Thursday Crossword — January 19, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 1/19/1978. By A. J. Santora.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Like estate entrances (5)
- GATED
- 6 Across: Club mixer (4)
- SODA
- 10 Across: Groggery (3)
- BAR
- 13 Across: Blow ___ (become enraged) (5)
- AFUSE
- 14 Across: Of law (5)
- JURAL
- 15 Across: Neighbor of Fla. (3)
- ALA
- 16 Across: Some Western runners (15)
- FORTYNINERBACKS
- 19 Across: Enjoyment (3)
- FUN
- 20 Across: Easy gait (5)
- AMBLE
- 21 Across: "The ___ the limit" (4)
- SKYS
- 22 Across: "Born Free" lioness (4)
- ELSA
- 24 Across: High-ranking officers (5)
- BRASS
- 25 Across: Land body (4)
- ISLE
- 26 Across: Harem room (3)
- ODA
- 28 Across: Surface for the Rangers (3)
- ICE
- 29 Across: Cool drink (3)
- ADE
- 30 Across: Returns a punt (8)
- RUNSBACK
- 33 Across: Gratify (6)
- PLEASE
- 36 Across: Dir. from Genoa to Rapallo (3)
- ESE
- 37 Across: Ending for Clement or Benedict (3)
- INE
- 38 Across: Long-tailed monkey (3)
- SAI
- 39 Across: Seaver or Swift (3)
- TOM
- 40 Across: Church area (6)
- VESTRY
- 42 Across: Went in reverse (8)
- BACKEDUP
- 44 Across: Unfavorable (3)
- BAD
- 45 Across: Horse soldiers: Abbr. (3)
- CAV
- 46 Across: Always, to poets (3)
- EER
- 47 Across: Scorch (4)
- SEAR
- 49 Across: Agoutis' kin (5)
- PACAS
- 51 Across: Kind of bean (4)
- LIMA
- 54 Across: Rainbow shapes (4)
- ARCS
- 55 Across: Kind of bracelet (5)
- ANKLE
- 56 Across: Erich ___ Stroheim (3)
- VON
- 57 Across: Not in the spotlight (15)
- TAKINGABACKSEAT
- 61 Across: Servicemen's org. (3)
- USO
- 62 Across: As ___ a beet (5)
- REDAS
- 63 Across: Artery (5)
- AORTA
- 64 Across: Play enclosure (3)
- PEN
- 65 Across: A year and ___ (4)
- ADAY
- 66 Across: Kobold (5)
- NISSE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Faux pas (5)
- GAFFE
- 2 Down: Tangled (5)
- AFOUL
- 3 Down: Forsakes (15)
- TURNSONESBACKON
- 4 Down: Sum, es, ___ (3)
- EST
- 5 Down: Former Tunisian ruler (3)
- DEY
- 6 Down: Like some summer dresses (7)
- SUNBACK
- 7 Down: Threatening words (6)
- ORELSE
- 8 Down: Challenges (5)
- DARES
- 9 Down: Celebrant's robe (3)
- ALB
- 10 Down: No easy riders (15)
- BACKSEATDRIVERS
- 11 Down: Ethyl or methyl (5)
- ALKYL
- 12 Down: Civet prized by Javanese (5)
- RASSE
- 14 Down: Red Sox slugger (7)
- JIMRICE
- 17 Down: Arrest (3)
- NAB
- 18 Down: On reserve (5)
- ASIDE
- 23 Down: Commercials (3)
- ADS
- 27 Down: "___ in the hand . . . " (5)
- ABIRD
- 29 Down: Equally (5)
- ALIKE
- 30 Down: Gun a motor (3)
- REV
- 31 Down: Employ (3)
- USE
- 32 Down: At ___ rate (3)
- ANY
- 33 Down: Felt shoe (3)
- PAC
- 34 Down: Proverbial French coin (3)
- SOU
- 35 Down: Part of H.R.E. (3)
- EMP
- 38 Down: Telly of the "telly" (7)
- SAVALAS
- 41 Down: Bones of the ankle (5)
- TARSI
- 42 Down: Part of Boston (7)
- BACKBAY
- 43 Down: Elongated fish (3)
- EEL
- 45 Down: U.S. neighbor (6)
- CANADA
- 47 Down: Kept a vigil (5)
- SATUP
- 48 Down: Delete (5)
- ERASE
- 49 Down: Called on the intercom (5)
- PAGED
- 50 Down: Part of a min. (3)
- SEC
- 52 Down: Castle visitors' hurdles (5)
- MOATS
- 53 Down: Piers, in architecture (5)
- ANTAE
- 58 Down: Blue Eagle inits. (3)
- NRA
- 59 Down: Neighbor of Mo. (3)
- KAN
- 60 Down: ___-disant (so-called) (3)
- SOI
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