Monday Crossword — January 8, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/8/1979. By Evelyn Benshoof.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Lacking flavor (4)
- FLAT
- 5 Across: Showed sudden interest (5)
- SATUP
- 10 Across: Russian city (4)
- OREL
- 14 Across: Pledge (4)
- OATH
- 15 Across: Excuse (5)
- ALIBI
- 16 Across: Protuberance (4)
- NODE
- 17 Across: Vex (4)
- RILE
- 18 Across: Highball mix (5)
- TONIC
- 19 Across: Professorial gown (4)
- TOGA
- 20 Across: Insignificant (8)
- TRIFLING
- 22 Across: Flautist (6)
- TOOTER
- 24 Across: Eldest: Fr. (4)
- AINE
- 25 Across: Witticism (4)
- QUIP
- 26 Across: Pan-fries (6)
- SAUTES
- 29 Across: Steals (8)
- PURLOINS
- 33 Across: Biblical river feeding the Dead Sea (5)
- ARNON
- 34 Across: Move swiftly (4)
- FLEE
- 35 Across: Turkey (4)
- FLOP
- 36 Across: "Romeo, ___ thy name . . . ": Juliet (4)
- DOFF
- 37 Across: Manipulate (5)
- WIELD
- 38 Across: Bore (4)
- TIRE
- 39 Across: " . . . ___ is in heaven" (4)
- ASIT
- 40 Across: Russian inland sea (4)
- ARAL
- 41 Across: Facet (5)
- PHASE
- 42 Across: Bound (8)
- TETHERED
- 44 Across: Like a new lawn (6)
- SEEDED
- 45 Across: Limits (4)
- ENDS
- 46 Across: Ragout (4)
- STEW
- 47 Across: British derby (6)
- BOWLER
- 50 Across: Fall or faint (8)
- KEELOVER
- 54 Across: Western Samoan port (4)
- APIA
- 55 Across: Relish-tray item (5)
- OLIVE
- 57 Across: Renovate (4)
- REDO
- 58 Across: Prove not to be fireproof (4)
- BURN
- 59 Across: Climbing pepper (5)
- BETEL
- 60 Across: Gauzy fabric (4)
- LENO
- 61 Across: Exhausted (4)
- USED
- 62 Across: All possible (5)
- EVERY
- 63 Across: Perfumery weight (4)
- DRAM
Down Answers
- 1 Down: The Alamo was used as one (4)
- FORT
- 2 Down: Den (4)
- LAIR
- 3 Down: Brother of Brynhild (4)
- ATLI
- 4 Down: Symbol of riches (15)
- THEFATOFTHELAND
- 5 Down: Glossy fabrics (6)
- SATINS
- 6 Down: Berlin's "All ___": 1924 (5)
- ALONE
- 7 Down: High-pitched sound (4)
- TING
- 8 Down: Cicero's "Where?" (3)
- UBI
- 9 Down: Imagined (8)
- PICTURED
- 10 Down: Sitting pretty (15)
- ONTOPOFTHEWORLD
- 11 Down: Basis (4)
- ROOT
- 12 Down: Lip (4)
- EDGE
- 13 Down: King or poet (4)
- LEAR
- 21 Down: Legal claim (4)
- LIEN
- 23 Down: OPEC moneymaker (3)
- OIL
- 25 Down: Extinguish (5)
- QUELL
- 26 Down: Anwar (5)
- SADAT
- 27 Down: Cropped up (5)
- AROSE
- 28 Down: Incompetent (5)
- UNFIT
- 29 Down: Beg (5)
- PLEAD
- 30 Down: "The ___," Greek epic (5)
- ILIAD
- 31 Down: Scandinavian group (5)
- NORSE
- 32 Down: Celerity (5)
- SPEED
- 34 Down: Gives the sack to (5)
- FIRES
- 37 Down: Armoire (8)
- WARDROBE
- 41 Down: Pare (4)
- PEEL
- 43 Down: Compass point (3)
- ENE
- 44 Down: Singer ___ Dan (6)
- STEELY
- 46 Down: Cut (5)
- SEVER
- 47 Down: Hindu gentleman (4)
- BABU
- 48 Down: Composition (4)
- OPUS
- 49 Down: Fence material (4)
- WIRE
- 50 Down: Bird of prey (4)
- KITE
- 51 Down: Deviate (4)
- VEER
- 52 Down: Poet Millay (4)
- EDNA
- 53 Down: Available space (4)
- ROOM
- 56 Down: Bulgarian coin worth 100 stotinki (3)
- LEV
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