Saturday Crossword — December 30, 1978 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/30/1978. By Russell.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Native environment (7)
- HABITAT
- 8 Across: TV actress Sanford (6)
- ISABEL
- 14 Across: "___ Blue," 1965 film (8)
- APATCHOF
- 16 Across: Cash-register button (6)
- NOSALE
- 17 Across: Part of Micronesia (15)
- MARSHALLISLANDS
- 19 Across: Galahad's title (3)
- SIR
- 20 Across: Whimpered or blathered (7)
- BLEATED
- 21 Across: Cant (4)
- LIST
- 24 Across: Sound (4)
- SANE
- 25 Across: Large Italian isl. (3)
- SAR
- 28 Across: Saarinen (4)
- EERO
- 30 Across: He completed a leaning tower (6)
- PISANO
- 33 Across: Hundred-armed monster of myth (8)
- BRIAREUS
- 37 Across: Large mackerel-like fish (5)
- CEROS
- 38 Across: Perilous expanse (15)
- BERMUDATRIANGLE
- 40 Across: At right angles to the keel (5)
- ABEAM
- 41 Across: Frame (8)
- RAILROAD
- 42 Across: Playground device (6)
- SEESAW
- 44 Across: Cather's "One of ___" (4)
- OURS
- 45 Across: Mischievous wee one (3)
- ELF
- 46 Across: Verb ending (4)
- ESCE
- 50 Across: Impudent talk (4)
- SASS
- 52 Across: Parodies (7)
- SATIRES
- 55 Across: Giant of yore (3)
- OTT
- 57 Across: Marquesas, Society Islands, etc. (15)
- FRENCHPOLYNESIA
- 62 Across: Medicine-cabinet item (6)
- IODINE
- 63 Across: Contrite (8)
- PENITENT
- 64 Across: Roll or register (6)
- ROSTER
- 65 Across: Summer fare on TV (7)
- REPEATS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Muggers onstage (4)
- HAMS
- 2 Down: "To fetch ___ of water" (5)
- APAIL
- 3 Down: Great ___, in the Coral Sea (11)
- BARRIERREEF
- 4 Down: Certain players, as in tag (3)
- ITS
- 5 Down: Mild exclamation of censure (3)
- TCH
- 6 Down: Moby Dick's pursuer (4)
- AHAB
- 7 Down: Rings ominously (5)
- TOLLS
- 8 Down: Part of the foot (6)
- INSTEP
- 9 Down: Ocean flatfish (4)
- SOLE
- 10 Down: "Like ___ votarist in palmer's weed": Milton (4)
- ASAD
- 11 Down: Interdict (3)
- BAN
- 12 Down: Antiquity, in poesy (3)
- ELD
- 13 Down: He led the "Band of Renown" (3)
- LES
- 15 Down: Fido's tormentor (4)
- FLEA
- 18 Down: Author Fleming (3)
- IAN
- 22 Down: Diet of Lithuania (6)
- SEIMAS
- 23 Down: Wound (6)
- TRAUMA
- 25 Down: Calm waters NE of the West Indies (11)
- SARGASSOSEA
- 26 Down: "You can't teach ___ dog . . . " (5)
- ANOLD
- 27 Down: Floribunda (4)
- ROSE
- 29 Down: Fort ___, Calif. (3)
- ORD
- 31 Down: Wax-winged flier (6)
- ICARUS
- 32 Down: Madame, in Madrid (6)
- SENORA
- 33 Down: August ___, German socialist (5)
- BEBEL
- 34 Down: Corn unit (3)
- EAR
- 35 Down: Actress Hagen (3)
- UTA
- 36 Down: ___ Lanka (3)
- SRI
- 38 Down: Headquarters (4)
- BASE
- 39 Down: Worldwide workers' org. (3)
- ILO
- 43 Down: Member of a flock (6)
- WETHER
- 47 Down: Drink delicately (3)
- SIP
- 48 Down: Cut short (4)
- CROP
- 49 Down: Certain fisherman (5)
- EELER
- 51 Down: Be frugal (5)
- STINT
- 52 Down: Pique (4)
- SNIT
- 53 Down: Adolescent ailment (4)
- ACNE
- 54 Down: Word in a New Year's song (4)
- SYNE
- 56 Down: Makes lacy doilies (4)
- TATS
- 57 Down: Douglas ___ (3)
- FIR
- 58 Down: Marsupial, for short (3)
- ROO
- 59 Down: Begley and Sullivan (3)
- EDS
- 60 Down: Bracer (3)
- NIP
- 61 Down: Summer, in Somme (3)
- ETE
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