Wednesday Crossword — February 16, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 2/16/1977. By Ann Jenkins.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Petulant (7)
WASPISH
8 Across: Plants evidence on (6)
FRAMES
14 Across: San ___ (7)
ANTONIO
15 Across: Rebel (6)
REVOLT
16 Across: School of writing (7)
REALISM
17 Across: Jacks or better, usually (7)
OPENERS
19 Across: Court divider (3)
NET
20 Across: French pronoun (4)
ELLE
22 Across: Hit-man's weapon (3)
GAT
23 Across: Takes a spouse (4)
WEDS
25 Across: Thrash about (5)
FLAIL
26 Across: Glass piece (4)
PANE
27 Across: Much-traveled fighter (3)
ALI
28 Across: Mont ___ (5)
BLANC
29 Across: Cowboy's habitat (5)
RANGE
30 Across: Mobster's domain (8)
GANGLAND
32 Across: "___ Skelter" (6)
HELTER
33 Across: Corot specialty (9)
LANDSCAPE
35 Across: Observation (6)
REMARK
38 Across: Section of Scotland (8)
LOWLANDS
42 Across: Clerical vestment (5)
AMICE
43 Across: Almost besotted (5)
TIPSY
44 Across: Zsa Zsa's sister (3)
EVA
45 Across: Bulrush (4)
TULE
46 Across: Dipper (5)
LADLE
47 Across: Hearty gulp (4)
SWIG
48 Across: Wallach (3)
ELI
49 Across: Territory (4)
AREA
50 Across: Seat in an oratory (3)
PEW
51 Across: What Miss Muffet did to the tuffet (7)
SATONIT
54 Across: City in Kenya (7)
NAIROBI
58 Across: Herbal medicine (6)
TISANE
59 Across: Aspired to (7)
DESIRED
60 Across: When bunnies abound (6)
EASTER
61 Across: ___ reason (make sense) (7)
STANDTO

Down Answers

1 Down: Cold or Civil (3)
WAR
2 Down: Chemical suffix (3)
ANE
3 Down: Star's alter ego (7)
STANDIN
4 Down: Frigid zones (5)
POLES
5 Down: Monogram unit: Abbr. (4)
INIT
6 Down: Spanish yeses (3)
SIS
7 Down: One's native heath (8)
HOMELAND
8 Down: Play (6)
FROLIC
9 Down: Ward off (5)
REPEL
10 Down: "___ Maria" (3)
AVE
11 Down: Calendar abbr. (3)
MON
12 Down: To the manner born (7)
ELEGANT
13 Down: Quaint (7)
STRANGE
18 Down: Beef on the hoof (5)
STEER
21 Down: One-sided plurality (9)
LANDSLIDE
23 Down: Jokester (3)
WAG
24 Down: High note (3)
ELA
25 Down: Cut of steak (5)
FLANK
26 Down: Plant scale (5)
PALEA
28 Down: Exclaim loudly (5)
BLARE
29 Down: Retort (5)
REPLY
31 Down: Candied (5)
GLACE
32 Down: Part of a ship's bow (5)
HAWSE
34 Down: Composer Aaron et al. (8)
COPLANDS
35 Down: Ranks (5)
RATES
36 Down: Pattern after (7)
EMULATE
37 Down: Standing army (7)
MILITIA
39 Down: Neologism (7)
NEWWORD
40 Down: Roman 506 (3)
DVI
41 Down: Lose resiliency (3)
SAG
43 Down: More sour (6)
TARTER
46 Down: Musician Frankie (5)
LAINE
47 Down: European bird (5)
SERIN
50 Down: City on the Arno (4)
PISA
52 Down: Donovan's agency: Abbr. (3)
OSS
53 Down: Singer Cole (3)
NAT
55 Down: At the age of: Abbr. (3)
AET
56 Down: Play the nags (3)
BET
57 Down: Bachelor's last words (3)
IDO

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