Monday Crossword — November 21, 1988 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 11/21/1988. By Sidney L. Robbins.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Trite writers (5)
HACKS
6 Across: West Point inst. (4)
USMA
10 Across: Fury (4)
RAGE
14 Across: Showy bird (5)
EGRET
15 Across: Kind of poker (4)
STUD
16 Across: Spoken (4)
ORAL
17 Across: Kind of dress like 46 Across (10)
WRAPAROUND
19 Across: Indians of Colo. (4)
UTES
20 Across: ___ acids (5)
AMINO
21 Across: This is often cast (3)
DIE
22 Across: Cleo's river (4)
NILE
23 Across: Moslem ascetic (4)
SUFI
25 Across: Knots or knobs (5)
NODES
27 Across: Utilities customer (4)
USER
31 Across: Side-to-side distance (7)
BREADTH
33 Across: Farm building (4)
SILO
34 Across: Young woman (4)
LASS
35 Across: Speck (4)
IOTA
38 Across: Egg white (7)
ALBUMEN
40 Across: Makes fast (7)
SECURES
43 Across: Movie "Citizen" (4)
KANE
44 Across: Cajole (4)
COAX
46 Across: Hindu garment (4)
SARI
47 Across: Mark for misconduct (7)
DEMERIT
49 Across: Heroic poetry (4)
EPOS
50 Across: Arctic garb (5)
PARKA
52 Across: Bullring cries (4)
OLES
54 Across: ___ War, great race horse (4)
MANO
55 Across: Decimal point (3)
DOT
57 Across: Approaches (5)
NEARS
61 Across: Damascene, e.g. (4)
ARAB
62 Across: Circuitous (10)
ROUNDABOUT
65 Across: Big rig, for short (4)
SEMI
66 Across: An aunt of little Beatrice (4)
ANNE
67 Across: Rent (5)
LEASE
68 Across: Sharp (4)
KEEN
69 Across: Marquis de ___ (4)
SADE
70 Across: Amati rel. (5)
STRAD

Down Answers

1 Down: Cut down (3)
HEW
2 Down: Taj Mahal site (4)
AGRA
3 Down: Stuff (4)
CRAM
4 Down: Cap de Gaulle wore (4)
KEPI
5 Down: Getz and Kenton (5)
STANS
6 Down: Haven for a G.I. (3)
USO
7 Down: Retreats for readers (7)
STUDIES
8 Down: He portrayed Pasteur (4)
MUNI
9 Down: This helps to form a sum (6)
ADDEND
10 Down: Locomotive locale (10)
ROUNDHOUSE
11 Down: Bandleader Shaw (5)
ARTIE
12 Down: Celts (5)
GAELS
13 Down: Otherwise (4)
ELSE
18 Down: Soviet coin: Var. (6)
ROUBLE
24 Down: Writer Anatole ___ (6)
FRANCE
26 Down: Auricular (4)
OTIC
27 Down: Washington is its cap. (3)
USA
28 Down: Soft, lustrous fiber (4)
SILK
29 Down: Able in reverse (4)
ELBA
30 Down: Petition with names in circular form (10)
ROUNDROBIN
32 Down: Attack (6)
ASSAIL
36 Down: Snare (4)
TRAP
37 Down: Type of geography (4)
AERO
39 Down: Docile; gentle (4)
MEEK
41 Down: Lengthen (6)
EXTEND
42 Down: Sibling's nickname (3)
SIS
45 Down: Bombastic (7)
OROTUND
48 Down: Striped fabric (6)
MADRAS
50 Down: C. Porter's "You Don't Know ___" (5)
PAREE
51 Down: "What in ___?" (5)
ANAME
53 Down: Zoo favorites (5)
SEALS
54 Down: Domino (4)
MASK
56 Down: Mrs. Chaplin (4)
OONA
58 Down: Assist a hood (4)
ABET
59 Down: Loud noise (4)
ROAR
60 Down: Capital of Elam (4)
SUSA
63 Down: Jacqueline Onassis, ___ Bouvier (3)
NEE
64 Down: A Kennedy (3)
TED

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