Saturday Crossword — July 2, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/2/1977. By William Lutwiniak.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Quiet (4)
CALM
5 Across: Flip Wilson's coercer (5)
DEVIL
10 Across: River in Bavaria (4)
EGER
14 Across: Outfielders' name (4)
ALOU
15 Across: ___ barrel (in trouble) (5)
OVERA
16 Across: Foreign: Prefix (4)
XENO
17 Across: Amatory ploy (4)
PASS
18 Across: Heats up (5)
WARMS
19 Across: Memorial Day race, for short (4)
INDY
20 Across: Sustained conflict (13)
PITCHEDBATTLE
23 Across: Fly-casting must (4)
LURE
24 Across: Esne and helot (5)
SERFS
27 Across: First-anniversary gift (5)
PAPER
30 Across: One of the Waltons (4)
PAPA
33 Across: Neighbor of Fla. (3)
ALA
34 Across: Bell town of Italy (4)
ATRI
35 Across: He suits the customer (6)
TAILOR
37 Across: Gehrig (3)
LOU
38 Across: Nub of the argument (15)
POINTINQUESTION
41 Across: ___ Arbor (3)
ANN
42 Across: Perceive, in a way (6)
INTUIT
43 Across: Pound (4)
EZRA
44 Across: Servicewoman (3)
WAC
45 Across: Steinbeck migrant (4)
OKIE
46 Across: Iron (5)
PRESS
47 Across: First-aid contrivance (5)
SLING
49 Across: Smith or Bede (4)
ADAM
51 Across: Cheapest section of a theater (13)
PEANUTGALLERY
58 Across: Author of "Nana" (4)
ZOLA
60 Across: Of the line on which Earth turns (5)
AXIAL
61 Across: Former spouses (4)
EXES
62 Across: Hearing in court (4)
OYER
63 Across: Singer Lena (5)
HORNE
64 Across: Faction (4)
SIDE
65 Across: Automotive pioneer (4)
OLDS
66 Across: Environs (5)
AREAS
67 Across: Ending with pun and fun (4)
STER

Down Answers

1 Down: Dogpatch's creator (4)
CAPP
2 Down: Jai ___ (4)
ALAI
3 Down: Kind of soul (4)
LOST
4 Down: Intrude by force (8)
MUSCLEIN
5 Down: Widow's portion (5)
DOWER
6 Down: Get away from (5)
EVADE
7 Down: Part of speech (4)
VERB
8 Down: "___ la Douce" (4)
IRMA
9 Down: Wear well (4)
LAST
10 Down: Political punishment (5)
EXILE
11 Down: Fail to be specific (10)
GENERALIZE
12 Down: Finis (3)
END
13 Down: Scott's "Rob ___" (3)
ROY
21 Down: Wallace's charioteer (3)
HUR
22 Down: Peter and Alexander (5)
TSARS
25 Down: Stories (6)
FLOORS
26 Down: Certain baths (6)
SAUNAS
27 Down: Yellowish fruits (6)
PAPAWS
28 Down: Having no key (6)
ATONAL
29 Down: Honorable (10)
PRINCIPLED
30 Down: Fit of resentment (5)
PIQUE
31 Down: His, to Pierre (4)
ALUI
32 Down: Profession of 43 Across (4)
POET
35 Down: Light metallic sound (4)
TINK
36 Down: Against: Prefix (4)
ANTI
39 Down: County in N.Y. (5)
TIOGA
40 Down: Unconditional; unending (8)
TERMLESS
46 Down: Sidekick (3)
PAL
48 Down: Gets next to (5)
NEARS
49 Down: Guam's capital (5)
AGANA
50 Down: Valleys (5)
DALES
52 Down: Ryukyu port (4)
NAHA
53 Down: Wife, to Caesar (4)
UXOR
54 Down: Flag (4)
TIRE
55 Down: Way out (4)
EXIT
56 Down: Advice, of yore (4)
REDE
57 Down: River of Belgium (4)
YSER
58 Down: Bronx attraction (3)
ZOO
59 Down: Popeye's Olive ___ (3)
OYL

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