Saturday Crossword — March 9, 1991 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/9/1991. By Daniel Girardi.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Ostentatious display (4)
POMP
5 Across: Swiss theologian: 1886-1968 (5)
BARTH
10 Across: Salubrious spot (3)
SPA
13 Across: Ship's position (4)
ALEE
14 Across: Divert (5)
AMUSE
15 Across: Bone affliction (4)
SPUR
16 Across: Scripture verse (4)
TEXT
17 Across: Scoundrel (5)
LOSEL
18 Across: Priscilla of old movies (4)
LANE
19 Across: Vibrissa (4)
HAIR
20 Across: Underworld god (3)
DIS
21 Across: End (5)
FINIS
22 Across: Concern (4)
CARE
24 Across: Of the Muslim faith (7)
ISLAMIC
27 Across: Altruistic one (6)
SHARER
29 Across: Observes Yom Kippur (6)
ATONES
30 Across: Prevention measure (5)
OUNCE
31 Across: Make cords in bed (5)
SNORE
32 Across: Chinese dynasty (3)
HAN
35 Across: Hebrew letter (4)
RESH
36 Across: This has strings attached (5)
APRON
37 Across: Tony's little cousin (4)
OBIE
38 Across: Sum, es, ___ (3)
EST
39 Across: Pry (5)
SNOOP
40 Across: N.Y.'s World ___ Center (5)
TRADE
41 Across: Spongy substance (6)
AMADOU
43 Across: Influenced (6)
SWAYED
44 Across: Half-hour on the Half Moon (7)
ONEBELL
45 Across: Movie dog (4)
TOTO
46 Across: Ancient Asian country (5)
MEDIA
47 Across: Noted painter of birds (3)
EDE
49 Across: Head of a tale (4)
ONCE
52 Across: Hebrew lyre (4)
ASOR
53 Across: Ulan ___, Mongolia (5)
BATOR
55 Across: Titubate (4)
REEL
56 Across: They penalize N.F.L.ers (4)
REFS
57 Across: Ballad lead-in (5)
INTRO
58 Across: New couple, to Barrett (4)
ITEM
59 Across: Sprite (3)
ELF
60 Across: Lennon's "___ and Glass" (5)
STEEL
61 Across: Benito's bone (4)
OSSO

Down Answers

1 Down: Garden area (4)
PATH
2 Down: Olive genus (4)
OLEA
3 Down: Impasse (15)
MEXICANSTANDOFF
4 Down: "Africa" was this poet's epic (8)
PETRARCH
5 Down: Norse god of light (6)
BALDER
6 Down: Mine, in Metz (4)
AMOI
7 Down: Dangerous game (15)
RUSSIANROULETTE
8 Down: Lao-___, Chinese philosopher (3)
TSE
9 Down: Loki's daughter (3)
HEL
10 Down: Yucca plants (15)
SPANISHBAYONETS
11 Down: Treacherous (5)
PUNIC
12 Down: Brother of Eris (4)
ARES
15 Down: Pond film (5)
SLIME
21 Down: Temple, old style (4)
FANE
23 Down: Female ruff (3)
REE
25 Down: Condescend (5)
STOOP
26 Down: Bereft, to Byron (4)
LORN
27 Down: Distressed (4)
SORE
28 Down: Man Ray's concerns (4)
HUES
31 Down: Reversed loops? (5)
SPOOL
33 Down: Right-hand person (4)
AIDE
34 Down: Penury (4)
NEED
36 Down: Peruvian Indian (4)
ANDE
37 Down: Handel forte (8)
ORATORIO
39 Down: Netherlands Antilles island (4)
SABA
40 Down: Tango number (3)
TWO
42 Down: Golda's family (5)
MEIRS
43 Down: Unsaturated alcohol (6)
STEROL
44 Down: German name for a Baltic island (5)
OESEL
46 Down: Flat lunar area (4)
MARE
48 Down: Golden (4)
DORE
50 Down: Quintet in catch-as-catch-can (4)
CEES
51 Down: Saint associated with fire (4)
ELMO
53 Down: Encore (3)
BIS
54 Down: Echidna's morsel (3)
ANT

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