Monday Crossword — May 22, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/22/1978. By Herb L. Risteen.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Acquires (4)
- GETS
- 5 Across: Three-dimensional (5)
- CUBIC
- 10 Across: Biblical brother (4)
- ABEL
- 14 Across: Pacific isle (4)
- OAHU
- 15 Across: Have origin (5)
- ARISE
- 16 Across: Like the Missouri (4)
- WIDE
- 17 Across: Class of vertebrates (4)
- AVES
- 18 Across: Like lager (5)
- MALTY
- 19 Across: Came to rest (4)
- ALIT
- 20 Across: National ___ (4)
- DEBT
- 21 Across: Building part (3)
- ELL
- 22 Across: Glasgow garb (5)
- KILTS
- 23 Across: Shakespearean villain (4)
- IAGO
- 25 Across: Young hooters (6)
- OWLETS
- 28 Across: Golding's "Lord of the ___" (5)
- FLIES
- 29 Across: Brawl (4)
- FRAY
- 30 Across: Mining product (3)
- ORE
- 33 Across: Christopher Robin's father (5)
- MILNE
- 34 Across: F.B.I. actions (5)
- RAIDS
- 35 Across: In favor of (3)
- FOR
- 36 Across: Biblical oldster (4)
- ENOS
- 37 Across: Non compos mentis (5)
- DOTTY
- 38 Across: San ___, Italian resort (4)
- REMO
- 39 Across: Ump's relative (3)
- REF
- 40 Across: Social group (5)
- CASTE
- 41 Across: Nettles (5)
- VEXES
- 42 Across: Blunder (3)
- ERR
- 43 Across: Literary pseudonym (4)
- ELIA
- 44 Across: Lake herring (5)
- CISCO
- 45 Across: Fighting ___ (college team) (6)
- ILLINI
- 47 Across: Solemn affirmation (4)
- OATH
- 48 Across: Cake or fish (5)
- ANGEL
- 50 Across: Conjunction (3)
- NOR
- 52 Across: Carpentry tool (4)
- RASP
- 55 Across: Sunken fence (4)
- HAHA
- 56 Across: "Le Penseur" sculptor (5)
- RODIN
- 58 Across: Prefix with room or date (4)
- ANTE
- 59 Across: Formicidae (4)
- ANTS
- 60 Across: Far from svelte (5)
- OBESE
- 61 Across: Operatic prince (4)
- IGOR
- 62 Across: First, for one (4)
- BASE
- 63 Across: More dreadful (5)
- DIRER
- 64 Across: Salamander (4)
- NEWT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Urge on (4)
- GOAD
- 2 Down: Part of a roof (4)
- EAVE
- 3 Down: Bulwark of freedom (15)
- THEBILLOFRIGHTS
- 4 Down: Supplies with life's necessities (8)
- SUSTAINS
- 5 Down: Ring settings (6)
- CAMEOS
- 6 Down: Red range (4)
- URAL
- 7 Down: Legislative act forbidden by the Constitution (15)
- BILLOFATTAINDER
- 8 Down: Suffix with left or right (3)
- IST
- 9 Down: Ron of the Dodgers (3)
- CEY
- 10 Down: Expect (5)
- AWAIT
- 11 Down: Payment authorizations (15)
- BILLSOFEXCHANGE
- 12 Down: Blue-pencil (4)
- EDIT
- 13 Down: "___ Call It a Day," 1932 song (4)
- LETS
- 22 Down: Dixie winter haven (4)
- KEYS
- 24 Down: "___ whiz!" (3)
- GEE
- 26 Down: Pen (5)
- WRITE
- 27 Down: Word with bird or bug (4)
- LADY
- 28 Down: More elegant (5)
- FINER
- 31 Down: Swain of drama (5)
- ROMEO
- 32 Down: Olympian (4)
- EROS
- 33 Down: Nothing else than (4)
- MERE
- 34 Down: Violinist's purchase (5)
- ROSIN
- 37 Down: Surrealist painter (4)
- DALI
- 38 Down: Curb (8)
- RESTRAIN
- 40 Down: Germ ___ (4)
- CELL
- 41 Down: Travel term (3)
- VIA
- 44 Down: Awkward position (6)
- CORNER
- 46 Down: Tenant's concern (5)
- LEASE
- 48 Down: Gregory Peck role (4)
- AHAB
- 49 Down: Pet in "Peter Pan" (4)
- NANA
- 51 Down: Seine tributary (4)
- OISE
- 53 Down: ___ away (hide on a ship) (4)
- STOW
- 54 Down: Sassy (4)
- PERT
- 56 Down: Hit man's heater (3)
- ROD
- 57 Down: Tokyo sash (3)
- OBI
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