Thursday Crossword — August 12, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/12/1976. By Maura B. Jacobson.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Ibn ___ (4)
SAUD
5 Across: Discernment (5)
TASTE
10 Across: Ordinal ending (3)
ETH
13 Across: Con (4)
ANTI
14 Across: Trojan War epic (5)
ILIAD
15 Across: Tinker and infield cohorts, e.g. (4)
TRIO
16 Across: Rich soil (4)
LOAM
17 Across: Decathlon star (10)
BOBMATHIAS
19 Across: Golfer (8)
ZAHARIAS
21 Across: Least dense (6)
RAREST
22 Across: Spur on (4)
GOAD
23 Across: Plot size (4)
ACRE
24 Across: Maxims (6)
ADAGES
27 Across: Swimmer (8)
CHADWICK
31 Across: Actress Virna and family (5)
LISIS
32 Across: Gray-haired (5)
HOARY
33 Across: Stan the ___ (3)
MAN
34 Across: "Tell ___ the judge" (4)
ITTO
35 Across: Latin dance (5)
MAMBO
36 Across: Angler's delight (4)
BITE
37 Across: N.Y. transit org. (3)
MTA
38 Across: Ship and room (5)
MATES
39 Across: Jury group (5)
PANEL
40 Across: Golfer (8)
BOBJONES
42 Across: Minnesota name (6)
HUBERT
43 Across: Aerosol target (4)
ODOR
44 Across: Use an auger (4)
BORE
45 Across: Engine (6)
DIESEL
48 Across: Boxer (8)
SUGARRAY
52 Across: Tennis star (10)
CHRISEVERT
54 Across: Congo river (4)
UELE
55 Across: Partner of ave (4)
VALE
56 Across: Ankles (5)
TARSI
57 Across: Fed (4)
TMAN
58 Across: Carp's relative (3)
IDE
59 Across: Growing out (5)
ENATE
60 Across: One of the Cartwrights (4)
HOSS

Down Answers

1 Down: Bonn seasoning (4)
SALZ
2 Down: Celebes ox (4)
ANOA
3 Down: Beehive State (4)
UTAH
4 Down: Baseball star (8)
DIMAGGIO
5 Down: Shinbones (6)
TIBIAS
6 Down: "That's ___ off my mind!" (5)
ALOAD
7 Down: Kin (4)
SIBS
8 Down: Highland headgear (3)
TAM
9 Down: Jockey (8)
EDARCARO
10 Down: Perry's conquest (4)
ERIE
11 Down: Madre's sisters (4)
TIAS
12 Down: Home team (4)
HOST
15 Down: Pitched (5)
THREW
18 Down: Behindhand (5)
TARDY
20 Down: Shad delicacies (4)
ROES
23 Down: Melville mariner et al. (5)
AHABS
24 Down: Out on ___ (5)
ALIMB
25 Down: Repetition mark (5)
DITTO
26 Down: Make ___ at (try) (5)
ASTAB
27 Down: ___ on (finds) (5)
COMES
28 Down: Chemical compound (5)
IMINE
29 Down: Curry favor, with "to" (5)
CATER
30 Down: Genuflected (5)
KNELT
32 Down: Misanthrope (5)
HATER
35 Down: Bullfighter (8)
MANOLETE
36 Down: Baseball star (8)
BABERUTH
38 Down: Couturier's concerns (5)
MODES
39 Down: Aqua ___ (4)
PURA
41 Down: Miss Baker, familiarly (5)
JOSIE
42 Down: Incapacitate in a way (6)
HOGTIE
44 Down: Explode (5)
BURST
45 Down: Caesar's 606 (4)
DCVI
46 Down: "___ a little nut tree" (4)
IHAD
47 Down: Gardner (4)
ERLE
48 Down: Antitoxins (4)
SERA
49 Down: San ___ (4)
REMO
50 Down: Cry of woe (4)
ALAS
51 Down: Urges (4)
YENS
53 Down: Dancer Bobby (3)
VAN

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