Saturday Crossword — December 17, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/17/1977. By William Lutwiniak.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Height, to a basketball center (5)
- ASSET
- 6 Across: Inst. at Annapolis (4)
- ACAD
- 10 Across: Douglas et al. (4)
- FIRS
- 14 Across: "The Liner ___ lady . . . " (5)
- SHESA
- 15 Across: Word after bar (4)
- NONE
- 16 Across: "What's ___ for me?" (4)
- INIT
- 17 Across: Smattering (15)
- LITTLEKNOWLEDGE
- 20 Across: N.Y.C. subway (3)
- IRT
- 21 Across: Money in Brussels (5)
- BELGA
- 22 Across: Thai or Ainu (5)
- ASIAN
- 23 Across: Captive (8)
- PRISONER
- 25 Across: ___ swath (attract attention) (4)
- CUTA
- 26 Across: Filbert (3)
- NUT
- 27 Across: Frogs and toads (7)
- ANURANS
- 30 Across: Razorbacks (4)
- HOGS
- 32 Across: Gawk (5)
- STARE
- 33 Across: Belt-making tool (3)
- AWL
- 35 Across: Apologetic under duress (15)
- EATINGHUMBLEPIE
- 39 Across: To the ___ degree (3)
- NTH
- 40 Across: Cape for Pius (5)
- ORALE
- 41 Across: Xanadu structure (4)
- DOME
- 42 Across: Verse form used by Dante (7)
- SESTINA
- 44 Across: Irish monk's cell (3)
- KIL
- 45 Across: Corvette or carrier (4)
- SHIP
- 46 Across: "___ by the forelock": Thales (8)
- TAKETIME
- 51 Across: Trajan's tongue (5)
- LATIN
- 53 Across: Lace loop (5)
- PICOT
- 54 Across: Caesar (3)
- SID
- 55 Across: What 17 Across is, at times (15)
- ADANGEROUSTHING
- 58 Across: Face reddener (4)
- RAGE
- 59 Across: Rodomontade (4)
- RANT
- 60 Across: Hussar's weapon (5)
- LANCE
- 61 Across: The vat man (4)
- DYER
- 62 Across: Brokers' milieu: Abbr. (4)
- NYSE
- 63 Across: Done (5)
- ENDED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "There's many ___ . . . " (5)
- ASLIP
- 2 Down: Fix eggs (5)
- SHIRR
- 3 Down: Pre-show activity (15)
- SETTINGTHESTAGE
- 4 Down: N.Y. time (3)
- EST
- 5 Down: Large hound (6)
- TALBOT
- 6 Down: Skater's weak spot (5)
- ANKLE
- 7 Down: Good wishes (15)
- CONGRATULATIONS
- 8 Down: Filipino buffalo (4)
- ANOA
- 9 Down: Morning phenomenon (3)
- DEW
- 10 Down: Tijuana gala (6)
- FIESTA
- 11 Down: Butler U.'s location (15)
- INDIANAPOLISIND
- 12 Down: Baltic port (4)
- RIGA
- 13 Down: British gun (4)
- STEN
- 18 Down: "For ___ though vanquish'd, he could argue still": Goldsmith (3)
- EEN
- 19 Down: Token of victory (6)
- LAUREL
- 24 Down: Striped cotton fabric (4)
- SUSI
- 25 Down: Restrain (4)
- CURB
- 28 Down: Identify (4)
- NAME
- 29 Down: Do the trudgen (4)
- SWIM
- 30 Down: Dominique (3)
- HEN
- 31 Down: Mare's meal (4)
- OATS
- 32 Down: State of Burma (4)
- SHAN
- 34 Down: Shubert of Broadway (3)
- LEE
- 36 Down: Perceiving (6)
- NOTING
- 37 Down: Clutch (4)
- GRIP
- 38 Down: Cut, rearrange, etc. (4)
- EDIT
- 43 Down: Donnybrook memento (6)
- SHINER
- 44 Down: Vessel on the range (6)
- KETTLE
- 47 Down: Sharp (5)
- ACUTE
- 48 Down: Bout routs (3)
- KOS
- 49 Down: Chop fine (5)
- MINCE
- 50 Down: Nosed (out) (5)
- EDGED
- 51 Down: Daube (4)
- LARD
- 52 Down: "What a Diff'rence ___ Made": 1934 song (4)
- ADAY
- 53 Down: Supplicate (4)
- PRAY
- 56 Down: Fish-eating bird (3)
- ERN
- 57 Down: Victor Hugo's "___ of Ireland" (3)
- HAN
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