Tuesday Crossword — March 31, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/31/1987. By Evelyn Benshoof.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Checks (5)
- BALKS
- 6 Across: Johnny from Ark. (4)
- CASH
- 10 Across: Heavy, unmusical clang (4)
- TONK
- 14 Across: One more time (5)
- AGAIN
- 15 Across: Ancient Greek city (4)
- ALEA
- 16 Across: Soon (4)
- ANON
- 17 Across: Grayish-white mineral (5)
- TRONA
- 18 Across: Family (4)
- CLAN
- 19 Across: Actor Holliday (4)
- KENE
- 20 Across: At close quarters (10)
- HANDTOHAND
- 22 Across: Noun suffix (4)
- ENCE
- 23 Across: Politician Long (4)
- HUEY
- 24 Across: Ignores (6)
- ELIDES
- 26 Across: Perfumed pad (6)
- SACHET
- 30 Across: Actress Burstyn (5)
- ELLEN
- 32 Across: ___ breve (4)
- ALLA
- 33 Across: Extinct bird (4)
- DODO
- 35 Across: Apportion equally (5)
- SHARE
- 39 Across: One with a powerful voice (7)
- STENTOR
- 41 Across: Feral (7)
- UNTAMED
- 43 Across: Cowboy's "Hello!" (5)
- HOWDY
- 44 Across: "Cómo ___ usted?" (4)
- ESTA
- 46 Across: Number of inches in a span (4)
- NINE
- 47 Across: Type of potato (5)
- IRISH
- 49 Across: Abrupt (6)
- SUDDEN
- 51 Across: South American plains (6)
- LLANOS
- 54 Across: Zest (4)
- ELAN
- 56 Across: Cry of pain (4)
- OUCH
- 57 Across: Everywhere (10)
- ONALLHANDS
- 63 Across: Official records (4)
- ACTA
- 64 Across: Theda of silents (4)
- BARA
- 65 Across: Separately (5)
- APART
- 66 Across: Noun suffix (4)
- TION
- 67 Across: Wind: Comb. form (4)
- ANEM
- 68 Across: Tibetan neighbor (5)
- NEPAL
- 69 Across: Ranch employee (4)
- HAND
- 70 Across: ___ avis (4)
- RARA
- 71 Across: Argentine statesman (5)
- DRAGO
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Maine port (4)
- BATH
- 2 Down: Taj Mahal's site (4)
- AGRA
- 3 Down: Town NE of Paris (4)
- LAON
- 4 Down: Category (4)
- KIND
- 5 Down: Scythe part (6)
- SNATHE
- 6 Down: Hide (5)
- CACHE
- 7 Down: Calmed (7)
- ALLAYED
- 8 Down: Connery or O'Casey (4)
- SEAN
- 9 Down: "Alcina" composer (6)
- HANDEL
- 10 Down: Assume responsibility for (10)
- TAKEINHAND
- 11 Down: Upright (5)
- ONEND
- 12 Down: ___ word (5)
- NONCE
- 13 Down: What believers fall on (5)
- KNEES
- 21 Down: Excel (5)
- OUTDO
- 25 Down: "___ we forget . . . " (4)
- LEST
- 26 Down: Cummerbund (4)
- SASH
- 27 Down: Clef or horn preceder (4)
- ALTO
- 28 Down: Skein (4)
- CLEW
- 29 Down: Closely associated (10)
- HANDINHAND
- 31 Down: Boor (4)
- LOUT
- 34 Down: Some natural resources (4)
- ORES
- 36 Down: During (4)
- AMID
- 37 Down: Descartes or Coty (4)
- RENE
- 38 Down: British statesman (4)
- EDEN
- 40 Down: Novice (4)
- TYRO
- 42 Down: Like the sound of French vowels (5)
- NASAL
- 45 Down: Norma or Moira (7)
- SHEARER
- 48 Down: Line on a weather map (6)
- ISOBAR
- 50 Down: Let go (6)
- UNHAND
- 51 Down: Reluctant (5)
- LOATH
- 52 Down: Santa ___ (fir of Calif.) (5)
- LUCIA
- 53 Down: Affect (5)
- ACTON
- 55 Down: Andes animal (5)
- LLAMA
- 58 Down: Zola novel (4)
- NANA
- 59 Down: Mimic (4)
- APER
- 60 Down: ___ Valley, Calif. (4)
- NAPA
- 61 Down: Type of race (4)
- DRAG
- 62 Down: Embattled city in July 1944 (4)
- STLO
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