Saturday Crossword — July 24, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 7/24/1976. By Elaine D. Schorr.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Gives an opinion (6)
SPEAKS
7 Across: Religious figures (7)
PRIESTS
14 Across: Full-house latecomer (7)
STANDEE
15 Across: Resort area of Europe (7)
RIVIERA
16 Across: Certain red-letter times (7)
PAYDAYS
17 Across: Flexible (7)
ELASTIC
18 Across: Category for "The Iliad" (4)
EPOS
19 Across: Poet W.H. (5)
AUDEN
21 Across: New Jersey has one: Abbr. (3)
TPK
22 Across: Sprite (3)
ELF
23 Across: Argentine plains (6)
PAMPAS
25 Across: Auk genus (4)
ALLE
26 Across: Dict. offering (3)
DEF
27 Across: ___ a time (5)
ONEAT
28 Across: Mock, in England (5)
SLEER
29 Across: King of Israel (4)
OMRI
31 Across: Superficial reasoners (8)
SOPHISTS
33 Across: ___ "Republic" (6)
PLATOS
35 Across: Zoo attractions (6)
RHINOS
36 Across: Italian landlords (8)
PADRONES
38 Across: Roaster (4)
OVEN
39 Across: Gal Fridays: Abbr. (5)
ASSTS
40 Across: "___ will believe it" (5)
NOONE
42 Across: Out of: Prefix (3)
ECT
45 Across: Off-color (4)
RACY
46 Across: Pantry (6)
LARDER
47 Across: Hindu title (3)
SRI
48 Across: Hassle (3)
ADO
49 Across: Gave as reference (5)
CITED
50 Across: Comparative word (4)
THAN
51 Across: Mountaineer, in Spain (7)
SERRANO
53 Across: Having lips (7)
LABIATE
56 Across: ___-one (bidding system) (7)
ONEOVER
57 Across: Beyond the twelve-mile limit (7)
OPENSEA
58 Across: East Indian sailors (7)
LASCARS
59 Across: Fractional parts (6)
TENTHS

Down Answers

1 Down: Wire fastener (6)
STAPLE
2 Down: Take revenge (15)
PAYOFFOLDSCORES
3 Down: Items sometimes loose (4)
ENDS
4 Down: Miss Rehan (3)
ADA
5 Down: West or stone (3)
KEY
6 Down: TV street (6)
SESAME
7 Down: Carnivore (8)
PREDATOR
8 Down: Causes irritation (5)
RILES
9 Down: Great or Terrible (4)
IVAN
10 Down: Ruhr refrigerant (3)
EIS
11 Down: Subdues (15)
SETTLESONESHASH
12 Down: Donald Duck's nephews (8)
TRIPLETS
13 Down: Ones who pillage (7)
SACKERS
14 Down: Kind of trap (5)
SPEED
20 Down: Javanese tree (4)
UPAS
23 Down: Dessert wines: Var. (6)
PORTOS
24 Down: Negative atom (5)
ANION
25 Down: Straighten (5)
ALINE
28 Down: React to fear (6)
SHIVER
30 Down: Ernest Borgnine role (5)
MARTY
32 Down: Ring up (5)
PHONE
33 Down: Neighbor of L.A. (8)
PASADENA
34 Down: Baker, Bayh and Brooke (8)
SENATORS
36 Down: Sun protector (7)
PARASOL
37 Down: Offended (4)
SORE
41 Down: Stock-purchase amount (6)
ODDLOT
43 Down: Pier sights (6)
CRATES
44 Down: Ringwear (5)
TINEA
46 Down: Pier visitor (5)
LINER
49 Down: Vena ___ (blood vein) (4)
CAVA
50 Down: Color (4)
TINT
52 Down: Legendary bird (3)
ROC
54 Down: Play follow-the-leader (3)
APE
55 Down: Poet Jonson (3)
BEN

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