Saturday Crossword — February 4, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/4/1978. By Michael Priestley.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Unwind (5)
- RELAX
- 6 Across: Scriven (3)
- PEN
- 9 Across: N.H.L.'s Sanderson (5)
- DEREK
- 14 Across: Overhead (5)
- ABOVE
- 15 Across: "Then to the spicy nut-brown ___": Milton (3)
- ALE
- 16 Across: Act the ham (5)
- EMOTE
- 17 Across: Most common throw in dice (5)
- SEVEN
- 18 Across: Heart of a certain tart (9)
- RASPBERRY
- 20 Across: January, in Cádiz (5)
- ENERO
- 21 Across: D.A.'s (4)
- ATTS
- 22 Across: Gypsy gentlemen (4)
- RYES
- 23 Across: Titled ones (8)
- NOBILITY
- 26 Across: Nessen et al. (4)
- RONS
- 30 Across: Ice field (4)
- FLOE
- 31 Across: Skedaddle (5)
- SCRAM
- 35 Across: "See ___ . . . " (4)
- APIN
- 36 Across: Ward (off) (4)
- FEND
- 37 Across: Greetings from Hilo (5)
- ALOHA
- 38 Across: Locale in Twain's "Roughing It" (6)
- NEVADA
- 40 Across: Ethan and Zeena (6)
- FROMES
- 41 Across: Thin pancake (5)
- CREPE
- 42 Across: Out of port (4)
- ASEA
- 45 Across: Elegant wood (4)
- TEAK
- 46 Across: Crew members (5)
- HANDS
- 47 Across: May heroines (4)
- MOMS
- 48 Across: Bricklayers' troughs (4)
- HODS
- 49 Across: Small streams (8)
- RIVULETS
- 52 Across: This, in Taxco (4)
- ESTA
- 55 Across: Winged (4)
- ALAR
- 56 Across: Trickster (5)
- KNAVE
- 61 Across: Lear's trio (9)
- DAUGHTERS
- 63 Across: Odin, Thor et al. (5)
- AESIR
- 64 Across: Ramada (5)
- ARBOR
- 65 Across: Uncle, to Pablo (3)
- TIO
- 66 Across: Procrastinator's word (5)
- LATER
- 67 Across: Appearances (5)
- MIENS
- 68 Across: Manuel or Martin (3)
- SAN
- 69 Across: Rubbish (5)
- DROSS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Make an incised mark (4)
- RASE
- 2 Down: O'Neill character (4)
- EBEN
- 3 Down: It's nothing to Chris Evert (4)
- LOVE
- 4 Down: Protest or testify (4)
- AVER
- 5 Down: Gas used in TV tubes (5)
- XENON
- 6 Down: New Testament allegory (7)
- PARABLE
- 7 Down: Euphoria (7)
- ELATION
- 8 Down: Settled down comfortably (7)
- NESTLED
- 9 Down: Fledgling in society (3)
- DEB
- 10 Down: Fabric used as an abrasive (10)
- EMERYCLOTH
- 11 Down: Calhoun (4)
- RORY
- 12 Down: Bien-___ (well-being): Fr. (4)
- ETRE
- 13 Down: Cronin's "The ___ of the Kingdom" (4)
- KEYS
- 19 Down: "___ Love You," Mercer hit (3)
- PSI
- 24 Down: Medieval king (4)
- OFFA
- 25 Down: Despot (4)
- TSAR
- 26 Down: Home, to cattle (5)
- RANCH
- 27 Down: Locale for lorgnettes (5)
- OPERA
- 28 Down: Oscar winner: 1958 (5)
- NIVEN
- 29 Down: Garden flower (10)
- SNAPDRAGON
- 32 Down: Amorist (5)
- ROMEO
- 33 Down: In the lead (5)
- AHEAD
- 34 Down: Goalies' protections (5)
- MASKS
- 39 Down: Lucy's TV partner (4)
- DESI
- 40 Down: Lenten observance (4)
- FAST
- 42 Down: Lucky pieces (7)
- AMULETS
- 43 Down: Sun-rooms (7)
- SOLARIA
- 44 Down: "Nature" essayist (7)
- EMERSON
- 50 Down: Brewer's aid (3)
- VAT
- 51 Down: Norse bard of yore (5)
- SKALD
- 52 Down: Cheese market (4)
- EDAM
- 53 Down: Hindu wrap (4)
- SARI
- 54 Down: Subway tunnel (4)
- TUBE
- 57 Down: Within arm's length (4)
- NEAR
- 58 Down: Regarding (4)
- ASTO
- 59 Down: Contends (4)
- VIES
- 60 Down: Blunders (4)
- ERRS
- 62 Down: Wage units: Abbr. (3)
- HRS
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