Thursday Crossword — December 15, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/15/1977. By Stephanie Spadaccini.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Companions of ifs and buts (4)
- ANDS
- 5 Across: Rubella eruption (4)
- RASH
- 9 Across: Hammett pooch (4)
- ASTA
- 13 Across: Plunder (4)
- LOOT
- 14 Across: ___-Maritimes (where Nice is) (5)
- ALPES
- 16 Across: Kind of heap (4)
- SLAG
- 17 Across: Poll-taker Roper (4)
- ELMO
- 18 Across: Fight site: Oct. 30, 1974 (5)
- ZAIRE
- 19 Across: Yearn (4)
- PINE
- 20 Across: Useless people (15)
- GOODFORNOTHINGS
- 23 Across: Seed (4)
- GERM
- 24 Across: "Tantum ___," Eucharist stanzas (4)
- ERGO
- 25 Across: Goat-man of Greek legends (5)
- SATYR
- 28 Across: Ghana's capital (5)
- ACCRA
- 31 Across: Sapporo sash (3)
- OBI
- 32 Across: Dreamy drawing (6)
- DOODLE
- 35 Across: Girl in an old song (4)
- NITA
- 39 Across: Inventor's dream (15)
- BETTERMOUSETRAP
- 42 Across: Blackthorn (4)
- SLOE
- 43 Across: Fondle (6)
- CARESS
- 44 Across: Roll-book notation: Abbr. (3)
- ABS
- 45 Across: Glean information (5)
- LEARN
- 47 Across: Small hat (5)
- TOQUE
- 49 Across: Pervade (4)
- FILL
- 51 Across: Mimic (4)
- APER
- 53 Across: Musical comedy of 1941 (15)
- BESTFOOTFORWARD
- 60 Across: ___ Major (4)
- URSA
- 61 Across: Bassanio's emotion (5)
- AMORE
- 62 Across: Kazan (4)
- ELIA
- 63 Across: Net lining in a woman's hat (4)
- CAUL
- 64 Across: Aegean gulf (5)
- SAROS
- 65 Across: Jacquard (4)
- LOOM
- 66 Across: "Blue Night" artist (4)
- KLEE
- 67 Across: Like Paul Pry (4)
- NOSY
- 68 Across: Citole (4)
- LUTE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Shake ___ (hurry) (4)
- ALEG
- 2 Down: Part of Agnew's plea (4)
- NOLO
- 3 Down: Major-___ (4)
- DOMO
- 4 Down: Very old-fashioned (6)
- STODGY
- 5 Down: Kind of clam (5)
- RAZOR
- 6 Down: Early morning sound (5)
- ALARM
- 7 Down: Gyrate (4)
- SPIN
- 8 Down: Admired one (4)
- HERO
- 9 Down: Position seeker (8)
- ASPIRANT
- 10 Down: Singapore ___ (bar drink) (5)
- SLING
- 11 Down: Dance for two (5)
- TANGO
- 12 Down: Ripens (4)
- AGES
- 15 Down: Tennis term (3)
- SET
- 21 Down: ___-lance (5)
- FERDE
- 22 Down: Pronoun (3)
- HER
- 25 Down: Weeps (4)
- SOBS
- 26 Down: Biblical victim (4)
- ABEL
- 27 Down: Yugoslav leader (4)
- TITO
- 28 Down: Bedeck (5)
- ADORN
- 29 Down: Tip (4)
- CLUE
- 30 Down: Tax (4)
- CESS
- 33 Down: Killer whale (4)
- ORCA
- 34 Down: Gen. Bradley (4)
- OMAR
- 36 Down: World's sixth largest oil producer (4)
- IRAQ
- 37 Down: Forbidden (4)
- TABU
- 38 Down: Church recess (4)
- APSE
- 40 Down: Revealing (8)
- TELLTALE
- 41 Down: Ethyl acetoacetate (5)
- ESTER
- 46 Down: Mischievous child (3)
- ELF
- 48 Down: Eric Blair's pen name (6)
- ORWELL
- 49 Down: Untamed (5)
- FERAL
- 50 Down: Flow (5)
- ISSUE
- 51 Down: Certain hairdos (5)
- AFROS
- 52 Down: Poetic poetry (5)
- POESY
- 53 Down: It stopped at Truman (4)
- BUCK
- 54 Down: Western Hemisphere org. (3)
- OAS
- 55 Down: Muscat is its capital (4)
- OMAN
- 56 Down: Charger in a Mexican arena (4)
- TORO
- 57 Down: Ballplayer Matty (4)
- ALOU
- 58 Down: Brawl (4)
- RIOT
- 59 Down: Christie's title (4)
- DAME
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