Saturday Crossword — March 5, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/5/1977. By Herb L. Risteen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Reputation (4)
FAME
5 Across: Body part (5)
CHEST
10 Across: At a distance (4)
AFAR
14 Across: Ruthless Russian (4)
IVAN
15 Across: American Indian (5)
HURON
16 Across: Festive (4)
GALA
17 Across: John Adams's group (15)
FEDERALISTPARTY
20 Across: Period (3)
ERA
21 Across: Spirit (4)
ELAN
22 Across: Juicy fruits (5)
LIMES
23 Across: Takes a stand (5)
SIDES
25 Across: Backbone (5)
CHINE
27 Across: Haberdashery item (6)
CRAVAT
29 Across: Hawthorne subject (4)
FAUN
30 Across: Nonsense (3)
ROT
33 Across: Virile fellows (5)
HEMEN
34 Across: Trifle (5)
DALLY
35 Across: Novelist Levin (3)
IRA
36 Across: Woeful word (4)
ALAS
37 Across: Object pettily (5)
CAVIL
38 Across: Cookie (4)
SNAP
39 Across: ___ de-lance (3)
FER
40 Across: Biblical ruler (5)
HEROD
41 Across: Please: Ger. (5)
BITTE
42 Across: Common abbr. (3)
ETC
43 Across: European river (4)
ODER
44 Across: Engaged (6)
MESHED
45 Across: Affluent ones (5)
HAVES
47 Across: State capital (5)
BOISE
48 Across: Earth pigment (5)
OCHRE
50 Across: Merit (4)
EARN
51 Across: The mark of sorrow (3)
DEE
54 Across: Christianizer of Saxony (15)
CHARLESTHEGREAT
58 Across: Irish hill (4)
TARA
59 Across: Thin as ___ (5)
ARAIL
60 Across: In addition (4)
ALSO
61 Across: Literary forms (4)
ODES
62 Across: Rosters (5)
ROTAS
63 Across: Valley (4)
GLEN

Down Answers

1 Down: Drum's companion (4)
FIFE
2 Down: Assert (4)
AVER
3 Down: Completely daft (15)
MADASAMARCHHARE
4 Down: Compass point (3)
ENE
5 Down: Swiss abode (6)
CHALET
6 Down: Oahu attractions (5)
HULAS
7 Down: Where Sligo is (4)
ERIN
8 Down: Sea signal (3)
SOS
9 Down: Strong stuff (3)
TNT
10 Down: In reply (5)
AGAIN
11 Down: Nursery-rhyme man (15)
FARMERINTHEDELL
12 Down: Der ___ Fritz (4)
ALTE
13 Down: Guitarfish (4)
RAYS
18 Down: Fortification (5)
REDAN
19 Down: Roman writer (5)
PLINY
24 Down: Singer Burl ___ (4)
IVES
25 Down: Hot (5)
CALID
26 Down: Bottom part of a ship (4)
HULL
27 Down: Irritate (5)
CHAFE
28 Down: Lease anew (5)
RELET
29 Down: Bless (5)
FAVOR
31 Down: Declaim (5)
ORATE
32 Down: Recorded (5)
TAPED
34 Down: Virginia's family (5)
DARES
37 Down: Hand over (4)
CEDE
38 Down: Hissing sound (4)
SISS
40 Down: Atrocious abode (5)
HOVEL
41 Down: Supreme ___ (5)
BEING
44 Down: Edible mushrooms (6)
MORELS
46 Down: Tapestry (5)
ARRAS
47 Down: Salvador's state (5)
BAHIA
48 Down: Numerical prefix (4)
OCTO
49 Down: African lake (4)
CHAD
50 Down: Coup d'___ (4)
ETAT
52 Down: Facilitate (4)
EASE
53 Down: Harrow's rival (4)
ETON
55 Down: Projection (3)
EAR
56 Down: Theater sign (3)
SRO
57 Down: Kind of doll (3)
RAG

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