Thursday Crossword — May 10, 1979 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 5/10/1979. By Weil.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Like many a salad (6)
TOSSED
7 Across: Negligent (6)
REMISS
13 Across: Artist's quarters (7)
ATELIER
15 Across: Spanish court star (7)
ORANTES
17 Across: Kind of idol (7)
MATINEE
18 Across: Rome tourist site (7)
LATERAN
19 Across: Grip's concern (4)
PROP
20 Across: Vital sign (5)
PULSE
22 Across: Gibbon (3)
APE
23 Across: Writer Rand (3)
AYN
24 Across: Beard with an appropriate name (6)
GOATEE
26 Across: Wretched (4)
VILE
27 Across: Legal relinquishment of a right (6)
WAIVER
28 Across: Soviet region, for short (5)
TATAR
29 Across: Mean or worth follower (5)
WHILE
30 Across: Kind of triangle (7)
SCALENE
32 Across: Invent (6)
CREATE
34 Across: Portended (6)
OMENED
35 Across: The good doctors (7)
HEALERS
37 Across: Small birds (5)
WRENS
38 Across: More fitting (5)
APTER
39 Across: Exit (6)
EGRESS
41 Across: Memorable Cowardly Lion (4)
LAHR
42 Across: One of the small fry (6)
SQUIRT
43 Across: Not anti (3)
FOR
46 Across: High dudgeon (3)
IRE
47 Across: Spring or source (5)
FOUNT
48 Across: Kind of grouse or hen (4)
SAGE
49 Across: Color called animal rouge (7)
CARMINE
51 Across: Antagonistic (7)
HOSTILE
54 Across: The ___ City (Rome) (7)
ETERNAL
55 Across: Registered (7)
ENTERED
56 Across: Lemons once shipped from Mich. (6)
EDSELS
57 Across: Lunchroom (6)
EATERY

Down Answers

1 Down: ___ Bay, N.F.L. team (5)
TAMPA
2 Down: Eared seal (5)
OTARY
3 Down: American saint (5)
SETON
4 Down: Space between wharves (4)
SLIP
5 Down: German article (3)
EIN
6 Down: Sandra or Ruby (3)
DEE
7 Down: Hair curlers (7)
ROLLERS
8 Down: Obliterate (5)
ERASE
9 Down: Starbuck, in "Moby Dick" (4)
MATE
10 Down: Suffix for hero or Joseph (3)
INE
11 Down: Restricts; hampers (9)
STRAITENS
12 Down: Flying boat (8)
SEAPLANE
14 Down: Do road work (6)
REPAVE
16 Down: Looked cynical (7)
SNEERED
21 Down: Salt Lake City player (3)
UTE
24 Down: Relative of a romeo (6)
GAITER
25 Down: Engine tender on a tanker (5)
OILER
26 Down: Roman emperor: 364–378 (6)
VALENS
27 Down: Hunter deplored by cetologists et al. (6)
WHALER
28 Down: Least feral (6)
TAMEST
29 Down: Successfully endured exposure (9)
WEATHERED
31 Down: K.P. utensil (5)
CORER
32 Down: Church vessel (7)
CHALICE
33 Down: Peace treaty verb (8)
REPARATE
36 Down: Follow-ups (7)
SEQUELS
37 Down: Contort or distort (6)
WRITHE
40 Down: Bren or Sten (3)
GUN
42 Down: Of sound (5)
SONAL
43 Down: Laissez-___ (5)
FAIRE
44 Down: Romance is in his glance (5)
OGLER
45 Down: Frail (5)
REEDY
47 Down: Court levy (4)
FINE
48 Down: "No dele" (4)
STET
50 Down: Robinson or Miniver (3)
MRS
52 Down: Bill (3)
ONE
53 Down: Depot: Abbr. (3)
STA

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