Saturday Crossword — June 13, 1992 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 6/13/1992. By Eugene T. Maleska.

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Across Answers

1 Across: "The ___ Game," 1954 musical (6)
PAJAMA
7 Across: Smith's "___ on a Totem Pole" (6)
LOWMAN
13 Across: Cricket teams (7)
ELEVENS
15 Across: Served the purpose (7)
AVAILED
17 Across: Watch (7)
OBSERVE
18 Across: Anagram for 17 Across (7)
VERBOSE
19 Across: N.J. five (4)
NETS
20 Across: Flâneur or lazzarone (5)
IDLER
22 Across: Kin of a vibrissa (4)
SETA
23 Across: Affirmation (3)
YES
24 Across: Building wing (6)
LEANTO
26 Across: Ukr., once (3)
SSR
27 Across: Fainted (9)
PASSEDOUT
30 Across: Co-Nobelist for Peace: 1978 (5)
SADAT
33 Across: Groups of nine gods (7)
ENNEADS
37 Across: Easy-to-play bridge hand (7)
PIANOLA
40 Across: Child's concoctions (7)
RECIPES
41 Across: One who transfers property (7)
ALIENOR
42 Across: The chosen (5)
ELECT
43 Across: Asinine (9)
SENSELESS
47 Across: Personals, e.g. (3)
ADS
50 Across: "___ the Heart of Texas" (6)
DEEPIN
51 Across: Panay native (3)
ATI
54 Across: Secular (4)
LAIC
56 Across: Mix-up, to a G.I. (5)
SNAFU
57 Across: Jejune (4)
ARID
58 Across: Soprano Galli-Curci (7)
AMELITA
60 Across: "Like nature's patient, sleepless ___": Keats (7)
EREMITE
62 Across: Quite a few (7)
SEVERAL
63 Across: Anagram for 62 Across (7)
REVEALS
64 Across: Ninja turtles' milieux (6)
SEWERS
65 Across: Small barracuda (6)
SENNET

Down Answers

1 Down: Color called Burmese ruby (5)
PEONY
2 Down: "The Zoo Story" playwright (5)
ALBEE
3 Down: "He ___ at scars . . . ": Romeo (5)
JESTS
4 Down: Rosary beads (4)
AVES
5 Down: Matelot's milieu (3)
MER
6 Down: Farriers' iron blocks (6)
ANVILS
7 Down: "___ Blue" (dilly of a song) (8)
LAVENDER
8 Down: Hint; insinuation (8)
OVERTONE
9 Down: "Hell" to Sherman (3)
WAR
10 Down: The game of marbles (4)
MIBS
11 Down: Shade of green (5)
ALOES
12 Down: Hatcheries (5)
NESTS
14 Down: Seat, to Seneca (5)
SEDES
16 Down: Treasured (4)
DEAR
21 Down: Huan Gulf port (3)
LAE
25 Down: Snow leopards (6)
OUNCES
27 Down: Sheets of stamps (5)
PANES
28 Down: Was contrite, and more (6)
ATONED
29 Down: Linden trees (5)
TEILS
30 Down: Hot tub (3)
SPA
31 Down: Afflict (3)
AIL
32 Down: Bao ___, ex-emperor of Vietnam (3)
DAI
34 Down: Huxley's "___ and Essence" (3)
APE
35 Down: Ten: Comb. form (3)
DEC
36 Down: Tu-144, e.g. (3)
SST
38 Down: Symbol of the 28th State (8)
LONESTAR
39 Down: Places for matériel (8)
ARSENALS
44 Down: Org. fighting grime (3)
EPA
45 Down: Three-time loser, perhaps (5)
LIFER
46 Down: Acclimates (6)
ENURES
47 Down: "Woe is me!" (4)
ALAS
48 Down: Knights' wives (5)
DAMES
49 Down: Cribral article (5)
SIEVE
51 Down: Unit attachment (5)
ARIAN
52 Down: Count, e.g. (5)
TITLE
53 Down: That is, to Tacitus (5)
IDEST
55 Down: Ball of yarn (4)
CLEW
57 Down: Hemsley sitcom (4)
AMEN
59 Down: Choler (3)
IRE
61 Down: Anne Baxter role (3)
EVE

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