Saturday Crossword — January 3, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/3/1976. By Raymond F. Eisner.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Sunday sounds (5)
PEALS
6 Across: Kind of day (7)
MOTHERS
13 Across: Film critic and writer (7)
REXREED
15 Across: Go-between of a sort (7)
ARBITER
16 Across: Confused (7)
UNCLEAR
17 Across: ___ pin (7)
NEATASA
18 Across: French cheese (4)
BRIE
19 Across: O.T. book (3)
NEH
21 Across: ___ poetica (3)
ARS
22 Across: Realty units (4)
LOTS
23 Across: Egg on (4)
GOAD
25 Across: Dare, in Dieppe (4)
OSER
29 Across: Dutch town (3)
EDE
30 Across: Endures (5)
LASTS
32 Across: Urbane (5)
SUAVE
33 Across: Droop (3)
SAG
34 Across: Handhold for a hanger-on (8)
COATTAIL
36 Across: Button's parent (13)
MOTHEROFPEARL
39 Across: ___ art (esthetes) (8)
LOVERSOF
40 Across: Nest of tables (3)
SET
41 Across: Side and false (5)
STEPS
42 Across: Following (5)
AFTER
44 Across: Literary monogram (3)
RLS
47 Across: Decades (4)
TENS
48 Across: Biblical name (4)
ADER
49 Across: "This ___ is taken" (4)
SEAT
50 Across: Crete, e.g.: Abbr. (3)
ISL
52 Across: Continent: Abbr. (3)
EUR
54 Across: Roof part (4)
EAVE
55 Across: Electric generator (7)
MAGNETO
59 Across: Wander aimlessly (7)
MEANDER
61 Across: Conspirator (7)
ABETTOR
62 Across: Pitchmen's spiels (7)
PATTERS
63 Across: Pearl White, always (7)
HEROINE
64 Across: Alligator and Seckel (5)
PEARS

Down Answers

1 Down: Sam's friend (6)
PENROD
2 Down: Stir up (6)
EXCITE
3 Down: City on the Rhone (5)
ARLES
4 Down: Strasberg (3)
LEE
5 Down: O'Casey (4)
SEAN
6 Down: Irish-Sea isle (3)
MAN
7 Down: Mountain nymph (5)
OREAD
8 Down: Ski lift (4)
TBAR
9 Down: Attacks (9)
HITSOUTAT
10 Down: Greek letter (3)
ETA
11 Down: Legislative statement: Abbr. (3)
RES
12 Down: Spanish Mrs. (3)
SRA
13 Down: Moscow coin (5)
RUBLE
14 Down: Leavings (5)
DREGS
20 Down: Morning pick-me-up (9)
HOTCOFFEE
24 Down: ___ now (4)
ASOF
26 Down: Moselle tributary (4)
SAAR
27 Down: Wicked (4)
EVIL
28 Down: Electrical unit (3)
REL
30 Down: Bert and family (5)
LAHRS
31 Down: Ripens (4)
AGES
32 Down: Control (5)
STEER
33 Down: Enters, as a room (9)
STEPSINTO
35 Down: Church recess (4)
APSE
36 Down: Speck (4)
MOTE
37 Down: Bakery unit (4)
OVEN
38 Down: Company or house (4)
ROAD
39 Down: Assault boat: Abbr. (3)
LST
43 Down: Playing card, at times (5)
TRUMP
44 Down: Elocutionist (6)
READER
45 Down: Edible seaweeds (6)
LAVERS
46 Down: Endings for gang and prank (5)
STERS
48 Down: Illinois city (5)
ALTON
49 Down: Actress Berger (5)
SENTA
51 Down: Bristle: Prefix (4)
SETI
53 Down: Harvest (4)
REAP
55 Down: Persian angel (3)
MAH
56 Down: Beame (3)
ABE
57 Down: Between Bel. and Pol. (3)
GER
58 Down: Neighbor of Nev. (3)
ORE
60 Down: Consumed (3)
ATE

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