Wednesday Crossword — April 27, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 4/27/1977. By Stephanie Spadaccini.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Ink mishap (4)
BLOT
5 Across: Doll's word (4)
MAMA
9 Across: Kind of stone (4)
HAIL
13 Across: Opera by Verdi (4)
AIDA
14 Across: Culture medium (4)
AGAR
15 Across: Copperfield's second wife (5)
AGNES
17 Across: Weatherman's bad news (9)
SNOWSTORM
19 Across: ___-Chapelle, historic French town (5)
NEUVE
20 Across: Cowboy, e.g. (6)
HERDER
21 Across: One who offers (8)
TENDERER
23 Across: Weatherman's bad news (8)
RAINYDAY
25 Across: Brownie (3)
ELF
26 Across: Extremely (4)
VERY
29 Across: Heart, to Hadrian (3)
COR
30 Across: "The Monkey's ___" (3)
PAW
32 Across: Hamill's milieu (3)
ICE
33 Across: Nobelist for literature: 1946 (5)
HESSE
35 Across: Unpleasant, as weather (5)
NASTY
39 Across: Perplex (7)
CONFUSE
41 Across: Accountants' books (7)
LEDGERS
43 Across: Witch of ___ (5)
ENDOR
44 Across: Despondently (5)
SADLY
46 Across: Hint (3)
CUE
47 Across: Part of a bikini (3)
BRA
49 Across: Command to a horse (3)
GEE
50 Across: Ending for ham or young (4)
STER
51 Across: ___-relief (3)
BAS
54 Across: Soul or stomach (8)
INNERMAN
57 Across: Particular (8)
ESPECIAL
59 Across: Hebrew prophet (6)
ELISHA
63 Across: Tropical climber (5)
LIANA
64 Across: Weatherman's bad news (9)
TORNADOES
66 Across: Annex (5)
ADDON
67 Across: Dill herb (4)
ANET
68 Across: He was: Lat. (4)
ERAT
69 Across: "___ Quam Videri," N.C. motto (4)
ESSE
70 Across: Big sizes: Abbr. (4)
LGES
71 Across: Make over (4)
REDO

Down Answers

1 Down: Party, British style (4)
BASH
2 Down: Word with bread or life (4)
LINE
3 Down: Scent (4)
ODOR
4 Down: Gaudy (6)
TAWDRY
5 Down: Points of origin or growth (8)
MATRICES
6 Down: Past (3)
AGO
7 Down: St. Sebastian, St. Joan et al. (7)
MARTYRS
8 Down: Prepared for war (5)
ARMED
9 Down: Mr. Fixit (9)
HANDYANDY
10 Down: World Series star: 1969 (4)
AGEE
11 Down: Toughen (5)
INURE
12 Down: On the ___ (honest) (5)
LEVEL
16 Down: Helot (4)
SERF
18 Down: Red or Yellow (3)
SEA
22 Down: Siesta (3)
NAP
24 Down: Things to count (5)
NOSES
26 Down: Kind of squad (4)
VICE
27 Down: College course: Abbr. (4)
ECON
28 Down: Tear (4)
REND
31 Down: Humorist (3)
WAG
33 Down: Weatherman's bad news (9)
HURRICANE
34 Down: Pliny the ___ (5)
ELDER
36 Down: Swedenborgianism, e.g. (4)
SECT
37 Down: Faithful (4)
TRUE
38 Down: River near Dunkerque (4)
YSER
40 Down: Little pocket (3)
FOB
42 Down: Water and air, e.g. (8)
ELEMENTS
45 Down: Everlasting (7)
AGELONG
48 Down: Blackbird (3)
ANI
50 Down: "Duke" or the diamond (6)
SNIDER
51 Down: Lugosi (4)
BELA
52 Down: Whispered comment (5)
ASIDE
53 Down: Miners' nails (5)
SPADS
55 Down: Of birth (5)
NATAL
56 Down: Between Miss. and Ga. (3)
ALA
58 Down: Adam's grandson (4)
ENOS
60 Down: Angry one, with 61 Down (4)
SORE
61 Down: See 60 Down (4)
HEAD
62 Down: Concerning (4)
ASTO
65 Down: Western Indian (3)
REE

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