Friday Crossword — January 5, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 1/5/1979. By A. J. Santora.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Enclosure (4)
- CAGE
- 5 Across: Goes to the plate (4)
- BATS
- 9 Across: Crack (5)
- SOLVE
- 14 Across: Carry out an order (4)
- OBEY
- 15 Across: ___ were (4)
- ASIT
- 16 Across: Charged particle (5)
- ANION
- 17 Across: Mistle thrush (9)
- SCREECHER
- 19 Across: Relinquish (5)
- DEMIT
- 20 Across: Travesties (9)
- MOCKERIES
- 22 Across: Arena surface (3)
- ICE
- 23 Across: Nut pine (5)
- PINON
- 24 Across: Shin or mustard (7)
- PLASTER
- 26 Across: ___ room (play area) (3)
- REC
- 27 Across: Makeup item (8)
- LIPSTICK
- 30 Across: Solo at San Carlo (4)
- ARIA
- 32 Across: Chignon locale (4)
- NAPE
- 33 Across: "It is human nature to ___ fallen man": Aeschylus (5)
- KICKA
- 37 Across: Economic phenomenon (15)
- MIDDLECLASSPOOR
- 40 Across: ___ France (5)
- ILEDE
- 41 Across: Simple (4)
- EASY
- 42 Across: Wild plum (4)
- SLOE
- 43 Across: Real (8)
- EXISTENT
- 46 Across: U.S.S.R. river (3)
- OKA
- 47 Across: Inform (7)
- APPRISE
- 50 Across: Thomas (5)
- DANNY
- 52 Across: Tavern (3)
- BAR
- 53 Across: Flared fastener (9)
- COTTERPIN
- 56 Across: Rounded molding (5)
- OVOLO
- 58 Across: Fruitlessly (9)
- TONOAVAIL
- 61 Across: Epoxy is one (5)
- RESIN
- 62 Across: Land of the "brothers of Israel" (4)
- EDOM
- 63 Across: Taro plant (4)
- EDDO
- 64 Across: Lock of hair (5)
- TRESS
- 65 Across: Rambler (4)
- ROSE
- 66 Across: The "new gas" (4)
- NEON
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Romaine lettuce (3)
- COS
- 2 Down: As simple as ___ (3)
- ABC
- 3 Down: Disinfectant (9)
- GERMICIDE
- 4 Down: Keep an ___ (watch over) (5)
- EYEON
- 5 Down: Part of a round of golf (8)
- BACKNINE
- 6 Down: Wimbledon name (4)
- ASHE
- 7 Down: Bank (4)
- TIER
- 8 Down: Ecdysiast's act (10)
- STRIPTEASE
- 9 Down: Helpless misfits (8)
- SADSACKS
- 10 Down: United (3)
- ONE
- 11 Down: Restrict (5)
- LIMIT
- 12 Down: Utter (5)
- VOICE
- 13 Down: Record (5)
- ENTER
- 18 Down: Bionomics: Abbr. (4)
- ECOL
- 21 Down: Yale (3)
- ELI
- 23 Down: Daredevil's delight (5)
- PERIL
- 25 Down: Gambols (5)
- SKIPS
- 26 Down: Branches (4)
- RAMI
- 28 Down: Model of a sort (10)
- PACESETTER
- 29 Down: Panel strip (5)
- SPLAT
- 31 Down: Copperhead (5)
- ADDER
- 34 Down: Row of pillars (9)
- COLONNADE
- 35 Down: Like a weirdo (5)
- KOOKY
- 36 Down: Region (4)
- AREA
- 38 Down: Wordbooks; calepins (8)
- LEXICONS
- 39 Down: Set of concurrent things (8)
- SYNDROME
- 44 Down: Prefix with metrics or bar (3)
- ISO
- 45 Down: Polynesian's clothing item (4)
- TAPA
- 47 Down: Cut short (5)
- ABORT
- 48 Down: Device for spreading concrete (5)
- PAVER
- 49 Down: Bacon's forte (5)
- PROSE
- 51 Down: Actor who wrote "The Moon's a Balloon" (5)
- NIVEN
- 54 Down: Bustle (4)
- TODO
- 55 Down: Eve was his granny (4)
- ENOS
- 57 Down: Fleur de ___ (3)
- LIS
- 59 Down: Ceremony promise (3)
- IDO
- 60 Down: U.K. capital (3)
- LON
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