Saturday Crossword — February 26, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/26/1977. By Nancy Scandrett Ross.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Tree or hop (4)
TOAD
5 Across: Rope fiber (4)
HEMP
9 Across: Partner of tired (4)
SICK
13 Across: ___ Domini (4)
ANNO
14 Across: Cockney's good name (4)
ONOR
15 Across: Toll (5)
KNELL
17 Across: Partner of ifs and ands (4)
BUTS
18 Across: Dull one (4)
BORE
19 Across: Mosquito genus (5)
AEDES
20 Across: Daily-life partners (9)
UPS&DOWNS
22 Across: Cornered (5)
TREED
23 Across: ___ Plaines (3)
DES
24 Across: Bird food (4)
SUET
26 Across: Sewing-box item (5)
SPOOL
29 Across: Morsels (4)
BITS
30 Across: Scary cry (3)
BOO
33 Across: Pet pleaser (6)
CATNIP
35 Across: Site of a Stratford: Abbr. (3)
ONT
36 Across: Planted (4)
SOWN
37 Across: Disturbance (4)
RIOT
38 Across: Burn (5)
SINGE
40 Across: Trick (4)
WILE
41 Across: French donkeys (4)
ANES
42 Across: French soul (3)
AME
43 Across: Two-___ (short movie) (6)
REELER
45 Across: Footlike part (3)
PES
46 Across: Mountains (4)
ALPS
47 Across: Suit parts (5)
VESTS
48 Across: Austen heroine (4)
EMMA
49 Across: Old soldier (3)
VET
50 Across: Las Vegas hub (5)
STRIP
53 Across: Maugham partners (9)
CAKES&ALE
59 Across: Wear away (5)
ERODE
60 Across: Item often jerked (4)
TEAR
61 Across: Iago, for one (4)
LIAR
62 Across: Race official (5)
TIMER
63 Across: Sea birds (4)
ERNS
64 Across: Norse god (4)
ODIN
65 Across: "A ___ bagatelle" (4)
MERE
66 Across: Medicine quantity (4)
DOSE
67 Across: Texas city (4)
WACO

Down Answers

1 Down: Prohibition (4)
TABU
2 Down: Words for a price range (4)
ONUP
3 Down: Picnic guests (4)
ANTS
4 Down: Regulatory partners (9)
DOS&DONTS
5 Down: Tramps (5)
HOBOS
6 Down: Sufficient, old style (4)
ENOW
7 Down: Poetic time of day (4)
MORN
8 Down: Urgent (8)
PRESSING
9 Down: Hans Brinker's need (6)
SKATES
10 Down: Unmoving (5)
INERT
11 Down: Surrender (4)
CEDE
12 Down: Swiss painter (4)
KLEE
16 Down: Drug initials (3)
LSD
21 Down: Food store, for short (4)
DELI
25 Down: Absolute (5)
UTTER
26 Down: Kind of metal (5)
SCRAP
27 Down: Citizen Tom (5)
PAINE
28 Down: U.S. Indians (5)
OTOES
29 Down: Jolly Roger components (5)
BONES
30 Down: Prepares corned beef (5)
BOILS
31 Down: Young bird (5)
OWLET
32 Down: Unique things (5)
ONERS
34 Down: Longfellow's "A ___ of Life" (5)
PSALM
36 Down: Song partners (9)
SWEET&LOW
39 Down: Like wisdom teeth, often (8)
IMPACTED
44 Down: Miss Arden et al. (4)
EVES
46 Down: Electrical unit (6)
AMPERE
48 Down: Sea duck (5)
EIDER
49 Down: Chapter's partner (5)
VERSE
50 Down: Stage item (3)
SET
51 Down: Hair-salon service (4)
TRIM
52 Down: European capital (4)
ROME
54 Down: Flying prefix (4)
AERO
55 Down: Neighbor of Col. (4)
KANS
56 Down: Verdi heroine (4)
AIDA
57 Down: One not of the clergy (4)
LAIC
58 Down: Conductor Rapee (4)
ERNO

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