Saturday Crossword — March 19, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 3/19/1977. By Hallie & Gerald Parsons.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Chastises (6)
- SPANKS
- 7 Across: What Hamlet called for (6)
- TABLES
- 13 Across: Flower (7)
- ANEMONE
- 14 Across: Preconceives (7)
- IDEATES
- 16 Across: Title one rank above knight (7)
- BARONET
- 17 Across: Earthly (7)
- MUNDANE
- 18 Across: Goddess of harvests (3)
- OPS
- 19 Across: Fit for human consumption (7)
- EATABLE
- 21 Across: Staff (3)
- MAN
- 22 Across: Well versed in (4)
- UPON
- 24 Across: Social event (5)
- DEBUT
- 25 Across: Spanish whistle (4)
- PITO
- 26 Across: Mortise's partner (5)
- TENON
- 28 Across: Soft cattlehide leather (3)
- ELK
- 29 Across: Blood ___ (5)
- DONOR
- 30 Across: Badger's cousin (5)
- RATEL
- 32 Across: King's words in a musical (8)
- ETCETERA
- 34 Across: Terrible Russian (4)
- IVAN
- 36 Across: Eurasian range (4)
- URAL
- 37 Across: Signs of spring (8)
- CROCUSES
- 41 Across: Avoid by stratagem (5)
- ELUDE
- 44 Across: "___ mud in your eye!" (5)
- HERES
- 45 Across: Vestment (3)
- ALB
- 47 Across: ___ facias (legal writ) (5)
- SCIRE
- 49 Across: Kin of Ph.D.'s (4)
- EDDS
- 50 Across: Night lights (5)
- STARS
- 52 Across: ___ Sea, Arctic Ocean arm (4)
- KARA
- 53 Across: Keats product (3)
- ODE
- 54 Across: Solidify (7)
- CONGEAL
- 56 Across: Bell and Kettle (3)
- MAS
- 57 Across: Cotton cloth (7)
- PERCALE
- 59 Across: Large snail (7)
- ABALONE
- 61 Across: Praises (7)
- SALUTES
- 62 Across: Extra helping (7)
- SECONDS
- 63 Across: Hosiery (6)
- NYLONS
- 64 Across: Stair parts (6)
- TREADS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Red fish (7)
- SNAPPER
- 2 Down: ___ non grata (7)
- PERSONA
- 3 Down: I love: Lat. (3)
- AMO
- 4 Down: Zero (4)
- NONE
- 5 Down: Work dough (5)
- KNEAD
- 6 Down: Long seat (6)
- SETTEE
- 7 Down: Any faraway place (8)
- TIMBUKTU
- 8 Down: Mature (5)
- ADULT
- 9 Down: Nota ___ (4)
- BENE
- 10 Down: Stripling (3)
- LAD
- 11 Down: Open-mesh fabric (7)
- ETAMINE
- 12 Down: Capitol fellow (7)
- SENATOR
- 13 Down: Approximately (5)
- ABOUT
- 15 Down: Spanish spouse (6)
- SENORA
- 20 Down: Competent (4)
- ABLE
- 23 Down: Announcements (7)
- NOTICES
- 25 Down: Kind of supper (7)
- POTLUCK
- 27 Down: Birthmark (5)
- NEVUS
- 29 Down: Apportions (5)
- DEALS
- 31 Down: ___ Vegas (3)
- LAS
- 33 Down: Flesh: Comb. form (3)
- CRE
- 35 Down: Spick-and-span state (8)
- NEATNESS
- 37 Down: Pyramid builder (6)
- CHEOPS
- 38 Down: Hewlett Johnson's epithet (7)
- REDDEAN
- 39 Down: Hospital worker (7)
- ORDERLY
- 40 Down: Lava (4)
- SLAG
- 42 Down: Joe Morgan's milieu (7)
- DIAMOND
- 43 Down: Income source for Junior (7)
- ERRANDS
- 46 Down: Turkey portion (6)
- BREAST
- 48 Down: Alleviates (5)
- EASES
- 50 Down: Razor clam (5)
- SOLEN
- 51 Down: Fencing sword (5)
- SABER
- 54 Down: Roman statesman (4)
- CATO
- 55 Down: Chantilly (4)
- LACE
- 58 Down: ___-de-sac (3)
- CUL
- 60 Down: Mauna ___ (3)
- LOA
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