Friday Crossword — June 16, 1978 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/16/1978. By A. J. Santora.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Langley Field is one: Abbr. (3)
AFB
4 Across: Kind of cap (5)
DUNCE
9 Across: Lhasa ___ (show dog) (4)
APSO
13 Across: Looby-___ (singing game) (3)
LOO
14 Across: Register reading (6)
NOSALE
15 Across: Big, strong dog (4)
CHOW
16 Across: Touchdown (10)
SIXPOINTER
18 Across: Hole up (4)
HIDE
19 Across: Margarines (5)
OLEOS
20 Across: Right arm (4)
AIDE
22 Across: Golden dog (9)
RETRIEVER
26 Across: Skyline letters in N.Y.C. (3)
RCA
29 Across: Disaffect (8)
ESTRANGE
30 Across: Hanker (5)
YEARN
32 Across: Numerical suffix (3)
ETH
33 Across: Freshwater mussel (4)
UNIO
34 Across: Hunter's quarry (4)
STAG
35 Across: Bottom-of-the-league perennial (7)
DOORMAT
37 Across: Hound dogs (7)
BASSETS
40 Across: Aircraft, for short (4)
GIRO
41 Across: Like a cereal grass (4)
OATY
42 Across: Ready to go (3)
SET
43 Across: Singing voices (5)
ALTOS
45 Across: Faced in the right direction (8)
ORIENTED
47 Across: Scale notes (3)
RES
48 Across: Hair style (9)
POODLECUT
50 Across: Animal pen, in Provence (4)
PARC
51 Across: Bone: Comb. form (5)
OSTEO
54 Across: A dog, for short (4)
PEKE
57 Across: "The Lord is ___" (10)
MYSHEPHERD
61 Across: Gulf of ___ (4)
OMAN
62 Across: Fuel gas (6)
ETHANE
63 Across: "Flying Down to ___" (3)
RIO
64 Across: Mongrel (4)
MUTT
65 Across: Singer Della (5)
REESE
66 Across: Soviet inits. (3)
SSR

Down Answers

1 Down: Further (4)
ALSO
2 Down: Metallic paper (4)
FOIL
3 Down: Underwear (11)
BOXERSHORTS
4 Down: "___ Hear a Waltz?" (3)
DOI
5 Down: Serv. branch (3)
USN
6 Down: Turner or Cole (3)
NAT
7 Down: Adhere or sever (6)
CLEAVE
8 Down: Unnatural (5)
EERIE
9 Down: Tired "dogs" do this (4)
ACHE
10 Down: Greek letter (3)
PHI
11 Down: Instant grass (3)
SOD
12 Down: Part of i.o.u. (3)
OWE
14 Down: Remedy (7)
NOSTRUM
17 Down: Verse person (4)
POET
21 Down: Jejune (3)
DRY
23 Down: New Delhi noble (4)
RANA
24 Down: "What's ___ for me?" (4)
INIT
25 Down: Self (3)
EGO
26 Down: Fee adjusters (11)
RATESETTERS
27 Down: Boxed (6)
CRATED
28 Down: Feeling of dread (5)
ANGST
29 Down: Première danseuse (6)
ETOILE
31 Down: Curved letter (3)
ESS
32 Down: ___ Rice Burroughs (5)
EDGAR
36 Down: Milne animal (3)
ROO
37 Down: Judge's decision (4)
BAIL
38 Down: To ___ (exactly) (4)
ATEE
39 Down: Swoon or contraction (7)
SYNCOPE
41 Down: Fort ___, Calif. (3)
ORD
44 Down: Evian is one (3)
SPA
45 Down: Egg before maturation (6)
OOCYTE
46 Down: Cry of reproof (4)
TUSH
49 Down: Abalone (5)
ORMER
50 Down: ___ up (held back) (4)
PENT
52 Down: Greek goddess (4)
ERIS
53 Down: Fragrance (4)
ODOR
54 Down: A dog, for short (3)
POM
55 Down: Three-toed bird (3)
EMU
56 Down: "Krazy ___" (3)
KAT
58 Down: Pronoun for Lassie (3)
SHE
59 Down: "Every dog ___ his day" (3)
HAS
60 Down: Direction letters (3)
ENE

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