Tuesday Crossword — December 27, 1977 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 12/27/1977. By William Lutwiniak.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: M.P.'s quarry (4)
- AWOL
- 5 Across: Puppeteer Lewis (5)
- SHARI
- 10 Across: Citizen of Dumfries (4)
- SCOT
- 14 Across: Team east of Ole Miss (4)
- BAMA
- 15 Across: Wyoming range (5)
- TETON
- 16 Across: Jackdaw's cousin (4)
- CROW
- 17 Across: Infatuated with (10)
- CRAZYABOUT
- 19 Across: Breed, in Bolivia (4)
- RAZA
- 20 Across: Impugns (6)
- DENIES
- 21 Across: Makes a list (8)
- ITEMIZES
- 23 Across: Brad or spad (4)
- NAIL
- 25 Across: Ill-wisher (5)
- ENEMY
- 26 Across: Architects' considerations (8)
- ACCESSES
- 30 Across: Nymph who became a laurel tree (6)
- DAPHNE
- 33 Across: Triumph over (5)
- WORST
- 34 Across: Cast repeatedly in similar roles (5)
- TYPED
- 36 Across: Roth's "___ Gang" (3)
- OUR
- 37 Across: Neighbor of Can. (4)
- ALAS
- 38 Across: Hit the books (5)
- PORED
- 39 Across: "Aeneid" starter (4)
- ARMA
- 40 Across: Nickname for a memorable Russell (3)
- ROZ
- 41 Across: He replaced Kerensky (5)
- LENIN
- 42 Across: "He is ___ from the dead": Matt. (5)
- RISEN
- 43 Across: English poet laureate: 1670–88 (6)
- DRYDEN
- 45 Across: Leader's follower (8)
- ADHERENT
- 47 Across: Even-stephen (5)
- QUITS
- 49 Across: U-boats (4)
- SUBS
- 50 Across: Like some hairdos or skirts (8)
- BOUFFANT
- 53 Across: Smooched (6)
- NECKED
- 57 Across: First Arabic letter (4)
- ALIF
- 58 Across: Flipping one's top (10)
- GOINGCRAZY
- 60 Across: Peeve (4)
- RILE
- 61 Across: Direct (5)
- ORDER
- 62 Across: Pierre's being (4)
- ETRE
- 63 Across: Middle East weight (4)
- ROTL
- 64 Across: In want (5)
- NEEDY
- 65 Across: Deterioration (4)
- WEAR
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Opening quartet (4)
- ABCD
- 2 Down: Pottery or dishes (4)
- WARE
- 3 Down: Muscat is its capital (4)
- OMAN
- 4 Down: Sloth (8)
- LAZINESS
- 5 Down: Cessation of flow (6)
- STASIS
- 6 Down: Isr. language (3)
- HEB
- 7 Down: Thine, in Tours (4)
- ATOI
- 8 Down: Way to go (5)
- ROUTE
- 9 Down: Not accidental (8)
- INTENDED
- 10 Down: Be niggardly (6)
- SCRIMP
- 11 Down: Famed Sioux chief (10)
- CRAZYHORSE
- 12 Down: Sludge (4)
- OOZE
- 13 Down: "___ the night . . . " (4)
- TWAS
- 18 Down: Fermenting agent (5)
- YEAST
- 22 Down: Famed anthropologist (4)
- MEAD
- 24 Down: Admit (5)
- LETON
- 26 Down: Edgar or Emmy (5)
- AWARD
- 27 Down: Distort, as a story (5)
- COLOR
- 28 Down: Bed coverlet (10)
- CRAZYQUILT
- 29 Down: Where Aleppo is (5)
- SYRIA
- 31 Down: Creative force (5)
- NUMEN
- 32 Down: They were: Lat. (5)
- ERANT
- 35 Down: Is uncertain (5)
- PENDS
- 38 Down: Where dollars for defense are spent (8)
- PENTAGON
- 39 Down: Type of propeller (8)
- AIRSCREW
- 41 Down: Ericson, the mariner (4)
- LEIF
- 42 Down: Pear-shaped instrument (5)
- REBEC
- 44 Down: Camper's ___ bag (6)
- DUFFEL
- 46 Down: Montana's ___ Horse Dam (6)
- HUNGRY
- 48 Down: Saw logs, in a way (5)
- SNORE
- 50 Down: British atty. (4)
- BARR
- 51 Down: Hotchpotch (4)
- OLIO
- 52 Down: Spring or flood (4)
- TIDE
- 54 Down: Singer Smith (4)
- KATE
- 55 Down: Pound from Idaho (4)
- EZRA
- 56 Down: Henna user (4)
- DYER
- 59 Down: Composer Rorem (3)
- NED
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