Friday Crossword — June 22, 1979 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 6/22/1979. By Russell.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Hoofbeat on cobblestones (4)
CLOP
5 Across: Crucial (5)
ACUTE
10 Across: Exclamation in Dublin (4)
ARRA
14 Across: Israeli folk dance (4)
HORA
15 Across: Sniffed (5)
NOSED
16 Across: Nobelist in Chemistry: 1944 (4)
HAHN
17 Across: Officially approved, as a college (10)
ACCREDITED
19 Across: Chief Norse god (4)
ODIN
20 Across: Vincent Price chiller: 1963 (14)
DIARYOFAMADMAN
22 Across: Ineloquent pauses (3)
ERS
23 Across: Architect Saarinen (4)
EERO
24 Across: Regard with repugnance (5)
ABHOR
28 Across: Street urchin (4)
WAIF
31 Across: A two-master: Abbr. (3)
SCH
33 Across: Gang (4)
CREW
34 Across: Zombielike state of mind (6)
TRANCE
36 Across: Letter (3)
CEE
37 Across: Vincent Price hair-raiser: 1963 (15)
COMEDYOFTERRORS
40 Across: Saint Louis was one (3)
ROI
41 Across: Set of nine (6)
ENNEAD
42 Across: Heroic poetry (4)
EPOS
43 Across: Wee hrs. (3)
AMS
44 Across: Kingly role (4)
LEAR
45 Across: Silly ones (5)
GEESE
46 Across: Tiff (4)
SPAT
48 Across: Spy guys (3)
CIA
50 Across: Vincent Price thriller: 1973 (14)
THEATREOFBLOOD
58 Across: Section of the Met (4)
TIER
59 Across: Sound, practical judgment: Colloq. (10)
HORSESENSE
60 Across: Prefix with phobia (4)
ACRO
61 Across: Make joyful (5)
ELATE
62 Across: "___ Eruditorum," Roman journal (4)
ACTA
63 Across: Kin of "geetars" (4)
UKES
64 Across: Gold or silver (5)
METAL
65 Across: "A ___ of dreadful note": Shak. (4)
DEED

Down Answers

1 Down: Actor Everett (4)
CHAD
2 Down: Places, in legal phrases (4)
LOCI
3 Down: Killer whale (4)
ORCA
4 Down: Catherine ___, last wife of Henry VIII (4)
PARR
5 Down: Communicative catchall (5)
ANDOR
6 Down: Styles the hair (5)
COIFS
7 Down: Harness racing org. (4)
USTA
8 Down: Rain cats and dogs (4)
TEEM
9 Down: Icelandic epic (4)
EDDA
10 Down: Adler's "A House Is Not ___" (5)
AHOME
11 Down: Viewing screen used at airports (10)
RADARSCOPE
12 Down: Ionesco play (10)
RHINOCEROS
13 Down: Actress Blyth (3)
ANN
18 Down: One who ogles (4)
EYER
21 Down: Yield (5)
DEFER
24 Down: Capital of Ghana (5)
ACCRA
25 Down: Vehicle for Endora? (10)
BROOMSTICK
26 Down: Realm; province (10)
HEMISPHERE
27 Down: "The little I know, I ___ to my ignorance": Guitry (3)
OWE
28 Down: Thin cake (5)
WAFER
29 Down: Theater org. (4)
ANTA
30 Down: Frosted (4)
ICED
32 Down: Hermann ___, German novelist (5)
HESSE
34 Down: Northumberland river (4)
TYNE
35 Down: Columnist Barrett (4)
RONA
38 Down: Word with ray or wing (5)
DELTA
39 Down: Arikara (3)
REE
45 Down: Has a bull session (4)
GABS
47 Down: Planes, for short (5)
AEROS
48 Down: ___ Mesa, L.A. suburb (5)
COSTA
49 Down: "___ a Song Coming On" (5)
IFEEL
51 Down: Horror film of 1954 (4)
THEM
52 Down: Work for Mr. Price (4)
ROLE
53 Down: Part of Q.E.D. (4)
ERAT
54 Down: Top job for Vincent (4)
LEAD
55 Down: Fairy tale's first word (4)
ONCE
56 Down: Bone: Comb. form (4)
OSTE
57 Down: "The Walking ___," 1936 horror film (4)
DEAD
58 Down: St. Anthony's cross (3)
TAU

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