Thursday Crossword — July 5, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/5/1979. By Joy L. Wouk.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: "Ad ___ per aspera" (5)
- ASTRA
- 6 Across: Gaiter (4)
- SPAT
- 10 Across: Pet source (4)
- SPCA
- 14 Across: Hip, hip, hooray (5)
- CHEER
- 15 Across: Tuscan river (4)
- ARNO
- 16 Across: Decisive point (4)
- CRUX
- 17 Across: Veterinarian's concern (5)
- COLIC
- 18 Across: Alien dreader (9)
- XENOPHOBE
- 20 Across: "Enigma Variations" composer (5)
- ELGAR
- 22 Across: January white ___ (4)
- SALE
- 23 Across: "___ Blas" (3)
- GIL
- 24 Across: Owing (6)
- INDEBT
- 26 Across: Restricts (6)
- STINTS
- 28 Across: Have (3)
- OWN
- 30 Across: Needle case (4)
- ETUI
- 31 Across: Tokyo, once (3)
- EDO
- 32 Across: Fells and removes trees (4)
- LOGS
- 34 Across: Crimson and scarlet (4)
- REDS
- 36 Across: Dangerous (5)
- RISKY
- 39 Across: Attic (4)
- LOFT
- 40 Across: Spanish or Bermuda (5)
- ONION
- 42 Across: Elevator man (4)
- OTIS
- 43 Across: Parisian's "Well then!" (5)
- ALORS
- 45 Across: Hindu god of fire (4)
- AGNI
- 46 Across: 1,760 yards (4)
- MILE
- 47 Across: Molasses distillate (3)
- RUM
- 48 Across: Fleming and Smith (4)
- IANS
- 50 Across: Two N.T. books (3)
- COR
- 51 Across: Muddled (6)
- SOTTED
- 54 Across: Shock (6)
- TRAUMA
- 56 Across: Rhea's relative (3)
- EMU
- 57 Across: Actress Kirk (4)
- LISA
- 59 Across: Ai (5)
- SLOTH
- 61 Across: Contrite ones (9)
- PENITENTS
- 64 Across: Attempt (5)
- TRIAL
- 66 Across: "Rock of ___" (4)
- AGES
- 67 Across: Wilde's "Ballad of Reading ___" (4)
- GAOL
- 68 Across: Bouquet (5)
- AROMA
- 69 Across: Bind (4)
- LASH
- 70 Across: Nashville's Grand Ole ___ (4)
- OPRY
- 71 Across: March 6 in old Rome (5)
- NONES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Gram. case (3)
- ACC
- 2 Down: Clog (4)
- SHOE
- 3 Down: Gypsies' forte (15)
- TELLINGFORTUNES
- 4 Down: Royal sway (5)
- REIGN
- 5 Down: Covered shopping area (6)
- ARCADE
- 6 Down: Begian musical-instrument maker: 1791–1865 (3)
- SAX
- 7 Down: Nimble-fingered one (15)
- PRESTIDIGITATOR
- 8 Down: King of Siam's friend (4)
- ANNA
- 9 Down: Cat's-paws (5)
- TOOLS
- 10 Down: Manhattan's P.S. 6 is one (3)
- SCH
- 11 Down: Seer's forte (15)
- PROGNOSTICATION
- 12 Down: Ancient measure of length (5)
- CUBIT
- 13 Down: Figure skaters' spectacular spins (5)
- AXELS
- 19 Down: Grimes or Pan (5)
- PETER
- 21 Down: Prefix with grade or cede (5)
- RETRO
- 25 Down: ___ Vista, Mex. (battle site in 1847) (5)
- BUENA
- 27 Down: Dialect (5)
- IDIOM
- 28 Down: Southwestern stewpot (4)
- OLLA
- 29 Down: Sheep's clothing (4)
- WOOL
- 33 Down: Vain gait (5)
- STRUT
- 35 Down: Cousteau apparatus (5)
- SONAR
- 37 Down: Prefix meaning thousand (4)
- KILO
- 38 Down: French-Belgian river (4)
- YSER
- 41 Down: Actress Foch and Designer Ricci (5)
- NINAS
- 44 Down: Silvery little fish (5)
- SMELT
- 49 Down: Ruth, "___ of Swat" (6)
- SULTAN
- 51 Down: Calyx part (5)
- SEPAL
- 52 Down: End (5)
- OMEGA
- 53 Down: Artist Rivera (5)
- DIEGO
- 55 Down: Havana's ___ Castle (5)
- MORRO
- 58 Down: Crack (4)
- SNAP
- 60 Down: Harness part (4)
- HAME
- 62 Down: Suffix with fool and dolt (3)
- ISH
- 63 Down: ___ as a fox (3)
- SLY
- 65 Down: ___ Vegas (3)
- LAS
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