Monday Crossword — June 3, 1996 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/3/1996. By S. L. Robbins.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Songs by Queen Latifah (4)
RAPS
5 Across: Prefix with sphere (4)
ATMO
9 Across: Cavalry sword (5)
SABER
14 Across: Dictator Idi (4)
AMIN
15 Across: Hold (up) (4)
PROP
16 Across: Money holder (5)
PURSE
17 Across: Classic bouquet tosser (9)
JUNEBRIDE
19 Across: Furious (5)
IRATE
20 Across: Houston pro (5)
ASTRO
21 Across: Wooed with music (9)
SERENADED
23 Across: Kind of collision (6)
HEADON
25 Across: Commercials (3)
ADS
26 Across: Highlander's skirt (4)
KILT
29 Across: ___quo (6)
STATUS
34 Across: Possesses (4)
OWNS
38 Across: Skin opening (4)
PORE
40 Across: Chris of tennis (5)
EVERT
41 Across: With 66-Across, an observation by Lowell (15)
WHATISSORAREASA
44 Across: "___Eat Cake" (5)
LETEM
45 Across: Hard labor (4)
TOIL
46 Across: Thick slice (4)
SLAB
47 Across: Russian plain (6)
STEPPE
49 Across: Items hard to eat with a knife (4)
PEAS
51 Across: German city on the Danube (3)
ULM
53 Across: Tics (6)
SPASMS
58 Across: Most stable (9)
STEADIEST
64 Across: Pitch black (5)
UNLIT
65 Across: Winner's winning (5)
PRIZE
66 Across: See 41-Across (9)
DAYINJUNE
68 Across: Older brother of Moses (5)
AARON
69 Across: Taj Mahal site (4)
AGRA
70 Across: Curved molding (4)
OGEE
71 Across: Pooped (5)
SPENT
72 Across: Revolutionary Trotsky (4)
LEON
73 Across: Stalin's realm (4)
USSR

Down Answers

1 Down: Former title in India (5)
RAJAH
2 Down: Entertain (5)
AMUSE
3 Down: One of Columbus's ships (5)
PINTA
4 Down: Dummy Mortimer (5)
SNERD
5 Down: Mar. follower (3)
APR
6 Down: Speaker of baseball fame (4)
TRIS
7 Down: Means (4)
MODE
8 Down: "Tosca" or "Thais," e.g. (5)
OPERA
9 Down: Bachelorette of a certain age (8)
SPINSTER
10 Down: Surrounding glow (4)
AURA
11 Down: Finishing nail (4)
BRAD
12 Down: Town near Padua (4)
ESTE
13 Down: Saxophone, e.g. (4)
REED
18 Down: Enter criminal charges against (4)
BOOK
22 Down: Actors Harris and Begley (3)
EDS
24 Down: Cheese___ (popular snack food) (4)
NIPS
27 Down: Missing (4)
LOST
28 Down: Boy Scout group (5)
TROOP
30 Down: Fifth and Mad., e.g. (4)
AVES
31 Down: Dabbling duck (4)
TEAL
32 Down: ___Major (4)
URSA
33 Down: Injure with a pitchfork (4)
STAB
34 Down: Wise birds (4)
OWLS
35 Down: Hone (4)
WHET
36 Down: Basketball great Thurmond (4)
NATE
37 Down: Bit of a climb (4)
STEP
39 Down: Toledo's lake (4)
ERIE
42 Down: Sassy (8)
IMPUDENT
43 Down: "'Tis a pity!" (4)
ALAS
48 Down: Israelite judge (3)
ELI
50 Down: Twirled (4)
SPUN
52 Down: Veteran's pride (5)
MEDAL
54 Down: Region in the Loire valley (5)
ANJOU
55 Down: Wallops (5)
SLUGS
56 Down: Excavates (5)
MINES
57 Down: Ranch head? (5)
STEER
58 Down: Ems and Baden-Baden (4)
SPAS
59 Down: Snare (4)
TRAP
60 Down: The auld sod (4)
EIRE
61 Down: Radio-controlled aerial bomb (4)
AZON
62 Down: One sought for advice (4)
SAGE
63 Down: Novice (4)
TYRO
67 Down: Author Fleming (3)
IAN

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