Thursday Crossword — October 13, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 10/13/1977. By Martha J. DeWitt.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Republic or lake in Africa (4)
- CHAD
- 5 Across: Vilify (5)
- ABUSE
- 10 Across: Pundit (4)
- SAGE
- 14 Across: Swiss river (4)
- AARE
- 15 Across: Element important in nucleonics (5)
- BORON
- 16 Across: Boris Godunov, for one (4)
- TSAR
- 17 Across: Kind of movie (10)
- TRAVELOGUE
- 19 Across: Make the first bet (4)
- OPEN
- 20 Across: Apart (8)
- SEPARATE
- 21 Across: Rail at (6)
- REVILE
- 23 Across: Shiftless (4)
- LAZY
- 24 Across: Stander on the corner (5)
- OGLER
- 25 Across: Baucis, to Philemon (6)
- SPOUSE
- 28 Across: Legate (8)
- EMISSARY
- 31 Across: "Gay ___" (5)
- PAREE
- 32 Across: Pale yellow (5)
- MAIZE
- 33 Across: Kind of cup or bag (3)
- TEA
- 34 Across: Fruit throwaway, at times (4)
- RIND
- 35 Across: Hereditary social class (5)
- CASTE
- 36 Across: Edict (4)
- FIAT
- 37 Across: Santa ___ (3)
- ANA
- 38 Across: Nostrils (5)
- NARES
- 39 Across: Gauntlet (5)
- GLOVE
- 40 Across: Transitory or terrestrial (8)
- TEMPORAL
- 42 Across: Pat and Daniel (6)
- BOONES
- 43 Across: Break out (5)
- ERUPT
- 44 Across: Kind of time, score or song (4)
- PART
- 45 Across: Fido or Spot (6)
- CANINE
- 47 Across: Down-to-earth (8)
- SENSIBLE
- 51 Across: "Vissi d'___," Puccini aria (4)
- ARTE
- 52 Across: Gossip (10)
- TALETELLER
- 54 Across: Shell-game items (4)
- PEAS
- 55 Across: Philip Nolan, for one (5)
- EXILE
- 56 Across: Selene, to the Romans (4)
- LUNA
- 57 Across: One form of quinine (4)
- SALT
- 58 Across: Cause to have second thoughts (5)
- DETER
- 59 Across: Trivium and quadrivium (4)
- ARTS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Vonnegut's "___ Cradle" (4)
- CATS
- 2 Down: Loser of a fabled race (4)
- HARE
- 3 Down: Not give ___: Slang (4)
- ARAP
- 4 Down: Lowered in esteem (8)
- DEVALUED
- 5 Down: Burning (6)
- ABLAZE
- 6 Down: Spoils (5)
- BOOTY
- 7 Down: Encourage (4)
- URGE
- 8 Down: Ala., Ga., Fla. et al. (3)
- SOU
- 9 Down: Frequent "Star Trek" command (8)
- ENERGIZE
- 10 Down: Heat generators (6)
- STOVES
- 11 Down: Ambition (10)
- ASPIRATION
- 12 Down: Celt (4)
- GAEL
- 13 Down: Bald eagle's relative (4)
- ERNE
- 18 Down: Wipe the slate (5)
- ERASE
- 22 Down: Differently (4)
- ELSE
- 24 Down: Leaves off (5)
- OMITS
- 25 Down: Fat eschewer (5)
- SPRAT
- 26 Down: Author of "The Age of Reason" (5)
- PAINE
- 27 Down: Plant cultivated for its beauty (10)
- ORNAMENTAL
- 28 Down: Studio furnishing (5)
- EASEL
- 29 Down: Rend; break; tear (5)
- REAVE
- 30 Down: Contemporary of Dickens (5)
- YATES
- 32 Down: Danton's colleague (5)
- MARAT
- 35 Down: Reprimanded, British style (8)
- CARPETED
- 36 Down: Small fleet (8)
- FLOTILLA
- 38 Down: It may be common or proper (4)
- NOUN
- 39 Down: Furze; juniper (5)
- GORSE
- 41 Down: Former U.S. Treasurer: 1952 (6)
- PRIEST
- 42 Down: Persiflage (6)
- BANTER
- 44 Down: Author of "The Old Wives' Tale" (5)
- PEELE
- 45 Down: Upper case, in printers' jargon (4)
- CAPS
- 46 Down: Territory (4)
- AREA
- 47 Down: Fissure (4)
- SLIT
- 48 Down: Mackle (4)
- BLUR
- 49 Down: It follows Shrovetide (4)
- LENT
- 50 Down: Time divisions (4)
- ERAS
- 53 Down: Tool for a shantyman (3)
- AXE
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