Tuesday Crossword — August 18, 1987 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 8/18/1987. By Whitten.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Jellifies (4)
GELS
5 Across: Place (5)
STEAD
10 Across: Phase (4)
STEP
14 Across: Declare (4)
AVOW
15 Across: Valentino's dance (5)
TANGO
16 Across: Volcanic output (4)
LAVA
17 Across: He portrayed Tevye onstage (10)
ZEROMOSTEL
19 Across: The yoke's on them (4)
OXEN
20 Across: Saint ___ cross (7)
ANDREWS
21 Across: Realm (6)
EMPIRE
23 Across: Jimjams (3)
DTS
24 Across: Govt. agency (3)
FDA
25 Across: Perfume (5)
CENSE
28 Across: Sniggler's catch (3)
EEL
30 Across: Provide food for a fee (5)
CATER
35 Across: Guadalajara gold (3)
ORO
36 Across: Signifying, with "of" (10)
INDICATIVE
38 Across: Hanks-Gleason film: 1986 (15)
NOTHINGINCOMMON
41 Across: Ancestors (10)
ASCENDANTS
42 Across: ___ out (supplement) (3)
EKE
43 Across: Father of Indira Gandhi (5)
NEHRU
44 Across: Xenon, e.g. (3)
GAS
45 Across: Metal fastener (5)
SCREW
47 Across: "Norma ___" (3)
RAE
49 Across: "___ the ramparts . . . " (3)
OER
50 Across: Upset (6)
SHAKEN
54 Across: Turtleneck, e.g. (7)
SWEATER
58 Across: Anderson of "WKRP" (4)
LONI
59 Across: Nuclear-explosion hot spot (10)
GROUNDZERO
62 Across: Dobbin's fare (4)
OATS
63 Across: Laszlo Loewenstein (5)
LORRE
64 Across: Director Kazan (4)
ELIA
65 Across: Prior spouses (4)
EXES
66 Across: ___ out (defeated narrowly) (5)
EDGED
67 Across: Judge (4)
DEEM

Down Answers

1 Down: Mideast's ___ Strip (4)
GAZA
2 Down: Level (4)
EVEN
3 Down: Manor head (4)
LORD
4 Down: Rapiers (6)
SWORDS
5 Down: Packs (5)
STOWS
6 Down: Russian news agcy. (4)
TASS
7 Down: Tolkien creature (3)
ENT
8 Down: Iron or Bronze (3)
AGE
9 Down: Apportioned sparingly (5)
DOLED
10 Down: Slush (4)
SLOP
11 Down: Hack (4)
TAXI
12 Down: Perpetually (4)
EVER
13 Down: Window section (4)
PANE
18 Down: Allot (4)
METE
22 Down: Neighbor of Hong Kong (5)
MACAO
24 Down: Spark makers (6)
FLINTS
25 Down: Schwarzenegger role (5)
CONAN
26 Down: Jagged (5)
EROSE
27 Down: Indentation (5)
NOTCH
28 Down: Hire (6)
ENGAGE
29 Down: Minneapolis suburb (5)
EDINA
31 Down: Unit of pressure: Abbr. (3)
ATM
32 Down: Track official (5)
TIMER
33 Down: Elicit (5)
EVOKE
34 Down: Extend a subscription (5)
RENEW
36 Down: Neighbor of Ill. (3)
IND
37 Down: Lab measures: Abbr. (3)
CCS
39 Down: "Leave ___ to heaven": Shak. (3)
HER
40 Down: Harden (5)
INURE
45 Down: Acorn, e.g. (4)
SEED
46 Down: Off one's rocker (6)
CRAZED
48 Down: Fish (5)
ANGLE
49 Down: Possessed (5)
OWNED
50 Down: Type of gin (4)
SLOE
51 Down: Fraud (4)
HOAX
52 Down: Feed the kitty (4)
ANTE
53 Down: Osculate (4)
KISS
54 Down: Certain (4)
SURE
55 Down: Beginning for vision (4)
TELE
56 Down: Lake seen at Lakewood, Ohio (4)
ERIE
57 Down: Wander (4)
ROAM
60 Down: Reel's partner (3)
ROD
61 Down: Assoc. (3)
ORG

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