Thursday Crossword — May 27, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/27/1976. By Paul R. Barnes.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Kimono part (4)
SASH
5 Across: Director Griffith's middle name (4)
WARK
9 Across: Friend of Pythias (5)
DAMON
14 Across: Brain tissue (4)
TELA
15 Across: Lily plant (4)
ALOE
16 Across: Winged (5)
ALATE
17 Across: German river (4)
EGER
18 Across: Strong-arm thug (4)
GOON
19 Across: View (5)
VISTA
20 Across: Banker Morgan's middle name (8)
PIERPONT
22 Across: Socialist Debs's middle name (6)
VICTOR
23 Across: Slalom sport (6)
SKIING
24 Across: Printer's tray (4)
CASE
25 Across: Swine genus (3)
SUS
26 Across: Spritzing can (7)
AEROSOL
29 Across: Timber wolves (5)
LOBOS
32 Across: Black-eyed flower (5)
SUSAN
33 Across: Family member (3)
MOM
35 Across: Common Welsh name (4)
EVAN
36 Across: Coins (5)
CENTS
37 Across: Movie plantation (4)
TARA
38 Across: Moray (3)
EEL
39 Across: Italian physicist (5)
VOLTA
40 Across: Kind of ante (5)
PENNY
41 Across: Eye parts (7)
RETINAS
43 Across: Wine quality (3)
SEC
44 Across: Move slowly (4)
INCH
45 Across: Set of ornaments (6)
PARURE
48 Across: Author Cabell's middle name (6)
BRANCH
51 Across: Novelist Cooper's middle name (8)
FENIMORE
53 Across: Finish off the dishes (5)
RINSE
54 Across: Chalcedony (4)
SARD
55 Across: District of Timor (4)
SURO
56 Across: Ruhr city (5)
ESSEN
57 Across: Soprano Frances (4)
ALDA
58 Across: Collar style (4)
ETON
59 Across: Administered (5)
DEALT
60 Across: Capt. Jones's middle name (4)
PAUL
61 Across: Towel identification (4)
HERS

Down Answers

1 Down: Footfall (4)
STEP
2 Down: Shield (5)
AEGIS
3 Down: Glossy (5)
SLEEK
4 Down: Boxer Dempsey's middle name (8)
HARRISON
5 Down: Conestogas (6)
WAGONS
6 Down: Forward (5)
ALONG
7 Down: Kind of beer (4)
ROOT
8 Down: TV actor Berry (3)
KEN
9 Down: Dime-giver Rockefeller's middle name (7)
DAVISON
10 Down: Faye and Longworth (6)
ALICES
11 Down: Spar (4)
MAST
12 Down: Cartoonist Soglow (4)
OTTO
13 Down: Approach (4)
NEAR
21 Down: Papal name (4)
PIUS
22 Down: Spanish length measures (5)
VARAS
24 Down: Jai-alai basket (5)
CESTA
26 Down: Relatives (5)
AUNTS
27 Down: Gulf off Iran (4)
OMAN
28 Down: Forsaken (4)
LORN
29 Down: Lawyer Bailey's middle name (3)
LEE
30 Down: Finished (4)
OVER
31 Down: Bundle (4)
BALE
32 Down: Biblical pause-word (5)
SELAH
34 Down: Novelist Alcott's middle name (3)
MAY
36 Down: Spiral shell (5)
CONCH
37 Down: Gen. Sherman's middle name (8)
TECUMSEH
39 Down: Poet Benét's middle name (7)
VINCENT
40 Down: Prefix for scope or meter (4)
PERI
42 Down: Yule-tree hanging (6)
TINSEL
43 Down: Open shoe (6)
SANDAL
45 Down: In hiding (5)
PERDU
46 Down: Travel course (5)
ROUTE
47 Down: Diamond goof (5)
ERROR
48 Down: Brought up (4)
BRED
49 Down: Upward slope (4)
RISE
50 Down: Loop in anatomy (4)
ANSA
51 Down: Presidential dog (4)
FALA
52 Down: Time periods (4)
EONS
54 Down: Enervate (3)
SAP

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