Thursday Crossword — June 29, 1978 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 6/29/1978. By William Lutwiniak.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Parlor piece (4)
SOFA
5 Across: Arbitrary edicts (5)
FIATS
10 Across: Señora's domain (4)
CASA
14 Across: ___ for one's money (4)
ARUN
15 Across: Stan's co-star (5)
OLLIE
16 Across: Diving birds (4)
AUKS
17 Across: Luxuriate in the sun (4)
BASK
18 Across: Marie Antoinette, e.g. (5)
REINE
19 Across: 1 and 66 (4)
RTES
20 Across: Region of France (6)
ALSACE
22 Across: Dismantle (8)
TAKEDOWN
24 Across: Thin nail (4)
BRAD
25 Across: Mischief-maker (3)
ELF
26 Across: Even (6)
SQUARE
28 Across: Wagner opera (8)
PARSIFAL
33 Across: Patricia Harris heads it (3)
HUD
34 Across: Curtain fabric (5)
SCRIM
36 Across: Part of a bird's wing (5)
ALULA
37 Across: Contraptions (4)
RIGS
39 Across: Mattress filling (5)
KAPOK
41 Across: Blue-pencil (4)
EDIT
42 Across: Upstanding (5)
ERECT
44 Across: Line embellishing a capital letter (5)
SERIF
46 Across: Sandra or Ruby (3)
DEE
47 Across: Far from sketchy (8)
DETAILED
49 Across: Part below the glottis (6)
LARYNX
51 Across: Fiver (3)
VEE
52 Across: Applied a caustic (4)
LYED
53 Across: Drew apart (8)
DIVERGED
58 Across: Dull; vapid (6)
JEJUNE
61 Across: Tennis term (4)
ADIN
62 Across: Cottonwood (5)
ALAMO
64 Across: Redolence (4)
ODOR
65 Across: Louisiana name (4)
LONG
66 Across: Now (5)
TODAY
67 Across: Chemical endings (4)
IDES
68 Across: If not (4)
ELSE
69 Across: Crackerjacks (5)
ONERS
70 Across: Big Board initials (4)
NYSE

Down Answers

1 Down: Textile fiber (4)
SABA
2 Down: Viva-voce (4)
ORAL
3 Down: Pernickity one (10)
FUSSBUDGET
4 Down: Turkish capital (6)
ANKARA
5 Down: Ship part (8)
FOREDECK
6 Down: Miquelon, e.g. (3)
ILE
7 Down: Got off (4)
ALIT
8 Down: Miss Louise (4)
TINA
9 Down: Questing one (6)
SEEKER
10 Down: Library catalogue (8)
CARDFILE
11 Down: Flivver (4)
AUTO
12 Down: Twist (4)
SKEW
13 Down: Org. (4)
ASSN
21 Down: Elevator cages (4)
CARS
23 Down: Lanchester (4)
ELSA
26 Down: Rip up (5)
SHRED
27 Down: Paper measure (5)
QUIRE
28 Down: Spoke (up) (5)
PIPED
29 Down: Cupid (4)
AMOR
30 Down: Pernickety one (10)
FUDDYDUDDY
31 Down: Noncitizen (5)
ALIEN
32 Down: Whence chicle comes (5)
LATEX
35 Down: Form by carving (4)
RASE
38 Down: Collect junk (8)
SCAVENGE
40 Down: Wet blankets (8)
KILLJOYS
43 Down: Gallery (4)
TIER
45 Down: Alice of show biz (4)
FAYE
48 Down: Smooth and connected, in music (6)
LEGATO
50 Down: Answer (6)
REJOIN
53 Down: Dingle (4)
DALE
54 Down: Niche object (4)
IDOL
55 Down: Médoc and Chablis (4)
VINS
56 Down: N.C. college (4)
ELON
57 Down: Miami's county (4)
DADE
59 Down: Votes against (4)
NOES
60 Down: Gaelic (4)
ERSE
63 Down: Botch (3)
MAR

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