Tuesday Crossword — March 7, 1978 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/7/1978. By Herb L. Risteen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: First of trillions (4)
ADAM
5 Across: Ice-cold shower (5)
SLEET
10 Across: Sort of wort (4)
HERB
14 Across: Prefix with god or goddess (4)
DEMI
15 Across: Marilyn of the Met (5)
HORNE
16 Across: Omnium-gatherum (4)
OLIO
17 Across: Sherlock Holmes story (15)
ACASEOFIDENTITY
20 Across: Zaharias was one (7)
ATHLETE
21 Across: Facilitated (5)
EASED
22 Across: Name extolled by Cohan (4)
MARY
23 Across: Boats or carriages (4)
GIGS
25 Across: Furniture pieces (6)
DIVANS
28 Across: Strawberry ___ (4)
SODA
29 Across: Twice (3)
BIS
32 Across: "Trinity" author (4)
URIS
33 Across: Assign (5)
ALLOT
34 Across: Printer's purchase (3)
INK
35 Across: "The ___," Sherlock Holmes story (15)
REDHEADEDLEAGUE
39 Across: Chemical suffix (3)
ENE
40 Across: TV heroine (5)
RHODA
41 Across: Carolina rail (4)
SORA
42 Across: Latest: Prefix (3)
NEO
43 Across: C.S.A. army (4)
REBS
44 Across: Add chips to the poker pot (6)
FATTEN
46 Across: Plucky (4)
GAME
47 Across: Clothing for Cassius (4)
TOGA
48 Across: Plains animal (5)
BISON
51 Across: Remained (7)
TARRIED
54 Across: Sherlock Holmes story (15)
ASTUDYINSCARLET
58 Across: Pass lightly over (4)
SLUR
59 Across: Kind of accent (5)
ACUTE
60 Across: Spanish river (4)
EBRO
61 Across: Conduce (4)
TEND
62 Across: Distributed (5)
METED
63 Across: Shipped (4)
SENT

Down Answers

1 Down: Political org. (3)
ADA
2 Down: Numerical prefix (4)
DECA
3 Down: Amo, amas, ___ (4)
AMAT
4 Down: Jumble (8)
MISHMASH
5 Down: Blacksmiths (6)
SHOERS
6 Down: High-reaching (5)
LOFTY
7 Down: Great Lakes port (4)
ERIE
8 Down: Objective (3)
END
9 Down: Item in a golf bag (3)
TEE
10 Down: ___ a pistol (5)
HOTAS
11 Down: Ivy League football champs: 1977 (4)
ELIS
12 Down: Ceremony (4)
RITE
13 Down: First Sec. of Transportation: 1966 (4)
BOYD
18 Down: Spirit (4)
ELAN
19 Down: Make ineffective (6)
NEGATE
23 Down: Meir (5)
GOLDA
24 Down: Any superstar (4)
IDOL
25 Down: City near Köln (5)
DUREN
26 Down: Drama by Samuel Johnson (5)
IRENE
27 Down: Television (5)
VIDEO
28 Down: Vehicles on runners (5)
SLEDS
29 Down: Bunker type (5)
BIGOT
30 Down: Accustom (5)
INURE
31 Down: Dagger or dirk (5)
SKEAN
33 Down: Hacienda material (5)
ADOBE
36 Down: Trip for Junior (6)
ERRAND
37 Down: Attention-getter (4)
AHEM
38 Down: Fred and Adele (8)
ASTAIRES
44 Down: Kind of march or landing (6)
FORCED
45 Down: Taj Mahal city (4)
AGRA
46 Down: Fruit or bottle (5)
GOURD
47 Down: Little bit (5)
TASTE
48 Down: Fiber for fabrics (4)
BAST
49 Down: ___ of Pines (4)
ISLE
50 Down: Stupefy (4)
STUN
51 Down: Fastener (4)
TNUT
52 Down: Major European waterway (4)
ELBE
53 Down: Bruce of films (4)
DERN
55 Down: "Fam and ___," Albee play (3)
YAM
56 Down: Pleistocene scenery (3)
ICE
57 Down: Goody Two-shoes, for one (3)
TOT

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