Monday Crossword — March 9, 1992 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/9/1992. By Melvin Kenworthy.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Shake ___ (hurry) (4)
ALEG
5 Across: Unwanted fat (4)
FLAB
9 Across: Rope fiber (4)
BAST
13 Across: Chopper part (5)
ROTOR
15 Across: Precept (4)
RULE
16 Across: Eight, to Cato (4)
OCTO
17 Across: Single (5)
ALONE
18 Across: Part of Q.E.D. (4)
ERAT
19 Across: Persian poet (4)
OMAR
20 Across: Dhaka is its capital (10)
BANGLADESH
22 Across: Plain; bare (4)
MERE
23 Across: Greek mil. group of W.W. II (4)
ELAS
24 Across: Discharge (5)
EGEST
26 Across: Entices (6)
TEMPTS
30 Across: Winged (4)
ALAR
31 Across: Porpourri (4)
OLIO
32 Across: Designer Cassini (4)
OLEG
35 Across: Stared (5)
GAPED
39 Across: Childhood malady (5)
MUMPS
41 Across: Bern's river (3)
AAR
42 Across: Wind: Comb. form (5)
ANEMO
43 Across: Put in office (5)
ELECT
44 Across: Wild try (4)
STAB
46 Across: Forbidding (4)
GRIM
47 Across: Pledge (4)
OATH
49 Across: State with confidence (6)
ASSURE
51 Across: "Ars ___ . . . " (5)
LONGA
53 Across: Ignoble (4)
BASE
55 Across: Painter Chagall (4)
MARC
56 Across: Does a belly flop, aeronautically (10)
CRASHLANDS
62 Across: Ireland, to Gaels (4)
EIRE
63 Across: Iodine source (4)
KELP
64 Across: Soprano Lucine ___ (5)
AMARA
65 Across: Movement (4)
STIR
66 Across: ___ majesté (4)
LESE
67 Across: Uses a strop (5)
HONES
68 Across: Method: Abbr. (4)
SYST
69 Across: Dash (4)
ELAN
70 Across: Adages (4)
SAWS

Down Answers

1 Down: Fine horse (4)
ARAB
2 Down: "Damn Yankees" girl (4)
LOLA
3 Down: School on the Thames (4)
ETON
4 Down: Signal bell (4)
GONG
5 Down: ___ Utley, author of "The China Story" (5)
FREDA
6 Down: Artificial flies (5)
LURES
7 Down: Dear me! (4)
ALAS
8 Down: Church for sailors (6)
BETHEL
9 Down: Backfires (10)
BOOMERANGS
10 Down: Tops (5)
ACMES
11 Down: Commence (5)
START
12 Down: Rushed around (4)
TORE
14 Down: Lease again (5)
RELET
21 Down: Too (4)
ALSO
25 Down: Dippy or dotty (4)
GAGA
26 Down: Heavy book (4)
TOME
27 Down: Hebrew month (4)
ELUL
28 Down: Aper (4)
MIME
29 Down: Musical event in Boston (10)
POPCONCERT
30 Down: Taj Mahal's site (4)
AGRA
33 Down: Eye or whip follower (4)
LASH
34 Down: Dine (3)
EAT
36 Down: Bolivian neighbor (4)
PERU
37 Down: Muslim prince (4)
EMIR
38 Down: Cupola (4)
DOME
40 Down: Male party (4)
STAG
45 Down: Hit hard (4)
BASH
48 Down: Angler's gear (6)
TACKLE
50 Down: Psalms anagram for heals (5)
SELAH
51 Down: Nonclerical group (5)
LAITY
52 Down: Gold lace for upholstery (5)
ORRIS
53 Down: Raft material (5)
BALSA
54 Down: Ski mecca (5)
ASPEN
55 Down: G.I. food (4)
MESS
57 Down: Rod's partner (4)
REEL
58 Down: Disney's inventive mouse (4)
AMOS
59 Down: British nursemaid (4)
NANA
60 Down: Sketched (4)
DREW
61 Down: Back talk (4)
SASS

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