Tuesday Crossword — April 21, 1987 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 4/21/1987. By William S. McIlrath.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Rustlers' chasers (5)
POSSE
6 Across: Black, in Brest (4)
NOIR
10 Across: Encyclopedia (4)
TOME
14 Across: Waters or Merman (5)
ETHEL
15 Across: Cuzco resident (4)
INCA
16 Across: Axillary (4)
ALAR
17 Across: Customs agents in Beijing? (15)
CHINESECHECKERS
20 Across: ___-Tiki (3)
KON
21 Across: Lemminglike rodent (4)
VOLE
22 Across: Surge (5)
HEAVE
23 Across: Crake (4)
RAIL
24 Across: Tensed (4)
TAUT
26 Across: Shoe worn in Aberdeen? (14)
SCOTTISHBROGUE
32 Across: Awaken (5)
ROUSE
33 Across: Homophone for 36 Down (4)
PEEL
34 Across: Response, in short (3)
ANS
35 Across: Concerning (4)
INRE
36 Across: Factory (5)
PLANT
38 Across: Leave out (4)
OMIT
39 Across: ___ tai, rum drink (3)
MAI
40 Across: Penn of films (4)
SEAN
41 Across: Critical (5)
ACUTE
42 Across: Mohammedan warriors? (14)
ARABIANKNIGHTS
46 Across: Chaplet (4)
ORLE
47 Across: Summer quaffs (4)
ADES
48 Across: Luigi's love (5)
AMORE
51 Across: Third man (4)
ABEL
52 Across: Keen in Kilarney (3)
CRY
55 Across: Rock group in Sasebo? (15)
JAPANESEBEETLES
59 Across: Sci. course (4)
ANAT
60 Across: Bitter (4)
SORE
61 Across: Follow a Child direction (5)
SAUTE
62 Across: Function (4)
ROLE
63 Across: Trudge (4)
PLOD
64 Across: Spandau diarist (5)
SPEER

Down Answers

1 Down: Measure of trouble? (4)
PECK
2 Down: Roman emperor (4)
OTHO
3 Down: Tibia (4)
SHIN
4 Down: E.M.K. is one (3)
SEN
5 Down: Lift (7)
ELEVATE
6 Down: Dark, metallic alloys (6)
NIELLI
7 Down: Erstwhile (4)
ONCE
8 Down: "___ bin ein Berliner" (3)
ICH
9 Down: "Norma ___," Field film (3)
RAE
10 Down: Feel fondness for (6)
TAKETO
11 Down: Olive for Ovid (4)
OLEA
12 Down: Sportscaster Albert (4)
MARV
13 Down: Celt (4)
ERSE
18 Down: Ellerbee's "And ___ Goes" (4)
SOIT
19 Down: Rustic (5)
CHURL
23 Down: Rambler (4)
ROSE
24 Down: After that (4)
THEN
25 Down: Help a hood (4)
ABET
26 Down: Underwater detector (5)
SONAR
27 Down: Feudal assembly (5)
CURIA
28 Down: Sail briskly (5)
SPANK
29 Down: Range (5)
GAMUT
30 Down: Elements (5)
UNITS
31 Down: Royal Italian name (4)
ESTE
32 Down: Narrow cleft (4)
RIMA
36 Down: Ring (4)
PEAL
37 Down: Lovers' ___ (4)
LANE
38 Down: Operatic baron (4)
OCHS
40 Down: Chased woman (5)
SIREN
41 Down: Eternal (7)
AGELESS
43 Down: White ester (6)
BORATE
44 Down: Caught (6)
NABBED
45 Down: Parisian perception (4)
IDEE
48 Down: Discordant (4)
AJAR
49 Down: ___ War (great race horse) (4)
MANO
50 Down: October's gem (4)
OPAL
51 Down: Aviating prefix (4)
AERO
52 Down: Hint for a hawkshaw (4)
CLUE
53 Down: Plexus (4)
RETE
54 Down: Flemish waterway (4)
YSER
56 Down: Sixth sense, for short (3)
ESP
57 Down: Earth's star (3)
SOL
58 Down: Faucet (3)
TAP

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