Wednesday Crossword — June 14, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 6/14/1978. By Johnson.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Pluck (4)
- GRIT
- 5 Across: Less risky (5)
- SAFER
- 10 Across: River in Bavaria (4)
- OHRE
- 14 Across: Pave the way (4)
- EASE
- 15 Across: Wading bird (5)
- CRANE
- 16 Across: Oats, e.g. (4)
- FEED
- 17 Across: Old Glory (15)
- THEAMERICANFLAG
- 20 Across: Research conference (7)
- SEMINAR
- 21 Across: With intensity (6)
- DEEPLY
- 22 Across: British machine gun (4)
- STEN
- 23 Across: Not quite closed (4)
- AJAR
- 24 Across: Lessens (6)
- ABATES
- 27 Across: In ___ (bogged down) (4)
- ARUT
- 28 Across: Knock (3)
- RAP
- 31 Across: Frugal one (5)
- SAVER
- 32 Across: Seth's son (4)
- ENOS
- 33 Across: Partake of sustenance (4)
- DINE
- 34 Across: Old Glory (15)
- STARSANDSTRIPES
- 37 Across: Geological time divisions (4)
- EONS
- 38 Across: Word with say or devil (4)
- DARE
- 39 Across: Blessed ___ (5)
- EVENT
- 40 Across: Trinitrotoluene (3)
- TNT
- 41 Across: Commercial paper (4)
- NOTE
- 42 Across: Chores (6)
- STINTS
- 43 Across: Kind of measure (4)
- TAPE
- 44 Across: School orgs. (4)
- PTAS
- 45 Across: Nearly (6)
- ALMOST
- 48 Across: Exulted (7)
- GLORIED
- 51 Across: Old Glory (15)
- REDWHITEANDBLUE
- 54 Across: Fuselage part (4)
- NOSE
- 55 Across: For the ___ (temporarily) (5)
- NONCE
- 56 Across: Cobbler's concern (4)
- LAST
- 57 Across: Extraordinary fellow (4)
- ONER
- 58 Across: Rapacious desire (5)
- GREED
- 59 Across: Duck, in Düren (4)
- ENTE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "Johnny, ___ Your Gun!" (3)
- GET
- 2 Down: College-game yells (4)
- RAHS
- 3 Down: Words of comprehension (4)
- ISEE
- 4 Down: Fitzsimmons's men (9)
- TEAMSTERS
- 5 Down: Embarrassing displays (6)
- SCENES
- 6 Down: Firth of Clyde isle (5)
- ARRAN
- 7 Down: Equitable (4)
- FAIR
- 8 Down: Ref. book (3)
- ENC
- 9 Down: Change one's mode of life (8)
- READJUST
- 10 Down: Something sometimes irrefusable (5)
- OFFER
- 11 Down: Assist (4)
- HELP
- 12 Down: Not imaginary (4)
- REAL
- 13 Down: Nervous (4)
- EDGY
- 18 Down: Bishops' wear (6)
- MITERS
- 19 Down: Without water or soda (4)
- NEAT
- 23 Down: "Mighty Lak' ___" (5)
- AROSE
- 24 Down: Balance-sheet item (5)
- ASSET
- 25 Down: Drum major's need (5)
- BATON
- 26 Down: ___-garde (5)
- AVANT
- 27 Down: Go-between of 1780 (5)
- ANDRE
- 28 Down: Mature (5)
- RIPEN
- 29 Down: In re (5)
- ANENT
- 30 Down: Nuisances (5)
- PESTS
- 32 Down: Related on the mother's side (5)
- ENATE
- 33 Down: Liable to be separated (9)
- DIVISIBLE
- 35 Down: Taking by choice (8)
- ADOPTING
- 36 Down: Impede (6)
- RETARD
- 41 Down: Humorous poet (4)
- NASH
- 42 Down: Three sheets to the wind (6)
- STONED
- 43 Down: Campanile (5)
- TOWER
- 44 Down: A partner of time (5)
- PLACE
- 45 Down: River under the Ponte Vecchio (4)
- ARNO
- 46 Down: Ponce de ___ (4)
- LEON
- 47 Down: Goods: Abbr. (4)
- MDSE
- 48 Down: Tunney or Sarazen (4)
- GENE
- 49 Down: Impetuous ardor (4)
- ELAN
- 50 Down: Kind of pan or bowl (4)
- DUST
- 52 Down: High rock (3)
- TOR
- 53 Down: Printemps follower (3)
- ETE
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