Wednesday Crossword — July 6, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/6/1977. By Ruth N. Schultz.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Eloper with a spoon (4)
- DISH
- 5 Across: Cotton ball (3)
- WAD
- 8 Across: Landing craft (4)
- LSTS
- 12 Across: Suffix with assist and resist (4)
- ANCE
- 13 Across: "Slip cover" (5)
- ALIBI
- 15 Across: Roman emperor: A.D. 69 (4)
- OTHO
- 16 Across: Where the top brass is scarce (10)
- FRONTLINES
- 18 Across: Sandarac tree (4)
- ARAR
- 19 Across: Eastern holiday (3)
- TET
- 20 Across: Keep things going as usual (11)
- HOLDTHEFORT
- 22 Across: Moves apace (5)
- TROTS
- 23 Across: Green island (4)
- ERIN
- 24 Across: "Balm of hurt minds" (5)
- SLEEP
- 26 Across: Evens the score (7)
- AVENGES
- 29 Across: Oodles (5)
- SCADS
- 30 Across: Companion of rank (4)
- FILE
- 32 Across: Indian range (4)
- GHAT
- 33 Across: Beat the house (3)
- WON
- 34 Across: Traveling bag (7)
- HOLDALL
- 37 Across: Reproductive cells (3)
- OVA
- 38 Across: Warhol (4)
- ANDY
- 40 Across: Lode (4)
- VEIN
- 41 Across: Houston football pro (5)
- OILER
- 43 Across: Acted properly (7)
- BEHAVED
- 45 Across: Federations of a sort (5)
- BUNDS
- 46 Across: To pray: Sp. (4)
- ORAR
- 47 Across: Composer Saint-___ (5)
- SAENS
- 49 Across: What the fall guy does (11)
- HOLDSTHEBAG
- 52 Across: Fluffy scarf (3)
- BOA
- 55 Across: Captain Pierce on TV (4)
- ALDA
- 56 Across: General's right-hand man (10)
- AIDEDECAMP
- 58 Across: Villain's glance (4)
- LEER
- 59 Across: Vulgar (5)
- CRASS
- 60 Across: Cleveland's lake (4)
- ERIE
- 61 Across: Past performance of a race horse (4)
- FORM
- 62 Across: One kind of strike (3)
- TEN
- 63 Across: Diner sign (4)
- EATS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Pixilated (4)
- DAFT
- 2 Down: Concerning (4)
- INRE
- 3 Down: Glaswegian (4)
- SCOT
- 4 Down: Rhode Island Red (3)
- HEN
- 5 Down: Makes a yarn ball (5)
- WINDS
- 6 Down: Aid a criminal (4)
- ABET
- 7 Down: Tousle (8)
- DISHEVEL
- 8 Down: Goldbricking (7)
- LOAFING
- 9 Down: Redoubt (10)
- STRONGHOLD
- 10 Down: " . . . gold in them ___ hills" (4)
- THAR
- 11 Down: Classify (4)
- SORT
- 13 Down: Knocked for ___ (5)
- ALOOP
- 14 Down: Spirited song (4)
- LILT
- 17 Down: Use a flail (6)
- THRESH
- 21 Down: "Maid of Athens, ___ we part . . . " (3)
- ERE
- 22 Down: Senator Kennedy (3)
- TED
- 24 Down: Tea-party treat (5)
- SCONE
- 25 Down: Man of property (10)
- LANDHOLDER
- 26 Down: Actor Arkin (4)
- ALAN
- 27 Down: Chalet features (5)
- EAVES
- 28 Down: Kind of boarder (4)
- STAR
- 29 Down: Clean the deck (4)
- SWAB
- 30 Down: "Took a powder" (4)
- FLED
- 31 Down: Amin (3)
- IDI
- 35 Down: Casus belli, at times (8)
- OVERTACT
- 36 Down: Place for cocktails (6)
- LOUNGE
- 39 Down: "Tall Ship" feature (7)
- YARDARM
- 42 Down: Election winners (3)
- INS
- 44 Down: Anatomical duct (3)
- VAS
- 45 Down: Necklace (5)
- BEADS
- 47 Down: Auto (5)
- SEDAN
- 48 Down: Lincoln and Beame (4)
- ABES
- 49 Down: "___ a loaf is . . . " (4)
- HALF
- 50 Down: Table spread (4)
- OLEO
- 51 Down: Take on (4)
- HIRE
- 52 Down: Theda of silents (4)
- BARA
- 53 Down: Leave out (4)
- OMIT
- 54 Down: Planet rulers, in a film (4)
- APES
- 57 Down: Bee follower (3)
- CEE
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