Friday Crossword — December 23, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/23/1977. By Raymond F. Eisner.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Jokers (4)
- WAGS
- 5 Across: Chanticleer's call (4)
- CROW
- 9 Across: Latin singer (5)
- CHARO
- 14 Across: Paris airport (4)
- ORLY
- 15 Across: Sign on (4)
- HIRE
- 16 Across: Singer Reddy (5)
- HELEN
- 17 Across: Spread (15)
- ORANGEMARMALADE
- 20 Across: Dickens's "Artful" one (6)
- DODGER
- 21 Across: Not quite a direct hit (8)
- NEARMISS
- 22 Across: Fruit is a natural one (5)
- SWEET
- 23 Across: Major Hoople's expletive (4)
- EGAD
- 24 Across: Slipped out of course (5)
- SLUED
- 26 Across: Carnera of boxing fame (5)
- PRIMO
- 31 Across: Franklin's mother (4)
- SARA
- 35 Across: Pitti Palace attraction (3)
- ART
- 36 Across: Hardy in old films (6)
- ROONEY
- 37 Across: Burgess novel, "A ___" (15)
- CLOCKWORKORANGE
- 40 Across: Loved (6)
- ADORED
- 41 Across: Signora's "Mangia!" (3)
- EAT
- 42 Across: Spot for a slot (4)
- DOOR
- 43 Across: Subway fare (5)
- TOKEN
- 44 Across: The scrubs (5)
- BENCH
- 46 Across: Entreat earnestly (4)
- URGE
- 47 Across: Bright ___ (5)
- ASDAY
- 52 Across: His end is in sight (8)
- STREAKER
- 57 Across: Secret (6)
- ARCANE
- 58 Across: New Guinea range (15)
- ORANGEMOUNTAINS
- 60 Across: What a home run usually clears (5)
- FENCE
- 61 Across: John, in Wales (4)
- EVAN
- 62 Across: Properly Victorian (4)
- PRIM
- 63 Across: Places for chapeaux (5)
- TETES
- 64 Across: Pianist Peter (4)
- NERO
- 65 Across: Like Swiss cheese (4)
- EYEY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Orchestra members, for short (5)
- WOODS
- 2 Down: Quiver article (5)
- ARROW
- 3 Down: Clearing in a forest (5)
- GLADE
- 4 Down: "Playboy of the Western World" playwright (5)
- SYNGE
- 5 Down: Entertainer from El Centro, Calif. (4)
- CHER
- 6 Down: Flange (3)
- RIM
- 7 Down: Sight near Ocala (15)
- ORANGETREEGROVE
- 8 Down: "We are all poets when ___ a poem well": Carlyle (6)
- WEREAD
- 9 Down: Carbonize (4)
- CHAR
- 10 Down: Tiller (4)
- HELM
- 11 Down: Jai ___ (4)
- ALAI
- 12 Down: Darlings of Cincinnati (4)
- REDS
- 13 Down: "Snake eyes" in Reno (4)
- ONES
- 18 Down: With 19 Down, becomes enraged (4)
- GETS
- 19 Down: See 18 Down (3)
- MAD
- 23 Down: Large kangaroo (4)
- EURO
- 25 Down: Character in "The Green Pastures" (4)
- LAWD
- 26 Down: With "favor," señor's "Please" (3)
- POR
- 27 Down: Way (4)
- ROAD
- 28 Down: ___ time (pronto) (4)
- INNO
- 29 Down: "Let ___, Lover!": 1954 song (4)
- MEGO
- 30 Down: Kind of criminal trial (4)
- OYER
- 31 Down: Type of jazz singing (4)
- SCAT
- 32 Down: Actor Ray (4)
- ALDO
- 33 Down: Swindle (4)
- ROOK
- 34 Down: Israeli port (4)
- ACRE
- 36 Down: U.S.A. reserve group (4)
- ROTC
- 38 Down: Range of vision (3)
- KEN
- 39 Down: Orson Welles role (4)
- KANE
- 44 Down: City on the Weser (6)
- BREMEN
- 45 Down: Senator from Colorado (4)
- HART
- 46 Down: Cousin of a "gee-tar" (3)
- UKE
- 48 Down: Scenic view (5)
- SCAPE
- 49 Down: Typical Wisconsin farm (5)
- DAIRY
- 50 Down: Broadway hit: 1977 (5)
- ANNIE
- 51 Down: "___ Darling Daughter" (5)
- YESMY
- 52 Down: Out of shape (4)
- SOFT
- 53 Down: Catalpa, e.g. (4)
- TREE
- 54 Down: Vituperate (4)
- RANT
- 55 Down: Noun suffix (4)
- ENCE
- 56 Down: Man's "seven" (4)
- AGES
- 57 Down: ___ Domini (4)
- ANNO
- 59 Down: Mideast initials of yesteryear (3)
- UAR
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