Saturday Crossword — August 11, 1990 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 8/11/1990. By William Canine.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Remiss (5)
SLACK
6 Across: Mock (5)
SNEER
11 Across: Soft fabric (7)
CHALLIS
13 Across: Dart about (7)
SCAMPER
15 Across: English essayist-critic: 1778-1830 (7)
HAZLITT
16 Across: Overturn (7)
CAPSIZE
17 Across: Yerby's "A Rose for ___ Maria" (3)
ANA
18 Across: Arbor (7)
PERGOLA
20 Across: Former Albanian king (3)
ZOG
21 Across: Belem (4)
PARA
23 Across: Pan-fry (5)
SAUTE
24 Across: Lisbon lady (4)
DONA
25 Across: Nestles (5)
SNUGS
27 Across: Employ (3)
USE
28 Across: Mrs. Will Durant (5)
ARIEL
29 Across: Burmese and Siamese (6)
ASIANS
31 Across: Memorabilia (6)
RELICS
33 Across: Cask (3)
TUN
34 Across: Axlike tool (3)
ADZ
35 Across: Intervals (6)
SPACES
38 Across: Rossano of "South Pacific" (6)
BRAZZI
41 Across: Simon's "Plaza ___" (5)
SUITE
42 Across: Anger (3)
IRE
44 Across: Distort (5)
SLANT
46 Across: Dix's follower (4)
ONZE
47 Across: Conductor Solti (5)
GEORG
49 Across: Outside: Comb. form (4)
ECTO
50 Across: Work by G. Stein: 1941 (3)
IDA
51 Across: A cosmetic (7)
MASCARA
53 Across: Margin (3)
HEM
54 Across: Former Seahawk star Steve ___ (7)
LARGENT
56 Across: Los Angeles enclave (7)
TARZANA
58 Across: Ornamental shrub (7)
SYRINGA
59 Across: Accompanies (7)
ESCORTS
60 Across: By oneself, on stage (5)
SOLUS
61 Across: U.S. revolutionary Daniel ___ (5)
SHAYS

Down Answers

1 Down: Syndicated TV show (7)
SHANANA
2 Down: She wrote the Miss Liberty poem (7)
LAZARUS
3 Down: "___ in the Family" (3)
ALL
4 Down: Gridiron misdeed (4)
CLIP
5 Down: Small raptors (5)
KITES
6 Down: Ascend (5)
SCALE
7 Down: Calif. valley (4)
NAPA
8 Down: Dorothy's auntie and others (3)
EMS
9 Down: Externally parasitic (7)
EPIZOIC
10 Down: Gerrymanders, perhaps (7)
REZONES
11 Down: Leggings (5)
CHAPS
12 Down: Composer of "The Chocolate Soldier" (6)
STRAUS
13 Down: Diving duck (6)
SCOTER
14 Down: Imperial (5)
REGAL
19 Down: Astronaut Grissom (3)
GUS
22 Down: Churn (7)
AGITATE
24 Down: Light rain (7)
DRIZZLE
26 Down: Rémoulade, e.g. (5)
SAUCE
28 Down: Theatrical father and son (5)
ALDAS
30 Down: Tampa-to-Ocala dir. (3)
NNE
32 Down: Site for a drum (3)
EAR
35 Down: Updike's "A Month of ___" (7)
SUNDAYS
36 Down: Conqueror of the Incas (7)
PIZARRO
37 Down: Mexican's midday rest (6)
SIESTA
38 Down: Upbraid (6)
BERATE
39 Down: He came between James and Millard (7)
ZACHARY
40 Down: Purposes (7)
INTENTS
41 Down: Besmirches (5)
SOILS
43 Down: Fabulous bird (3)
ROC
45 Down: ___ Masaryk, Czechoslovakia's first president (5)
TOMAS
47 Down: Scourge of some cities (5)
GANGS
48 Down: Zoysia is one (5)
GRASS
51 Down: Computer list (4)
MENU
52 Down: Coy (4)
ARCH
55 Down: Baseball's Hodges (3)
GIL
57 Down: Individuals, to biologists (3)
ZOA

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