Wednesday Crossword — August 2, 1978

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1578 clues~15-30 minBy Eli Wesoff8/2/1978

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Two sides of a triangle (4 letters)
5 Across
River duck (4 letters)
9 Across
Kind of toaster (5 letters)
14 Across
Lake of Thun feeder (4 letters)
15 Across
Spanish jar (4 letters)
16 Across
Eliminate (5 letters)
17 Across
Historic structure between China and Mongolia (9 letters)
19 Across
Redcap, at times (5 letters)
20 Across
Stop ___ dime (3 letters)
21 Across
Panama, e.g. (3 letters)
22 Across
Chemical suffix (3 letters)
24 Across
Otto's realm: Abbr. (3 letters)
25 Across
"___ No Business Like . . . " (6 letters)
28 Across
Gardner namesakes (5 letters)
30 Across
Ferber title (5 letters)
32 Across
Alternate (6 letters)
34 Across
San ___, island off Sardinia (6 letters)
36 Across
Hall of Fame golfer (8 letters)
40 Across
___ standstill (3 letters)
41 Across
Perfume (7 letters)
43 Across
Creek (3 letters)
44 Across
Travelogue voice (8 letters)
46 Across
Wading birds (6 letters)
48 Across
Took a break from cooking (6 letters)
50 Across
Dean Martin program on TV (5 letters)
51 Across
Word with donna or facie (5 letters)
53 Across
Progenitor (6 letters)
55 Across
"O Sole ___" (3 letters)
56 Across
___ Bull, memorable violinist (3 letters)
58 Across
___ culpa (3 letters)
59 Across
Meredith (3 letters)
62 Across
How some V.I.P.'s travel (5 letters)
64 Across
Superior, for one (9 letters)
67 Across
First prime minister of free India (5 letters)
68 Across
Sudden outburst (4 letters)
69 Across
With regard to (4 letters)
70 Across
Paragon (5 letters)
71 Across
___ trap (4 letters)
72 Across
String a necklace (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
___ di Como (4 letters)
2 Down
Merit (4 letters)
3 Down
Ursa Major (9 letters)
4 Down
Red or Yellow (3 letters)
5 Down
"Advise none to marry or go ___": Herbert (5 letters)
6 Down
Beetle (6 letters)
7 Down
Word with star or pro (3 letters)
8 Down
Gounod contemporary (4 letters)
9 Down
Czar who made Russia powerful (13 letters)
10 Down
Conquistadors' quest (3 letters)
11 Down
French newsreel pioneer (5 letters)
12 Down
"The ___," Haber's recent best seller (5 letters)
13 Down
Parisian priest's title (4 letters)
18 Down
Celebrated Golconda diamond (13 letters)
23 Down
Rap session of a sort (6 letters)
26 Down
Rod Carew specialty (3 letters)
27 Down
Recover from wassail (7 letters)
29 Down
Papal name (3 letters)
30 Down
Bridge (4 letters)
31 Down
Japanese seaport (4 letters)
33 Down
Honor card (3 letters)
35 Down
Like bone (6 letters)
37 Down
Massive dog (9 letters)
38 Down
Islets (4 letters)
39 Down
Tweed's nemesis (4 letters)
42 Down
___ Canals (3 letters)
45 Down
Heyerdahl boat (3 letters)
47 Down
Cuban rum (3 letters)
49 Down
Most subdued (6 letters)
51 Down
Languished (5 letters)
52 Down
Author Mazo de la ___ (5 letters)
54 Down
Gaucho's lariat (5 letters)
55 Down
Kind of car or camera (4 letters)
57 Down
Objects of a seasonal hunt (4 letters)
60 Down
Its pods are used in soups (4 letters)
61 Down
"A friend in ___ . . . " (4 letters)
63 Down
___ pro nobis (3 letters)
65 Down
Regret (3 letters)
66 Down
Women's ___ (3 letters)

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