Tuesday Crossword — September 13, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 9/13/1977. By Martha J. DeWitt.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Bridge unit (4)
SPAN
5 Across: Way (4)
PATH
9 Across: Is solicitous (5)
CARES
14 Across: Crazy, in Córdoba (4)
LOCO
15 Across: Lily plant (4)
ALOE
16 Across: City near Silver Springs, Fla. (5)
OCALA
17 Across: Dyeing apparatus (4)
AGER
18 Across: Italia's capital (4)
ROMA
19 Across: Harbinger of spring (5)
ROBIN
20 Across: Deferred (9)
POSTPONED
22 Across: Threadbare (5)
TRITE
23 Across: Second opening in a sock (4)
HOLE
24 Across: Gold digger's delight (7)
SPENDER
26 Across: Graze on or skim (6)
BROWSE
29 Across: Kind of party (4)
STAG
30 Across: President's reception (5)
LEVEE
31 Across: Draw (9)
STALEMATE
36 Across: Roman date (4)
IDES
37 Across: Boutique, for one (5)
STORE
38 Across: Seaport or island in the Taiwan Strait (4)
AMOY
39 Across: Relevant (9)
PERTINENT
41 Across: Kind of board (5)
SKATE
42 Across: Presented (4)
GAVE
43 Across: Treated maliciously (6)
SPITED
44 Across: Hodgepodge (7)
MELANGE
48 Across: Eschew (4)
SHUN
49 Across: Hives (5)
UREDO
50 Across: Asleep on the job (9)
DOPINGOFF
55 Across: Enjoy (5)
SAVOR
56 Across: Arabian monarchy (4)
OMAN
57 Across: Dust-bowl migrant of the 30's (4)
OKIE
58 Across: French Alps area (5)
ISERE
59 Across: Non-homeowner's expense (4)
RENT
60 Across: Seek to persuade (4)
URGE
61 Across: Ops's daughter (5)
CERES
62 Across: Hence (4)
ERGO
63 Across: Russian wire service (4)
TASS

Down Answers

1 Down: Stinging blow (4)
SLAP
2 Down: Cartoon character (4)
POGO
3 Down: High-low cards (4)
ACES
4 Down: Well-known passage (9)
NORTHWEST
5 Down: Word of honor (6)
PAROLE
6 Down: Exclusively (5)
ALONE
7 Down: Heavy book (4)
TOME
8 Down: Contest advantage (9)
HEADSTART
9 Down: Retinue (7)
CORTEGE
10 Down: Kind of squash (5)
ACORN
11 Down: Too zealous (5)
RABID
12 Down: Typewriter type (5)
ELITE
13 Down: Making more sense (5)
SANER
21 Down: Mannerism (4)
POSE
25 Down: Lacking intensity (4)
PALE
26 Down: Radarscope signal (4)
BLIP
27 Down: Poetic advice (4)
REDE
28 Down: Done (4)
OVER
29 Down: In England, 14 pounds (5)
STONE
31 Down: I.L.A. member (9)
STEVEDORE
32 Down: Discerning (9)
MAKINGOUT
33 Down: Third word of beginner's Latin (4)
AMAT
34 Down: Lug (4)
TOTE
35 Down: Word with eagle or hawk (4)
EYED
37 Down: Fisherman's anathema (4)
SNAG
40 Down: Looks away (7)
IGNORES
41 Down: Operated a loom (4)
SPUN
43 Down: Native religion of Japan (6)
SHINTO
44 Down: It "hath charms" (5)
MUSIC
45 Down: Remove an impression (5)
ERASE
46 Down: Pry (5)
LEVER
47 Down: Revere (5)
ADORE
48 Down: Exactly, in informal talk (5)
SPANG
51 Down: "When ___ smote 'is bloomin' lyre . . . ": Kipling (4)
OMER
52 Down: Good soup vegetable (4)
OKRA
53 Down: Their leaves are cover-ups (4)
FIGS
54 Down: Honoraria (4)
FEES

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