Saturday Crossword — February 18, 1978

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1576 clues~30-60 minBy Hugh McElroy2/18/1978

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Hammarskjöld (3 letters)
4 Across
Smile lovingly (4 letters)
8 Across
Gentle rain (4 letters)
12 Across
Author of the withholding-tax plan (4 letters)
13 Across
Wife of "Hagar the Horrible" (5 letters)
14 Across
"Tell ___ Sweeney!" (4 letters)
15 Across
Verdi's "caro nome" is one (4 letters)
16 Across
Like big planes in flight (5 letters)
17 Across
"How ___ Is Love?" (4 letters)
18 Across
Apocalypse quartet (8 letters)
20 Across
Versailles event: 1919 (6 letters)
22 Across
Editor's note (4 letters)
23 Across
Before IX (4 letters)
24 Across
Where to find 13 Across (6 letters)
27 Across
Aircraft statistic (8 letters)
31 Across
Notre Dame "fighters" (5 letters)
32 Across
Gift-bearing trio (4 letters)
33 Across
Hawaiian city (4 letters)
34 Across
Word with board or lights (4 letters)
35 Across
Performs alone (5 letters)
36 Across
Landed (4 letters)
37 Across
Lanchester (4 letters)
38 Across
Breakwater (4 letters)
39 Across
Between win and show (5 letters)
40 Across
Land brokers (8 letters)
42 Across
The "Big Bad Wolf" did it (6 letters)
43 Across
Court judgment (4 letters)
44 Across
Figure on a shoe box (4 letters)
45 Across
Not quite with it (6 letters)
48 Across
Rare (8 letters)
52 Across
Site of Waikiki Beach (4 letters)
53 Across
Fanfare (5 letters)
55 Across
Glass unit (4 letters)
56 Across
Single (4 letters)
57 Across
Brings up (5 letters)
58 Across
Test-paper choice (4 letters)
59 Across
Comedian Mort ___ (4 letters)
60 Across
"Auld Lang ___" (4 letters)
61 Across
Proposal response, perhaps (3 letters)

Down

1 Down
Mexican's silver dollar (4 letters)
2 Down
Afghan bigwig (4 letters)
3 Down
Optimist: "My ___" (15 letters)
4 Down
Basque headgear (5 letters)
5 Down
Esau's father-in-law (4 letters)
6 Down
___ Khan (3 letters)
7 Down
Cocktails (8 letters)
8 Down
Pessimist's reply to 3 Down (15 letters)
9 Down
Graceful tree (4 letters)
10 Down
Photocopy, for short (4 letters)
11 Down
British politico (4 letters)
12 Down
Pep-rally sound (3 letters)
13 Down
Harness parts (5 letters)
19 Down
Draw with acid (4 letters)
21 Down
Oil-drilling equipment (3 letters)
23 Down
Stamina (5 letters)
24 Down
Autumn libation (5 letters)
25 Down
Papal cape (5 letters)
26 Down
Beethoven's "___ Solemnis" (5 letters)
27 Down
Homeland of Dylan Thomas (5 letters)
28 Down
Rice dish (5 letters)
29 Down
Kind of "Blue Gown" (5 letters)
30 Down
In the public eye (5 letters)
32 Down
Watered fabric (5 letters)
35 Down
Habitual freeloaders (8 letters)
39 Down
"The Godfather" author (4 letters)
41 Down
Andalusian uncle (3 letters)
42 Down
People of early Britain (5 letters)
44 Down
Kind of drum (5 letters)
45 Down
Certain chits (4 letters)
46 Down
London child's nursemaid (4 letters)
47 Down
Mother's admonition (4 letters)
48 Down
___ Bator, Mongolia (4 letters)
49 Down
___ Island, site of a U.S. navy yard (4 letters)
50 Down
Burden (4 letters)
51 Down
Maiden-name denoter (3 letters)
54 Down
Dodgers' clean-up hitter (3 letters)

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