Saturday Crossword — May 12, 1979 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 5/12/1979. By A. J. Santora.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Austrian city (4)
GRAZ
5 Across: Usher in (4)
SEAT
9 Across: Caution light (5)
AMBER
14 Across: Western city (4)
RENO
15 Across: Time ___ half (4)
ANDA
16 Across: Let fly (5)
LOOSE
17 Across: Gowdy's place (15)
ANNOUNCERSBOOTH
20 Across: Post-office worker (7)
STAMPER
21 Across: Actress Ritter (6)
THELMA
22 Across: Also-ran (5)
LOSER
24 Across: Scorpio's neighbor (3)
ARA
25 Across: Arrival (6)
ADVENT
28 Across: Sci-fi guy (8)
EARTHMAN
33 Across: Chalon's river (5)
SAONE
34 Across: Adriatic port (4)
BARI
35 Across: Three-time champ (3)
ALI
36 Across: TV technician's equipment (15)
SCISSORLIFTUNIT
40 Across: Narration: Abbr. (3)
ACC
41 Across: Spoken (4)
SAID
42 Across: Speedily (5)
APACE
43 Across: Life jackets (8)
MAEWESTS
46 Across: Nurse (6)
FOSTER
47 Across: ___ de France (3)
ILE
48 Across: Kind of badge (5)
MERIT
50 Across: Descendant of a son of Jacob (6)
DANITE
53 Across: Anarchy (7)
MISRULE
57 Across: TV technicians' equipment (15)
HANDHELDCAMERAS
59 Across: "Farewell, Pierre" (5)
ADIEU
60 Across: Dye vat (4)
KIER
61 Across: "Caveat emptor" sign (4)
ASIS
62 Across: Types (5)
MOLDS
63 Across: Comply with (4)
OBEY
64 Across: Manufactured (4)
MADE

Down Answers

1 Down: Mardi ___ (4)
GRAS
2 Down: Lease (4)
RENT
3 Down: Diva Moffo (4)
ANNA
4 Down: TV technician's equipment (8)
ZOOMLENS
5 Down: Most rational (6)
SANEST
6 Down: Plume filler (5)
ENCRE
7 Down: Cool drink (3)
ADE
8 Down: Caustic (4)
TART
9 Down: Einstein (6)
ALBERT
10 Down: Do-re-mi (6)
MOOLAH
11 Down: TV technician's equipment (4)
BOOM
12 Down: This, in Juárez (4)
ESTA
13 Down: Mixture of sodium salts (3)
REH
18 Down: ___ sleeve (held secretly) (6)
UPONES
19 Down: Goren partner, at times (6)
SHARIF
23 Down: Fidelity, as in art (7)
REALISM
25 Down: Where Shillong is (5)
ASSAM
26 Down: Capital of Bangladesh (5)
DACCA
27 Down: Tenor, for one (5)
VOICE
29 Down: Jejune (4)
ARID
30 Down: ___-arms (soldier) (5)
MANAT
31 Down: Faye or Cooper (5)
ALICE
32 Down: Chile saltpeter (5)
NITER
34 Down: Enfant terrible (4)
BRAT
37 Down: Caucasian (6)
OSSETE
38 Down: Lao-tse's doctrine (6)
TAOISM
39 Down: Against the current (8)
UPSTREAM
44 Down: Out of breath (6)
WINDED
45 Down: Root and Yale (6)
ELIHUS
46 Down: Monastery (6)
FRIARY
49 Down: TV host (5)
EMCEE
50 Down: Set in a groove (4)
DADO
51 Down: Blue dye (4)
ANIL
52 Down: Original site of U. of Nevada (4)
ELKO
54 Down: Sky Bear (4)
URSA
55 Down: "The best ___ schemes . . . " (4)
LAID
56 Down: Being (4)
ESSE
57 Down: Kind of actor or radio (3)
HAM
58 Down: Drop bait lightly (3)
DIB

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