Friday Crossword — February 25, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/25/1977. By Sidney L. Robbins.

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

Want to try solving it yourself first? Play this puzzle

Across Answers

1 Across: "Where there's a ___ . . . " (4)
WILL
5 Across: Swimmer's hazard (5)
CRAMP
10 Across: Area of Istanbul (4)
PERA
14 Across: Words of comprehension (4)
ISEE
15 Across: Skater Sonja (5)
HENIE
16 Across: Classroom event (4)
EXAM
17 Across: Infirmity, forgetfulness, etc. (15)
SIGNSOFSENILITY
20 Across: Curve (3)
ESS
21 Across: Devout (5)
PIOUS
22 Across: I.O.U.'s, etc. (5)
NOTES
23 Across: Bitter: Prefix (4)
PICR
24 Across: At the age of: Abbr. (3)
AET
25 Across: Traditional send-off (15)
RETIREMENTPARTY
33 Across: Overjoy (5)
ELATE
34 Across: Give up (4)
QUIT
35 Across: Prior to (3)
ERE
36 Across: Atlantic or Sioux (4)
CITY
37 Across: Woodland deities (5)
FAUNS
39 Across: Mexican drink (4)
AGUA
40 Across: Douay Bible name (3)
AZA
41 Across: Hindu garb (4)
SARI
42 Across: Nautical call (5)
AVAST
43 Across: Gold watches for departing war-horses (15)
PARTINGPRESENTS
47 Across: Printer's measures (3)
ENS
48 Across: Fraternal ones (4)
ELKS
49 Across: Wide open (5)
AGAPE
52 Across: Political bone (5)
ISSUE
54 Across: Greek letter (3)
TAU
57 Across: Speech of a sort (15)
FAREWELLADDRESS
60 Across: Egyptian singing girl (4)
ALME
61 Across: U.S. painter (5)
PEALE
62 Across: End in ___ (draw) (4)
ATIE
63 Across: Beams (4)
RAYS
64 Across: Elias and Julia Ward (5)
HOWES
65 Across: Go one's way (4)
WEND

Down Answers

1 Down: ___ up (catch on) (4)
WISE
2 Down: Egyptian goddess (4)
ISIS
3 Down: Gangster Diamond (4)
LEGS
4 Down: Writer Deighton (3)
LEN
5 Down: Option (6)
CHOICE
6 Down: Politician's promise (6)
REFORM
7 Down: Korean apricot (4)
ANSU
8 Down: ___ van der Rohe (4)
MIES
9 Down: State or play (3)
PEN
10 Down: Relative of jai alai (6)
PELOTA
11 Down: Theater-door sign (4)
EXIT
12 Down: Value (4)
RATE
13 Down: Poet Lowell et al. (4)
AMYS
18 Down: Skyline component (5)
SPIRE
19 Down: Clumsy (5)
INEPT
23 Down: Compassion (4)
PITY
24 Down: Monkshood (4)
ATIS
25 Down: Sum up (5)
RECAP
26 Down: Miss Doolittle (5)
ELIZA
27 Down: Soviet republic (5)
TATAR
28 Down: Fit out (5)
EQUIP
29 Down: Type of buoy (3)
NUN
30 Down: Lear's daughter (5)
REGAN
31 Down: Kind of fund (5)
TRUST
32 Down: Irish poet (5)
YEATS
37 Down: Devotees (4)
FANS
38 Down: S.A. nation (3)
ARG
39 Down: Relatives of sts. (4)
AVES
41 Down: Tendon (5)
SINEW
42 Down: Used the information desk (5)
ASKED
44 Down: Tents (6)
TEPEES
45 Down: Business deal (6)
RESALE
46 Down: Avoids (6)
ELUDES
49 Down: At a distance (4)
AFAR
50 Down: Type of occasion (4)
GALA
51 Down: Coxey's, for one (4)
ARMY
52 Down: Intestine: Prefix (4)
ILEO
53 Down: Side dish (4)
SLAW
54 Down: French head (4)
TETE
55 Down: "It's ___ to tell . . . " (4)
ASIN
56 Down: Secondhand (4)
USED
58 Down: N.T. book (3)
EPH
59 Down: Kind of deal (3)
RAW

Ready to play?

Try solving this puzzle yourself, or explore more crosswords.