Tuesday Crossword — June 23, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/23/1987. By Norma Steinberg.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Solidify (4)
- CAKE
- 5 Across: Kind of box (4)
- SOAP
- 9 Across: Variegated chalcedony (5)
- AGATE
- 14 Across: Biblical prophet (4)
- AMOS
- 15 Across: Dramatist from Kan. (4)
- INGE
- 16 Across: Punctuation mark (5)
- COLON
- 17 Across: Burgess beast (9)
- PURPLECOW
- 19 Across: Stratus, e.g. (5)
- CLOUD
- 20 Across: Killarney-to-Blarney dir. (3)
- ESE
- 21 Across: Verb ending (3)
- OSE
- 22 Across: They got away (7)
- ELUDERS
- 24 Across: P.M. item for a hostess (6)
- TEAPOT
- 26 Across: Singer Della (5)
- REESE
- 27 Across: Void (5)
- INANE
- 29 Across: Peddler (6)
- VENDOR
- 33 Across: Was eminent (5)
- SHONE
- 36 Across: Whirling vapor (4)
- EDDY
- 38 Across: Author Vidal (4)
- GORE
- 39 Across: Jaunty (5)
- PERKY
- 40 Across: ___ Baba (3)
- ALI
- 41 Across: Heavy literature (5)
- TOMES
- 42 Across: Kind of door (4)
- TRAP
- 43 Across: Hadrian's 554 (4)
- DLIV
- 44 Across: Place for a hen party (5)
- ROOST
- 45 Across: "Sorrow chang'd to ___ . . . ": Shak. (6)
- SOLACE
- 47 Across: Spot seen on Mars (5)
- OASIS
- 49 Across: Actor Lloyd (5)
- NOLAN
- 51 Across: Architectural wing (6)
- ALETTE
- 55 Across: Suppress (7)
- SMOTHER
- 58 Across: Feel below par (3)
- AIL
- 59 Across: Old English coin (3)
- ORA
- 60 Across: ___ Melba (5)
- PECHE
- 61 Across: Kind of contract (9)
- YELLOWDOG
- 64 Across: Ethyl acetate, e.g. (5)
- ESTER
- 65 Across: Legendary vessel (4)
- ARGO
- 66 Across: Own (4)
- HAVE
- 67 Across: Task (5)
- CHORE
- 68 Across: Stingy (4)
- NEAR
- 69 Across: Companion of terminer (4)
- OYER
Down Answers
- 1 Down: King of France: 987-96 (5)
- CAPET
- 2 Down: Emulate a jester (5)
- AMUSE
- 3 Down: Country called Chosen by Japanese (5)
- KOREA
- 4 Down: Letters for a mind reader (3)
- ESP
- 5 Down: Nap (6)
- SIESTA
- 6 Down: Tale starter (4)
- ONCE
- 7 Down: Gone by (3)
- AGO
- 8 Down: Phoebe (5)
- PEWEE
- 9 Down: Impeach (6)
- ACCUSE
- 10 Down: Nugget layer (11)
- GOLDENGOOSE
- 11 Down: Tonic base (4)
- ALOE
- 12 Down: Trip (4)
- TOUR
- 13 Down: Companion of odds (4)
- ENDS
- 18 Down: Tetched (6)
- LOONEY
- 23 Down: Assess (4)
- LEVY
- 25 Down: Peter Sellers vehicle (11)
- PINKPANTHER
- 26 Down: Town in Pa. (7)
- REDLION
- 28 Down: Actress Patricia (4)
- NEAL
- 30 Down: Major-___ (4)
- DOMO
- 31 Down: Prill and stibonite (4)
- ORES
- 32 Down: Remainder (4)
- REST
- 33 Down: N.Y. and S.F., e.g. (4)
- SPTS
- 34 Down: Leander's beloved (4)
- HERO
- 35 Down: Actinal (4)
- ORAL
- 37 Down: Callas was one (4)
- DIVA
- 41 Down: Infielder Manny ___ (6)
- TRILLO
- 43 Down: Expunge (4)
- DELE
- 46 Down: Stick (6)
- COHERE
- 48 Down: Popeye, e.g. (6)
- SAILOR
- 50 Down: Indo-Iranian (5)
- ARYAN
- 52 Down: "___ a Shepherd," poem by St. Teresa (5)
- TODAY
- 53 Down: Treasure ___ (5)
- TROVE
- 54 Down: Zealous (5)
- EAGER
- 55 Down: Arch.'s drawing (4)
- SPEC
- 56 Down: Network (4)
- MESH
- 57 Down: VIII, to Ovid (4)
- OCTO
- 58 Down: Stonewort (4)
- ALGA
- 62 Down: Homophone for heir (3)
- ERE
- 63 Down: Agcy. promoting physical well-being (3)
- WHO
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