Thursday Crossword — October 7, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 10/7/1976. By Ruth N. Schultz.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Carney (3)
ART
4 Across: River near Paris (5)
MARNE
9 Across: Wall and Broad: Abbr. (3)
STS
12 Across: ___ avis (4)
RARA
14 Across: Hire (6)
TAKEON
15 Across: Mauna ___ (3)
LOA
16 Across: Holds a press interview (15)
FIELDSQUESTIONS
19 Across: Louisiana town (6)
LEBEAU
20 Across: Landing lanes: Abbr. (5)
RNWYS
21 Across: Drunk, in Barcelona (5)
EBRIO
23 Across: Roman money (3)
AES
24 Across: Sprinters' concerns (6)
STARTS
27 Across: Displays one's cards (7)
FANSOUT
31 Across: Suffer (4)
HURT
32 Across: Like enero's climate (4)
FRIO
33 Across: Kipling boy (3)
KIM
35 Across: Words on making a comeback (15)
ITSANEWBALLGAME
40 Across: From ___ Z (3)
ATO
41 Across: Places for: Suffix (4)
ORIA
42 Across: Chemical suffixes (4)
OSES
43 Across: Chances to get going (7)
INNINGS
45 Across: Biased ones (6)
HATERS
47 Across: Wind direction (3)
ESE
48 Across: Roman priest (5)
EPULO
50 Across: Amour (5)
FLAME
53 Across: Lawrence's land (6)
ARABIA
56 Across: In strange surroundings (15)
OUTOFONESLEAGUE
61 Across: Yoko (3)
ONO
62 Across: Sea raiders (6)
UBOATS
63 Across: Franchot (4)
TONE
64 Across: Headwear (3)
TAM
65 Across: Tirra ___ (5)
LIRRA
66 Across: Map abbr. (3)
RTE

Down Answers

1 Down: Sandy language (3)
ARF
2 Down: Thin as a ___ (4)
RAIL
3 Down: Family or shoe (4)
TREE
4 Down: Western shrub (5)
MAQUI
5 Down: Hawaiian fish (3)
AKU
6 Down: Dakota Indian (3)
REE
7 Down: Votes (3)
NOS
8 Down: Mezzanine (8)
ENTRESOL
9 Down: ___ but sure (4)
SLOW
10 Down: Theater award (4)
TONY
11 Down: Talk back (4)
SASS
13 Down: Banff's province (7)
ALBERTA
14 Down: Boris and Nicholas (5)
TSARS
17 Down: Item in the red (4)
DEBT
18 Down: ___ many words (4)
INSO
22 Down: Mistaken (7)
OFFBASE
23 Down: Amine derivative (4)
ANIL
24 Down: Branch of Islam (4)
SHIA
25 Down: All, in music (5)
TUTTI
26 Down: Crime laid to Nero (5)
ARSON
28 Down: Macaw (3)
ARA
29 Down: Russian edict (5)
UKASE
30 Down: Race official (5)
TIMER
34 Down: G.I. refectory (4)
MESS
36 Down: Like a steam hammer (8)
NOISEFUL
37 Down: Sea bird (4)
ERNE
38 Down: Flip one's ___ (3)
WIG
39 Down: ___ for (defend) (7)
GOTOBAT
44 Down: Nobody: Lat. (4)
NEMO
45 Down: Throws hard (5)
HURLS
46 Down: Wings (4)
ALAE
49 Down: Macaroni, e.g. (5)
PASTA
50 Down: Go to the ___ of the class (4)
FOOT
51 Down: Moth or park (4)
LUNA
52 Down: Kind of bomb (4)
ATOM
54 Down: Stravinsky (4)
IGOR
55 Down: Polly or Eller (4)
AUNT
57 Down: Yum Yum's sash (3)
OBI
58 Down: Conjunction (3)
NOR
59 Down: Hearing aid (3)
EAR
60 Down: Shoe size (3)
EEE

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