Friday Crossword — February 2, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/2/1979. By Jordan S. Lasher.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Queued up (4)
- AROW
- 5 Across: Anne Brontë's "___ Grey" (5)
- AGNES
- 10 Across: Glaswegian (4)
- SCOT
- 14 Across: Painter Joan (4)
- MIRO
- 15 Across: Lip (5)
- CHEEK
- 16 Across: Ann or May (4)
- CAPE
- 17 Across: Tevye's musing (15)
- IFIWEREARICHMAN
- 20 Across: Highway warning (3)
- SLO
- 21 Across: Drysdale of diamond fame (3)
- DON
- 22 Across: Saroyan's "My ___ Is Aram" (4)
- NAME
- 23 Across: Leaders of Jutes who invaded Britain (15)
- HENGISTANDHORSA
- 29 Across: Provisos (3)
- IFS
- 30 Across: High schooler (4)
- TEEN
- 31 Across: Followers of ens (3)
- OES
- 32 Across: With magnanimity (5)
- NOBLY
- 35 Across: Alas! (4)
- AHME
- 36 Across: Ilk (4)
- SORT
- 37 Across: Indignant (4)
- IRED
- 38 Across: Coleridge's "gentle thing" (5)
- SLEEP
- 39 Across: Wood knot (4)
- KNAR
- 40 Across: Famous reply to Nazis: Dec. 1944 (4)
- NUTS
- 41 Across: Inter ___ (4)
- ALIA
- 42 Across: Nightclub, for short (5)
- DISCO
- 43 Across: Raw material (3)
- ORE
- 44 Across: "Roots" star on TV (4)
- AMOS
- 45 Across: Marvin or Trevino (3)
- LEE
- 46 Across: Movie directed by Sinatra (15)
- NONEBUTTHEBRAVE
- 52 Across: Sockdolager (4)
- ONER
- 53 Across: Singer Sumac (3)
- YMA
- 54 Across: Atlantic catch (3)
- COD
- 55 Across: Statement defied by this puzzle (15)
- NOIFSANDSORBUTS
- 60 Across: Cathedral town in Italy (4)
- ATRI
- 61 Across: Ending for rend or vend (5)
- ITION
- 62 Across: To ___ (precisely) (4)
- ATEE
- 63 Across: Scrooge, for short (4)
- EBEN
- 64 Across: Nitid (5)
- SHINY
- 65 Across: Artificial fishing fly (4)
- HERL
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Followers of Jacob Amman (5)
- AMISH
- 2 Down: M-1, e.g. (5)
- RIFLE
- 3 Down: Pursuer of the Pleiades (5)
- ORION
- 4 Down: "Holy mackerel!" (3)
- WOW
- 5 Down: Puzzle heading (6)
- ACROSS
- 6 Down: Port in NW Belgium (5)
- GHENT
- 7 Down: Teachers' org. (3)
- NEA
- 8 Down: Suffix with racket or rocket (3)
- EER
- 9 Down: Superficial (8)
- SKINDEEP
- 10 Down: Lunkhead (5)
- SCHMO
- 11 Down: Former German protectorate in Africa (9)
- CAMEROONS
- 12 Down: ___-Locka, Florida (3)
- OPA
- 13 Down: KO count (3)
- TEN
- 18 Down: Uplift (5)
- EDIFY
- 19 Down: Songwriter Sammy (4)
- CAHN
- 24 Down: Embellishes (5)
- GILDS
- 25 Down: One "with no invisible means of support": Sheen (7)
- ATHEIST
- 26 Down: Ancient Greek valley (5)
- NEMEA
- 27 Down: Ice pinnacle (5)
- SERAC
- 28 Down: Player under a dome (5)
- ASTRO
- 32 Down: Silk voile (5)
- NINON
- 33 Down: Bolivian city (5)
- ORURO
- 34 Down: Bugbear (9)
- BETENOIRE
- 35 Down: Distribute (5)
- ALLOT
- 36 Down: Killy, e.g. (5)
- SKIER
- 38 Down: Japanese warriors (8)
- SAMURAIS
- 42 Down: Shut out (5)
- DEBAR
- 44 Down: Fortas and Ribicoff (4)
- ABES
- 45 Down: Like 51 Down? (6)
- LEMONY
- 47 Down: After all: Fr. (5)
- ENFIN
- 48 Down: Chinese green tea (5)
- HYSON
- 49 Down: Perspicacious (5)
- ACUTE
- 50 Down: Person sued by candidates (5)
- VOTER
- 51 Down: Detroit dud (5)
- EDSEL
- 55 Down: Dundee denial (3)
- NAE
- 56 Down: Wagering initials in N.Y.C. (3)
- OTB
- 57 Down: ___ degree (3)
- NTH
- 58 Down: Twice CCLI (3)
- DII
- 59 Down: Humbug's companion (3)
- BAH
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