Thursday Crossword — January 26, 1978 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/26/1978. By Jordan S. Lasher.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Beauty's mate (5)
BEAST
6 Across: "You Bet ___ Life" (4)
YOUR
10 Across: Verboten (4)
TABU
14 Across: Blood vessel: Comb. form (5)
ANGIO
15 Across: Brynner's is bald (4)
PATE
16 Across: Beame and Burrows (4)
ABES
17 Across: Edwin's brother: 1838–65 (15)
JOHNWILKESBOOTH
20 Across: Fit ___ fiddle (3)
ASA
21 Across: Greek letters (4)
ETAS
22 Across: One of the Borgias (6)
CESARE
23 Across: Use a letter opener (4)
SLIT
24 Across: Cambodia's Angkor ___ (3)
WAT
25 Across: California's Big ___ (3)
SUR
26 Across: Author of "Night-Side" (15)
JOYCECAROLOATES
31 Across: One way to read (5)
ALOUD
32 Across: Dunne or Castle (5)
IRENE
33 Across: Proceed (4)
WEND
34 Across: Joined together (5)
FUSED
36 Across: Isidor Isaac ___, physicist (4)
RABI
40 Across: Form of oxygen (5)
OZONE
42 Across: Gnawed (5)
EATEN
43 Across: "Grand old man of football" (15)
AMOSALONZOSTAGG
48 Across: Bklyn. campus (3)
LIU
49 Across: Parts of psyches (3)
IDS
50 Across: In the past (4)
ONCE
51 Across: Whole (6)
ENTIRE
53 Across: Bird of New Zealand (4)
HUIA
54 Across: Queen killer (3)
ASP
57 Across: Schulz girl (15)
PEPPERMINTPATTY
60 Across: Papal name (4)
PIUS
61 Across: Joined together (4)
ONED
62 Across: Name that is an anagram for Merle (5)
ELMER
63 Across: Bone: Comb. form (4)
OSTE
64 Across: Pitching statistic (4)
LOSS
65 Across: Go to Gretna Green (5)
ELOPE

Down Answers

1 Down: ___ California (4)
BAJA
2 Down: Son of Seth (4)
ENOS
3 Down: Turkish official (4)
AGHA
4 Down: Transgression (3)
SIN
5 Down: Dried off (7)
TOWELED
6 Down: "Oro ___" (Montana's motto) (6)
YPLATA
7 Down: Acorn droppers (4)
OAKS
8 Down: Salt Lake City player (3)
UTE
9 Down: Adapted to new measurement (8)
RESCALED
10 Down: N.M. tourist stop (4)
TAOS
11 Down: " . . . never ___ or brag" (6)
ABOAST
12 Down: "To thine own self ___": Polonius (6)
BETRUE
13 Down: Wedding attendants (6)
USHERS
18 Down: Resembling: Suffix (4)
ITIC
19 Down: "Somebody ___ de bay": Foster (5)
BETON
23 Down: Spanish coins, for short (6)
SCUDOS
24 Down: Lasted (4)
WORE
26 Down: Mandible (3)
JAW
27 Down: Relative of bravo (3)
OLE
28 Down: Not hither (3)
YON
29 Down: Up (5)
RISEN
30 Down: Treat tap water (6)
AERATE
34 Down: Poppycock (8)
FOLDEROL
35 Down: Individuals, in Taxco (4)
UNOS
37 Down: ___ glance (cursorily) (3)
ATA
38 Down: Beseech (3)
BEG
39 Down: Gerund suffix (3)
ING
41 Down: The Congo today (5)
ZAIRE
42 Down: Certain fugitive (7)
ESCAPEE
43 Down: Historic Syrian city (6)
ALEPPO
44 Down: "What's ___ yours": Shakespeare (6)
MINEIS
45 Down: Production (6)
OUTPUT
46 Down: Relative of Gadzooks (6)
ZOUNDS
47 Down: "Step ___!" (4)
ONIT
52 Down: ___ dixit (4)
IPSE
53 Down: Makes tracks (4)
HIES
54 Down: Prefix for sphere (4)
ATMO
55 Down: Stride (4)
STEP
56 Down: Combustible heap (4)
PYRE
58 Down: L–P connection (3)
MNO
59 Down: Kit and caboodle (3)
ALL

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