Saturday Crossword — May 29, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 5/29/1976. By Allan Blackman.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Move up sharply (4)
ZOOM
5 Across: Burst of activity (5)
SPASM
10 Across: Word with gloss or trailer (4)
SEMI
14 Across: Spanish river (4)
EBRO
15 Across: Ural people (5)
MANSI
16 Across: He was: Lat. (4)
ERAT
17 Across: Poi base (4)
TARO
18 Across: Sea eagles (5)
ERNES
19 Across: Perimeter: Abbr. (4)
CIRC
20 Across: Word game (8)
ANAGRAMS
22 Across: Peanut-eater's sound (6)
CRUNCH
24 Across: Koran chapter (4)
SURA
25 Across: Young salmon (4)
PARR
26 Across: Woodland deities (6)
SATYRS
29 Across: Mercenaries of Revolution (8)
HESSIANS
33 Across: French social theorist (4)
ARON
34 Across: Rorschach, for one (4)
TEST
35 Across: The Fates, e.g. (4)
TRIO
36 Across: Inferior diamond (4)
BORT
37 Across: Campus orgs. (5)
FRATS
38 Across: Abominable Snowman (4)
YETI
39 Across: Loyalty ___ (4)
OATH
40 Across: Knowledge (4)
LORE
41 Across: Stripper Candy (4)
BARR
42 Across: Rockabye settings (8)
TREETOPS
44 Across: Vibrates (6)
PULSES
46 Across: Zane Grey's plant (4)
SAGE
47 Across: Supernatural force, in Hawaii (4)
MANA
48 Across: In pain (6)
ACHING
51 Across: Home-bar vessel (8)
DECANTER
55 Across: Folksinger Joan (4)
BAEZ
56 Across: Superior (5)
ELITE
58 Across: Japanese zither (4)
KOTO
59 Across: Monster (4)
OGRE
60 Across: Snake (5)
RACER
61 Across: Miss Kett (4)
ETTA
62 Across: ___ guard (4)
REAR
63 Across: Nostradamus et al. (5)
SEERS
64 Across: Eiffel, to French (4)
TOUR

Down Answers

1 Down: Greek letter (4)
ZETA
2 Down: Old Japanese coin (4)
OBAN
3 Down: Odd, in Glasgow (4)
ORRA
4 Down: Electronic music-maker (15)
MOOGSYNTHESIZER
5 Down: Sullies (6)
SMEARS
6 Down: Italian city (5)
PARMA
7 Down: Miss Sheridan et al. (4)
ANNS
8 Down: Compass point (3)
SSE
9 Down: Makes a director's error (8)
MISCASTS
10 Down: Standby for Linus (15)
SECURITYBLANKET
11 Down: Where Sligo is (4)
ERIN
12 Down: Playwright Connelly (4)
MARC
13 Down: Seethe (4)
ITCH
21 Down: Capek play (3)
RUR
23 Down: Certain carriers: Abbr. (3)
RRS
25 Down: Nuisance, in France (5)
PESTE
26 Down: Wooden shoe (5)
SABOT
27 Down: Disorderly (5)
AROAR
28 Down: Pastry item (5)
TORTE
29 Down: Learns (5)
HEARS
30 Down: Fields (5)
AREAS
31 Down: Saltpeter (5)
NITRE
32 Down: Evenings, in Bordeaux (5)
SOIRS
34 Down: Figure of speech (5)
TROPE
37 Down: Foundry workers (8)
FLOGGERS
43 Down: Black and ___ (3)
TAN
44 Down: Roosevelt performers (6)
PACERS
45 Down: One, in Italy (3)
UNA
47 Down: Poet's concern (5)
METER
48 Down: Assamese native (4)
ABOR
49 Down: Home for a bird (4)
CAGE
50 Down: Wife of Zeus (4)
HERA
51 Down: Las Vegas items (4)
DICE
52 Down: In ___ (4)
TOTO
53 Down: "___, Brute" (4)
ETTU
54 Down: Lion's ___ (4)
ROAR
57 Down: New Guinea port (3)
LAE

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