Wednesday Crossword — July 26, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/26/1978. By Strassheim.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: City SSW of Portland (5)
- SALEM
- 6 Across: Fencing sword (4)
- EPEE
- 10 Across: Tapered seam (4)
- DART
- 14 Across: "When ___ you an inch, you took an ell": Heywood (5)
- IGAVE
- 15 Across: Dorian of fiction (4)
- GRAY
- 16 Across: Hershfield cartoon hero (4)
- ABIE
- 17 Across: Dubbed (5)
- NAMED
- 18 Across: Wash (4)
- LAVE
- 19 Across: ___ mecum (handbook) (4)
- VADE
- 20 Across: Oscar-winning film: 1931–32 (10)
- GRANDHOTEL
- 22 Across: Bit of news (4)
- ITEM
- 23 Across: Church season (4)
- LENT
- 24 Across: Susanna's group of snoops (6)
- ELDERS
- 26 Across: Marceau (6)
- MARCEL
- 30 Across: Tiberius's tongue (5)
- LATIN
- 32 Across: Charles Lamb (4)
- ELIA
- 33 Across: At an end (4)
- OVER
- 35 Across: Free from (5)
- RIDOF
- 39 Across: Perceived by feeling (7)
- SENSATE
- 41 Across: Printing process (7)
- GRAVURE
- 43 Across: "Love Story" author (5)
- SEGAL
- 44 Across: Wild plum (4)
- SLOE
- 46 Across: Fish dish (4)
- EELS
- 47 Across: Nightclub (5)
- BOITE
- 49 Across: Devices in optical instruments (6)
- LENSES
- 51 Across: Symbol of justice (6)
- SCALES
- 54 Across: Christmas song (4)
- NOEL
- 56 Across: Classical ballet finale (4)
- CODA
- 57 Across: Oscar winner: 1967 (10)
- RODSTEIGER
- 63 Across: Favorite son in "East of Eden" (4)
- ARON
- 64 Across: Completed a sky dive (4)
- ALIT
- 65 Across: ___ of India, empire builder (5)
- CLIVE
- 66 Across: Chagall (4)
- MARC
- 67 Across: German article (4)
- EINE
- 68 Across: Covered with fired clay (5)
- TILED
- 69 Across: Something to "cop" (4)
- PLEA
- 70 Across: Trademark, for short (4)
- LOGO
- 71 Across: ___ Tower, Chi. (world's tallest building) (5)
- SEARS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Vocalize (4)
- SING
- 2 Down: Seaweed substance (4)
- AGAR
- 3 Down: Religious figure (4)
- LAMA
- 4 Down: Nicely balanced (4)
- EVEN
- 5 Down: Interfere (6)
- MEDDLE
- 6 Down: A king of Moab (5)
- EGLON
- 7 Down: Idle chatter (7)
- PRATTLE
- 8 Down: Roof edge (4)
- EAVE
- 9 Down: Peephole (6)
- EYELET
- 10 Down: Oscar winner: 1958 (10)
- DAVIDNIVEN
- 11 Down: Simmer down (5)
- ABATE
- 12 Down: "Purple Sage" man (5)
- RIDER
- 13 Down: Swarms (5)
- TEEMS
- 21 Down: Spartan serf (5)
- HELOT
- 25 Down: Fountain of Trevi coin (4)
- LIRA
- 26 Down: Army chow (4)
- MESS
- 27 Down: Helm position (4)
- ALEE
- 28 Down: Annulus (4)
- RING
- 29 Down: Oscar-winning film: 1943 (10)
- CASABLANCA
- 31 Down: Jason's ship (4)
- ARGO
- 34 Down: Londoner's waistcoat (4)
- VEST
- 36 Down: Union payment (4)
- DUES
- 37 Down: Wreath on a knight's helmet (4)
- ORLE
- 38 Down: Actor Parker (4)
- FESS
- 40 Down: Drug-yielding plant (4)
- ALOE
- 42 Down: Find a new tenant (5)
- RELET
- 45 Down: ___ library (7)
- LENDING
- 48 Down: Begin's homeland (6)
- ISRAEL
- 50 Down: Puts in office (6)
- ELECTS
- 51 Down: Rogue (5)
- SCAMP
- 52 Down: Shade of red (5)
- CORAL
- 53 Down: Worship (5)
- ADORE
- 55 Down: Bone: Comb. form (5)
- OSTEO
- 58 Down: Melange (4)
- OLIO
- 59 Down: Court star Nastase (4)
- ILIE
- 60 Down: ___ monster (4)
- GILA
- 61 Down: Perpetually (4)
- EVER
- 62 Down: Cincinnati nine (4)
- REDS
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