Wednesday Crossword — April 19, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 4/19/1978. By Evelyn Benshoof.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Crams (7)
- BONESUP
- 8 Across: Causes to make an error (7)
- TRIPSUP
- 15 Across: Lift (7)
- ELEVATE
- 16 Across: Free (7)
- RELEASE
- 17 Across: Firmly fastened (7)
- RIVETED
- 18 Across: Nemesis (7)
- AVENGER
- 19 Across: Harm (4)
- EVIL
- 20 Across: Vine-covered (5)
- IVIED
- 22 Across: Famed flood-foiler (3)
- ARK
- 23 Across: ___ Aviv (3)
- TEL
- 24 Across: Commonly named (8)
- SOCALLED
- 27 Across: Happens again (6)
- RECURS
- 28 Across: Cheese from overseas (4)
- EDAM
- 32 Across: Slow; tardy (8)
- DILATORY
- 35 Across: Review or remark (6)
- NOTICE
- 37 Across: Learned (7)
- ERUDITE
- 38 Across: Exceeded (7)
- RANOVER
- 39 Across: Illinois city (6)
- MOLINE
- 40 Across: Induce (8)
- PERSUADE
- 41 Across: Difficult duty (4)
- ONUS
- 42 Across: Runabout (6)
- GADDER
- 43 Across: Most hirsute (8)
- HAIRIEST
- 46 Across: G.I. Jane (3)
- WAC
- 49 Across: Suffix for many sciences (3)
- ICS
- 52 Across: Sleep noisily (5)
- SNORE
- 53 Across: City in the Philippines (4)
- NAGA
- 54 Across: Assumes, as a task (7)
- TAKESUP
- 56 Across: Invents (7)
- MAKESUP
- 59 Across: "___ King" (7)
- IFIWERE
- 60 Across: Receiver of an "ejection slip" (7)
- EVICTEE
- 61 Across: Thesmothetes' milieux (7)
- SENATES
- 62 Across: Most flagrant (7)
- RANKEST
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Montmartre chapeau (5)
- BERET
- 2 Down: Martini garnish (5)
- OLIVE
- 3 Down: Author Shute (5)
- NEVIL
- 4 Down: First name of a daredevil (4)
- EVEL
- 5 Down: Posed (3)
- SAT
- 6 Down: Chief Ouray was one (3)
- UTE
- 7 Down: Chiropodist (8)
- PEDICURE
- 8 Down: Cherokee and Chisholm (6)
- TRAILS
- 9 Down: Whoop-de-doo (5)
- REVEL
- 10 Down: ___ la Cité, Paris (5)
- ILEDE
- 11 Down: Emile Zola's weapon (3)
- PEN
- 12 Down: Adventure tale (4)
- SAGA
- 13 Down: Customer (4)
- USER
- 14 Down: Freshen (4)
- PERK
- 21 Down: Change (4)
- VARY
- 24 Down: Begin to prevail (5)
- SETIN
- 25 Down: Mexican pine (5)
- OCOTE
- 26 Down: Roundabout way (6)
- DETOUR
- 27 Down: Relish-tray item (6)
- RADISH
- 29 Down: Sills or Sutherland (4)
- DIVA
- 30 Down: Scored on a handball serve (4)
- ACED
- 31 Down: An antonym for abundant (4)
- MERE
- 32 Down: Politico (4)
- DEMO
- 33 Down: Household appliance (4)
- IRON
- 34 Down: Standout (4)
- LULU
- 35 Down: Ointments (5)
- NARDS
- 36 Down: Assault (5)
- ONSET
- 38 Down: Liberator (8)
- REDEEMER
- 40 Down: Part of a full house (4)
- PAIR
- 42 Down: Feels one's way (6)
- GROPES
- 44 Down: Brains or beauty (5)
- ASSET
- 45 Down: Season (5)
- INURE
- 46 Down: Emaciate (5)
- WASTE
- 47 Down: Malarial fevers (5)
- AGUES
- 48 Down: King of France: 987–996 (5)
- CAPET
- 49 Down: "___ to laugh": Pinero (4)
- ITIS
- 50 Down: Pub's cousin (4)
- CAFE
- 51 Down: Fleece (4)
- SKIN
- 53 Down: Bottle or goose follower (4)
- NECK
- 55 Down: Actress Aulin (3)
- EWA
- 57 Down: Gardner (3)
- AVA
- 58 Down: Relatives (3)
- KIN
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