Saturday Crossword — August 14, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 8/14/1976. By Harriet Gilson Rosenberg.

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Across Answers

1 Across: King or Edward (4)
LEAR
5 Across: Name for a field dog (4)
SHEP
9 Across: Knightly titles (4)
SIRS
13 Across: Miss Andrews (5)
JULIE
14 Across: Mountain lion (4)
PUMA
15 Across: "It's ___ one on me" (4)
ANEW
16 Across: Fire or burglar (5)
ALARM
17 Across: Beast of burden, in Bonn (4)
ESEL
18 Across: Kind of skirt (4)
MINI
19 Across: Unscientific procedure (11)
RULEOFTHUMB
22 Across: ___ god (3)
TIN
23 Across: Successful-show sign (3)
SRO
24 Across: Picnic (6)
OUTING
26 Across: Do mending (3)
SEW
29 Across: Refresher (9)
SPOTOFTEA
33 Across: Family member (5)
NIECE
35 Across: Man's name (4)
ROLF
36 Across: Impress upon (4)
ETCH
39 Across: Irish cry (4)
ARRA
40 Across: Explosive: Abbr. (3)
TNA
41 Across: Whitewall (4)
TIRE
42 Across: Actor Will (4)
GEER
43 Across: Kind of boat (4)
SHOW
44 Across: Blacksmith (5)
SHOER
45 Across: Masterpiece (9)
WORKOFART
48 Across: ___-Nazi (3)
NEO
49 Across: Tennis star of 1960's (6)
STOLLE
51 Across: Hawk parrot (3)
HIA
53 Across: Bother (3)
AIL
54 Across: Mood (11)
STATEOFMIND
61 Across: Praise wildly (4)
RAVE
63 Across: Gang (4)
CREW
64 Across: Raid (5)
FORAY
65 Across: Greek god (4)
ARES
66 Across: Roll-call answer (4)
HERE
67 Across: Gladden (5)
ELATE
68 Across: Fastener (4)
HASP
69 Across: Edible tubers (4)
YAMS
70 Across: Hawaiian goose (4)
NENE

Down Answers

1 Down: Pip (4)
LULU
2 Down: Israeli airline (4)
ELAL
3 Down: Buenos ___ (5)
AIRES
4 Down: Compunction (7)
REMORSE
5 Down: Small barracuda (4)
SPET
6 Down: Quiet! (4)
HUSH
7 Down: Flightless bird (4)
EMEU
8 Down: Dispose of by trickery (7)
PALMOFF
9 Down: Houston (3)
SAM
10 Down: Kind of fee (10)
INITIATION
11 Down: Kidney enzyme (5)
RENIN
12 Down: "___ low, sweet . . . " (5)
SWING
13 Down: Cookies' place (3)
JAR
20 Down: Dandy (3)
FOP
21 Down: Only (3)
BUT
25 Down: Molars (5)
TEETH
26 Down: Fisherman's bane (4)
SNAG
27 Down: Land of the shamrock (4)
EIRE
28 Down: Folklore creatures (10)
WEREWOLVES
30 Down: Prefix for dox or pedic (5)
ORTHO
31 Down: Like a ___ bricks (5)
TONOF
32 Down: River to the Oder (5)
OLAWA
34 Down: Joyous song (5)
CAROL
37 Down: American Indian (4)
CREE
38 Down: Kind of sandwich (4)
HERO
43 Down: Incomplete (7)
SKETCHY
44 Down: Add starch (7)
STIFFEN
46 Down: Literary initials (3)
RLS
47 Down: Greek letter (3)
RHO
49 Down: Miss Miles (5)
SARAH
50 Down: Headwear (5)
TIARA
52 Down: Soap plant (5)
AMOLE
55 Down: ___ code (4)
AREA
56 Down: Tenure (4)
TERM
57 Down: Farm animals (4)
EWES
58 Down: Oil country (4)
IRAN
59 Down: Archibald of basketball (4)
NATE
60 Down: Color (3)
DYE
62 Down: Particularly: Abbr. (3)
ESP

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