Saturday Crossword — September 2, 1989 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 9/2/1989. By Rhonda Kraus.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Las Vegas attractions (5)
SLOTS
6 Across: Locations (5)
SITES
11 Across: Middle East form of government (7)
EMIRATE
13 Across: Aquatic mammal (7)
MANATEE
15 Across: Mormon region (7)
DESERET
16 Across: Stuffy (7)
UNAIRED
17 Across: People movers (11)
MASSTRANSIT
19 Across: North Caucasic language (3)
UDI
20 Across: Nigerian native (3)
ARO
21 Across: Choice (6)
SELECT
22 Across: Golden fish; ide (4)
ORFE
23 Across: Jules Verne hero (4)
NEMO
25 Across: Kan. city (4)
IOLA
26 Across: Name for a pontiff (4)
PIUS
27 Across: Jupiter, to Justinian (4)
DEUS
29 Across: Relating to resistence to change (8)
INERTIAL
31 Across: Peak (3)
TOR
33 Across: Hither's companion (3)
YON
34 Across: Place for the place setting (8)
TABLETOP
39 Across: ___ libre (4)
VERS
42 Across: Architectural moldings (4)
TORI
43 Across: Engine noise (4)
PURR
44 Across: Dingle (4)
DELL
46 Across: Dry (4)
ARID
47 Across: Bars legally (6)
ESTOPS
50 Across: Pandowdy (3)
PIE
51 Across: Abbr. with civil or human (3)
RTS
52 Across: Manufacture on a wide scale (11)
MASSPRODUCE
54 Across: Drain opening (7)
OUTFALL
56 Across: Turned (7)
ROTATED
57 Across: Entry-level employee (7)
TRAINEE
58 Across: Hams (7)
EMOTERS
59 Across: Depside is one (5)
ESTER
60 Across: Vehicles for the Iditarod (5)
SLEDS

Down Answers

1 Down: Besmirched (7)
SMEARED
2 Down: Svelte (7)
LISSOME
3 Down: Mine products (4)
ORES
4 Down: Dessert items (5)
TARTS
5 Down: Kiloliter (5)
STERE
6 Down: Clean (8)
SANITARY
7 Down: ___ the finish (4)
INAT
8 Down: Randy's skating partner (3)
TAI
9 Down: Ancient country in central Italy (7)
ETRURIA
10 Down: Generative (7)
SEEDFUL
11 Down: Irwin ___, American philosopher (5)
EDMAN
12 Down: And others: Lat. (6)
ETALII
13 Down: Strength (6)
MUSCLE
14 Down: Sedgwick and Adams (5)
EDIES
18 Down: Night light (4)
NEON
22 Down: Editorialized (6)
OPINED
24 Down: Surpass others at an auction (6)
OUTBID
28 Down: Sun (3)
SOL
30 Down: Mazel ___ (3)
TOV
32 Down: Voter for the 21st Amendment (8)
REPEALER
34 Down: Extreme cruelty (7)
TORTURE
35 Down: Beards of grain (7)
ARISTAS
36 Down: Scuffle (6)
TUSSLE
37 Down: Scraps (4)
ORTS
38 Down: Amour-___ (self-esteem) (6)
PROPRE
40 Down: Generally accepted (7)
REPUTED
41 Down: Deli implements (7)
SLICERS
42 Down: Card for a seer (5)
TAROT
45 Down: City in Yorkshire (5)
LEEDS
48 Down: High-school events (5)
PROMS
49 Down: Desert plant (5)
SOTOL
52 Down: Encolure (4)
MANE
53 Down: Chinese ___ (jujube) (4)
DATE
55 Down: Healthy (3)
FIT

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