Wednesday Crossword — September 21, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/21/1977. By Ann Jenkins.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Crevices (4)
- GAPS
- 5 Across: Virile: Abbr. (4)
- MASC
- 9 Across: ___ noire (4)
- BETE
- 13 Across: Criminal's dodge (5)
- ALIAS
- 15 Across: Budding plan (4)
- IDEA
- 16 Across: Unmined minerals (4)
- ORES
- 17 Across: Secure the hatches (10)
- BATTENDOWN
- 19 Across: Oil-rich land (4)
- IRAN
- 20 Across: Lose interest (4)
- TIRE
- 21 Across: Hem in (7)
- ENCLOSE
- 23 Across: Shows leniency (6)
- SPARES
- 25 Across: Foot levers (8)
- TREADLES
- 26 Across: ASCAP air (4)
- TUNE
- 27 Across: Number for tangoing or tea (3)
- TWO
- 29 Across: Sign of a full house (3)
- SRO
- 30 Across: Latin abbr. (3)
- ETC
- 31 Across: Be at the side of (5)
- FLANK
- 33 Across: Sharp pinch (5)
- TWEAK
- 37 Across: Left Bank studio (7)
- ATELIER
- 39 Across: Historical period (7)
- IRONAGE
- 41 Across: "Cut off even in the blossoms of ___": Shakespeare (5)
- MYSIN
- 42 Across: Olive-shaped nut (5)
- PECAN
- 44 Across: Take apart (3)
- RIP
- 45 Across: Cask (3)
- VAT
- 47 Across: Approves (3)
- OKS
- 48 Across: Legendary king of the Huns (4)
- ATLI
- 49 Across: Like waifs (8)
- HOMELESS
- 53 Across: Hoards (6)
- CACHES
- 55 Across: Apparent (7)
- EVIDENT
- 56 Across: Man from Mecca (4)
- ARAB
- 57 Across: River between Spain and Portugal (4)
- MINO
- 58 Across: Become calm (10)
- SETTLEDOWN
- 63 Across: Afresh (4)
- ANEW
- 64 Across: Affluence (4)
- EASE
- 65 Across: Lorelei, e.g. (5)
- SIREN
- 66 Across: Gas in some glowing signs (4)
- NEON
- 67 Across: Aleut's coaster (4)
- SLED
- 68 Across: ___ bellum (4)
- ANTE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Chin (3)
- GAB
- 2 Down: According to (3)
- ALA
- 3 Down: Petty allowances (9)
- PITTANCES
- 4 Down: Biting wit (6)
- SATIRE
- 5 Down: U.S.N.A. trainee: Abbr. (3)
- MID
- 6 Down: Ballyhoo (3)
- ADO
- 7 Down: Garment worker (5)
- SEWER
- 8 Down: Site of film festivals (6)
- CANNES
- 9 Down: Summarize (8)
- BOILDOWN
- 10 Down: Actor Flynn (5)
- ERROL
- 11 Down: Josh (5)
- TEASE
- 12 Down: Serfs of yore (5)
- ESNES
- 14 Down: Wizened (4)
- SERE
- 18 Down: Snuggle (6)
- NESTLE
- 22 Down: Packer's need (6)
- CARTON
- 23 Down: "Clermont" power (5)
- STEAM
- 24 Down: Caulking agent (5)
- PUTTY
- 25 Down: Style, in France (3)
- TON
- 28 Down: Twist out of shape (4)
- WARP
- 31 Down: Closing scene (6)
- FINALE
- 32 Down: Grouse (4)
- KICK
- 34 Down: Like all mortals (9)
- EARTHBORN
- 35 Down: Nimble (5)
- AGILE
- 36 Down: French soldiers' caps (5)
- KEPIS
- 38 Down: Overcome disrepute eventually (8)
- LIVEDOWN
- 40 Down: Rogue (6)
- RASCAL
- 43 Down: Goddess of dawn (3)
- EOS
- 46 Down: Past, perfect, etc. (6)
- TENSES
- 48 Down: Region including Prince Edward Island (6)
- ACADIA
- 49 Down: Swashbuckler, perhaps (5)
- HEMAN
- 50 Down: Like sheep (5)
- OVINE
- 51 Down: Actor Sal ___: 1939–76 (5)
- MINEO
- 52 Down: What the light-fingered do (5)
- STEAL
- 54 Down: Militant god (4)
- ARES
- 59 Down: Mao ___-tung (3)
- TSE
- 60 Down: Sorensen (3)
- TED
- 61 Down: Rainy (3)
- WET
- 62 Down: Old salt's course: Abbr. (3)
- NNE
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