Saturday Crossword — February 5, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/5/1977. By Hallie & Gerald Parsons.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Money in Naples (4)
LIRA
5 Across: Kind of buds (5)
TASTE
10 Across: Monster (4)
OGRE
14 Across: Russian sea (4)
ARAL
15 Across: Brass or pewter (5)
ALLOY
16 Across: Secure, as a ship (4)
MOOR
17 Across: Acquiesce (10)
CAPITULATE
19 Across: Cafe sign (4)
EATS
20 Across: Sign on a door (5)
ENTER
21 Across: U.S. Indian (3)
UTE
22 Across: Part song (4)
GLEE
23 Across: Mother-of-pearl (5)
NACRE
25 Across: Markhor or ibex (4)
GOAT
27 Across: Disfigure (3)
MAR
30 Across: Plays safe on a bet (6)
HEDGES
32 Across: Superlative suffix (3)
EST
35 Across: Schedule (6)
AGENDA
38 Across: Cuban province (7)
ORIENTE
40 Across: Two-edged swords (7)
RAPIERS
42 Across: One who tacks riders on bills (7)
AMENDER
43 Across: Intervenes (7)
STEPSIN
44 Across: Russian co-ops (6)
ARTELS
45 Across: Possessive (3)
HER
46 Across: Native of Pusan (6)
KOREAN
49 Across: Sandpiper (3)
REE
50 Across: Exam (4)
TEST
52 Across: Kind of puff (5)
CREAM
55 Across: Love god (4)
AMOR
57 Across: Card in loo (3)
PAM
58 Across: Baby in the bulrushes (5)
MOSES
62 Across: Hiding place (4)
LAIR
63 Across: Flower (10)
PERIWINKLE
65 Across: Novice: Var. (4)
TIRO
66 Across: Flower (5)
ASTER
67 Across: It marches on (4)
TIME
68 Across: Baltic tributary (4)
ODER
69 Across: Keats's art (5)
POESY
70 Across: Collar (4)
ETON

Down Answers

1 Down: Gift for 13th anniversary (4)
LACE
2 Down: Shah's domain (4)
IRAN
3 Down: Spellbound (4)
RAPT
4 Down: "___ Corn" (5)
ALIEN
5 Down: Greek letter (3)
TAU
6 Down: Attraction (6)
ALLURE
7 Down: Scheduled (6)
SLATED
8 Down: Carry (4)
TOTE
9 Down: Needle feature (3)
EYE
10 Down: Last of a series (5)
OMEGA
11 Down: Hockey player (10)
GOALTENDER
12 Down: Surf noise (4)
ROTE
13 Down: Gaelic (4)
ERSE
18 Down: Pewter coin (3)
TRA
24 Down: Vehicle for Ben-Hur (7)
CHARIOT
25 Down: Relevant (7)
GERMANE
26 Down: Willow (5)
OSIER
27 Down: Wetland area (5)
MARSH
28 Down: Small type (5)
AGATE
29 Down: Stock-in-trade (10)
REPERTOIRE
31 Down: Former Portuguese colony (3)
GOA
33 Down: Stone slab (5)
STELE
34 Down: Concise (5)
TERSE
36 Down: Small drink (3)
NIP
37 Down: Office pieces (5)
DESKS
39 Down: Adjectival suffix (3)
ENT
41 Down: Class member: Abbr. (3)
SNR
47 Down: Card game (6)
ECARTE
48 Down: Ant groups (6)
ARMIES
51 Down: Faux pas (5)
ERROR
53 Down: Parisian friend (3)
AMI
54 Down: ___ Carlo (5)
MONTE
55 Down: Choir member (4)
ALTO
56 Down: Word with house or old (4)
MAID
57 Down: Mexican money (4)
PESO
59 Down: Revue unit (4)
SKIT
60 Down: Sailors' saint (4)
ELMO
61 Down: Observed (4)
SEEN
63 Down: Soft food (3)
PAP
64 Down: Kind of smile (3)
WRY

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