Thursday Crossword — December 28, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 12/28/1978. By Kathryn Righter.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: He saw angels on a ladder (5)
- JACOB
- 6 Across: "Two Mules for Sister ___," 1969 film (4)
- SARA
- 10 Across: Apparatus (4)
- GEAR
- 14 Across: Abscond (5)
- ELOPE
- 15 Across: Allowance for waste (4)
- TRET
- 16 Across: V.I.P. of India (4)
- RANI
- 17 Across: Jewish month (5)
- NISAN
- 18 Across: Culture medium (4)
- AGAR
- 19 Across: Outside: Prefix (4)
- ECTO
- 20 Across: Promptly (15)
- ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
- 23 Across: Variety of quartz, used as a gem (4)
- SARD
- 24 Across: Young oyster (4)
- SPAT
- 25 Across: Gypsy (3)
- ROM
- 28 Across: Greek letters (4)
- TAUS
- 30 Across: "Sesame Street" grouch (5)
- OSCAR
- 33 Across: February birthstone (8)
- AMETHYST
- 35 Across: "___ waters are sweet": Prov. 9:17 (6)
- STOLEN
- 37 Across: Garb for 16 Across (4)
- SARI
- 38 Across: The way, in Chinese philosophy (3)
- TAO
- 40 Across: Exchange premium (4)
- AGIO
- 41 Across: Original (6)
- PRIMAL
- 44 Across: Kind of chance (8)
- SPORTING
- 47 Across: Cordwood measure (5)
- STERE
- 48 Across: Present (4)
- HERE
- 49 Across: Sociologist's degree (3)
- DSS
- 50 Across: Only remaining (4)
- LAST
- 52 Across: Monster's loch (4)
- NESS
- 54 Across: Impulsively and irregularly (15)
- BYFITSANDSTARTS
- 61 Across: Paper quantity (4)
- REAM
- 62 Across: Wheeling's river (4)
- OHIO
- 63 Across: Standard of perfection (5)
- IDEAL
- 64 Across: King of the Huns (4)
- ATLI
- 65 Across: ___ contendere (4)
- NOLO
- 66 Across: Part of TNT (5)
- NITRO
- 67 Across: Golden (4)
- GILT
- 68 Across: Prophet (4)
- SEER
- 69 Across: Simpletons (5)
- GEESE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Napoleon won here in 1806 (4)
- JENA
- 2 Down: Came to earth (4)
- ALIT
- 3 Down: Price (4)
- COST
- 4 Down: Food fish (5)
- OPAHS
- 5 Down: Outranked by (7)
- BENEATH
- 6 Down: Carmichael-Parish hit song: 1929 (8)
- STARDUST
- 7 Down: Greek craft (4)
- ARGO
- 8 Down: Runs the harvester (5)
- REAPS
- 9 Down: One of the Fates (7)
- ATROPOS
- 10 Down: Heavy outer garment (9)
- GREATCOAT
- 11 Down: Apiece (4)
- EACH
- 12 Down: Pilaster (4)
- ANTA
- 13 Down: Disturbance (4)
- RIOT
- 21 Down: Cart (4)
- DRAY
- 22 Down: Securely fixed (4)
- FAST
- 25 Down: Grate (4)
- RASP
- 26 Down: Khayyám and Bradley (5)
- OMARS
- 27 Down: Worth (5)
- MERIT
- 29 Down: Stow (5)
- STASH
- 31 Down: Cold (5)
- ALGID
- 32 Down: Controlling power (5)
- REINS
- 34 Down: Duration restriction (9)
- TIMELIMIT
- 36 Down: Wooden pegs (4)
- NOGS
- 39 Down: Unrestricted opportunity (8)
- OPENDOOR
- 42 Down: Smell ___ (suspect) (4)
- ARAT
- 43 Down: School assignments (7)
- LESSONS
- 45 Down: Natural resources (4)
- ORES
- 46 Down: At ease (7)
- RESTING
- 51 Down: Lake in the Sierra Nevadas (5)
- TAHOE
- 53 Down: Al Capp's Hawkins (5)
- SADIE
- 54 Down: Boast (4)
- BRAG
- 55 Down: Asian apparition (4)
- YETI
- 56 Down: Season (4)
- FALL
- 57 Down: White or Blue river (4)
- NILE
- 58 Down: Network of nerves (4)
- RETE
- 59 Down: Gobs (4)
- TARS
- 60 Down: Kind of gin (4)
- SLOE
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