Tuesday Crossword — September 11, 1990 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/11/1990. By Lois Sidway.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Hooey (4)
BLAH
5 Across: Cuts short (5)
CROPS
10 Across: Tempo (4)
PACE
14 Across: Places (4)
LOCI
15 Across: An Asian capital (5)
HANOI
16 Across: Producer-director Tors (4)
IVAN
17 Across: Like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (4)
TALL
18 Across: Negatively charged atom (5)
ANION
19 Across: Army post (4)
FORT
20 Across: Bit of alliteration from "The Tempest" (14)
FULLFATHOMFIVE
23 Across: Sieve (4)
SIFT
24 Across: Church official (5)
ELDER
25 Across: Swift (5)
RAPID
28 Across: Entertain (5)
AMUSE
31 Across: In the sack (4)
ABED
32 Across: Undeveloped (6)
LATENT
34 Across: An arm of H.U.D. (3)
FHA
37 Across: Home field of the Denver Broncos (15)
MILEHIGHSTADIUM
40 Across: Asta, to Nora (3)
PET
41 Across: Melodious (6)
ARIOSO
42 Across: "___ Want for Christmas . . . " (4)
ALLI
43 Across: Mission head? (5)
TRANS
44 Across: How some musicians play (5)
BYEAR
45 Across: Wing support (5)
STRUT
48 Across: Peck role (4)
AHAB
50 Across: In all ways, with "the" (14)
WHOLENINEYARDS
56 Across: Constellation name (4)
URSA
57 Across: Slur over (5)
ELIDE
58 Across: Every's partner (4)
EACH
60 Across: Dresden denial (4)
NEIN
61 Across: Ruhr valley city (5)
ESSEN
62 Across: Jai ___ (4)
ALAI
63 Across: Autry or Kelly (4)
GENE
64 Across: Soviet First Lady (5)
RAISA
65 Across: Tenderhearted (4)
KIND

Down Answers

1 Down: A sandwich, for short (3)
BLT
2 Down: What slugabeds do (4)
LOAF
3 Down: Rights org. (4)
ACLU
4 Down: Slope (8)
HILLSIDE
5 Down: Grain husks (5)
CHAFF
6 Down: Attacked (5)
RANAT
7 Down: Step ___ (hurry) (4)
ONIT
8 Down: Milne's Winnie the ___ (4)
POOH
9 Down: Pertaining to China: Comb. form (4)
SINO
10 Down: Nonsense (6)
PIFFLE
11 Down: Shun (5)
AVOID
12 Down: Slice (5)
CARVE
13 Down: Join a contest (5)
ENTER
21 Down: Cover (3)
LID
22 Down: "Hostess With the Mostes" (5)
MESTA
25 Down: Inclined walkway (4)
RAMP
26 Down: His Rose was Irish (4)
ABIE
27 Down: Skin (4)
PELT
28 Down: A Musketeer (5)
ATHOS
29 Down: Jumble (4)
MESS
30 Down: "Do ___ others . . . " (4)
UNTO
32 Down: Milano money (4)
LIRA
33 Down: Not "fer" (4)
AGIN
34 Down: Office cabinet (4)
FILE
35 Down: Luau entertainment (4)
HULA
36 Down: Muslim prince (4)
AMIR
38 Down: Poker Flat's creator (5)
HARTE
39 Down: Dawn (8)
DAYBREAK
43 Down: New Orleans campus (6)
TULANE
44 Down: Barnyard bleat (3)
BAA
45 Down: Enjoyed a hammock (5)
SWUNG
46 Down: Trey (5)
THREE
47 Down: Purchase for Perlman (5)
ROSIN
48 Down: Deadly mosquito (5)
AEDES
49 Down: Aardwolf look-alike (5)
HYENA
51 Down: ___-do-well (4)
NEER
52 Down: Ingrid, in "Casablanca" (4)
ILSA
53 Down: Unless, in law (4)
NISI
54 Down: Miró contemporary (4)
DALI
55 Down: Examine quickly (4)
SCAN
59 Down: Obscured (3)
HID

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