Thursday Crossword — May 19, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 5/19/1977. By Bert H. Kruse.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Chowder-song "Mrs." (6)
MURPHY
7 Across: Before A.D.'s (3)
BCS
10 Across: Norms: Abbr. (3)
AVS
13 Across: Worships (6)
ADORES
14 Across: Like some excuses (4)
WEAK
15 Across: "O Sole ___" (3)
MIO
16 Across: Mend shoes (6)
RESOLE
17 Across: Reference (8)
ALLUSION
19 Across: About (13)
APPROXIMATELY
21 Across: Saint-___ (French port) (4)
MALO
23 Across: Wager (3)
BET
24 Across: Draft status (4)
ONEA
25 Across: Moslem prince (4)
AMIR
26 Across: Leases (5)
RENTS
28 Across: Trio after OPQ (3)
RST
29 Across: Not so rough (7)
GENTLER
31 Across: Wash (4)
LAVE
33 Across: Hoosier State (7)
INDIANA
34 Across: Rubber (7)
ELASTIC
38 Across: Town in Utah (4)
OREM
39 Across: Site of a Minnesota college (7)
MANKATO
40 Across: Relative of sweetie (3)
HON
42 Across: Set solidly (5)
EMBED
44 Across: Scraped by, with "out" (4)
EKED
45 Across: Kin of vaccines (4)
SERA
46 Across: German article (3)
EIN
47 Across: Uncanny (4)
EERY
48 Across: Stops up window and door cracks (13)
WEATHERSTRIPS
53 Across: Perfect deputy (8)
ALTEREGO
54 Across: Hill nymphs (6)
OREADS
57 Across: "Meeting at Potsdam" author (3)
MEE
58 Across: Pearl Busk heroine (4)
OLAN
59 Across: Cereal grass (6)
BARLEY
60 Across: D.C. tax outfit (3)
IRS
61 Across: N.Y.C. institution (3)
NYU
62 Across: Units in physics (6)
TESLAS

Down Answers

1 Down: Spoil (3)
MAR
2 Down: Ulan ___, U.S.S.R. city (3)
UDE
3 Down: "As You Like It" heroine (8)
ROSALIND
4 Down: Commensurate (13)
PROPORTIONATE
5 Down: Succor (4)
HELP
6 Down: North Sea feeder (4)
YSER
7 Down: Put-down (12)
BELITTLEMENT
8 Down: Unruffled (4)
CALM
9 Down: Feathered Arctic pirate (4)
SKUA
10 Down: City on the Somme (6)
AMIENS
11 Down: Purple ___, state flower of N.J. (6)
VIOLET
12 Down: Russian girl's name (5)
SONYA
14 Down: Like Tussaud creations (5)
WAXEN
18 Down: Navy stock clerks (13)
STORESKEEPERS
20 Down: Passion-play site near Munich (12)
OBERAMMERGAU
21 Down: Christmas trio (4)
MAGI
22 Down: Verily (4)
AMEN
26 Down: Adoree of silent films (5)
RENEE
27 Down: Caesar, e.g. (5)
SALAD
30 Down: Small ape (3)
LAR
32 Down: Circus truck (3)
VAN
35 Down: What a winner does, proverbially (8)
TAKESALL
36 Down: Roman road (4)
ITER
37 Down: Buffalo Bill (4)
CODY
40 Down: Word after ward (6)
HEELER
41 Down: Elocutes (6)
ORATES
43 Down: Great Plains beast (5)
BISON
45 Down: Punjab pundit (5)
SWAMI
49 Down: Danube tributary (4)
HRON
50 Down: Wriggling (4)
EELY
51 Down: Burns or Lee: Abbr. (4)
ROBT
52 Down: Dies ___ (4)
IRAE
55 Down: Diana or Ceres (3)
DEA
56 Down: Arrangement: Abbr. (3)
SYS

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