Saturday Crossword — June 17, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 6/17/1978. By Tap Osborn.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Leathernecks (7)
- MARINES
- 8 Across: Four-in-hand (6)
- CRAVAT
- 14 Across: "Hawkeye" on TV (8)
- ALANALDA
- 16 Across: More sprightly (6)
- AIRIER
- 17 Across: Musician meets senator (15)
- RAYCHARLESPERCY
- 19 Across: Regions (5)
- AREAS
- 20 Across: Appointment (4)
- DATE
- 21 Across: Baxter and Williams (4)
- TEDS
- 22 Across: Brace or prop (5)
- SHORE
- 24 Across: Squabble (4)
- SPAT
- 28 Across: Gray or White (5)
- PEARL
- 29 Across: Tediously familiar (5)
- STALE
- 30 Across: Baldness (8)
- ALOPECIA
- 34 Across: Lacedaemon (6)
- SPARTA
- 35 Across: Actor meets actor (15)
- ROBERTRYANONEAL
- 37 Across: Memorable journalist and family (6)
- KROCKS
- 38 Across: They pay for rent and meals (8)
- BOARDERS
- 39 Across: Filling by a D.D.S. (5)
- INLAY
- 40 Across: Connors's milieu (5)
- COURT
- 41 Across: Fräulein's turndown (4)
- NEIN
- 42 Across: City on the Saale (5)
- HALLE
- 43 Across: Chafing balm (4)
- TALC
- 47 Across: Swedish netman (4)
- BORG
- 48 Across: Kind of energy (5)
- SOLAR
- 49 Across: Ballplayer meets doyenne (15)
- PETEROSEKENNEDY
- 55 Across: Parka (6)
- ANORAK
- 56 Across: Derision (8)
- RIDICULE
- 57 Across: Mercy (6)
- LENITY
- 58 Across: Lincoln or Douglas (7)
- DEBATER
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Corday did him in (5)
- MARAT
- 2 Down: Point on the nose (5)
- ALARE
- 3 Down: Shone (5)
- RAYED
- 4 Down: Quechuans (5)
- INCAS
- 5 Down: Slangy answers (4)
- NAHS
- 6 Down: Musical note from Guido (3)
- ELA
- 7 Down: Transmitter: Abbr. (3)
- SDR
- 8 Down: Varna or Vaisya (5)
- CASTE
- 9 Down: Suitable for plucking (4)
- RIPE
- 10 Down: 100 square meters (3)
- ARE
- 11 Down: Man, to Pliny (3)
- VIR
- 12 Down: Fed. nuclear body (3)
- AEC
- 13 Down: Essay (3)
- TRY
- 15 Down: Actor meets dancer (13)
- ALDORAYBOLGER
- 18 Down: Part of J.E.C. (4)
- EARL
- 22 Down: Shakers and Dukhobors (5)
- SECTS
- 23 Down: Word with do or cut (4)
- HAIR
- 24 Down: Kiosk (5)
- STAND
- 25 Down: Gay city (5)
- PAREE
- 26 Down: Kind of rail (5)
- ALTAR
- 27 Down: Ducks (5)
- TEALS
- 28 Down: In high spirits (5)
- PERKY
- 29 Down: Show off (5)
- SPORT
- 30 Down: An Alan from N.Y.C. (5)
- ARKIN
- 31 Down: Greene of TV (5)
- LORNE
- 32 Down: Old Greek coins (5)
- OBOLI
- 33 Down: ___ pie (5)
- PECAN
- 34 Down: Catch (5)
- SNARE
- 36 Down: Gazelle (4)
- AOUL
- 40 Down: Some are sleepers (4)
- CARS
- 42 Down: Truancy (5)
- HOOKY
- 43 Down: ___ bean, used in perfumes (5)
- TONCA
- 44 Down: Citizen of Unalaska (5)
- ALEUT
- 45 Down: Dipper (5)
- LADLE
- 46 Down: One having a bawl: Var. (5)
- CRYER
- 47 Down: Obnoxious child (4)
- BRAT
- 48 Down: Scottie's rebuff (4)
- SNIB
- 49 Down: O'Hara's Joey (3)
- PAL
- 50 Down: Dir. (3)
- ENE
- 51 Down: Great weight (3)
- TON
- 52 Down: Tussah's cousin (3)
- ERI
- 53 Down: Pull someone's leg (3)
- KID
- 54 Down: Town northwest of Arnhem (3)
- EDE
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