Saturday Crossword — January 29, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 1/29/1977. By Betty Duffy.

Classic newspaper crossword from the archive. About our puzzle library.

Want to try solving it yourself first? Play this puzzle

Across Answers

1 Across: Do a morning chore (5)
DRESS
6 Across: Antic (5)
CAPER
11 Across: Recipe abbr. (3)
TBS
14 Across: Archeologist's find (5)
RELIC
15 Across: Cactus variety (5)
AGAVE
16 Across: Misery (3)
WOE
17 Across: Early rabbi (5)
AMORA
18 Across: " . . . but that I ___ more" (9)
LOVEDROME
20 Across: Fearsome weakling (10)
PAPERTIGER
22 Across: Warp yarns (4)
ABBS
23 Across: Dutch town (3)
EDE
24 Across: Cowboy ___ Bill (5)
PECOS
25 Across: Holy woman: Abbr. (3)
STE
26 Across: Make over (4)
REDO
28 Across: Certain votes (3)
NOS
29 Across: Fanny and Sam (5)
HILLS
32 Across: Judge's seat (4)
BANC
34 Across: Archie Bunker, to Edith (7)
STIFLER
36 Across: Memory gap (7)
AMNESIA
39 Across: ___-thorn (Biblical shrub) (7)
CHRISTS
40 Across: Stuffy one: Var. (7)
PRUDIST
41 Across: Swiss river (4)
AARE
42 Across: Kind of transit (5)
RAPID
43 Across: Very steep: Abbr. (3)
PPT
44 Across: Relative of darn (4)
DRAT
48 Across: Golfing need (3)
TEE
49 Across: A ___ of one's mind (5)
PIECE
51 Across: Roof ornament (3)
EPI
52 Across: "It's ___ to tell . . . " (4)
ASIN
54 Across: Eater of 6 Down (10)
GINGHAMDOG
56 Across: Existing condition (9)
STATUSQUO
58 Across: Duffers' milieu (5)
ROUGH
59 Across: Prince ___ (3)
HAL
60 Across: Buddhist shrine (5)
STUPA
61 Across: Boot fastener (5)
LACET
62 Across: Annual publications: Abbr. (3)
YBS
63 Across: Peak (5)
CREST
64 Across: Old daggers (5)
SNEES

Down Answers

1 Down: Dealer in cloth (6)
DRAPER
2 Down: Fashioned anew (6)
REMADE
3 Down: Slipped away (6)
ELOPED
4 Down: Forefather (4)
SIRE
5 Down: Steep slope (5)
SCARP
6 Down: Eater of 54 Across (9)
CALICOCAT
7 Down: Discothèque names (6)
AGOGOS
8 Down: ___ the way (eases) (5)
PAVES
9 Down: "Be it ___ so . . . " (4)
EVER
10 Down: Color (3)
RED
11 Down: One o'clock, nautically (8)
TWOBELLS
12 Down: Kind of shell or scare (4)
BOMB
13 Down: Observes (4)
SEES
19 Down: Sanctioned (8)
RATIFIED
21 Down: "___, anyone?" (6)
TENNIS
25 Down: Bake eggs (5)
SHIRR
27 Down: Kind of servant (8)
OBEDIENT
30 Down: Lease (3)
LET
31 Down: Elders: Abbr. (3)
SRS
33 Down: Stage secret (5)
ASIDE
34 Down: Fall guy (9)
SCAPEGOAT
35 Down: Tropical roof covering (6)
THATCH
36 Down: Month: Abbr. (3)
APR
37 Down: Frank Buchman's org. (3)
MRA
38 Down: Wedding (8)
NUPTIALS
43 Down: G.I.-locker photos (6)
PINUPS
45 Down: Take off weight (6)
REDUCE
46 Down: Highest point (6)
APOGEE
47 Down: Acrobatic wear (6)
TIGHTS
49 Down: Irritate (5)
PIQUE
50 Down: Noblemen (5)
EARLS
52 Down: Pale (4)
ASHY
53 Down: Take a ___ at (4)
STAB
54 Down: Violin component: Abbr. (4)
GSTR
55 Down: Groan's partner (4)
MOAN
57 Down: West Coast campus (3)
USC

Ready to play?

Try solving this puzzle yourself, or explore more crosswords.