Wednesday Crossword — April 4, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/4/1979. By Jean J. Davison.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: "Air Time" network (3)
- CBS
- 4 Across: Valley near the Dead Sea (5)
- ARABA
- 9 Across: Ivan and Nicholas, e.g. (5)
- TSARS
- 14 Across: Rent (3)
- LET
- 15 Across: Woodcutter (5)
- HEWER
- 16 Across: Part of E.R.A. (5)
- EQUAL
- 17 Across: Lifts, in London (9)
- ELEVATORS
- 19 Across: Wool of poor quality (5)
- MUNGO
- 20 Across: High: Comb. form (4)
- ALTI
- 21 Across: Pollster Roper (4)
- ELMO
- 22 Across: Crown of the head (4)
- PATE
- 23 Across: Scamp (6)
- RASCAL
- 25 Across: ___ the weather (ill) (5)
- UNDER
- 27 Across: "___ in sudden seas of light": Tennyson (5)
- ISLED
- 29 Across: Webfoot's home (6)
- OREGON
- 33 Across: Unnerved (5)
- SHOOK
- 36 Across: Den (4)
- LAIR
- 38 Across: Emerson or Jefferson (4)
- SAGE
- 39 Across: Where Pizarro landed: 1532 (4)
- PERU
- 40 Across: Arbuckle of old films (5)
- FATTY
- 41 Across: Employ (4)
- HIRE
- 42 Across: Ages (4)
- ERAS
- 43 Across: Concerning (4)
- INRE
- 44 Across: Was overfond (5)
- DOTED
- 45 Across: Jig and shag (6)
- DANCES
- 47 Across: Rainbow: Comb. form (5)
- IRIDO
- 49 Across: Prefix for mural or state (5)
- INTRA
- 51 Across: Annoy (6)
- NETTLE
- 55 Across: Brandy from grape residue (4)
- MARC
- 57 Across: Premed course (4)
- ANAT
- 59 Across: Psyche's beloved (4)
- EROS
- 60 Across: Whim (5)
- FANCY
- 61 Across: Rectifier tubes used in high-energy research (9)
- IGNITRONS
- 63 Across: Lynn and Rice, to Red Sox fans (5)
- IDOLS
- 64 Across: Ooze (5)
- SLIME
- 65 Across: Legume (3)
- PEA
- 66 Across: Stephen Vincent ___ (5)
- BENET
- 67 Across: Type of fisherman (5)
- EELER
- 68 Across: Suffix for cook or fish (3)
- ERY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Understandable (5)
- CLEAR
- 2 Down: Abzug (5)
- BELLA
- 3 Down: Proofreaders' directions (5)
- STETS
- 4 Down: Cry of triumph (3)
- AHA
- 5 Down: Narrate anew (6)
- RETELL
- 6 Down: G.I. out on the sly (4)
- AWOL
- 7 Down: Area of eerie disappearances (15)
- BERMUDATRIANGLE
- 8 Down: One concern of an insurer (5)
- ARSON
- 9 Down: Moderate (6)
- TEMPER
- 10 Down: One of the good guys (13)
- SQUARESHOOTER
- 11 Down: "Charley's ___" (4)
- AUNT
- 12 Down: Furor (4)
- RAGE
- 13 Down: Road sign (3)
- SLO
- 18 Down: Relative of a rat race (13)
- VICIOUSCIRCLE
- 24 Down: Start of a J.F.K. quote (3)
- ASK
- 26 Down: Small boat (4)
- DORY
- 28 Down: Verve (4)
- ELAN
- 30 Down: Horse-show feature (4)
- GAIT
- 31 Down: Monster (4)
- OGRE
- 32 Down: Requirement (4)
- NEED
- 33 Down: Hied (4)
- SPED
- 34 Down: Romans called her Juno (4)
- HERA
- 35 Down: Algerian port (4)
- ORAN
- 37 Down: Duct of interest to a brain surgeon (4)
- ITER
- 40 Down: Clenched hand (4)
- FIST
- 44 Down: Ike's initials (3)
- DDE
- 46 Down: Encapsulate (6)
- ENCYST
- 48 Down: Sufficiently early (6)
- INTIME
- 50 Down: Lift (5)
- RAISE
- 52 Down: Figure of speech (5)
- TROPE
- 53 Down: Rugged or dogged individualist (5)
- LONER
- 54 Down: Peter Quennell product (5)
- ESSAY
- 55 Down: Fashioned (4)
- MADE
- 56 Down: Prolific author: Abbr. (4)
- ANON
- 58 Down: Puzzle makers' favorite dye (4)
- ANIL
- 60 Down: Little liar's lapse (3)
- FIB
- 62 Down: Region: Abbr. (3)
- TER
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