Friday Crossword — January 6, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 1/6/1978. By Adelyn Lewis.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: ___ Flow (naval base) (5)
- SCAPA
- 6 Across: ___ away (save) (4)
- SALT
- 10 Across: Dark, poetically (4)
- EBON
- 14 Across: Surface-to-air rocket (5)
- TALOS
- 15 Across: To ___ (exactly) (4)
- ATEE
- 16 Across: Artificial fly (4)
- LURE
- 17 Across: Concerning (5)
- ANENT
- 18 Across: Exploding star (4)
- NOVA
- 19 Across: Voyageur's vehicle (4)
- SLED
- 20 Across: Integral element (13)
- PARTANDPARCEL
- 23 Across: Lying to one side (7)
- LATERAL
- 24 Across: U.S. humorist (3)
- NYE
- 25 Across: Aircraft formation: Abbr. (3)
- ECH
- 28 Across: Naval off. (3)
- ENS
- 29 Across: Part of M.V.P. (4)
- MOST
- 31 Across: Prefix with act or grade (5)
- RETRO
- 33 Across: Enforcement powers (5)
- TEETH
- 35 Across: Par ___ (5)
- AVION
- 36 Across: Essence (15)
- SUMANDSUBSTANCE
- 41 Across: "___ flowing with milk and honey": Exodus 3:8 (5)
- ALAND
- 42 Across: Wooden (5)
- TREEN
- 43 Across: Large pieces (5)
- HUNKS
- 44 Across: Response to a catty comment (4)
- MEOW
- 45 Across: Sphere (3)
- ORB
- 48 Across: Controversial drug (3)
- LSD
- 49 Across: Exercise (3)
- USE
- 51 Across: Daniel or Noah (7)
- WEBSTER
- 54 Across: Principal element (13)
- ALPHAANDOMEGA
- 57 Across: Cradle rocker (4)
- MAMA
- 59 Across: "O tu che in seno ___ angeli": Verdi aria (4)
- AGLI
- 60 Across: Kindled again (5)
- RELIT
- 61 Across: Work of art (4)
- OPUS
- 62 Across: Enthusiastic (4)
- KEEN
- 63 Across: Assign (5)
- ALLOT
- 64 Across: Try (4)
- TEST
- 65 Across: Eugene's state: Abbr. (4)
- OREG
- 66 Across: Unfeeling (5)
- STONY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Flour or sugar (6)
- STAPLE
- 2 Down: Promised Land (6)
- CANAAN
- 3 Down: Warns (6)
- ALERTS
- 4 Down: ___ Vecchio, Florence (5)
- PONTE
- 5 Down: "___ Is Born" (5)
- ASTAR
- 6 Down: Sites for pickup games (8)
- SANDLOTS
- 7 Down: On (4)
- ATOP
- 8 Down: Syria, Lebanon, Israel, etc. (6)
- LEVANT
- 9 Down: Weeping (5)
- TEARY
- 10 Down: Follower of anyone or someone (4)
- ELSE
- 11 Down: Kind of board (8)
- BULLETIN
- 12 Down: Shipment to Bethlehem (3)
- ORE
- 13 Down: "___ Myers," story by J.F. Cooper (3)
- NED
- 21 Down: Specified (5)
- NAMED
- 22 Down: Waxy ointment (6)
- CERATE
- 26 Down: Gator's relative (4)
- CROC
- 27 Down: Sharpen (4)
- HONE
- 30 Down: "On the Beach" author (5)
- SHUTE
- 32 Down: John, in Wales (4)
- EVAN
- 33 Down: Guppies' place (4)
- TANK
- 34 Down: Finishes (6)
- ENDSUP
- 36 Down: Comedian Mort (4)
- SAHL
- 37 Down: Small one: Suffix (4)
- ULUS
- 38 Down: Writ from a superior court (8)
- MANDAMUS
- 39 Down: "Pippa Passes" poet (8)
- BROWNING
- 40 Down: Stitched (5)
- SEWED
- 44 Down: Scanty (6)
- MEAGER
- 45 Down: Opera premiere at La Scala in 1887 (6)
- OTELLO
- 46 Down: Area (6)
- REGION
- 47 Down: Ill-mannered (6)
- BRATTY
- 50 Down: Military dress (5)
- SHAKO
- 52 Down: Adriatic's cold winds (5)
- BORAS
- 53 Down: Sparling (5)
- SMELT
- 55 Down: Hold out (4)
- LAST
- 56 Down: Order to the helmsman (4)
- ALEE
- 57 Down: Witticism (3)
- MOT
- 58 Down: Gelada or pongo (3)
- APE
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