Saturday Crossword — February 28, 1976 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/28/1976. By Anthony B. Canning.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Hired hands (4)
- HELP
- 5 Across: Soho hoosegow (4)
- GAOL
- 9 Across: Harness parts (5)
- HAMES
- 14 Across: Great Barrier Island (4)
- OTEA
- 15 Across: In a bad way (4)
- ILLY
- 16 Across: Cancel (5)
- ERASE
- 17 Across: Word for 34 Down (9)
- STATESMAN
- 19 Across: Henna job (5)
- RINSE
- 20 Across: Kind of court (7)
- SUPREME
- 21 Across: Word for 34 Down (7)
- DEBATER
- 23 Across: U. N. group (3)
- ILO
- 24 Across: Boston's red items (3)
- SOX
- 25 Across: Back-talk (4)
- SASS
- 26 Across: Long-haired dogs (5)
- ALCOS
- 29 Across: Numerical prefix (5)
- PENTA
- 31 Across: Plunder (4)
- LOOT
- 32 Across: Juan or Cristobal (3)
- SAN
- 33 Across: Merchant's sign (6)
- ONSALE
- 38 Across: Words for 34 Down (15)
- POLITICALLEADER
- 41 Across: On a heroic scale (6)
- EPICAL
- 42 Across: Hindu cymbals (3)
- TAL
- 43 Across: Webster and Beard, to friends (4)
- DANS
- 44 Across: Dogmatic one (5)
- BIGOT
- 46 Across: English field growth (5)
- GORSE
- 47 Across: Jump ___ (abscond) (4)
- BAIL
- 51 Across: Geometric figure: Abbr. (3)
- CIR
- 52 Across: Indonesian islands (3)
- ARU
- 53 Across: First name of rival of 34 Down (7)
- ABRAHAM
- 55 Across: Petals, for staple, e.g. (7)
- ANAGRAM
- 59 Across: Smooth (5)
- SUAVE
- 60 Across: Do a job à la 34 Down (9)
- LEGISLATE
- 62 Across: Park in the Rockies (5)
- ESTES
- 63 Across: Paris seasons (4)
- ETES
- 64 Across: Greek god (4)
- ARES
- 65 Across: Realtors' papers (5)
- DEEDS
- 66 Across: Sped (4)
- TORE
- 67 Across: Seminar: Abbr. (4)
- SESS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Western critter (4)
- HOSS
- 2 Down: Famed Latin phrase (4)
- ETTU
- 3 Down: Kind of year (4)
- LEAP
- 4 Down: Like 34 Down (9)
- PATRIOTIC
- 5 Down: Gadget (5)
- GISMO
- 6 Down: Egyptian dancing girl (4)
- ALME
- 7 Down: Palm leaf: Var. (3)
- OLA
- 8 Down: Part of L.B.J. (6)
- LYNDON
- 9 Down: Bandman Alpert (4)
- HERB
- 10 Down: Songs (5)
- ARIAS
- 11 Down: Large sea ray (5)
- MANTA
- 12 Down: Letters (5)
- ESSES
- 13 Down: Forward-looking ones (5)
- SEERS
- 18 Down: Fish (4)
- EELS
- 22 Down: Eulogize (6)
- EXTOLL
- 24 Down: Word for 34 Down (7)
- SENATOR
- 26 Down: High mountain, to Italians (4)
- ALPE
- 27 Down: Plane maneuver (4)
- LOOP
- 28 Down: Intestine: Prefix (4)
- COLI
- 29 Down: Moccassin (3)
- PAC
- 30 Down: Chemical ending (3)
- ANE
- 32 Down: Glass ingredient (6)
- SILICA
- 34 Down: Signature of a famed American (9)
- SADOUGLAS
- 35 Down: Jewish month (4)
- ADAR
- 36 Down: Magnifier (4)
- LENS
- 37 Down: Gaelic (4)
- ERSE
- 39 Down: Bill (3)
- TAB
- 40 Down: Language: Abbr. (3)
- LAT
- 45 Down: Boring tool (6)
- GIMLET
- 46 Down: Mardi ___ (4)
- GRAS
- 47 Down: Stationed (5)
- BASED
- 48 Down: Maltreat (5)
- ABUSE
- 49 Down: Burned up (5)
- IRATE
- 50 Down: Cleaned up (5)
- LAVED
- 52 Down: Cordial flavor (5)
- ANISE
- 54 Down: Famed W. W. II prisoner (4)
- HESS
- 55 Down: Latin field (4)
- AGER
- 56 Down: Distinctive (4)
- RARE
- 57 Down: Sweetsop (4)
- ATES
- 58 Down: ___ up (botch) (4)
- MESS
- 61 Down: W. W. II area (3)
- ETO
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