Thursday Crossword — December 21, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/21/1978. By Norton Rhoades.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Lerner-Loewe musical (7)
- CAMELOT
- 8 Across: Altar in the sky (3)
- ARA
- 11 Across: Composer Rorem (3)
- NED
- 14 Across: Ancient Mesopotamian (7)
- AMORITE
- 15 Across: Imply (7)
- CONNOTE
- 17 Across: Showy fan palm (7)
- TALIPOT
- 18 Across: Body of proxy rulers (7)
- REGENCY
- 19 Across: Llama-land (4)
- PERU
- 21 Across: Sense of pitch (3)
- EAR
- 22 Across: Price-reducing premium (4)
- AGIO
- 25 Across: Busy ones (4)
- ANTS
- 28 Across: Gun a motor (3)
- REV
- 30 Across: Charged atom (3)
- ION
- 31 Across: Hit sign (3)
- SRO
- 32 Across: October drink (3)
- ALE
- 33 Across: Retirement benefit (15)
- PROCRASTINATING
- 39 Across: Ditto above (15)
- OLDROCKINGCHAIR
- 40 Across: Ditto above (15)
- TIMEONONESHANDS
- 41 Across: Opposite of taboo, in Hilo (3)
- NOA
- 42 Across: "___ your heart out!" (3)
- EAT
- 43 Across: Corp., e.g. (3)
- NCO
- 44 Across: Vetch (3)
- ERS
- 45 Across: Coaster of a sort (4)
- SLED
- 47 Across: Gazebo drinks (4)
- ADES
- 48 Across: Drink-on-the-run (3)
- NIP
- 50 Across: Founder of "The Bookman" (4)
- DODD
- 52 Across: Kind of checkers (7)
- CHINESE
- 56 Across: Overwhelming flood (7)
- NIAGARA
- 61 Across: Clumsy workman (7)
- BUNGLER
- 62 Across: Relative of a bouquet (7)
- NOSEGAY
- 63 Across: Middle-age problem (3)
- SAG
- 64 Across: Indian export (3)
- TEA
- 65 Across: Monroe's early home (7)
- ASHLAWN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Grimalkin (3)
- CAT
- 2 Down: "I ___ Camera" (3)
- AMA
- 3 Down: Smallest particle of an elem. (3)
- MOL
- 4 Down: Silkworm (3)
- ERI
- 5 Down: Fra ___ Lippi (5)
- LIPPO
- 6 Down: Today he's a Sooner (4)
- OTOE
- 7 Down: Prefix with meter or gram (5)
- TETRA
- 8 Down: Top: Comb. form (3)
- ACR
- 9 Down: Richard ___ (3)
- ROE
- 10 Down: French spirit (4)
- ANGE
- 11 Down: Lack of trust or dependence (11)
- NONRELIANCE
- 12 Down: Common abbr. (3)
- ETC
- 13 Down: Ottoman official (3)
- DEY
- 16 Down: Close (10)
- NEARATHAND
- 20 Down: Generously given (9)
- UNSTINTED
- 22 Down: Logan tenant (7)
- AIRLINE
- 23 Down: Breakfast greeting (11)
- GOODMORNING
- 24 Down: Waxing (10)
- INCREASING
- 26 Down: Threefold (5)
- TRINE
- 27 Down: "___ My Mother Taught Me" (5)
- SONGS
- 29 Down: Those just arrived at Granada (7)
- VENIDOS
- 33 Down: Kitty (3)
- POT
- 34 Down: Pooh's friend, Little ___ (3)
- ROO
- 35 Down: Skin problems (5)
- ACNES
- 36 Down: Toast (5)
- SKOAL
- 37 Down: Bonn exclamation (3)
- ACH
- 38 Down: Sch. marks (3)
- GRS
- 46 Down: "La ___ è mobile" (5)
- DONNA
- 47 Down: Cut ___ (be conspicuous) (5)
- ADASH
- 49 Down: Stone (4)
- PELT
- 51 Down: "Vaya con ___" (4)
- DIOS
- 52 Down: Network monogram (3)
- CBS
- 53 Down: Mao's successor (3)
- HUA
- 54 Down: Comprehend (3)
- SEE
- 55 Down: Babylonian or Caesarean (3)
- ERA
- 57 Down: Set (3)
- GEL
- 58 Down: Eastern bigwig (3)
- AGA
- 59 Down: Inexperienced (3)
- RAW
- 60 Down: Author Rand (3)
- AYN
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