Monday Crossword — September 5, 1988 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 9/5/1988. By Christy Ridley.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Appear (4)
- SEEM
- 5 Across: Valuable violin (5)
- AMATI
- 10 Across: Stitched joining (4)
- SEAM
- 14 Across: Nimbus (4)
- HALO
- 15 Across: Planet second nearest to the sun (5)
- VENUS
- 16 Across: Seaweed (4)
- ALGA
- 17 Across: Toward the mouth (4)
- ORAD
- 18 Across: Cavities in bones (5)
- ANTRA
- 19 Across: Layer (4)
- TIER
- 20 Across: Complete (5)
- UTTER
- 22 Across: Female ballet dancers (9)
- DANSEUSES
- 24 Across: "___ Depths," Gorky drama (8)
- THELOWER
- 26 Across: Chalice veil (3)
- AER
- 27 Across: Turkish inn (6)
- IMARET
- 29 Across: Nosher's delight (5)
- SNACK
- 33 Across: Comprehends (6)
- GRASPS
- 36 Across: Browne or Houston (3)
- SAM
- 38 Across: Be sorry (3)
- RUE
- 39 Across: Planet eighth nearest to the sun (7)
- NEPTUNE
- 41 Across: Planet nearest to the sun (7)
- MERCURY
- 44 Across: Collection of anecdotes (3)
- ANA
- 45 Across: ___ Mahal (3)
- TAJ
- 47 Across: Depends (6)
- RELIES
- 48 Across: Summer TV fare (5)
- RERUN
- 51 Across: Plate armor for a thigh (6)
- TUILLE
- 53 Across: Joplin specialty (3)
- RAG
- 55 Across: Appropriates (8)
- PREEMPTS
- 59 Across: Unmanned space probe launched Aug. 20, 1977 (9)
- VOYAGERII
- 63 Across: Claw (5)
- TALON
- 64 Across: Esprit (4)
- ELAN
- 65 Across: False (5)
- NOTSO
- 67 Across: C. American gum tree (4)
- TUNO
- 68 Across: Knee, to an M.D. (4)
- GENU
- 69 Across: Arabian ruler (5)
- EMEER
- 70 Across: Road to Roma (4)
- ITER
- 71 Across: Inquires (4)
- ASKS
- 72 Across: Concise (5)
- TERSE
- 73 Across: Arrange (4)
- SORT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Outcry (5)
- SHOUT
- 2 Down: Planet third nearest to the sun (5)
- EARTH
- 3 Down: Happify (5)
- ELATE
- 4 Down: Maker of toy planes (8)
- MODELIST
- 5 Down: Actress Gardner (3)
- AVA
- 6 Down: Seamstress, sometimes (6)
- MENDER
- 7 Down: Giant red star in Scorpio (7)
- ANTARES
- 8 Down: Revolve (4)
- TURN
- 9 Down: "Your face, my thane, ___ book . . . ": Shak. (5)
- ISASA
- 10 Down: Planet sixth nearest to the sun (6)
- SATURN
- 11 Down: Site of first Olympics (4)
- ELIS
- 12 Down: Askew (4)
- AGEE
- 13 Down: Planet fourth nearest to the sun (4)
- MARS
- 21 Down: Broken, in Brest (5)
- ROMPU
- 23 Down: Some M.I.T. grads (3)
- EES
- 25 Down: Didn't exist (5)
- WASNT
- 28 Down: Cap for Scotty (3)
- TAM
- 30 Down: N. African wild sheep (4)
- ARUI
- 31 Down: Heal (4)
- CURE
- 32 Down: Pitches (4)
- KEYS
- 33 Down: Snarl (4)
- GNAR
- 34 Down: Descartes or Magritte (4)
- RENE
- 35 Down: An armadillo (4)
- APAR
- 37 Down: Actress Oberon (5)
- MERLE
- 40 Down: Corrode (3)
- EAT
- 42 Down: Find a new tenant (5)
- RELET
- 43 Down: Plant called traveler's-joy (8)
- CLEMATIS
- 46 Down: Planet fifth nearest to the sun (7)
- JUPITER
- 49 Down: Planet seventh nearest to the sun (6)
- URANUS
- 50 Down: Slow horse (3)
- NAG
- 52 Down: Yellow flags (6)
- IRISES
- 54 Down: Playwright Jean ___ (5)
- GENET
- 56 Down: Planet farthest from the sun (5)
- PLUTO
- 57 Down: Paint tester (5)
- TONER
- 58 Down: Stable sound (5)
- SNORT
- 59 Down: Star in Lyra (4)
- VEGA
- 60 Down: Bullring calls (4)
- OLES
- 61 Down: G.I. (4)
- YANK
- 62 Down: Apple variety (4)
- ROME
- 66 Down: Galena is one (3)
- ORE
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