Here are the answers to Thomas Joseph Crossword Puzzles Thursday July 4, 2019

13 in the American Revolution – COLONIES
Acrobatic springs – NIPUPS
Alliance since 1949 – NATO
Annoy – RILE
Arrives – COMES
Barriers in ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ – RAMPARTS
Big truck – VAN
Big-scale movie – EPIC
Buddy, in Westerns – PARD
Charmingly simple – IDYLLIC
Chef’s need – OVEN
Comfy place – NEST
Cops, in street slang – POPO
Craggy hill – TOR
Does the crawl – SWIMS
Doze – SLEEP
Dozes – NAPS
Easy run – TROT
Exist – LIVE
Farm sights – SILOS
Fishing spots – LAKES
GOP member – REP
Guinness of film – ALEC
Haunted house resident – GHOST
Indian dress – SARI
Joined together – WELDED
King beater – ACE
Made fun of – APED
Makes blank – ERASES
Midmonth day – IDES
Mint product – CENT
Musical about a Founding Father – HAMILTON
Nest egg acct – IRA
Ocean motion – TIDE
Oklahoma city – TULSA
Period – ERA
Pert talk – SASS
Propriety – DECORUM
Relieve – RID
Revered one – IDOL
Scarecrow fill – STRAW
Second U.S. president – ADAMS
Suit piece – PANTS
Take back – REVOKE
The Stars and Stripes – OLDGLORY
Tie the knot – WED
Valentine word – LOVE
Water channel – SLUICE
West Point attendees – CADETS
Wicked – EVIL