Monday Crossword — August 8, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/8/1988. By Elaine George.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Farm structure (4)
- BARN
- 5 Across: Oct. predecessor (4)
- SEPT
- 9 Across: Staggers (5)
- REELS
- 14 Across: Jai ___ (4)
- ALAI
- 15 Across: ___ blue (loyal) (4)
- TRUE
- 16 Across: Apportion (5)
- ALLOT
- 17 Across: Bewildered (4)
- LOST
- 18 Across: One, in Berlin (4)
- EINE
- 19 Across: Down-easter's state (5)
- MAINE
- 20 Across: Restrain (8)
- KEEPBACK
- 22 Across: Speculate (6)
- WONDER
- 23 Across: "___ la Douce" (4)
- IRMA
- 24 Across: Wood smoothers (7)
- SANDERS
- 25 Across: Coined money (6)
- SPECIE
- 28 Across: Wood or Turner (4)
- LANA
- 29 Across: Person's experience (10)
- BACKGROUND
- 31 Across: ___ the joint (4)
- CASE
- 35 Across: Buenos ___, Arg. (5)
- AIRES
- 36 Across: Garfunkel or Linkletter (3)
- ART
- 37 Across: Cleans the furniture (5)
- DUSTS
- 38 Across: Affront (4)
- SLUR
- 39 Across: Dairies (10)
- CREAMERIES
- 41 Across: Winter vehicle (4)
- SLED
- 42 Across: Suave (6)
- URBANE
- 43 Across: Broke suddenly (7)
- SNAPPED
- 47 Across: Bullring cries (4)
- OLES
- 48 Across: Headrest (6)
- PILLOW
- 49 Across: Insolent retort (8)
- BACKTALK
- 53 Across: Aroma of flowers (5)
- ATTAR
- 54 Across: Curse or pledge (4)
- OATH
- 55 Across: Augury (4)
- OMEN
- 56 Across: British river (5)
- TRENT
- 57 Across: Word with cap or bone (4)
- KNEE
- 58 Across: State bird of Hawaii (4)
- NENE
- 59 Across: Lesions (5)
- SORES
- 60 Across: Put in the mail (4)
- SEND
- 61 Across: Ample, to FitzGerald (4)
- ENOW
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Thwart (4)
- BALK
- 2 Down: Medicinal plant (4)
- ALOE
- 3 Down: Flatten a flat (4)
- RASE
- 4 Down: One overly concerned with details (9)
- NITPICKER
- 5 Down: Large ship (7)
- STEAMER
- 6 Down: Author Jong (5)
- ERICA
- 7 Down: Hoodlum (4)
- PUNK
- 8 Down: Golf gadget (3)
- TEE
- 9 Down: A 1927 hit song (6)
- RAMONA
- 10 Down: Large antelope (5)
- ELAND
- 11 Down: Leave out (5)
- ELIDE
- 12 Down: Hermit (5)
- LONER
- 13 Down: Suffixes with tip and tap (5)
- STERS
- 21 Down: Lockups in the Navy (5)
- BRIGS
- 22 Down: Magical baton (4)
- WAND
- 24 Down: Toys man (5)
- SANTA
- 25 Down: Suffragette dollars: Abbr. (4)
- SBAS
- 26 Down: Beach toy (4)
- PAIL
- 27 Down: Beige (4)
- ECRU
- 28 Down: Tempted (5)
- LURED
- 30 Down: Propelled a bireme (5)
- OARED
- 31 Down: Sidewalk section (9)
- CURBSTONE
- 32 Down: Whence a flu flew in (4)
- ASIA
- 33 Down: British gun (4)
- STEN
- 34 Down: To be, to Brutus (4)
- ESSE
- 37 Down: Bo of films (5)
- DEREK
- 39 Down: Ball of yarn (4)
- CLEW
- 40 Down: Protected the plants (7)
- MULCHED
- 41 Down: Area once covered by Red Smith (6)
- SPORTS
- 43 Down: Quarrels (5)
- SPATS
- 44 Down: Explosive, for short (5)
- NITRO
- 45 Down: Modify (5)
- ALTER
- 46 Down: Spitfire or Zero (5)
- PLANE
- 47 Down: Belonging to a cereal class (5)
- OATEN
- 49 Down: Nemesis (4)
- BANE
- 50 Down: Verily (4)
- AMEN
- 51 Down: Comedian Jay ___ (4)
- LENO
- 52 Down: "If you ___ Susie . . . " (4)
- KNEW
- 54 Down: Gives approval (3)
- OKS
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