTED
60 Across: Highway sign (3)
SLO
63 Across: Collapsed (7)
CAVEDIN
65 Across: Corrected (7)
AMENDED
67 Across: Vespucci (7)
AMERIGO
68 Across: Set free (7)
RELEASE
69 Across: Shipworms (7)
TEREDOS
70 Across: Exercise shoe (7)
SNEAKER

Down Answers

1 Down: Designs (4)
AIMS
2 Down: Rapid pace (4)
CLIP
3 Down: Maxwell or Lanchester (4)
ELSA
4 Down: Asian holiday (3)
TET
5 Down: Wide open (5)
AGAPE
6 Down: Show partiality (9)
TAKESIDES
7 Down: Chooses (6)
ELECTS
8 Down: I came, to Caesar (4)
VENI
9 Down: Native of Isfahan (5)
IRANI
10 Down: O'Hare abbr. (3)
ARR
11 Down: Snakebird (6)
DARTER
12 Down: Part of Deseret (4)
UTAH
13 Down: Cunning (4)
CUTE
14 Down: Certain Govt. agents (4)
TMEN
21 Down: Fish stories (9)
TALLTALES
23 Down: Cat call (4)
MEOW
25 Down: Fashion (5)
STYLE
26 Down: Fossil resin (5)
AMBER
27 Down: Loyal subject (5)
LIEGE
28 Down: Singer John (5)
ELTON
30 Down: Irish group: Abbr. (3)
AOH
32 Down: Actor Ed (5)
ASNER
33 Down: Prophets (5)
SEERS
34 Down: W. German state (5)
HESSE
36 Down: Domain (5)
REALM
38 Down: Chivalrous chaps (9)
GENTLEMEN
41 Down: Pinch (3)
NIP
42 Down: Burl ___ (4)
IVES
47 Down: Electrical unit (6)
AMPERE
49 Down: Places for burnt offerings (6)
ALTARS
52 Down: English architect ___ Jones (5)
INIGO
54 Down: Maid in "Die Fledermaus" (5)
ADELE
55 Down: Jazz style (4)
SCAT
56 Down: Glittery fabric (4)
LAME
57 Down: Assert (4)
AVER
59 Down: Baseball great ___ Slaughter (4)
ENOS
60 Down: Pierre's state: Abbr. (4)
SDAK
61 Down: ___-majesté (4)
LESE
62 Down: River to the Baltic Sea (4)
ODER
64 Down: Accomplished (3)
DID
66 Down: Teachers' org. (3)
NEA

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