Wednesday Crossword — February 14, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/14/1979. By Jean J. Davison.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: O'Casey (4)
- SEAN
- 5 Across: Cache (5)
- STASH
- 10 Across: Best seller in '77, by Cook (4)
- COMA
- 14 Across: ___ Moro, late Italian leader (4)
- ALDO
- 15 Across: Major artery (5)
- AORTA
- 16 Across: Warning (4)
- OMEN
- 17 Across: Pairs (4)
- DUOS
- 18 Across: Gloomy (5)
- DREAR
- 19 Across: Tardy (4)
- LATE
- 20 Across: To the point (5)
- ADREM
- 22 Across: Competent (4)
- ABLE
- 23 Across: Nancy the sleuth (4)
- DREW
- 24 Across: Made taut (6)
- TENSED
- 26 Across: Auxiliary proposition, in logic (5)
- LEMMA
- 28 Across: Farewell (5)
- ADIEU
- 30 Across: Gorme or Torme (6)
- SINGER
- 34 Across: Hymnbook scrutinizer (9)
- CHORISTER
- 38 Across: Worship (5)
- ADORE
- 39 Across: Lasso (4)
- ROPE
- 40 Across: Intimidated (5)
- COWED
- 42 Across: Port ___, Egypt (4)
- SAID
- 43 Across: Watchful (5)
- ALERT
- 45 Across: Half of the usual golf game (9)
- NINEHOLES
- 47 Across: Major divisions, in biology (6)
- GENERA
- 49 Across: Water wheel (5)
- NORIA
- 50 Across: "She ___ Say Yes," 1931 song (5)
- DIDNT
- 52 Across: Absorbs and combines (6)
- MERGES
- 56 Across: Gem (4)
- OPAL
- 59 Across: Tall grass (4)
- REED
- 61 Across: Former Pacific alliance (5)
- SEATO
- 62 Across: Surrealist (4)
- DALI
- 63 Across: Perfume ingredient (5)
- ORRIS
- 65 Across: "This Is ___ Life" (4)
- YOUR
- 66 Across: Leaky faucet problem (4)
- DRIP
- 67 Across: Like Harvard walls (5)
- IVIED
- 68 Across: Ye ___ Tea Shoppe (4)
- OLDE
- 69 Across: Tennis units (4)
- SETS
- 70 Across: Tries (5)
- TESTS
- 71 Across: "Sweet are the ___ of adversity" (4)
- USES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Camp David confrere: 1978 (5)
- SADAT
- 2 Down: Evade (5)
- ELUDE
- 3 Down: Embellish (5)
- ADORN
- 4 Down: Beginning of a verse (15)
- NOSESAREREDLIPS
- 5 Down: Pathetic (3)
- SAD
- 6 Down: Pentateuch: Var. (4)
- TORA
- 7 Down: Continuation of verse (15)
- AREBLUEWINTERIS
- 8 Down: Trite (5)
- STALE
- 9 Down: Groups dominated by male fur seals (6)
- HAREMS
- 10 Down: End of verse (15)
- COLDANDSOAREYOU
- 11 Down: ___ Khayyám (4)
- OMAR
- 12 Down: Allot (4)
- METE
- 13 Down: Freshly (4)
- ANEW
- 21 Down: Middle: Comb. form (4)
- MEDI
- 25 Down: L.P., for instance (4)
- DISC
- 27 Down: "Mamma ___!" (3)
- MIA
- 29 Down: Collar or jacket (4)
- ETON
- 31 Down: Aim (4)
- GOAL
- 32 Down: Canal or Indian (4)
- ERIE
- 33 Down: Cincinnati team (4)
- REDS
- 34 Down: Sharp rock (4)
- CRAG
- 35 Down: ___-in-one (4)
- HOLE
- 36 Down: Candid (4)
- OPEN
- 37 Down: Splitsville, U.S.A. (4)
- RENO
- 41 Down: Skin (4)
- DERM
- 44 Down: Prefix for cycle or dent (3)
- TRI
- 46 Down: Speeds (4)
- HIES
- 48 Down: Skillful (6)
- ADROIT
- 51 Down: Gall (5)
- NERVE
- 53 Down: English prisons (5)
- GAOLS
- 54 Down: Pianist's practice piece (5)
- ETUDE
- 55 Down: Homophone for soars (5)
- SORES
- 56 Down: Tout's concern (4)
- ODDS
- 57 Down: Peel (4)
- PARE
- 58 Down: Landed (4)
- ALIT
- 60 Down: Regimen (4)
- DIET
- 64 Down: Radical student org. (3)
- SDS
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