Friday Crossword — March 16, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 3/16/1979. By Martha J. DeWitt.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Late pop singer Elliot (4)
- CASS
- 5 Across: Kind of flood (5)
- FLASH
- 10 Across: "___ tale's best for winter": Shak. (4)
- ASAD
- 14 Across: In ___ (having troubles) (4)
- AJAM
- 15 Across: Stop the engines at sea (5)
- LIETO
- 16 Across: Coin of Cuba (4)
- PESO
- 17 Across: Tatterdemalion (10)
- RAGAMUFFIN
- 19 Across: Regard as abominable (4)
- HATE
- 20 Across: Divvy up costs (7)
- PRORATE
- 21 Across: Attack (7)
- BELABOR
- 23 Across: Stadium part (4)
- TIER
- 24 Across: An aye for an aye, in Mexico (4)
- SISI
- 25 Across: Add (6)
- APPEND
- 28 Across: Dump (8)
- JETTISON
- 32 Across: Follower of sun or moon (5)
- SHINE
- 33 Across: Grow tiresome (4)
- PALL
- 34 Across: Teen-age affliction (4)
- ACNE
- 35 Across: Dactyl (3)
- TOE
- 36 Across: Lichenous (5)
- MOSSY
- 37 Across: Exploit (3)
- USE
- 38 Across: Terminates (4)
- ENDS
- 40 Across: Barbados ___ (ornamental plant) (4)
- ALOE
- 41 Across: Gave it a whirl (5)
- TRIED
- 43 Across: Chemical change (8)
- REACTION
- 45 Across: "___ Baby," 1916 song (6)
- PRETTY
- 46 Across: Oft-forgotten member of a Churchill quartet (4)
- TOIL
- 47 Across: Site of Anna's adventures (4)
- SIAM
- 48 Across: In ___ (ahead) (7)
- THELEAD
- 51 Across: False "handles" (7)
- ALIASES
- 55 Across: Painter of "El Mocho" (4)
- HURD
- 56 Across: Maneuver in a dogfight (10)
- BARRELROLL
- 58 Across: Windigo (4)
- OGRE
- 59 Across: Patois (5)
- LINGO
- 60 Across: Tropical nut (4)
- KOLA
- 61 Across: Bamboolike grass (4)
- REED
- 62 Across: Krupp Works site (5)
- ESSEN
- 63 Across: Hart (4)
- STAG
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Goldfish, for one (4)
- CARP
- 2 Down: Emile ___, author of "Momo": 1978 (4)
- AJAR
- 3 Down: Starch from palms (4)
- SAGO
- 4 Down: Make more stylish (7)
- SMARTEN
- 5 Down: Like some columns or chair legs (6)
- FLUTED
- 6 Down: Permanent pen person (5)
- LIFER
- 7 Down: W.W. I overseas army (3)
- AEF
- 8 Down: Red-backed sandpiper (4)
- STIB
- 9 Down: In truth (8)
- HONESTLY
- 10 Down: Loss of power to use or understand words (7)
- APHASIA
- 11 Down: Hardtack (10)
- SEABISCUIT
- 12 Down: Anent (4)
- ASTO
- 13 Down: Energetic one (4)
- DOER
- 18 Down: Ship to be remembered (5)
- MAINE
- 22 Down: Kindled (3)
- LIT
- 25 Down: Michaelmas daisy (5)
- ASTER
- 26 Down: Communicate, in a way (5)
- PHONE
- 27 Down: Short-time lodging (10)
- PIEDATERRE
- 28 Down: Skipper who sailed to Colchis (5)
- JASON
- 29 Down: Additionally (4)
- ELSE
- 30 Down: Start (5)
- ONSET
- 31 Down: Impoverished (5)
- NEEDY
- 33 Down: Game divided into chukkers (4)
- POLO
- 36 Down: O.K. at the P.O., as a letter (8)
- MAILABLE
- 39 Down: Berated (7)
- SCOLDED
- 41 Down: Lonesome Pine way (5)
- TRAIL
- 42 Down: Observations (7)
- REMARKS
- 44 Down: Connection (3)
- TIE
- 45 Down: Commit a foul on the gridiron (6)
- PILEON
- 47 Down: Beetle Bailey's boss (5)
- SARGE
- 48 Down: Owner of a magic hammer (4)
- THOR
- 49 Down: Like the Parthenon sculptures (4)
- HUGE
- 50 Down: Place for a throne (4)
- DAIS
- 52 Down: Chimney stuffing (4)
- SOOT
- 53 Down: Fitzgerald (4)
- ELLA
- 54 Down: Dross (4)
- SLAG
- 57 Down: Modern Nightingales, for short (3)
- RNS
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