Thursday Crossword — March 15, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 3/15/1979. By C. J. Angio.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Abrade (4)
- RASP
- 5 Across: Take a deep breath (4)
- GASP
- 9 Across: Far-reaching (4)
- VAST
- 13 Across: Ancient town near Salerno (4)
- ELEA
- 14 Across: Not so narrow (5)
- WIDER
- 15 Across: HQ for Humboldt National Forest (4)
- ELKO
- 16 Across: Winged (4)
- ALAR
- 17 Across: Get ___ on (find out about) (5)
- ALINE
- 18 Across: Bustle (4)
- STIR
- 19 Across: Carriages or bonnets (8)
- CALASHES
- 21 Across: Strong (6)
- POTENT
- 23 Across: Caesar's warner (13)
- THESOOTHSAYER
- 25 Across: Prefix with tope or type (3)
- ISO
- 26 Across: Prettied up (7)
- PREENED
- 29 Across: "Republic" author (5)
- PLATO
- 32 Across: Studious student (5)
- PORER
- 34 Across: Wharton's "The ___ of Innocence" (3)
- AGE
- 35 Across: Part (4)
- ROLE
- 36 Across: Did some reflecting (5)
- MUSED
- 37 Across: Laurel (4)
- STAN
- 38 Across: Sen. Stewart's state (3)
- ALA
- 39 Across: Percheron or shire (5)
- HORSE
- 40 Across: All in (5)
- SPENT
- 41 Across: Egress for Ed Norton (7)
- MANHOLE
- 43 Across: Arabic word for hill (3)
- TEL
- 44 Across: Part of the warning by 23 Across (13)
- BEWARETHEIDES
- 50 Across: Items to tip (6)
- SCALES
- 52 Across: Human being (8)
- CREATURE
- 53 Across: Like some shows (4)
- LATE
- 54 Across: Kind of eclipse (5)
- SOLAR
- 56 Across: Smoker (4)
- STAG
- 57 Across: Ratify (4)
- AMEN
- 58 Across: Dodge (5)
- EVADE
- 59 Across: Bear on high (4)
- URSA
- 60 Across: Relative of a loma (4)
- MESA
- 61 Across: Surfeit (4)
- SATE
- 62 Across: Composer who taught Liszt (4)
- PAER
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Respond to a stimulus (5)
- REACT
- 2 Down: Syrian's Supreme Being (5)
- ALLAH
- 3 Down: Author of "A Lonely Rage" (5)
- SEALE
- 4 Down: Sycophant (8)
- PARASITE
- 5 Down: Waistcoat; dickey (5)
- GILET
- 6 Down: "___ for the gods" (5)
- ADISH
- 7 Down: Oriental coin (3)
- SEN
- 8 Down: Ready (8)
- PREPARED
- 9 Down: Cousin of 5 Down (6)
- VESTEE
- 10 Down: Substitute (9)
- ALTERNATE
- 11 Down: Fleece (4)
- SKIN
- 12 Down: Basis for a civil suit (4)
- TORT
- 14 Down: Elm or mackerel (5)
- WAHOO
- 20 Down: Not good, not bad (4)
- SOSO
- 22 Down: ___ and terminer (criminal court) (4)
- OYER
- 24 Down: Night on the town (5)
- SPREE
- 27 Down: First elected governor of Alaska (4)
- EGAN
- 28 Down: M.V.P. in 1978 World Series (4)
- DENT
- 29 Down: British baby carriage (4)
- PRAM
- 30 Down: Flirt in "Cavalleria Rusticana" (4)
- LOLA
- 31 Down: Actor who played "Butley" (9)
- ALANBATES
- 32 Down: Freer from defects (5)
- PURER
- 33 Down: "Wild Bill" Donovan's org. (3)
- OSS
- 36 Down: Symbol of slowness (8)
- MOLASSES
- 37 Down: Gets a divorce (8)
- SPLITSUP
- 39 Down: James Wong ___ of camera fame (4)
- HOWE
- 40 Down: "___ pin and pick it up" (4)
- SEEA
- 42 Down: City NE of Butte (6)
- HELENA
- 43 Down: "Hey ___," 1954 song (5)
- THERE
- 45 Down: Showy display (5)
- ECLAT
- 46 Down: Adam Smith topic (5)
- TRADE
- 47 Down: Ex-president of Brazil (5)
- DUTRA
- 48 Down: Destroy (5)
- ERASE
- 49 Down: Popeye's creator (5)
- SEGAR
- 50 Down: Goren's clean sweep (4)
- SLAM
- 51 Down: Arrived (4)
- CAME
- 55 Down: Ingredients of Ovid's omelet (3)
- OVA
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