Tuesday Crossword — December 8, 1987 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/8/1987. By Peter Swift.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Dwell (on) (4)
- HARP
- 5 Across: Fiber for rope (5)
- ABACA
- 10 Across: Footless (4)
- APOD
- 14 Across: U.S. satellite (4)
- ECHO
- 15 Across: Jeweler's measure (5)
- CARAT
- 16 Across: Mummer (4)
- MIME
- 17 Across: Passing fancy (4)
- WHIM
- 18 Across: Like Poe's poems (10)
- RHYTHMICAL
- 20 Across: Roman councils (7)
- SENATES
- 22 Across: Sheen, in Shropshire (6)
- LUSTRE
- 23 Across: Pindarics (4)
- ODES
- 24 Across: Rex and Donna (5)
- REEDS
- 26 Across: Curved (5)
- ARCED
- 28 Across: Shoot the breeze (4)
- CHAT
- 29 Across: "___ la Douce" (4)
- IRMA
- 33 Across: Karpov's forte (5)
- CHESS
- 34 Across: Subterfuge (4)
- RUSE
- 35 Across: Boutique (4)
- SHOP
- 36 Across: Rocky pinnacle (3)
- TOR
- 37 Across: Trucking rigs (5)
- SEMIS
- 38 Across: Actress Claire (3)
- INA
- 39 Across: Essence (4)
- ODOR
- 41 Across: "Oh, ___ in England . . . ": Browning (4)
- TOBE
- 42 Across: He was Lou Grant (5)
- ASNER
- 44 Across: Level, in Lincolnshire (4)
- RASE
- 45 Across: Winglike (4)
- ALAR
- 46 Across: Butler of fiction (5)
- RHETT
- 47 Across: Railroad tracks (5)
- LINES
- 49 Across: ___ ex machina (4)
- DEUS
- 50 Across: Bellhop's mission (6)
- ERRAND
- 53 Across: SuperSonics' turf (7)
- SEATTLE
- 56 Across: Gershwin's "___ Blue" (10)
- RHAPSODYIN
- 59 Across: Excursion (4)
- TOUR
- 60 Across: Grid figures (4)
- REFS
- 61 Across: Fingers (5)
- FEELS
- 62 Across: Sicilian resort (4)
- ENNA
- 63 Across: Cloy (4)
- SATE
- 64 Across: Soap chip (5)
- FLAKE
- 65 Across: "Camino ___": T. Williams (4)
- REAL
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Fells (4)
- HEWS
- 2 Down: Hurt (4)
- ACHE
- 3 Down: Horned mammal (10)
- RHINOCEROS
- 4 Down: Hair ointments (7)
- POMADES
- 5 Down: Landed property (5)
- ACRES
- 6 Down: Cries of scorn (4)
- BAHS
- 7 Down: Ending for secret (3)
- ARY
- 8 Down: Grimalkin (3)
- CAT
- 9 Down: Olympics contestants (8)
- ATHLETES
- 10 Down: "___ as good as a mile" (7)
- AMISSIS
- 11 Down: Scot's ancient associate (4)
- PICT
- 12 Down: Baseball's Moreno (4)
- OMAR
- 13 Down: Stet's opposite (4)
- DELE
- 19 Down: Goner's name (3)
- MUD
- 21 Down: Spreads to dry (4)
- TEDS
- 24 Down: Hispanic dances: Var. (7)
- RHUMBAS
- 25 Down: Less strenuous (6)
- EASIER
- 26 Down: Equity member (5)
- ACTOR
- 27 Down: Sitcom of the 70's (5)
- RHODA
- 28 Down: Cooked with a spicy sauce (6)
- CREOLE
- 30 Down: Imitation diamond (10)
- RHINESTONE
- 31 Down: French Impressionist (5)
- MONET
- 32 Down: Divorced (5)
- APART
- 37 Down: Tie (8)
- STANDOFF
- 40 Down: Backslide (7)
- RELAPSE
- 42 Down: Terrain (4)
- AREA
- 43 Down: Camera part (7)
- SHUTTER
- 48 Down: Officeholders (3)
- INS
- 49 Down: Compact (5)
- DENSE
- 50 Down: Makes a wrong turn (4)
- ERRS
- 51 Down: Flightless bird (4)
- RHEA
- 52 Down: George of films (4)
- RAFT
- 53 Down: Word with screen or stocking (4)
- SILK
- 54 Down: Kind of moth (4)
- LUNA
- 55 Down: Of a period (4)
- ERAL
- 57 Down: ___ City, Okla. (3)
- DEL
- 58 Down: Affirmative vote (3)
- YEA
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