Thursday Crossword — May 31, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 5/31/1979. By John R. Prosser.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Opera prop (5)
- SPEAR
- 6 Across: "Gil ___" (4)
- BLAS
- 10 Across: Nag (4)
- CARP
- 14 Across: Swap (5)
- TRADE
- 15 Across: Sow's smallest offspring (4)
- RUNT
- 16 Across: Reed instrument (4)
- OBOE
- 17 Across: Figure for Dorothy Hamill (5)
- EIGHT
- 18 Across: Comedian Johnson (4)
- ARTE
- 19 Across: Talon (4)
- CLAW
- 20 Across: Word with fast and sound (6)
- ASLEEP
- 22 Across: Game involving 24 men (8)
- CHECKERS
- 24 Across: Nasty grin (4)
- LEER
- 25 Across: Come into (7)
- INHERIT
- 27 Across: Regard highly (6)
- ESTEEM
- 29 Across: This can't be disputed (5)
- TASTE
- 33 Across: Fred ___, "Chicago" lyricist (3)
- EBB
- 36 Across: Fit to be ___ (4)
- TIED
- 37 Across: Posted (6)
- MAILED
- 38 Across: Make headway (7)
- PROCEED
- 40 Across: Chef's activity, at times (7)
- LADLING
- 41 Across: Gobs (6)
- OODLES
- 42 Across: Bison's pride (4)
- MANE
- 43 Across: H.S.T. successor (3)
- DDE
- 44 Across: Win every game in a series (5)
- SWEEP
- 45 Across: Dear (6)
- COSTLY
- 47 Across: Contrition (7)
- REMORSE
- 49 Across: "O dear!" (4)
- ALAS
- 53 Across: Word with show or monkey (8)
- BUSINESS
- 56 Across: Threnody (6)
- LAMENT
- 58 Across: Author Hoffer (4)
- ERIC
- 59 Across: Now's partner (4)
- THEN
- 61 Across: Idea (5)
- IMAGE
- 62 Across: Pearl Mosque site (4)
- AGRA
- 63 Across: Trust, with "on" (4)
- RELY
- 64 Across: Composer of "Mighty Lak a Rose" (5)
- NEVIN
- 65 Across: Strip of film (4)
- REEL
- 66 Across: Gaelic (4)
- ERSE
- 67 Across: Kilmer poem (5)
- TREES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Cry from Brock's fans (5)
- STEAL
- 2 Down: Lever (5)
- PRISE
- 3 Down: Symbol on U.S. coins (5)
- EAGLE
- 4 Down: Stick (6)
- ADHERE
- 5 Down: Network of nerves (4)
- RETE
- 6 Down: Bandeau (3)
- BRA
- 7 Down: Canted; careened (7)
- LURCHED
- 8 Down: Key work (6)
- ANTHEM
- 9 Down: Tip (5)
- STEER
- 10 Down: Stinger, e.g. (8)
- COCKTAIL
- 11 Down: Apt (4)
- ABLE
- 12 Down: Strain the voice (4)
- ROAR
- 13 Down: Church accommodations (4)
- PEWS
- 21 Down: Feels sympathy for (6)
- PITIES
- 23 Down: Bastion (7)
- CITADEL
- 26 Down: Requirement (4)
- NEED
- 28 Down: Make more precipitous (7)
- STEEPEN
- 30 Down: Coasted (4)
- SLID
- 31 Down: Be inclined (4)
- TEND
- 32 Down: Border (4)
- EDGE
- 33 Down: Poetry of a people (4)
- EPOS
- 34 Down: Forehead (4)
- BROW
- 35 Down: Portend (4)
- BODE
- 37 Down: Fireplace shelf (6)
- MANTEL
- 39 Down: Kind of collar or error (8)
- CLERICAL
- 40 Down: Colleen (4)
- LASS
- 42 Down: Snacks (7)
- MORSELS
- 45 Down: Pamper (6)
- COSHER
- 46 Down: Complain loudly (6)
- YAMMER
- 48 Down: A concern of Coleridge (5)
- METRE
- 50 Down: Sabbatical (5)
- LEAVE
- 51 Down: Actress Dickinson (5)
- ANGIE
- 52 Down: Tommy guns for Tommies (5)
- STENS
- 53 Down: Yellowstone Park denizen (4)
- BEAR
- 54 Down: Exhort (4)
- URGE
- 55 Down: Bold Bidder, to Spectacular Bid (4)
- SIRE
- 57 Down: "___ Misbehavin'" (4)
- AINT
- 60 Down: Comedian Louis (3)
- NYE
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