Tuesday Crossword — October 14, 1986 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/14/1986. By Judson G. Trent.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Diamond measure (5)
- CARAT
- 6 Across: ___ souci (4)
- SANS
- 10 Across: ___ Vegas (3)
- LAS
- 13 Across: "___ to Live," O'Hara novel (5)
- ARAGE
- 14 Across: Woodwind (4)
- OBOE
- 15 Across: Adept (4)
- DEFT
- 16 Across: Durocs' digs (5)
- STIES
- 17 Across: Christmas décor item (9)
- MISTLETOE
- 19 Across: One, in Ulm (3)
- EIN
- 20 Across: Weighty work (4)
- TOME
- 22 Across: Safe (6)
- SECURE
- 23 Across: Affirm (7)
- DECLARE
- 25 Across: Rasped (7)
- SCRAPED
- 26 Across: Despise (4)
- HATE
- 27 Across: Burnett or Channing (5)
- CAROL
- 28 Across: Like Nero Wolfe (5)
- OBESE
- 30 Across: One-over-par score (5)
- BOGEY
- 31 Across: Jazz's Calloway (3)
- CAB
- 34 Across: Agreement (4)
- PACT
- 35 Across: Tendon (5)
- SINEW
- 36 Across: Raines or Logan (4)
- ELLA
- 37 Across: Wapiti (3)
- ELK
- 38 Across: More sensible (5)
- SANER
- 39 Across: Mercury, in alchemy (5)
- AZOTH
- 40 Across: Garden pests (5)
- SLUGS
- 41 Across: Beige (4)
- ECRU
- 42 Across: Discomfort (7)
- MALAISE
- 45 Across: Sewing machine feature (7)
- TREADLE
- 48 Across: A Wellesley graduate (6)
- ALUMNA
- 49 Across: Primitive fuel (4)
- PEAT
- 50 Across: Turn thumbs down on (3)
- NIX
- 51 Across: Windshield adjuncts (9)
- DEFOGGERS
- 53 Across: Skirt type (5)
- ALINE
- 55 Across: Sandy's sounds (4)
- ARFS
- 56 Across: State, in Soissons (4)
- ETAT
- 57 Across: Piano workman (5)
- TUNER
- 58 Across: Rainier and Hood: Abbr. (3)
- MTS
- 59 Across: Margarine ingredient (4)
- SOYA
- 60 Across: Occurrence (5)
- EVENT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Checked out (5)
- CASED
- 2 Down: Bandleader Shaw (5)
- ARTIE
- 3 Down: Shea ducat (9)
- RAINCHECK
- 4 Down: Mature (3)
- AGE
- 5 Down: Having left a will (7)
- TESTATE
- 6 Down: Amiens's river (5)
- SOMME
- 7 Down: Rose's beau (4)
- ABIE
- 8 Down: Certain votes (3)
- NOS
- 9 Down: Lathe device (8)
- SETSCREW
- 10 Down: Slacken (5)
- LETUP
- 11 Down: Ahead of, at sea (5)
- AFORE
- 12 Down: Pegasus, e.g. (5)
- STEED
- 15 Down: Van adornment (5)
- DECAL
- 18 Down: Gildersleeve's nephew (5)
- LEROY
- 21 Down: Mesabi product (3)
- ORE
- 24 Down: Ultimate (4)
- LAST
- 25 Down: Wiser (5)
- SAGER
- 27 Down: Volcanic summits (5)
- CONES
- 28 Down: "And when I ___ my lips . . . ": Shak. (3)
- OPE
- 29 Down: French dance (3)
- BAL
- 30 Down: Spree (5)
- BINGE
- 31 Down: Euphoria's locale (9)
- CLOUDNINE
- 32 Down: Elev. (3)
- ALT
- 33 Down: Scrooge's word (3)
- BAH
- 35 Down: Breakfast links (8)
- SAUSAGES
- 36 Down: Pound or Stone (4)
- EZRA
- 38 Down: Throw (5)
- SLING
- 39 Down: Type of rayon (7)
- ACETATE
- 40 Down: Aegean island (5)
- SAMOS
- 41 Down: NOW goal (3)
- ERA
- 42 Down: "Call Me ___" (5)
- MADAM
- 43 Down: On the qui vive (5)
- ALERT
- 44 Down: Turns toward the wind: Naut. (5)
- LUFFS
- 45 Down: Seed coating (5)
- TESTA
- 46 Down: Flax product (5)
- LINEN
- 47 Down: Put into action (5)
- EXERT
- 49 Down: Implore (4)
- PRAY
- 52 Down: Ike's command in W.W. II (3)
- ETO
- 54 Down: Broadway hit: 1964–65 (3)
- LUV
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