Monday Crossword — January 16, 1989 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/16/1989. By John R. Prosser.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Box cautiously (4)
- SPAR
- 5 Across: With 50 Across, city near Tel Aviv (5)
- RAMAT
- 10 Across: Soprano Gluck (4)
- ALMA
- 14 Across: Adore (4)
- LOVE
- 15 Across: Muse of lyric poetry (5)
- ERATO
- 16 Across: Aqueous descent (4)
- RAIN
- 17 Across: Give ___ up (assist) (4)
- ALEG
- 18 Across: Subject of this puzzle (10)
- MARTINKING
- 20 Across: College first attended by 18 Across (9)
- MOREHOUSE
- 22 Across: John, the fur trader (5)
- ASTOR
- 23 Across: Trapeze artist's protection (3)
- NET
- 24 Across: Within: Comb. form (4)
- ENTO
- 26 Across: Pig's home (3)
- STY
- 27 Across: Went in (7)
- ENTERED
- 31 Across: Pack down lightly (4)
- TAMP
- 33 Across: Jetty (4)
- PIER
- 34 Across: Elasticity (10)
- RESILIENCE
- 39 Across: Standard of perfection (5)
- IDEAL
- 41 Across: To and ___ (3)
- FRO
- 42 Across: Hallowed: Comb. form (5)
- SACRO
- 43 Across: Roman company commanders (10)
- CENTURIONS
- 46 Across: Actor James ___ (4)
- CAAN
- 47 Across: Harrow's rival (4)
- ETON
- 48 Across: Rivers (7)
- STREAMS
- 50 Across: See 5 Across (3)
- GAN
- 53 Across: Legatee (4)
- HEIR
- 55 Across: Shoot the breeze (3)
- RAP
- 56 Across: Not a soul (5)
- NOONE
- 58 Across: Becomes firmly fixed (9)
- TAKESROOT
- 63 Across: Virgil's tree of life (10)
- ARBORVITAE
- 65 Across: Apropos of (4)
- INRE
- 66 Across: Opposite of dele (4)
- STET
- 67 Across: Happening (5)
- EVENT
- 68 Across: Ferverish passion (4)
- ZEAL
- 69 Across: Nathan ___, American spy (4)
- HALE
- 70 Across: Jerez, formerly (5)
- XERES
- 71 Across: Author Gardner (4)
- ERLE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Bridge coup (4)
- SLAM
- 2 Down: Men on horses after a ball (4)
- POLO
- 3 Down: State firmly (4)
- AVER
- 4 Down: Produce anew (10)
- REGENERATE
- 5 Down: More distant (7)
- REMOTER
- 6 Down: Papuan native of New Guinea (4)
- ARAU
- 7 Down: "___ Chan," T. N. Page tale (5)
- MARSE
- 8 Down: Sergeants' commands (10)
- ATTENTIONS
- 9 Down: Thee, in Tours (3)
- TOI
- 10 Down: Clumsy vessels (4)
- ARKS
- 11 Down: Milks, to Michelle (5)
- LAITS
- 12 Down: City in N.D. (5)
- MINOT
- 13 Down: Wrathful (5)
- ANGRY
- 19 Down: Namesakes of Ruth's mother-in-law (6)
- NAOMIS
- 21 Down: One of L.B.J.'s beagles (3)
- HER
- 25 Down: Palm fiber (3)
- TAL
- 27 Down: Long, heroic poem (4)
- EPIC
- 28 Down: Pheasants' brood (4)
- NIDE
- 29 Down: Adolescent (4)
- TEEN
- 30 Down: Absolute (10)
- DEFINITIVE
- 32 Down: Award for 18 Across: 1964 (10)
- PEACEPRIZE
- 35 Down: Playhouse placard (3)
- SRO
- 36 Down: American sports org. (4)
- NCAA
- 37 Down: Stuff to the gills (4)
- CRAM
- 38 Down: Ages upon ages (4)
- EONS
- 40 Down: Middle name of 18 Across (6)
- LUTHER
- 44 Down: Future fish (3)
- ROE
- 45 Down: Wall and Baker (7)
- STREETS
- 49 Down: Headland (3)
- RAS
- 50 Down: Grind the teeth (5)
- GNASH
- 51 Down: Corporeal channel (5)
- AORTA
- 52 Down: Actuator of above award (5)
- NOBEL
- 54 Down: Quality judge (5)
- RATER
- 57 Down: Short letter (4)
- NOTE
- 59 Down: Welles role: 1941 (4)
- KANE
- 60 Down: Humdinger (4)
- ONER
- 61 Down: Viva-voce (4)
- ORAL
- 62 Down: Part of TV (4)
- TELE
- 64 Down: Annoy (3)
- VEX
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