Tuesday Crossword — February 28, 1989 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 2/28/1989. By Melvin Kenworthy.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Graze (5)
SHAVE
6 Across: C.P.A. (4)
ACCT
10 Across: Biblical preposition (4)
UNTO
14 Across: "Ship of the desert" (5)
CAMEL
15 Across: Blackthorn (4)
SLOE
16 Across: Poet's "at no time" (4)
NEER
17 Across: Idolize (5)
ADORE
18 Across: Christmas carol, with "The" (9)
FIRSTNOEL
20 Across: Xylophone's cousin (7)
MARIMBA
22 Across: Stephen, in France (7)
ETIENNE
23 Across: A-one (9)
FIRSTRATE
25 Across: Rely upon (4)
GOBY
28 Across: Summers, in Sedan (4)
ETES
29 Across: City in NE Italy (5)
UDINE
33 Across: A feast ___ famine (3)
ORA
34 Across: Sea mammal (4)
SEAL
35 Across: U.S.S.R. head: 1917-24 (5)
LENIN
36 Across: Mamba or rumba (5)
DANCE
38 Across: Bishopric (3)
SEE
40 Across: Saw (5)
ADAGE
41 Across: Berlin's "I Poured My Heart ___ Song" (5)
INTOA
42 Across: Ended (4)
OVER
44 Across: Grandfather of Saul (3)
NER
45 Across: Duped (5)
STUNG
46 Across: Sale condition (4)
ASIS
47 Across: Kind of sandwich (4)
HERO
48 Across: Missing person in Buchanan's term (9)
FIRSTLADY
51 Across: Guarantees (7)
ASSURES
54 Across: Profession of Nightingale (7)
NURSING
58 Across: Area Lou Gehrig covered (9)
FIRSTBASE
60 Across: Daisy's cousin (5)
ASTER
61 Across: Wings on an avis (4)
ALAE
62 Across: "The ___ of Texas . . . " (4)
EYES
63 Across: ___ nova (samba music) (5)
BOSSA
64 Across: Flag maker (4)
ROSS
65 Across: W.W. II craft (4)
LSTS
66 Across: Espies (5)
SPOTS

Down Answers

1 Down: Rip-off (4)
SCAM
2 Down: "Mary ___ little . . . " (4)
HADA
3 Down: Love, in León (4)
AMOR
4 Down: Confirm (6)
VERIFY
5 Down: Varnish resin (5)
ELEMI
6 Down: ___ lightning (very swift) (8)
ASFASTAS
7 Down: Caesar's 151 (3)
CLI
8 Down: Kitchen utensils (6)
CORERS
9 Down: Seed integument (5)
TESTA
10 Down: Superfluous (8)
UNNEEDED
11 Down: Light gas (4)
NEON
12 Down: Four or six follower (4)
TEEN
13 Down: Wreath on a knight's helmet (4)
ORLE
19 Down: Nominal (7)
TITULAR
21 Down: Scottish broth (4)
BREE
24 Down: Bony fish (7)
TELEOST
25 Down: "___ our refuge . . . ": Psalm 46 (5)
GODIS
26 Down: Praying female figure (5)
ORANT
27 Down: African language group (5)
BANTU
30 Down: Senseless (5)
INANE
31 Down: River in Mali (5)
NIGER
32 Down: Juárez January (5)
ENERO
34 Down: Like oceanic islands (7)
SEAGIRT
37 Down: Addles (8)
CONFUSES
39 Down: State of depravity (8)
EVILNESS
43 Down: Birthright loser (4)
ESAU
46 Down: Analyzes (6)
ASSAYS
47 Down: European mint (6)
HYSSOP
49 Down: Confederate soldier (5)
REBEL
50 Down: Slatterns (5)
DRABS
51 Down: At a distance (4)
AFAR
52 Down: Farm structure (4)
SILO
53 Down: Sp. titles (4)
SRAS
55 Down: "Wishing will make ___" (4)
ITSO
56 Down: Aerie (4)
NEST
57 Down: Mardi ___ (4)
GRAS
59 Down: Tennis unit (3)
SET

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