Wednesday Crossword — June 20, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 6/20/1979. By Meltzer.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Follower of rip or whip (4)
- CORD
- 5 Across: Particle in a cyclotron: Abbr. (3)
- MOL
- 8 Across: Salesman to whom "attention must be paid" (5)
- LOMAN
- 13 Across: Once more (4)
- ANEW
- 14 Across: Immensely desirous (4)
- AVID
- 16 Across: ___ board (5)
- OUIJA
- 17 Across: Longest river in Africa (4)
- NILE
- 18 Across: Snow field (4)
- NEVE
- 19 Across: Language that Latin replaced (5)
- OSCAN
- 20 Across: Drudge (4)
- TOIL
- 21 Across: Con men (10)
- TRICKSTERS
- 23 Across: Elated (11)
- ONCLOUDNINE
- 25 Across: ___-tse, founder of Taoism (3)
- LAO
- 26 Across: Faced with difficulties (6)
- INAJAM
- 31 Across: "Eureka!" to Descartes (5)
- VOILA
- 35 Across: Doxy adherents (4)
- ISTS
- 38 Across: A Jones who owns a locker (4)
- DAVY
- 39 Across: Elated (15)
- INSEVENTHHEAVEN
- 42 Across: "Auld Lang ___" (4)
- SYNE
- 43 Across: Pulitzer winner of 1958 (4)
- AGEE
- 44 Across: Lucine of the Met (5)
- AMARA
- 45 Across: Part of a cast of thousands (6)
- EXTRAS
- 47 Across: B.&O. and PATH (3)
- RRS
- 49 Across: Elated (11)
- TENFEETTALL
- 56 Across: Like Marat, Paine or Trotsky (10)
- REBELLIOUS
- 60 Across: Song for 44 Across (4)
- ARIA
- 61 Across: Writer Loos (5)
- ANITA
- 62 Across: Caretaker, for short (4)
- SUPE
- 63 Across: Hunger symptom (4)
- PANG
- 64 Across: "A shaggy ___ soft hide . . . ": Pope (5)
- GOATS
- 65 Across: Having a share of (4)
- INON
- 66 Across: Advantage (4)
- EDGE
- 67 Across: Taxable item (5)
- ASSET
- 68 Across: Explosive letters (3)
- TNT
- 69 Across: It's in a jamb (4)
- DOOR
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Division of a long poem (5)
- CANTO
- 2 Down: It makes friers into criers (5)
- ONION
- 3 Down: Memento (5)
- RELIC
- 4 Down: Elaborate (on) (5)
- DWELL
- 5 Down: Italian city or loose gown (6)
- MANTUA
- 6 Down: Acting supererogatorily (9)
- OVERDOING
- 7 Down: " . . . an' the ___ is easy" (5)
- LIVIN
- 8 Down: Untie (6)
- LOOSEN
- 9 Down: Evict (4)
- OUST
- 10 Down: Blind trio (4)
- MICE
- 11 Down: Discordant (4)
- AJAR
- 12 Down: Code words for n's (4)
- NANS
- 15 Down: Tenth part: Comb. form (4)
- DECI
- 22 Down: Pushcart fare (5)
- KNISH
- 24 Down: King of Norway (4)
- OLAV
- 27 Down: First lady's man (4)
- ADAM
- 28 Down: Mocha (4)
- JAVA
- 29 Down: State peremptorily (4)
- AVER
- 30 Down: Not one of the major birds (4)
- MYNA
- 31 Down: Two-jawed device (4)
- VISE
- 32 Down: Cameo stone (4)
- ONYX
- 33 Down: "___ It Romantic?" (4)
- ISNT
- 34 Down: Lustful look (4)
- LEER
- 36 Down: Sault ___ Marie (3)
- STE
- 37 Down: At once (9)
- THEREUPON
- 40 Down: Studio item (5)
- EASEL
- 41 Down: One of Kipling's "twain" (4)
- EAST
- 46 Down: After much delay (6)
- ATLAST
- 48 Down: Hold a grudge (6)
- RESENT
- 50 Down: Nil ___ bonum (4)
- NISI
- 51 Down: Source (5)
- FOUNT
- 52 Down: Opposite of live (5)
- TAPED
- 53 Down: Texas farmer's acres (5)
- ARADO
- 54 Down: Jazzman's jive, e.g. (5)
- LINGO
- 55 Down: Rathskeller order (5)
- LAGER
- 56 Down: Piece for a sitar player (4)
- RAGA
- 57 Down: Son of Seth (4)
- ENOS
- 58 Down: Prepossession (4)
- BIAS
- 59 Down: Suffix with leather and major (4)
- ETTE
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