Thursday Crossword — August 18, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/18/1977. By Herb L. Risteen.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Artists' area in N.Y.C. (4)
- SOHO
- 5 Across: Steep slope (5)
- SCARP
- 10 Across: Move swiftly (4)
- SCUD
- 14 Across: Seventh king of Israel (4)
- AHAB
- 15 Across: Genghis Khan was one (5)
- TATAR
- 16 Across: Stable belle (4)
- MARE
- 17 Across: Founder of the Dutch Republic (15)
- WILLIAMOFORANGE
- 20 Across: Sun parlor (8)
- SOLARIUM
- 21 Across: Garden bloom (5)
- ASTER
- 22 Across: Metal containers (4)
- TINS
- 23 Across: Advance by effort (4)
- PUSH
- 25 Across: Neglectful (6)
- REMISS
- 28 Across: Silly talk (4)
- MUSH
- 29 Across: Crawly creature (3)
- ASP
- 32 Across: Grocery item (4)
- OLEO
- 33 Across: Cause of ex-doughboys' desertion of farms (5)
- PAREE
- 34 Across: Evince distaste (3)
- BOO
- 35 Across: First czar of Russia (15)
- IVANTHETERRIBLE
- 39 Across: Recipient of eye shadow (3)
- LID
- 40 Across: Avian abode aloft (5)
- AERIE
- 41 Across: Far from dowdy (4)
- NEAT
- 42 Across: Compass point (3)
- SSE
- 43 Across: Water carrier (4)
- MAIN
- 44 Across: Deities around Bacchus (6)
- SATYRS
- 46 Across: Feudal bigwig (4)
- EARL
- 47 Across: Commanded (4)
- BADE
- 48 Across: In any way (5)
- ATALL
- 51 Across: Most sensible and staid (8)
- SOBEREST
- 55 Across: Guillotined queen: 1793 (15)
- MARIEANTOINETTE
- 58 Across: Therefore (4)
- ERGO
- 59 Across: Find out (5)
- LEARN
- 60 Across: Litigates (4)
- SUES
- 61 Across: Grime (4)
- SOOT
- 62 Across: Succinct (5)
- TERSE
- 63 Across: Asparagus ___ (4)
- TIPS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Maxims (4)
- SAWS
- 2 Down: Birthplace of seven U.S. Presidents (4)
- OHIO
- 3 Down: Albert ___, in London (4)
- HALL
- 4 Down: Offering for religious uses (8)
- OBLATION
- 5 Down: Dishonors (6)
- STAINS
- 6 Down: He wrote "The Stranger" (5)
- CAMUS
- 7 Down: Energy source (4)
- ATOM
- 8 Down: English flyers (3)
- RAF
- 9 Down: Type of athlete (3)
- PRO
- 10 Down: Kind of hit (5)
- SMASH
- 11 Down: Hypocrisy (4)
- CANT
- 12 Down: Yen (4)
- URGE
- 13 Down: Game animal (4)
- DEER
- 18 Down: Yellow ___ (Jacob's-sword) (4)
- IRIS
- 19 Down: Bacon slice (6)
- RASHER
- 23 Down: Thick soup (5)
- PUREE
- 24 Down: Patron (4)
- USER
- 25 Down: Vexes (5)
- ROILS
- 26 Down: Name of rock fame (5)
- ELVIS
- 27 Down: Gettysburg general (5)
- MEADE
- 28 Down: Morning song: Poet. (5)
- MATIN
- 29 Down: Tintern or Westminster (5)
- ABBEY
- 30 Down: Word with heat or house (5)
- SOLAR
- 31 Down: The Brownings, e.g. (5)
- POETS
- 33 Down: Risky situation (5)
- PERIL
- 36 Down: Tampico fare (6)
- TAMALE
- 37 Down: "I ___ a Rhapsody": 1940 song (4)
- HEAR
- 38 Down: Source of income or outgo (8)
- INTEREST
- 44 Down: Victim of Roman aggression: 290 B.C. (6)
- SABINE
- 45 Down: Arabian gulf (4)
- ADEN
- 46 Down: Adam Bede's creator (5)
- ELIOT
- 47 Down: No gentlemen they (5)
- BOORS
- 48 Down: Iowa college town (4)
- AMES
- 49 Down: Pacific aroid (4)
- TARO
- 50 Down: Jason's ship (4)
- ARGO
- 51 Down: Excel (4)
- STAR
- 52 Down: Small case for trivia (4)
- ETUI
- 53 Down: Short distance (4)
- STEP
- 54 Down: Bride of Angel Clare (4)
- TESS
- 56 Down: High in pitch (3)
- ALT
- 57 Down: Rosalynn Carter, ___ Smith (3)
- NEE
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