Monday Crossword — March 9, 1987 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/9/1987. By Frank Geary.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Gypsy ___ (4)
MOTH
5 Across: Driving force (5)
STEAM
10 Across: King or Alda (4)
ALAN
14 Across: Away from the gusts (4)
ALEE
15 Across: Late, in Siena (5)
TARDO
16 Across: Pottery (4)
WARE
17 Across: Cauterize (4)
SEAR
18 Across: Church instrument (5)
ORGAN
19 Across: On the briny (4)
ASEA
20 Across: Windy-day advice (15)
HOLDONTOYOURHAT
23 Across: ___ Moines (3)
DES
24 Across: Opposite of arr. (3)
LVE
25 Across: Astonishes (6)
AMAZES
29 Across: President of Albania (4)
ALIA
31 Across: Possesses (3)
HAS
34 Across: Like Silver's rider (4)
LONE
35 Across: Patton portrayer (5)
SCOTT
36 Across: Unit (3)
ONE
37 Across: Mitchell masterpiece (15)
GONEWITHTHEWIND
41 Across: Canton follower (3)
ESE
42 Across: Pierre's notions (5)
IDEES
43 Across: Large land mass (4)
ASIA
44 Across: Harrison or Reed (3)
REX
45 Across: Retreats (4)
DENS
46 Across: Weasel's cousin (6)
MARTEN
48 Across: Lion in the sky (3)
LEO
49 Across: Rhine tributary (3)
AAR
50 Across: Headed for Sugar Loaf Mountain (15)
FLYINGDOWNTORIO
59 Across: Thin (4)
LEAN
60 Across: Type of type (5)
ROMAN
61 Across: Portal (4)
DOOR
62 Across: Concerning (4)
INRE
63 Across: Similar (5)
ALIKE
64 Across: Sicilian menace (4)
ETNA
65 Across: Tablets (4)
PADS
66 Across: Matched (5)
MATED
67 Across: Genuine (4)
REAL

Down Answers

1 Down: TV series (4)
MASH
2 Down: Margarine (4)
OLEO
3 Down: Duck or color (4)
TEAL
4 Down: Group of wildebeests (4)
HERD
5 Down: Gems (6)
STONES
6 Down: Pastries (5)
TARTS
7 Down: Hence (4)
ERGO
8 Down: "Let's call it ___" (4)
ADAY
9 Down: Obelisk, e.g. (8)
MONOLITH
10 Down: Not in the dark (5)
AWARE
11 Down: Part of an eyelid (4)
LASH
12 Down: Scope (4)
AREA
13 Down: Trim (4)
NEAT
21 Down: Sappho creation (3)
ODE
22 Down: Conserve of grapes (5)
UVATE
25 Down: Author of "Phil the Fiddler" (5)
ALGER
26 Down: Deer's cousin (5)
MOOSE
27 Down: Append (5)
ANNEX
28 Down: American's omega (3)
ZEE
29 Down: Yearns (5)
ACHES
30 Down: Parcels of land (4)
LOTS
31 Down: Raise (5)
HOIST
32 Down: Broadway musical: 1977 (5)
ANNIE
33 Down: Type of car (5)
SEDAN
35 Down: British gun (4)
STEN
38 Down: Enlarge (5)
WIDEN
39 Down: Graphic symbol (8)
IDEOGRAM
40 Down: Conflict (3)
WAR
46 Down: Equipped with crew (6)
MANNED
47 Down: Actor Carney (3)
ART
48 Down: Queues (5)
LINES
49 Down: Not napping (5)
AWAKE
50 Down: Toss (4)
FLIP
51 Down: River in Russia (4)
LENA
52 Down: Three feet (4)
YARD
53 Down: Russian weight (4)
DOLA
54 Down: Neglect to include (4)
OMIT
55 Down: Frankfurt's river (4)
ODER
56 Down: Old-school method (4)
ROTE
57 Down: One of the Hebrides (4)
IONA
58 Down: Of the mouth (4)
ORAL

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