Thursday Crossword — November 24, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 11/24/1977. By Tap Osborn.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Babushka (5)
SCARF
6 Across: ___ package (4)
CARE
10 Across: Attend Exeter (4)
PREP
14 Across: Hawaiian tree (5)
AALII
15 Across: Vicinity (4)
AREA
16 Across: Inveigle (4)
LURE
17 Across: Start of a four-line verse (15)
FROMBANGORMAINE
20 Across: Cannes season (3)
ETE
21 Across: "Do ___ others . . . " (4)
UNTO
22 Across: Bill collector (6)
DUNNER
23 Across: ___ Fail, Irish Coronation Stone (3)
LIA
24 Across: Gardner (4)
ERLE
25 Across: Second line of verse (15)
PASTALBUQUERQUE
33 Across: Jug (4)
EWER
34 Across: Puerto Rican exports (4)
RUMS
35 Across: City near Munich (3)
ULM
36 Across: Libelous account (4)
TALE
37 Across: Massenet opera (5)
THAIS
39 Across: Novelist Viaud's pen name (4)
LOTI
40 Across: Belief (3)
ISM
41 Across: Scorch (4)
SEAR
42 Across: Viscount's superior (4)
EARL
43 Across: Third line of verse (15)
THANKSGIVINGDAY
48 Across: River isles (4)
AITS
49 Across: Part of N.A. (3)
USA
50 Across: "The Scourge of God" (6)
ATTILA
53 Across: Dismounted (4)
ALIT
54 Across: Resort (3)
SPA
57 Across: Last line of verse (15)
WEALLTALKTURKEY
60 Across: Sommer (4)
ELKE
61 Across: Jane Austen heroine (4)
EMMA
62 Across: Hike the bet (5)
RAISE
63 Across: Exploit (4)
DEED
64 Across: Bridge (4)
SPAN
65 Across: Witch of ___ (5)
ENDOR

Down Answers

1 Down: Ump's call (4)
SAFE
2 Down: Don't put this before Dobbin (4)
CART
3 Down: Lily plant (4)
ALOE
4 Down: Part of a basket (3)
RIM
5 Down: Bone between knee and ankle (6)
FIBULA
6 Down: Yalie's rival (6)
CANTAB
7 Down: Jason's ship (4)
ARGO
8 Down: One of Olds's cars (3)
REO
9 Down: Tympana (8)
EARDRUMS
10 Down: Smoothing tool (6)
PLANER
11 Down: Rack's partner (4)
RUIN
12 Down: Gull's cousin (4)
ERNE
13 Down: Take a hard look (4)
PEER
18 Down: Blue dye (4)
ANIL
19 Down: Clogs or beasts (5)
MULES
24 Down: Word form with distant or poise (4)
EQUI
25 Down: Kind of jury (5)
PETIT
26 Down: Up to the gunnels (5)
AWASH
27 Down: Alabama city (5)
SELMA
28 Down: After due (3)
TRE
29 Down: Arrow poison: Var. (5)
URARI
30 Down: Cicero's "How far?" (5)
QUOAD
31 Down: Ne plus ___ (acme) (5)
ULTRA
32 Down: Dickinson or Post (5)
EMILY
37 Down: Those with wills (8)
TESTATES
38 Down: Crones (4)
HAGS
39 Down: ___ of lamb (3)
LEG
41 Down: Dexterity (5)
SKILL
44 Down: Caught red-handed (6)
NAILED
45 Down: Volcano: Ger. (6)
VULKAN
46 Down: "Where ___ now, the glory and the dream?": Wordsworth (4)
ISIT
47 Down: Mother ___ (6)
NATURE
50 Down: Speechless with reverence (4)
AWED
51 Down: Far: Comb. form (4)
TELE
52 Down: Antithesis of give (4)
TAKE
53 Down: ___ mater (4)
ALMA
54 Down: Icy-street mishap (4)
SKID
55 Down: Pedro's pittance (4)
PESO
56 Down: Town west of Boston (4)
AYER
58 Down: Elec. unit (3)
AMP
59 Down: Conducted (3)
RAN

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