Thursday Crossword — May 12, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 5/12/1977. By Bert Beaman.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Isinglass (4)
- MICA
- 5 Across: City men, to some (5)
- DUDES
- 10 Across: Banshee land (4)
- EIRE
- 14 Across: Cupid, in art (4)
- AMOR
- 15 Across: Liberal; generous (10)
- OPENHANDED
- 17 Across: Ordnance (4)
- AMMO
- 18 Across: Bill Robinson's forte (10)
- TAPDANCING
- 19 Across: ___ boy (sissy) (5)
- MAMAS
- 21 Across: Lizard: Comb. form (5)
- SAURO
- 22 Across: Pindar's thing (3)
- ODE
- 23 Across: Young ___ (rebels) (5)
- TURKS
- 25 Across: Long and thin (5)
- REEDY
- 27 Across: Number of "little Indians" (3)
- TEN
- 28 Across: "___ a Song Go Out . . . " (4)
- ILET
- 30 Across: Like some seals (5)
- EARED
- 34 Across: Silkworm (3)
- ERI
- 35 Across: Woodchuck (6)
- MARMOT
- 38 Across: Skirt length (4)
- MAXI
- 39 Across: Failure to understand (15)
- MISAPPREHENSION
- 42 Across: Footway (4)
- PATH
- 43 Across: Mental health (6)
- SANITY
- 44 Across: Wind dir. (3)
- NNE
- 45 Across: Steve Canyon's bride, Summer ___ (5)
- OLSEN
- 47 Across: One-third of a movie title (4)
- TORA
- 48 Across: Garden spot (3)
- BED
- 49 Across: Variety of coffee (5)
- MOCHA
- 52 Across: "___ Is Born" (5)
- ASTAR
- 54 Across: Miller, Barber et al. (3)
- PGA
- 57 Across: Muddies (5)
- ROILS
- 59 Across: Polonius hid behind this (5)
- ARRAS
- 61 Across: Dropping a hint (10)
- INTIMATING
- 64 Across: One of the Johnsons (4)
- ARTE
- 65 Across: Tease (10)
- TANTALIZER
- 66 Across: Buck (4)
- DEER
- 67 Across: Braces (4)
- TWOS
- 68 Across: Longhorn (5)
- STEER
- 69 Across: "Wedding March" girl (4)
- ELSA
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Servant's contraction (4)
- MAAM
- 2 Down: Not vital (10)
- IMMATERIAL
- 3 Down: Brezhnev's supporters (10)
- COMMUNISTS
- 4 Down: Bellowing (5)
- AROAR
- 5 Down: Ham's click (3)
- DOT
- 6 Down: Javanese tree (4)
- UPAS
- 7 Down: Divide into branches of instruction (15)
- DEPARTMENTALIZE
- 8 Down: Clothe (5)
- ENDUE
- 9 Down: Lion's ___ (5)
- SHARE
- 10 Down: Reference bk. (3)
- ENC
- 11 Down: One's own: Comb. form (4)
- IDIO
- 12 Down: Tear apart (4)
- REND
- 13 Down: Rim (4)
- EDGE
- 16 Down: Battery part (5)
- ANODE
- 20 Down: Economize (5)
- SKIMP
- 24 Down: Rebuffs (5)
- SLAPS
- 26 Down: Nigerian staples (4)
- YAMS
- 27 Down: Rhythm (5)
- TEMPO
- 29 Down: ___ Pater (almanac) (4)
- ERRA
- 31 Down: Vessel under the eaves (10)
- RAINBARREL
- 32 Down: Absolves (10)
- EXONERATES
- 33 Down: Supped (5)
- DINED
- 36 Down: Paducah's river (4)
- OHIO
- 37 Down: Tri, plus one (5)
- TETRA
- 40 Down: Attention-getter (4)
- AHEM
- 41 Down: Lake in SE Africa (5)
- NYASA
- 46 Down: Bellini opera (5)
- NORMA
- 50 Down: Items not needed in Newcastle (5)
- COALS
- 51 Down: ___ off (be compatible) (5)
- HITIT
- 53 Down: Kind of wind (5)
- TRADE
- 54 Down: English statesman (4)
- PITT
- 55 Down: Nibble away (4)
- GNAW
- 56 Down: ___ time (never) (4)
- ATNO
- 58 Down: Cut, old style (4)
- SNEE
- 60 Down: Antitoxins (4)
- SERA
- 62 Down: "___ a girl!" (3)
- ITS
- 63 Down: Rover's warning (3)
- GRR
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