Tuesday Crossword — June 21, 1988 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/21/1988. By Thomas Bohm.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Information (4)
DATA
5 Across: "Shoo!" (4)
SCAT
9 Across: Degrade (5)
ABASE
14 Across: Aid a criminal (4)
ABET
15 Across: "The Sun ___ Rises" (4)
ALSO
16 Across: Boner (5)
ERROR
17 Across: Bedstead part (4)
SLAT
18 Across: Crawford film from a Maugham work (4)
RAIN
19 Across: Carpenter's need (5)
NAILS
20 Across: TV part for Stacy Keach (9)
HEMINGWAY
22 Across: Bracken or Fisher (5)
EDDIE
23 Across: Female red deer (4)
ROES
24 Across: Chew the fat (3)
GAB
25 Across: Recorded, in a way (5)
TAPED
28 Across: Supposed (8)
PRESUMED
33 Across: Actress Lupino (3)
IDA
34 Across: Pilfered (6)
STOLEN
37 Across: Function (4)
ROLE
38 Across: Country-club sport (4)
GOLF
40 Across: Close, to Cowper (5)
ANEAR
41 Across: Christmas (4)
YULE
42 Across: Columnist Bombeck (4)
ERMA
43 Across: Weighing machines (6)
SCALES
45 Across: Morose (3)
SAD
46 Across: Arose as a consequence (8)
RESULTED
48 Across: Journalists (5)
PRESS
50 Across: Prevaricate (3)
LIE
51 Across: Peter, Paul and Mary, e.g. (4)
TRIO
53 Across: Bandleader Jones (5)
SPIKE
56 Across: "Cannery Row" author (9)
STEINBECK
61 Across: Lengthwise (5)
ALONG
62 Across: Canvas covering at Shea Stad. (4)
TARP
63 Across: Presage (4)
OMEN
64 Across: In India, reigning queen (5)
RANEE
65 Across: Otherwise (4)
ELSE
66 Across: Fatigue (4)
TIRE
67 Across: Knots in wood (5)
KNARS
68 Across: Part of a hammer's head (4)
PEEN
69 Across: Goulash, e.g. (4)
STEW

Down Answers

1 Down: Dollop (4)
DASH
2 Down: Competent (4)
ABLE
3 Down: Bad News Bears, e.g. (4)
TEAM
4 Down: Clothes (6)
ATTIRE
5 Down: Bilko's rank, for short (5)
SARGE
6 Down: Talons (5)
CLAWS
7 Down: Largest continent (4)
ASIA
8 Down: Actor Danza (4)
TONY
9 Down: Defender of Troy (6)
AENEAS
10 Down: Noted sci-fi author (8)
BRADBURY
11 Down: Dry (4)
ARID
12 Down: Performances by one person (4)
SOLI
13 Down: Irish Gaelic (4)
ERSE
21 Down: Affirmative motions (4)
NODS
24 Down: Type (5)
GENRE
25 Down: "Save the ___," Lemmon film (5)
TIGER
26 Down: Worship (5)
ADORE
27 Down: "The Wild ___," book by 39 Down (5)
PALMS
28 Down: Beg (5)
PLEAD
29 Down: Genuine (4)
REAL
30 Down: Mickey or Minnie (5)
MOUSE
31 Down: Greece, to Greeks (5)
ELLAS
32 Down: Actions (5)
DEEDS
35 Down: Flavor (5)
TASTE
36 Down: Formerly (4)
ONCE
39 Down: Creator of the Snopes family (8)
FAULKNER
44 Down: Rotate (4)
SPIN
47 Down: Vassals (6)
LIEGES
49 Down: Automatons (6)
ROBOTS
51 Down: Succinct (5)
TERSE
52 Down: Mature (5)
RIPEN
53 Down: Scotsman's shirt (4)
SARK
54 Down: Scheme (4)
PLAN
55 Down: Variety of grape (4)
IONA
56 Down: Gait (4)
STEP
57 Down: Malamud product (4)
TALE
58 Down: Give off (4)
EMIT
59 Down: Part of a bird's beak (4)
CERE
60 Down: Was aware of (4)
KNEW

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