Monday Crossword — December 4, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/4/1978. By John R. Prosser.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Piano exercise (5)
- SCALE
- 6 Across: Pub specialties (4)
- ALES
- 10 Across: Detailed information (4)
- DATA
- 14 Across: Soda jerks' servings (5)
- COLAS
- 15 Across: Days of penitence (4)
- LENT
- 16 Across: Mohammedan prince (4)
- EMIR
- 17 Across: Oak fruit (5)
- ACORN
- 18 Across: Type style (4)
- PICA
- 19 Across: Dry (4)
- SERE
- 20 Across: Cosmeticians' offerings (6)
- ROUGES
- 22 Across: Rush-hour crowds, figuratively (8)
- SARDINES
- 24 Across: Cover a bet at dice (4)
- FADE
- 25 Across: Bunch up (7)
- CLUSTER
- 27 Across: Take back a former employee (6)
- REHIRE
- 29 Across: Kind of circle or bear (5)
- POLAR
- 33 Across: Verb suffix (3)
- ING
- 36 Across: Eternal City (4)
- ROME
- 37 Across: Floodgate (6)
- SLUICE
- 38 Across: Particle in an atomic nucleus (7)
- NEUTRON
- 40 Across: Soft glove leather (7)
- DOESKIN
- 41 Across: Gruel source (6)
- CEREAL
- 42 Across: Knox or Wayne (4)
- FORT
- 43 Across: Degree held by a Montclair State prof. (3)
- EDD
- 44 Across: Mature (5)
- ADULT
- 45 Across: Good-natured give-and-take (6)
- BANTER
- 47 Across: Nimrod's need (7)
- LICENSE
- 49 Across: "Don't ___ Leave Me," 1929 song (4)
- EVER
- 53 Across: Gossip (8)
- CHITCHAT
- 56 Across: Gulch (6)
- RAVINE
- 58 Across: Italian coin (4)
- LIRA
- 59 Across: Mild oath (4)
- EGAD
- 61 Across: Black Watch garb (5)
- KILTS
- 62 Across: Shape of Malta (4)
- OVAL
- 63 Across: Muse for Thucydides (4)
- CLIO
- 64 Across: Key Biscayne is one (5)
- ISLET
- 65 Across: Unit of heredity (4)
- GENE
- 66 Across: Source of iodine (4)
- KELP
- 67 Across: Comes closer (5)
- NEARS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Muffler (5)
- SCARF
- 2 Down: Hot chocolate drink (5)
- COCOA
- 3 Down: Audibly (5)
- ALOUD
- 4 Down: "The ___ heart, the kindlier hand": Tennyson (6)
- LARGER
- 5 Down: Laborer, in Ivanhoe's day (4)
- ESNE
- 6 Down: High mountain (3)
- ALP
- 7 Down: Unhurried ease (7)
- LEISURE
- 8 Down: Box (6)
- ENCASE
- 9 Down: Square one (5)
- START
- 10 Down: Eager to obtain (8)
- DESIROUS
- 11 Down: "So may it be!" (4)
- AMEN
- 12 Down: Lose zest (4)
- TIRE
- 13 Down: Battles buff on Olympus (4)
- ARES
- 21 Down: Andover is one (6)
- SCHOOL
- 23 Down: Diminish (7)
- DEPLETE
- 26 Down: Depict (4)
- LIMN
- 28 Down: Wandering (7)
- ERRATIC
- 30 Down: Take pleasure in (4)
- LIKE
- 31 Down: Tart (4)
- ACID
- 32 Down: Sunder (4)
- REND
- 33 Down: Peru was his milieu (4)
- INCA
- 34 Down: Want (4)
- NEED
- 35 Down: Hindu tutor (4)
- GURU
- 37 Down: P.O. clerk (6)
- SORTER
- 39 Down: Poe's "The ___ Heart" (8)
- TELLTALE
- 40 Down: Spanish lords (4)
- DONS
- 42 Down: Domestic pigeon (7)
- FANTAIL
- 45 Down: Sleuthhound (6)
- BEAGLE
- 46 Down: Change text (6)
- REVISE
- 48 Down: Fabric pattern (5)
- CHECK
- 50 Down: Country estate (5)
- VILLA
- 51 Down: Get in (5)
- ENTER
- 52 Down: Musical pauses (5)
- RESTS
- 53 Down: Encumber (4)
- CLOG
- 54 Down: Apian home (4)
- HIVE
- 55 Down: Persia, today (4)
- IRAN
- 57 Down: Related (4)
- AKIN
- 60 Down: Diamond cutter's device (3)
- DOP
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