Saturday Crossword — October 9, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/9/1976. By Herb L. Risteen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Sewing-machine inventor (4)
HOWE
5 Across: Weight unit (5)
CARAT
10 Across: Miss Lee's creator (3)
POE
13 Across: Seed casing (4)
ARIL
14 Across: Blue girl (5)
ALICE
15 Across: Soviet sea (4)
ARAL
16 Across: Be verbose (15)
TALKONESHEADOFF
19 Across: Building part (3)
ELL
20 Across: Concerning (4)
INRE
21 Across: Varnish bases (4)
LACS
22 Across: Sea spot (5)
ISLET
24 Across: Bart or Brenda (5)
STARR
26 Across: Announced (6)
STATED
28 Across: "Tortilla ___" (4)
FLAT
29 Across: Swiss river (3)
AAR
32 Across: Marksman (5)
AIMER
33 Across: English poet (5)
BLAKE
34 Across: Engage in a sport (3)
SKI
35 Across: Flirt (4)
VAMP
36 Across: Shape (5)
FRAME
37 Across: Solar disk (4)
ATEN
38 Across: Grampus (3)
ORC
39 Across: Chastises (5)
SLAPS
40 Across: On the ___ (out of order) (5)
BLINK
41 Across: Asian animal (3)
YAK
42 Across: Cuts (4)
HEWS
43 Across: Fishing gear (6)
SEINES
44 Across: Perfect (5)
IDEAL
46 Across: Furrow (5)
STRIA
47 Across: Haughty one (4)
SNOB
48 Across: Chinese island (4)
AMOY
49 Across: Young person (3)
TAD
52 Across: Taylor successor (15)
MILLARDFILLMORE
56 Across: Nautical term (4)
ALEE
57 Across: Egg-shaped (5)
OVATE
58 Across: Great Lakes port (4)
ERIE
59 Across: Trifle (3)
TOY
60 Across: Messages (5)
WIRES
61 Across: Monarch (4)
TSAR

Down Answers

1 Down: Abhor (4)
HATE
2 Down: Exam (4)
ORAL
3 Down: Cleveland successor (15)
WILLIAMMCKINLEY
4 Down: Game animal (3)
ELK
5 Down: ___ goods (6)
CANNED
6 Down: Vigilant (5)
ALERT
7 Down: Singer Stevens (4)
RISE
8 Down: Oh, in Frankfurt (3)
ACH
9 Down: Driving area (3)
TEE
10 Down: Devotees of tomorrow (15)
PROCRASTINATORS
11 Down: Blockheads (4)
OAFS
12 Down: Sprite (3)
ELF
15 Down: Jewish month (4)
ADAR
17 Down: Engine tender (5)
OILER
18 Down: Winglike (5)
ALATE
23 Down: Procedure (4)
STEP
24 Down: Bridge bids (5)
SLAMS
25 Down: Capture (4)
TAKE
26 Down: G. & S. place (5)
SAVOY
27 Down: Headdress (5)
TIARA
28 Down: Tabs (5)
FLAPS
30 Down: One-seeded fruit: Var. (5)
AKENE
31 Down: Sport arenas (5)
RINKS
33 Down: Fracas (5)
BRAWL
36 Down: Champion jumper (4)
FLEA
37 Down: Et ___ (4)
ALII
39 Down: William Inge's dog (5)
SHEBA
40 Down: Gemstone (5)
BERYL
43 Down: Scarves (6)
STOLES
45 Down: Kansas Senator (4)
DOLE
46 Down: Hit hard (5)
SMITE
47 Down: Farm structure (4)
SILO
48 Down: At a distance (4)
AFAR
50 Down: Diva's forte (4)
ARIA
51 Down: Norman Mailer's park (4)
DEER
52 Down: Place ___ (3)
MAT
53 Down: Squabble (3)
ROW
54 Down: Roman 506 (3)
DVI
55 Down: Encountered (3)
MET

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