Saturday Crossword — September 25, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 9/25/1976. By Allan Blackman.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Pitcher's curve (7)
INSHOOT
8 Across: Census statistic (7)
MEANAGE
15 Across: Indian coastal region (7)
MALABAR
16 Across: Against the rules (7)
ILLEGAL
17 Across: Old-womanish quality (7)
ANILITY
18 Across: Nimble (7)
LISSOME
19 Across: Celt (4)
GAEL
20 Across: Uninterrupted (5)
SOLID
22 Across: Calculus prerequisite (4)
TRIG
23 Across: Eat: Ger. (5)
ESSEN
25 Across: Celebrated (5)
NOTED
27 Across: ___ which way (3)
ANY
28 Across: Hitherto (3)
YET
30 Across: Oppressed (5)
LADEN
32 Across: Gang weapon (3)
GAT
35 Across: Body: Prefix (5)
SOMAT
37 Across: Evangelist McPherson (5)
AIMEE
41 Across: Emissary's activity (7)
AGENTRY
43 Across: Bridge maneuver (7)
ENDPLAY
45 Across: Didactic (5)
MORAL
46 Across: Suffixes for killers (5)
CIDES
48 Across: Resident: Suffix (3)
ITE
49 Across: Basque article (5)
BERET
51 Across: W.W. I force (3)
AEF
53 Across: ___ and flow (3)
EBB
56 Across: Units of loudness (5)
SONES
58 Across: ___ pull (5)
TAFFY
62 Across: Vegetables (4)
PEAS
64 Across: Giants' owner and family (5)
MARAS
66 Across: Civil rights org. (4)
CORE
67 Across: Dunning words (7)
PASTDUE
69 Across: Luzon native (7)
TAGALOG
71 Across: Halo: Var. (7)
AUREOLA
72 Across: Dodging (7)
ELUDING
73 Across: Lincoln's War Secretary (7)
STANTON
74 Across: Emulates Fellini (7)
DIRECTS

Down Answers

1 Down: Graven ___ (5)
IMAGE
2 Down: Zola character et al. (5)
NANAS
3 Down: Moves stealthily (5)
SLIES
4 Down: Comet man (6)
HALLEY
5 Down: Sash (3)
OBI
6 Down: Know one's ___ (4)
OATS
7 Down: Have a dress fitting (5)
TRYON
8 Down: Had effect (9)
MILITATED
9 Down: Passed over (6)
ELIDED
10 Down: Smith and Hirt (3)
ALS
11 Down: ___ egg (4)
NEST
12 Down: Marketplace (5)
AGORA
13 Down: Urchin (5)
GAMIN
14 Down: Gray's ___ (5)
ELEGY
21 Down: "Whatever ___ wants . . . " (4)
LOLA
24 Down: Cuddles (7)
NESTLES
26 Down: Adamant (7)
DEADSET
29 Down: Peak (3)
TOR
31 Down: Piquancy (3)
NIP
32 Down: Rita (3)
GAM
33 Down: Past (3)
AGO
34 Down: Thrice: Prefix (3)
TER
36 Down: Of an ancient Greek city (9)
MYCENAEAN
38 Down: Roman 1501 (3)
MLI
39 Down: ___ crow (3)
EAT
40 Down: Private or eagle (3)
EYE
42 Down: Apprehend (3)
NAB
44 Down: Educ. group (3)
NEA
47 Down: Anatomical passage (4)
ITER
50 Down: P.I. diplomat (6)
ROMULO
52 Down: Potemkin village, e.g. (6)
FACADE
53 Down: Hall-of-Fame pitcher Rixey et al. (5)
EPPAS
54 Down: Outstanding example, for short (5)
BEAUT
55 Down: Port of Iraq (5)
BASRA
57 Down: Glutted (5)
SATED
59 Down: Kind of acid (5)
FOLIC
60 Down: Newspaper page (5)
FRONT
61 Down: Boxmen (5)
YEGGS
63 Down: Actress Anna (4)
STEN
65 Down: Seasoning: Prefix (4)
SALI
68 Down: On the ___ (exactly) (3)
DOT
70 Down: Indian sugar (3)
GUR

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