Wednesday Crossword — May 17, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/17/1978. By Nancy Schuster.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Architecture critic Huxtable (3)
- ADA
- 4 Across: Ghana's capital (5)
- ACCRA
- 9 Across: In disorder (5)
- MESSY
- 14 Across: "Oh, ___!" (Burns-Denver film) (3)
- GOD
- 15 Across: Lively old dance (5)
- GALOP
- 16 Across: Moslem decree (5)
- IRADE
- 17 Across: Embellishment, in music (9)
- GRACENOTE
- 19 Across: An Indo-European (5)
- ARYAN
- 20 Across: Irreverence (7)
- IMPIETY
- 21 Across: Fabrics for napery (7)
- DAMASKS
- 23 Across: "___ Perpetua," Idaho's motto (4)
- ESTO
- 24 Across: Dunce (3)
- ASS
- 26 Across: Late crooner (4)
- BING
- 27 Across: Gist (3)
- NUT
- 29 Across: Pacific porgy (3)
- TAI
- 31 Across: Barber's specialty (4)
- TRIM
- 34 Across: Return a profit (3)
- PAY
- 37 Across: Redeeming feature (11)
- SAVINGGRACE
- 40 Across: Originated (5)
- AROSE
- 42 Across: Guggenheim offering (3)
- ART
- 43 Across: French secondary school (5)
- LYCEE
- 44 Across: Finishing stroke (11)
- COUPDEGRACE
- 47 Across: Werner Erhard's creation (3)
- EST
- 48 Across: Crooked (4)
- AWRY
- 49 Across: Inst. at Baton Rouge (3)
- LSU
- 50 Across: Border (3)
- HEM
- 52 Across: "Them as has ___" (4)
- GITS
- 54 Across: Irritant to a princess (3)
- PEA
- 56 Across: Move slowly (4)
- INCH
- 60 Across: Traveling showmen (7)
- CARNIES
- 63 Across: Slender (7)
- GRACILE
- 65 Across: In one's majority; mature (5)
- OFAGE
- 66 Across: Lovely, inspirational Greek trio (9)
- THEGRACES
- 68 Across: Quiche Lorraine ingredient (5)
- BACON
- 69 Across: Atelier item (5)
- EASEL
- 70 Across: "Who ___ seen the wind?" (3)
- HAS
- 71 Across: British guns (5)
- BRENS
- 72 Across: European subway (5)
- METRO
- 73 Across: Juillet, août, etc. (3)
- ETE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Student of farming (5)
- AGGIE
- 2 Down: Campus buildings (5)
- DORMS
- 3 Down: Adjust to new conditions (5)
- ADAPT
- 4 Down: U.S. author: 1909–55 (4)
- AGEE
- 5 Down: Choral work (7)
- CANTATA
- 6 Down: Surfeits (5)
- CLOYS
- 7 Down: Root problem (3)
- ROT
- 8 Down: Did the same as (4)
- APED
- 9 Down: Dolphins' home (5)
- MIAMI
- 10 Down: Knightly activity (8)
- ERRANTRY
- 11 Down: Utters a preprandial prayer (9)
- SAYSGRACE
- 12 Down: Loc. of Pierre (4)
- SDAK
- 13 Down: Longings (4)
- YENS
- 18 Down: Shoot for grafting (4)
- CION
- 22 Down: " . . . carry ___ stick" (4)
- ABIG
- 25 Down: Footrest of sorts (7)
- STIRRUP
- 28 Down: Exercised (4)
- USED
- 30 Down: U.S. stage group (4)
- ANTA
- 32 Down: Summertime treats (4)
- ICES
- 33 Down: Come across (4)
- MEET
- 34 Down: S.A. rodent (4)
- PACA
- 35 Down: In single file (4)
- AROW
- 36 Down: Phrase in addressing an Anglican archbishop (9)
- YOURGRACE
- 38 Down: Bindle stiffs (4)
- VAGS
- 39 Down: Joy, sometimes malicious (4)
- GLEE
- 41 Down: Reconnoitering (8)
- SPYINGON
- 45 Down: Other (4)
- ELSE
- 46 Down: Steed for battle (7)
- CHARGER
- 51 Down: Isinglass (4)
- MICA
- 53 Down: Gallic exclamation (5)
- TIENS
- 55 Down: Exude; discharge (5)
- EGEST
- 57 Down: Recess in a wall (5)
- NICHE
- 58 Down: Sports-shoe feature (5)
- CLEAT
- 59 Down: Nobelist in Literature: 1946 (5)
- HESSE
- 60 Down: Ty or Irvin S. (4)
- COBB
- 61 Down: Distant (4)
- AFAR
- 62 Down: Stop, in skiing (4)
- STEM
- 64 Down: Guthrie (4)
- ARLO
- 67 Down: Have, to Burns (3)
- HAE
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