Thursday Crossword — July 6, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/6/1978. By Mrs. John Fabbroni.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Nonprofessional (4)
- LAIC
- 5 Across: Insect's orifice (5)
- STOMA
- 10 Across: Lyric poems (4)
- ODES
- 14 Across: Can. province (4)
- ALTA
- 15 Across: Start of a toast (5)
- HERES
- 16 Across: "Who's ___, please?" (4)
- NEXT
- 17 Across: Denomination (4)
- SECT
- 18 Across: Concerning (5)
- ANENT
- 19 Across: Poker term (4)
- ANTE
- 20 Across: Lewis Carroll (14)
- CHARLESDODGSON
- 23 Across: "The Great Commoner" (4)
- PITT
- 24 Across: Dances for Scarlett (5)
- REELS
- 25 Across: Very short pencil (4)
- STUB
- 27 Across: " . . . a star to ___ her by": Masefield (5)
- STEER
- 30 Across: Kind of estate (4)
- REAL
- 31 Across: Region around Athens (6)
- ATTICA
- 33 Across: Partner of substance (3)
- SUM
- 36 Across: Saki (15)
- HECTORHUGHMUNRO
- 39 Across: Morsel (3)
- ORT
- 40 Across: Island north of Java (6)
- BORNEO
- 41 Across: Peewee (4)
- RUNT
- 42 Across: "___ afraid of greatness": Shak. (5)
- BENOT
- 43 Across: They're not for one basket (4)
- EGGS
- 44 Across: Character in "The Rivals" (5)
- ACRES
- 47 Across: Drug-yielding plant (4)
- ALOE
- 49 Across: Ellery Queen (along with Manfred B. Lee) (14)
- FREDERICDANNAY
- 55 Across: Ayn or Sally (4)
- RAND
- 56 Across: Brass is one (5)
- ALLOY
- 57 Across: Green protector (4)
- TRAP
- 59 Across: Bone: Prefix (4)
- OSTE
- 60 Across: Zeus turned her into stone (5)
- NIOBE
- 61 Across: Easter predecessor (4)
- LENT
- 62 Across: Rude structure (4)
- SHED
- 63 Across: Happier (5)
- GAYER
- 64 Across: School of mental discipline (4)
- YOGA
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Spanish article (3)
- LAS
- 2 Down: Guinness (4)
- ALEC
- 3 Down: Seven-year ___ (4)
- ITCH
- 4 Down: Device for hurling stones (8)
- CATAPULT
- 5 Down: Decalogue word (5)
- SHALT
- 6 Down: Dogma (5)
- TENET
- 7 Down: Native minerals (4)
- ORES
- 8 Down: Recuperate (4)
- MEND
- 9 Down: See 18 Across (4)
- ASTO
- 10 Down: Ass or 4 Down (6)
- ONAGER
- 11 Down: Crowded (5)
- DENSE
- 12 Down: Eulogize (5)
- EXTOL
- 13 Down: British guns (5)
- STENS
- 21 Down: Eve's beginning (3)
- RIB
- 22 Down: What Martin Luther King Jr. had (5)
- DREAM
- 25 Down: Calchas was one (4)
- SEER
- 26 Down: Discrimination, in a nice sense (4)
- TACT
- 27 Down: Air-show feature (5)
- STUNT
- 28 Down: Pin in an early rifle (4)
- TIGE
- 29 Down: Nymph who lost all but her voice (4)
- ECHO
- 30 Down: Greek homophone for roe (3)
- RHO
- 31 Down: "East of Eden" character (4)
- ARON
- 32 Down: Old form for through (4)
- THRO
- 33 Down: Serene and secure (4)
- SNUG
- 34 Down: Jardinieres (4)
- URNS
- 35 Down: Pithy remark (3)
- MOT
- 37 Down: Corpulent (5)
- OBESE
- 38 Down: Importunately (8)
- URGENTLY
- 42 Down: Retired, with "down" (6)
- BEDDED
- 43 Down: Eras upon eras (3)
- EON
- 44 Down: Hairdos (5)
- AFROS
- 45 Down: Kind of diet or helmet (5)
- CRASH
- 46 Down: Income, in Paris (5)
- RENTE
- 47 Down: Pueblo Indian's shelter (5)
- ADOBE
- 48 Down: Stratum (5)
- LAYER
- 50 Down: Summoned the maid (4)
- RANG
- 51 Down: Hip bones (4)
- ILIA
- 52 Down: Satiate (4)
- CLOY
- 53 Down: Martian: Comb. form (4)
- AREO
- 54 Down: Yin's companion (4)
- YANG
- 58 Down: School assn. (3)
- PTA
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