Thursday Crossword — April 20, 1978 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 4/20/1978. By Kathryn Righter.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Street sign (4)
STOP
5 Across: "___ My Souvenirs," 1927 song (5)
AMONG
10 Across: Beef fat (4)
SUET
14 Across: Matador's target (4)
TORO
15 Across: More mature (5)
RIPER
16 Across: Base of a column (4)
ORLO
17 Across: Two plus one, as always (15)
ETERNALTRIANGLE
20 Across: Pen pals' ever increasing expense (7)
POSTAGE
21 Across: Peculiarity (7)
ODDNESS
22 Across: Off-white shade (5)
IVORY
24 Across: Bambi's mother (3)
DOE
25 Across: Reredos (6)
SCREEN
28 Across: Apportioned (8)
ALLOTTED
33 Across: Scorches (5)
CHARS
34 Across: Word with hair or clothes (5)
DRIER
35 Across: Late yachtsman (3)
ARI
36 Across: Ribbed (4)
RODE
37 Across: Feet, to Fabius (5)
PEDES
38 Across: Where Anna Leonowens taught (4)
SIAM
39 Across: Clock numeral (3)
III
40 Across: Football's "Papa Bear" (5)
HALAS
41 Across: Spread perfumes (5)
CENSE
42 Across: Item of interest to a shopper (8)
PRICETAG
44 Across: Count of Monte Cristo (6)
DANTES
45 Across: Pioneer's purchase (3)
AXE
46 Across: Differential in solar and lunar time (5)
EPACT
48 Across: Tin is one (7)
ELEMENT
52 Across: College in Ohio (7)
ANTIOCH
56 Across: Home economics (15)
DOMESTICSCIENCE
58 Across: Seed cover (4)
ARIL
59 Across: Happify (5)
ELATE
60 Across: Singer Diamond (4)
NEIL
61 Across: New York team (4)
METS
62 Across: Exclude (5)
DEBAR
63 Across: Embellish (4)
TRIM

Down Answers

1 Down: Stair part (4)
STEP
2 Down: In ___ (wholly) (4)
TOTO
3 Down: Prospectors' quests (4)
ORES
4 Down: Curtain in a doorway (8)
PORTIERE
5 Down: Former kingdom of Spain (6)
ARAGON
6 Down: Ryun or Liquori (5)
MILER
7 Down: Choose (3)
OPT
8 Down: Emperor after Claudius I (4)
NERO
9 Down: Frying pans (8)
GRIDDLES
10 Down: "Golden Treasury" entry (6)
SONNET
11 Down: Prod (4)
URGE
12 Down: Pipe elbows (4)
ELLS
13 Down: "Bells on her ___" (4)
TOES
18 Down: Hubs (5)
NAVES
19 Down: "A Stone, A Leaf, ___": Wolfe (5)
ADOOR
23 Down: What quarterbacks seek to gain (7)
YARDAGE
25 Down: Company-store currency (5)
SCRIP
26 Down: Singing group (5)
CHOIR
27 Down: Wheel spokes (5)
RADII
29 Down: Tales from Ananias (4)
LIES
30 Down: Blemish (5)
TAINT
31 Down: Clean the slate (5)
ERASE
32 Down: Small change (5)
DIMES
34 Down: Rue ___ Paix (4)
DELA
37 Down: Protected by Government grant (8)
PATENTED
38 Down: Conscious (8)
SENTIENT
40 Down: Puts the whammy on (5)
HEXES
41 Down: Chollas, saguaros, etc. (5)
CACTI
43 Down: Kin of llamas (6)
CAMELS
44 Down: Pavlova was one (6)
DANCER
47 Down: Italian menu specialty (5)
PASTA
48 Down: Dutch cheese (4)
EDAM
49 Down: Learning (4)
LORE
50 Down: Give off (4)
EMIT
51 Down: Mah-jongg piece (4)
TILE
53 Down: Topnotcher (4)
ONER
54 Down: Third-century date (4)
CCII
55 Down: Tiller (4)
HELM
57 Down: Taxi (3)
CAB

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