Wednesday Crossword — June 1, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 6/1/1977. By Allan Blackman.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Far-reaching view (5)
VISTA
6 Across: Red-ink entry (4)
LOSS
10 Across: Trench around a fort (4)
MOAT
14 Across: Nom de plume (5)
ALIAS
15 Across: Parisian's confidante (4)
AMIE
16 Across: Within: Comb. form (4)
ENDO
17 Across: Hair dyes (5)
TINTS
18 Across: Caesar's mufti (4)
TOGA
19 Across: Minimum tide (4)
NEAP
20 Across: Public scandals, e.g. (10)
SENSATIONS
22 Across: Designate (4)
NAME
23 Across: Receptacle (3)
URN
24 Across: Office gathering-spot (6)
COOLER
26 Across: Chattering (6)
BABBLY
30 Across: "Live and ___" (5)
LEARN
32 Across: On the lookout (5)
ALERT
33 Across: Diehard of a sort (9)
MUMPSIMUS
37 Across: Grain container (4)
SILO
38 Across: Low truck (5)
BOGIE
39 Across: Scarlett's home (4)
TARA
40 Across: 0.621 mile (9)
KILOMETER
42 Across: Initiated (5)
BEGAN
43 Across: Skinflint (5)
MISER
44 Across: Spring back (6)
RESILE
45 Across: Sand-trap shots (6)
BLASTS
48 Across: Something not to miss (3)
BUS
49 Across: Wild talk (4)
RANT
50 Across: Food and water, e.g. (10)
ESSENTIALS
57 Across: No-man (4)
ANTI
58 Across: Séance sound (4)
MOAN
59 Across: Wife of D.D.E. (5)
MAMIE
60 Across: Levantine ketch (4)
SAIC
61 Across: Mother Machree's land (4)
ERIN
62 Across: Source of mescal (5)
AGAVE
63 Across: Dweller in the sticks (4)
HICK
64 Across: Depend (on) (4)
RELY
65 Across: Eminent (5)
NOTED

Down Answers

1 Down: Cisterns (4)
VATS
2 Down: Nastase (4)
ILIE
3 Down: ___ Fein (Irish group) (4)
SINN
4 Down: Does lacework (4)
TATS
5 Down: Battery's partner-in-crime (7)
ASSAULT
6 Down: ___ America (5)
LATIN
7 Down: Melville book (4)
OMOO
8 Down: Use the dotted line (4)
SIGN
9 Down: Homer painting (8)
SEASCAPE
10 Down: Sect formed in 16th century (10)
MENNONITES
11 Down: Ryan or Tatum (5)
ONEAL
12 Down: " . . . nothing like ___" (5)
ADAME
13 Down: Barfly that gets high (5)
TOPER
21 Down: Do one's best (3)
TRY
25 Down: Conjunctions (3)
ORS
26 Down: Laze under rays (4)
BASK
27 Down: Et ___ (and others) (4)
ALII
28 Down: Thing to ring (4)
BELL
29 Down: Halloween vehicle (10)
BROOMSTICK
30 Down: German pistol (5)
LUGER
31 Down: Arab nobleman (4)
EMIR
33 Down: Homophone for 10 Across (4)
MOTE
34 Down: The Three Kings (4)
MAGI
35 Down: Russian range (4)
URAL
36 Down: Lucid (4)
SANE
38 Down: Steel-making process (8)
BESSEMER
41 Down: Mass. institution (3)
MIT
42 Down: Groom's choice (7)
BESTMAN
44 Down: Nylons' spoiler (3)
RUN
45 Down: Impudent (5)
BRASH
46 Down: Oahu veranda (5)
LANAI
47 Down: Caper (5)
ANTIC
48 Down: Goodman (5)
BENNY
51 Down: Tender (4)
SORE
52 Down: Spanker, e.g. (4)
SAIL
53 Down: Othello's ensign (4)
IAGO
54 Down: Amo, amas, ___ (4)
AMAT
55 Down: Not taped (4)
LIVE
56 Down: Pip or pit (4)
SEED

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