Thursday Crossword — February 24, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 80 clues). Published 2/24/1977. By Ben Finn.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Flightless birds (4)
EMUS
5 Across: Salmon or steeple (5)
CHASE
10 Across: Math branch (4)
TRIG
14 Across: One of the tenses (4)
PAST
15 Across: Moss and namesakes (5)
HARTS
16 Across: Heavenly wear (4)
HALO
17 Across: Roman way (4)
ITER
18 Across: Steinbeck people (5)
OKIES
19 Across: Russian sea (4)
AZOV
20 Across: Music by Rodgers (13)
CAROUSELWALTZ
23 Across: ___-med (3)
PRE
24 Across: Peer at (3)
EYE
25 Across: Ship's petty officer (4)
BOSN
27 Across: Hatter or money (3)
MAD
29 Across: Treaty city of 1814 (5)
GHENT
34 Across: Fleming (3)
IAN
35 Across: L.A. athlete (3)
RAM
36 Across: Water drainers (6)
SIEVES
37 Across: Music by Rodgers (15)
THELADYISATRAMP
41 Across: Scatters (6)
STREWS
42 Across: Weight (3)
TON
43 Across: ___ Passos (3)
DOS
44 Across: Yoga posture (5)
ASANA
45 Across: Parallel word: Abbr. (3)
SYN
46 Across: U.S. Indians (4)
UTES
48 Across: Holy ___ (3)
SEE
50 Across: Bit of French land (3)
ILE
51 Across: Music by Rodgers (13)
JOHNNYONENOTE
58 Across: Projecting rock (4)
CRAG
60 Across: ___ time (formerly) (5)
ATONE
61 Across: Kind of race (4)
DRAG
62 Across: Play an "it" game (4)
HIDE
63 Across: Hostility's end (5)
TRUCE
64 Across: Pacific root (4)
TARO
65 Across: Sword (4)
EPEE
66 Across: Fictional Jane and family (5)
EYRES
67 Across: Cheers (4)
OLES

Down Answers

1 Down: "Odyssey," for one (4)
EPIC
2 Down: Hari (4)
MATA
3 Down: Customer (4)
USER
4 Down: Barbers' items (6)
STROPS
5 Down: Elected (5)
CHOSE
6 Down: Codlike fish (4)
HAKE
7 Down: Seed cover (4)
ARIL
8 Down: Besotted (6)
STEWED
9 Down: Lamb's forte (5)
ESSAY
10 Down: "All ___ jazz" (4)
THAT
11 Down: Heckle (4)
RAZZ
12 Down: U.N. agency (3)
ILO
13 Down: Certain exec. (3)
GOV
21 Down: Keats's was Grecian (3)
URN
22 Down: On the level (5)
LEGIT
25 Down: Thai coins (5)
BAHTS
26 Down: Burdens, to Caesar (5)
ONERA
27 Down: Elaine or come-what (3)
MAY
28 Down: Friendship (5)
AMITY
30 Down: Part of H.R.H. (3)
HER
31 Down: Get away (5)
EVADE
32 Down: Verne captain et al. (5)
NEMOS
33 Down: Recipe units: Abbr. (4)
TSPS
34 Down: "___ long way to . . . " (4)
ITSA
35 Down: Highways: Abbr. (3)
RDS
36 Down: ___ Remo (3)
SAN
38 Down: Writer Deighton (3)
LEN
39 Down: Flooded (5)
AWASH
40 Down: Family member (3)
SON
45 Down: One on watch (6)
SENTRY
46 Down: Rubber tree (3)
ULE
47 Down: Be disposed (6)
TENDTO
49 Down: Growing out (5)
ENATE
50 Down: Arrow poisons (5)
INEES
51 Down: Gemstone (4)
JADE
52 Down: Curved molding (4)
OGEE
53 Down: "It's ___ turn" (4)
YOUR
54 Down: "___ more unto the breach" (4)
ONCE
55 Down: Exam (4)
ORAL
56 Down: Weed (4)
TARE
57 Down: Conceits (4)
EGOS
58 Down: Who, in Naples (3)
CHE
59 Down: Tear (3)
RIP

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