Saturday Crossword — February 18, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/18/1978. By Hugh McElroy.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Hammarskjöld (3)
- DAG
- 4 Across: Smile lovingly (4)
- BEAM
- 8 Across: Gentle rain (4)
- MIST
- 12 Across: Author of the withholding-tax plan (4)
- RUML
- 13 Across: Wife of "Hagar the Horrible" (5)
- HELGA
- 14 Across: "Tell ___ Sweeney!" (4)
- ITTO
- 15 Across: Verdi's "caro nome" is one (4)
- ARIA
- 16 Across: Like big planes in flight (5)
- AROAR
- 17 Across: "How ___ Is Love?" (4)
- NEAR
- 18 Across: Apocalypse quartet (8)
- HORSEMEN
- 20 Across: Versailles event: 1919 (6)
- TREATY
- 22 Across: Editor's note (4)
- STET
- 23 Across: Before IX (4)
- VIII
- 24 Across: Where to find 13 Across (6)
- COMICS
- 27 Across: Aircraft statistic (8)
- WINGSPAN
- 31 Across: Notre Dame "fighters" (5)
- IRISH
- 32 Across: Gift-bearing trio (4)
- MAGI
- 33 Across: Hawaiian city (4)
- HILO
- 34 Across: Word with board or lights (4)
- DASH
- 35 Across: Performs alone (5)
- SOLOS
- 36 Across: Landed (4)
- ALIT
- 37 Across: Lanchester (4)
- ELSA
- 38 Across: Breakwater (4)
- PIER
- 39 Across: Between win and show (5)
- PLACE
- 40 Across: Land brokers (8)
- REALTORS
- 42 Across: The "Big Bad Wolf" did it (6)
- PUFFED
- 43 Across: Court judgment (4)
- FINE
- 44 Across: Figure on a shoe box (4)
- SIZE
- 45 Across: Not quite with it (6)
- INAFOG
- 48 Across: Rare (8)
- UNCOMMON
- 52 Across: Site of Waikiki Beach (4)
- OAHU
- 53 Across: Fanfare (5)
- ECLAT
- 55 Across: Glass unit (4)
- PANE
- 56 Across: Single (4)
- UNAL
- 57 Across: Brings up (5)
- REARS
- 58 Across: Test-paper choice (4)
- TRUE
- 59 Across: Comedian Mort ___ (4)
- SAHL
- 60 Across: "Auld Lang ___" (4)
- SYNE
- 61 Across: Proposal response, perhaps (3)
- YES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Mexican's silver dollar (4)
- DURO
- 2 Down: Afghan bigwig (4)
- AMIR
- 3 Down: Optimist: "My ___" (15)
- GLASSISHALFFULL
- 4 Down: Basque headgear (5)
- BERET
- 5 Down: Esau's father-in-law (4)
- ELON
- 6 Down: ___ Khan (3)
- AGA
- 7 Down: Cocktails (8)
- MARTINIS
- 8 Down: Pessimist's reply to 3 Down (15)
- MINEISHALFEMPTY
- 9 Down: Graceful tree (4)
- ITEA
- 10 Down: Photocopy, for short (4)
- STAT
- 11 Down: British politico (4)
- TORY
- 12 Down: Pep-rally sound (3)
- RAH
- 13 Down: Harness parts (5)
- HAMES
- 19 Down: Draw with acid (4)
- ETCH
- 21 Down: Oil-drilling equipment (3)
- RIG
- 23 Down: Stamina (5)
- VIGOR
- 24 Down: Autumn libation (5)
- CIDER
- 25 Down: Papal cape (5)
- ORALE
- 26 Down: Beethoven's "___ Solemnis" (5)
- MISSA
- 27 Down: Homeland of Dylan Thomas (5)
- WALES
- 28 Down: Rice dish (5)
- PILAF
- 29 Down: Kind of "Blue Gown" (5)
- ALICE
- 30 Down: In the public eye (5)
- NOTED
- 32 Down: Watered fabric (5)
- MOIRE
- 35 Down: Habitual freeloaders (8)
- SPONGERS
- 39 Down: "The Godfather" author (4)
- PUZO
- 41 Down: Andalusian uncle (3)
- TIO
- 42 Down: People of early Britain (5)
- PICTS
- 44 Down: Kind of drum (5)
- SNARE
- 45 Down: Certain chits (4)
- IOUS
- 46 Down: London child's nursemaid (4)
- NANA
- 47 Down: Mother's admonition (4)
- AHAH
- 48 Down: ___ Bator, Mongolia (4)
- ULAN
- 49 Down: ___ Island, site of a U.S. navy yard (4)
- MARE
- 50 Down: Burden (4)
- ONUS
- 51 Down: Maiden-name denoter (3)
- NEE
- 54 Down: Dodgers' clean-up hitter (3)
- CEY
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