Saturday Crossword — June 23, 1990 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 6/23/1990. By Jesse Roarke.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Lower in rank (5)
ABASE
6 Across: "Sweet Swan of ___!" (4)
AVON
10 Across: One of the Aleutians (4)
ATKA
14 Across: Howler (5)
BONER
15 Across: Lode (4)
VEIN
16 Across: Capital of Valais, Switzerland (4)
SION
17 Across: Prominent Corsican family name (10)
BUONAPARTE
19 Across: Hosiery mishap (4)
SNAG
20 Across: "Vulcan's chimney" (4)
ETNA
21 Across: Capital of Latvia (4)
RIGA
22 Across: Appellation (5)
TITLE
23 Across: Sheer linen fabric (5)
TOILE
25 Across: ___ antelope (black buck) (6)
BEZOAR
26 Across: Malay drapings (7)
SARONGS
29 Across: Shipworm (5)
BORER
30 Across: Ten million rupees (5)
CRORE
31 Across: Feature of a rustic chair (8)
CANESEAT
34 Across: Japanese golfer (3)
ONO
35 Across: Western Indians (7)
PAIUTES
38 Across: Org. for hydropower (3)
TVA
39 Across: Capable of realization (8)
POSSIBLE
41 Across: The Danube, to Decius (5)
ISTER
43 Across: C.S.A. general (5)
EWELL
44 Across: Synagogue singers (7)
CANTORS
46 Across: Counsel (6)
ADVICE
48 Across: Wahine's veranda (5)
LANAI
49 Across: Byzantine empress (5)
IRENE
50 Across: Industrial diamond (4)
BORT
51 Across: S.A. rodent (4)
PACA
55 Across: Port of Timor (4)
DILI
56 Across: Florentine master (10)
BOTTICELLI
58 Across: Tolkien tree creatures (4)
ENTS
59 Across: Beatrice d'___ (4)
ESTE
60 Across: Construe (5)
INFER
61 Across: Elan (4)
DASH
62 Across: God with a hammer (4)
THOR
63 Across: Maude or Samuel (5)
ADAMS

Down Answers

1 Down: Author Prévost (4)
ABBE
2 Down: Stint for Buster Douglas (4)
BOUT
3 Down: Presently (4)
ANON
4 Down: Capitoline dignitary (7)
SENATOR
5 Down: Period (3)
ERA
6 Down: Serves the purpose (6)
AVAILS
7 Down: Brink (5)
VERGE
8 Down: Port of Kyushu (4)
OITA
9 Down: Pisa-to-Verona dir. (3)
NNE
10 Down: Ordinances (7)
ASSIZES
11 Down: Venetian master (10)
TINTORETTO
12 Down: Cute eucalyptus eater (5)
KOALA
13 Down: Dudgeon (5)
ANGER
18 Down: Pompously proper person (4)
PRIG
22 Down: City of Brazil (8)
TERESINA
24 Down: Kind of bathing suit (8)
ONEPIECE
25 Down: Vomer or zygoma (4)
BONE
26 Down: Anglo-Saxon poet (4)
SCOP
27 Down: Pisa's river (4)
ARNO
28 Down: Kermit, Quentin et al. (10)
ROOSEVELTS
29 Down: Kalong or pipistrelle (3)
BAT
31 Down: Shuffleboard implement (3)
CUE
32 Down: State confidently (4)
AVER
33 Down: Salts (4)
TARS
36 Down: Up to it (4)
ABLE
37 Down: Affliction (3)
ILL
40 Down: Porcine (7)
SWINISH
42 Down: Scholarship allowance (7)
STIPEND
44 Down: Nick or Nell (6)
CARTER
45 Down: Against (4)
ANTI
46 Down: Succored (5)
AIDED
47 Down: River of Yugoslavia (5)
DRINA
48 Down: Game of chance (5)
LOTTO
50 Down: Blague (4)
BOSH
52 Down: Code word for A (4)
ALFA
53 Down: Racing announcer McCarthy (4)
CLEM
54 Down: What snobs put on (4)
AIRS
56 Down: Wager (3)
BET
57 Down: O.S.S. successor (3)
CIA

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