Saturday Crossword — April 1, 1978 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 4/1/1978. By Pedersen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Manipulate (4)
HANDLE
5 Across: P.O. commemoratives (4)
STPS
9 Across: Goes hungry (5)
FASTS
14 Across: Financial-page initials (4)
AMEX
15 Across: Butler-O'Hara mansion (4)
TARA
16 Across: Supple (5)
LITHE
17 Across: Garner (4)
REAP
18 Across: Particle (4)
ATOM
19 Across: Blake of "Gunsmoke" et al. (5)
AMANDAS
20 Across: Where did trouble reside? (11)
INPANDORASBOX
23 Across: Communications co. (3)
ITT
24 Across: Porch (6)
VERANDAH
25 Across: Celestial figure, in Paris (4)
ANGE
26 Across: "The ___ yet to be" (6)
BESTIS
30 Across: Faucet (6)
SPIGOT
32 Across: Curved: Comb. form (4)
ARCI
33 Across: Halo (4)
AURA
37 Across: Timetable abbr. (3)
ARR
38 Across: Heirloom timepiece (15)
GRANDFATHERSCLOCK
43 Across: Suffix with class and fort (3)
IFY
44 Across: Tent part (4)
FLAP
45 Across: Most excellent (4)
AONE
46 Across: Declining (6)
WANING
49 Across: H. Allen Smith's "___ Rides Again" (6)
LOWMAN
51 Across: ___ the Terrible (4)
IVAN
52 Across: Get (6)
OBTAIN
56 Across: Ullmann (3)
LIV
57 Across: Secretly (11)
CLANDESTINELY
62 Across: ___ square (5)
FAIRAND
64 Across: Opening (4)
SLOT
65 Across: Solo (4)
ARIA
66 Across: Horseshoe-shaped track (5)
URAIL
67 Across: Give's partner (4)
TAKE
68 Across: Sutter's place (4)
MILL
69 Across: Comedian Paul (5)
LYNDE
70 Across: Eye ___ infirmary (4)
ANDEAR
71 Across: ___ en point (4)
ENTE

Down Answers

1 Down: Mata (4)
HARI
2 Down: "Of Mice ___" (4)
ANDMEN
3 Down: Kind of year (4)
LEAP
4 Down: Swell (4)
EXPAND
5 Down: Ogles (8)
STARESAT
6 Down: Turkic tongue (5)
TATAR
7 Down: ___ cons (5)
PROSAND
8 Down: Dance (5)
SAMBA
9 Down: Spinning fiber (4)
FLAX
10 Down: Point at (3)
AIM
11 Down: Part of S.R.O. (10)
STANDINGROOM
12 Down: "Things ___ bump in the night" (6)
THATGO
13 Down: Sonnet finale (6)
SESTET
21 Down: Egg: Comb. form (3)
OVI
22 Down: Exclamations (3)
OHS
25 Down: Piece of legislation re flights (6)
AIRLAW
26 Down: Sack (3)
BAG
27 Down: Stray (3)
ERR
28 Down: Dane or Swede (10)
SCANDINAVIAN
29 Down: Luncheon (6)
TIFFIN
31 Down: Felt shoe (3)
PAC
34 Down: TV band (3)
UHF
35 Down: Electrical unit (3)
REL
36 Down: Macaw (3)
ARA
39 Down: Writer Rand (3)
AYN
40 Down: Abe, the Rail-___ (8)
SPLITTER
41 Down: Navy V.I.P. (3)
CNA
42 Down: Venturi of links fame (3)
KEN
46 Down: Stubborn (6)
WILFUL
47 Down: Birdhouse (6)
AVIARY
48 Down: Euphemistic oath (3)
GOL
50 Down: Navy's C.I.A. (3)
ONI
53 Down: Platform for outdoor concerts (5)
BANDSTAND
54 Down: Tissue layers (5)
TELAE
55 Down: Asian tree (5)
ASOKA
57 Down: Bell, book and ___ (4)
CANDLE
58 Down: Mention (4)
NAME
59 Down: Banshee's land (4)
ERIN
60 Down: Lively air (4)
LILT
61 Down: "Whiffenpoof" locale (4)
YALE
63 Down: Clear away (3)
RID

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