Monday Crossword — March 22, 1999 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/22/1999. By Gregory E. Paul.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Not so much (4)
LESS
5 Across: The "A" in N.E.A. (4)
ARTS
9 Across: Spelunker (5)
CAVER
14 Across: Very much (4)
ALOT
15 Across: Partner of potatoes (4)
MEAT
16 Across: Martini garnish (5)
OLIVE
17 Across: Neighbor of Senegal (4)
MALI
18 Across: 100% (4)
PURE
19 Across: Actress Braga of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (5)
SONIA
20 Across: Jean Harlow, e.g. (15)
BLONDEBOMBSHELL
23 Across: Goodyear product (4)
TIRE
24 Across: Grassland (3)
LEA
25 Across: Gift decoration (3)
BOW
28 Across: Sawbuck (7)
TENSPOT
31 Across: 12th graders: Abbr. (3)
SRS
34 Across: Sailor's "stop!" (5)
AVAST
36 Across: Cpl. or sgt. (3)
NCO
37 Across: Came to a perch (4)
ALIT
38 Across: Beatles transport (15)
YELLOWSUBMARINE
42 Across: Nothing but (4)
ONLY
43 Across: Sun, e.g. (3)
ORB
44 Across: Wound up (5)
TENSE
45 Across: Springsteen's "Born in the ___" (3)
USA
46 Across: Aspen attire (7)
SKISUIT
49 Across: Hair stiffener (3)
GEL
50 Across: Gorilla (3)
APE
51 Across: Stiffly neat (4)
PRIM
53 Across: Popular apple (15)
GOLDENDELICIOUS
61 Across: Put up with (5)
ABIDE
62 Across: Chunks of history (4)
ERAS
63 Across: Filly's father (4)
SIRE
64 Across: Had a crush on (5)
LOVED
65 Across: Trig function (4)
SINE
66 Across: Additionally (4)
ELSE
67 Across: Skeptical (5)
LEERY
68 Across: Popular sneakers (4)
KEDS
69 Across: O'Neal of "Love Story" (4)
RYAN

Down Answers

1 Down: Mary's follower, in verse (4)
LAMB
2 Down: Airline to Tel Aviv (4)
ELAL
3 Down: Like Lindbergh's flight (4)
SOLO
4 Down: Be frugal (5)
STINT
5 Down: Current unit (6)
AMPERE
6 Down: Deli sandwich (6)
REUBEN
7 Down: Plant used in making poi (4)
TARO
8 Down: Stern's opposite (4)
STEM
9 Down: Treat like a baby (6)
COSSET
10 Down: Waikiki welcome (5)
ALOHA
11 Down: Tarzan's transport (4)
VINE
12 Down: Like Darth Vader (4)
EVIL
13 Down: Down-to-earth (4)
REAL
21 Down: "Same here!" (5)
DITTO
22 Down: Blossom (5)
BLOOM
25 Down: Louisiana marsh (5)
BAYOU
26 Down: Pizzeria fixtures (5)
OVENS
27 Down: When repeated, a Washington city (5)
WALLA
29 Down: Gives the brushoff, maybe (5)
SNUBS
30 Down: Toxic compound, for short (3)
PCB
31 Down: Broken arm holder (5)
SLING
32 Down: Post-wash cycle (5)
RINSE
33 Down: Man of ___ (Superman) (5)
STEEL
35 Down: Underhanded (3)
SLY
37 Down: "What ___ you getting at?" (3)
ARE
39 Down: No longer asleep (5)
WOKEN
40 Down: ___ Lanka (3)
SRI
41 Down: Storage area (5)
ATTIC
46 Down: Rapid (6)
SPEEDY
47 Down: Higher ground (6)
UPLAND
48 Down: Van Gogh painting that set an auction record in 1987 (6)
IRISES
50 Down: Puff snake (5)
ADDER
52 Down: Scrooge, e.g. (5)
MISER
53 Down: Chutzpah (4)
GALL
54 Down: Instrument that's blown into (4)
OBOE
55 Down: In person (4)
LIVE
56 Down: Drawer site (4)
DESK
57 Down: Cleveland's lake (4)
ERIE
58 Down: In need of a shampoo (4)
OILY
59 Down: ___ Major (4)
URSA
60 Down: Witnessed (4)
SEEN

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