Friday Crossword — January 21, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 80 clues). Published 1/21/1977. By F. Coates.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Prepare prunes (4)
STEW
5 Across: Get off a quip, with 10 Across (5)
CRACK
10 Across: See 5 Across (4)
WISE
14 Across: Rumanian city (4)
IASI
15 Across: Attention-getting cry (5)
HOLLO
16 Across: Old Greek coin (4)
OBOL
17 Across: Lets a person in on (15)
PUTSSOMEONEWISE
20 Across: Church part (7)
STEEPLE
21 Across: Bret Harte's Ah ___ (3)
SIN
22 Across: Deer (3)
DOE
23 Across: Recent: Prefix (3)
NEO
24 Across: Sired (5)
BEGAT
26 Across: Stunt-flier's need (5)
CHUTE
29 Across: Old-timer, for short (3)
VET
30 Across: Dough (5)
MOOLA
34 Across: Chaney (3)
LON
35 Across: Trygve ___ (3)
LIE
36 Across: Pretends (6)
LETSON
37 Across: Very discerning (15)
ASWISEASSOLOMON
41 Across: Covered with thatches (6)
REEDED
42 Across: The reason ___ (3)
WHY
43 Across: Ibsen woman (3)
ASE
44 Across: ___ Ababa (5)
ADDIS
45 Across: Howl (3)
BAY
46 Across: Airs (5)
TUNES
48 Across: Flower part (5)
CALYX
50 Across: Bernstein, to friends (3)
LEN
51 Across: Electrical unit (3)
OHM
54 Across: College degrees (3)
MAS
55 Across: Catch on to (7)
GETWISE
59 Across: Act the smart alec (15)
BEAWEISENHEIMER
62 Across: Wild time (4)
ORGY
63 Across: Morris or electric (5)
CHAIR
64 Across: Told all to the cops (4)
SANG
65 Across: Lake or port (4)
ERIE
66 Across: Some Belgrade people (5)
SERBS
67 Across: Tag and loose (4)
ENDS

Down Answers

1 Down: Samples (4)
SIPS
2 Down: Not slack (4)
TAUT
3 Down: Italian family (4)
ESTE
4 Down: Bison of Europe (6)
WISENT
5 Down: Indian of S.A. (5)
CHOLO
6 Down: Hilly city (4)
ROME
7 Down: Bar order (3)
ALE
8 Down: Skeleton's place (6)
CLOSET
9 Down: German novelist (5)
KONIG
10 Down: Cry of surprise (3)
WOW
11 Down: Footnote abbr. (4)
IBID
12 Down: Average (4)
SOSO
13 Down: Robt. ___ (4)
ELEE
18 Down: Graf ___ (4)
SPEE
19 Down: Fancy paint (6)
ENAMEL
24 Down: Candle material (7)
BEESWAX
25 Down: In ___ (entirely) (4)
TOTO
26 Down: Barton or Bow (5)
CLARA
27 Down: Watered (5)
HOSED
28 Down: Like singles (5)
UNWED
29 Down: ___ Veneto (3)
VIA
31 Down: Founder of Ottoman dynasty (5)
OSMAN
32 Down: Fast's partner (5)
LOOSE
33 Down: Bancroft and Boleyn (5)
ANNES
35 Down: Showed the way (3)
LED
36 Down: Myrna (3)
LOY
38 Down: Of a psyche part (4)
IDIC
39 Down: Open ___ (6)
SESAME
40 Down: Short of (3)
SHY
45 Down: Shelley's middle name (6)
BYSSHE
46 Down: French head (4)
TETE
47 Down: Rash (6)
UNWISE
49 Down: Non-clergy people (5)
LAICS
50 Down: Glass ovens (5)
LEHRS
51 Down: Instrument (4)
OBOE
52 Down: Frau's husband (4)
HERR
53 Down: Bethlehem visitors (4)
MAGI
55 Down: Ready, in Scotland (4)
GNIB
56 Down: "___ old cowhand" (4)
IMAN
57 Down: Enrapture, in a way (4)
SEND
58 Down: Work units (4)
ERGS
60 Down: Letter (3)
WYE
61 Down: Tin ___ (3)
EAR

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