Saturday Crossword — October 16, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/16/1976. By A. J. Santora.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Deface (3)
MAR
4 Across: Might (5)
POWER
9 Across: Talk, in San Juan (5)
HABLA
14 Across: Historical time (3)
ERA
15 Across: Heath plant (5)
ERICA
16 Across: Fillets, in architecture (5)
ORLES
17 Across: All-weather garment (15)
RAINORSHINECOAT
20 Across: Napery (5)
LINEN
21 Across: Sharpened (5)
HONED
22 Across: Where Wheeling is: Abbr. (3)
WVA
23 Across: Put a cover around (6)
ENCASE
25 Across: Ending for mental (3)
IST
26 Across: Wharf (4)
PIER
27 Across: Sun ___-sen (3)
YAT
28 Across: Actor of note (4)
LUNT
30 Across: Coal unit (3)
TON
31 Across: Insecticide (3)
DDT
32 Across: African river (5)
CONGO
33 Across: Ending for neur (5)
ALGIA
36 Across: Part of a city (7)
EASTEND
38 Across: Fix, as makeup (7)
RETOUCH
40 Across: All wool and ___ wide (5)
AYARD
41 Across: TV awards (5)
EMMYS
43 Across: Coal size (3)
PEA
44 Across: Once named (3)
NEE
45 Across: American Beauty (4)
ROSE
46 Across: Pouch (3)
SAC
47 Across: Bounders (4)
CADS
49 Across: Service initials (3)
USN
50 Across: "___ Wine and Roses" (6)
DAYSOF
53 Across: Ancient (3)
OLD
54 Across: Moving (5)
ASTIR
56 Across: Heading ___ storm (5)
INTOA
57 Across: Vacillates (15)
BLOWSHOTANDCOLD
60 Across: Thesaurus man (5)
ROGET
61 Across: Scoundrel (5)
ROGUE
62 Across: Arikara (3)
REE
63 Across: Bewildered (5)
ATSEA
64 Across: The Norths, with 65 Across (5)
MRAND
65 Across: See 64 Across (3)
MRS

Down Answers

1 Down: Miss Oberon (5)
MERLE
2 Down: What to save for (9)
ARAINYDAY
3 Down: Pour (15)
RAINCATSANDDOGS
4 Down: Laborers (5)
PEONS
5 Down: Hockey star (3)
ORR
6 Down: Use a certain well (4)
WISH
7 Down: Repeating (7)
ECHOING
8 Down: Downpours (10)
RAINSTORMS
9 Down: Did garden work (4)
HOED
10 Down: Type of light (3)
ARC
11 Down: Raging (15)
BLOWINGUPASTORM
12 Down: Depart (5)
LEAVE
13 Down: "When you wish upon ___" (5)
ASTAR
18 Down: Tidy (4)
NEAT
19 Down: Profit (3)
NET
24 Down: College in N.C. (4)
ELON
26 Down: Water or Marco (4)
POLO
29 Down: Being attacked (10)
UNDERSTORM
30 Down: Works on lace (4)
TATS
31 Down: Goddess, in old Rome (3)
DEA
32 Down: Give in (4)
CEDE
34 Down: Picnicker's container (9)
ICECOOLER
35 Down: Sound of surprise (3)
AHA
37 Down: Very, in Paris (4)
TRES
39 Down: Watched (4)
EYED
42 Down: Keep a record (7)
MONITOR
46 Down: In ___ (coinciding) (4)
SYNC
47 Down: Snake (5)
COBRA
48 Down: Proportion (5)
ALLOT
49 Down: Seat people, for short (3)
USH
51 Down: Gave assistance (5)
AIDED
52 Down: Loses color (5)
FADES
54 Down: Movie dog (4)
ASTA
55 Down: Hindu melody (4)
RAGA
58 Down: Tiny (3)
WEE
59 Down: Sister (3)
NUN

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