Saturday Crossword — December 30, 1978

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1572 clues~30-60 minBy Russell12/30/1978

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Native environment (7 letters)
8 Across
TV actress Sanford (6 letters)
14 Across
"___ Blue," 1965 film (8 letters)
16 Across
Cash-register button (6 letters)
17 Across
Part of Micronesia (15 letters)
19 Across
Galahad's title (3 letters)
20 Across
Whimpered or blathered (7 letters)
21 Across
Cant (4 letters)
24 Across
Sound (4 letters)
25 Across
Large Italian isl. (3 letters)
28 Across
Saarinen (4 letters)
30 Across
He completed a leaning tower (6 letters)
33 Across
Hundred-armed monster of myth (8 letters)
37 Across
Large mackerel-like fish (5 letters)
38 Across
Perilous expanse (15 letters)
40 Across
At right angles to the keel (5 letters)
41 Across
Frame (8 letters)
42 Across
Playground device (6 letters)
44 Across
Cather's "One of ___" (4 letters)
45 Across
Mischievous wee one (3 letters)
46 Across
Verb ending (4 letters)
50 Across
Impudent talk (4 letters)
52 Across
Parodies (7 letters)
55 Across
Giant of yore (3 letters)
57 Across
Marquesas, Society Islands, etc. (15 letters)
62 Across
Medicine-cabinet item (6 letters)
63 Across
Contrite (8 letters)
64 Across
Roll or register (6 letters)
65 Across
Summer fare on TV (7 letters)

Down

1 Down
Muggers onstage (4 letters)
2 Down
"To fetch ___ of water" (5 letters)
3 Down
Great ___, in the Coral Sea (11 letters)
4 Down
Certain players, as in tag (3 letters)
5 Down
Mild exclamation of censure (3 letters)
6 Down
Moby Dick's pursuer (4 letters)
7 Down
Rings ominously (5 letters)
8 Down
Part of the foot (6 letters)
9 Down
Ocean flatfish (4 letters)
10 Down
"Like ___ votarist in palmer's weed": Milton (4 letters)
11 Down
Interdict (3 letters)
12 Down
Antiquity, in poesy (3 letters)
13 Down
He led the "Band of Renown" (3 letters)
15 Down
Fido's tormentor (4 letters)
18 Down
Author Fleming (3 letters)
22 Down
Diet of Lithuania (6 letters)
23 Down
Wound (6 letters)
25 Down
Calm waters NE of the West Indies (11 letters)
26 Down
"You can't teach ___ dog . . . " (5 letters)
27 Down
Floribunda (4 letters)
29 Down
Fort ___, Calif. (3 letters)
31 Down
Wax-winged flier (6 letters)
32 Down
Madame, in Madrid (6 letters)
33 Down
August ___, German socialist (5 letters)
34 Down
Corn unit (3 letters)
35 Down
Actress Hagen (3 letters)
36 Down
___ Lanka (3 letters)
38 Down
Headquarters (4 letters)
39 Down
Worldwide workers' org. (3 letters)
43 Down
Member of a flock (6 letters)
47 Down
Drink delicately (3 letters)
48 Down
Cut short (4 letters)
49 Down
Certain fisherman (5 letters)
51 Down
Be frugal (5 letters)
52 Down
Pique (4 letters)
53 Down
Adolescent ailment (4 letters)
54 Down
Word in a New Year's song (4 letters)
56 Down
Makes lacy doilies (4 letters)
57 Down
Douglas ___ (3 letters)
58 Down
Marsupial, for short (3 letters)
59 Down
Begley and Sullivan (3 letters)
60 Down
Bracer (3 letters)
61 Down
Summer, in Somme (3 letters)

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