Monday Crossword — July 16, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 7/16/1979. By Herb L. Risteen.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Cease moving (4)
- HALT
- 5 Across: Highway shelter (5)
- MOTEL
- 10 Across: Bridge thrill (4)
- SLAM
- 14 Across: On the water (4)
- ASEA
- 15 Across: Middle Easterner (5)
- OMANI
- 16 Across: Protagonist (4)
- HERO
- 17 Across: Unreliable one (4)
- LIAR
- 18 Across: Did an autumnal chore (5)
- RAKED
- 19 Across: "It ___ hundred years . . . " (4)
- RANA
- 20 Across: Etnean discharge (4)
- LAVA
- 21 Across: "You ___ My Sunshine," 1940 song (3)
- ARE
- 22 Across: Galsworthy's "A Man of ___" (5)
- DEVON
- 23 Across: Remnants (4)
- ENDS
- 25 Across: Outward appearance (6)
- FACADE
- 28 Across: Treats maliciously (6)
- SPITES
- 30 Across: Spatiate (4)
- ROAM
- 31 Across: Black Hawk was one (3)
- SAC
- 34 Across: Churchman (5)
- CANON
- 35 Across: Pithy (5)
- TERSE
- 36 Across: Former hockey star (3)
- ORR
- 37 Across: A.B.A. member (3)
- ATT
- 38 Across: Devilfish (5)
- MANTA
- 39 Across: Burr, to Hamilton (3)
- FOE
- 40 Across: ___ degree (3)
- NTH
- 41 Across: Puccini heroine (5)
- TOSCA
- 42 Across: "Leaves of ___" (5)
- GRASS
- 44 Across: Link (3)
- TIE
- 45 Across: ___ ha-Shanah (4)
- ROSH
- 46 Across: Congressional investigations (6)
- PROBES
- 47 Across: Evergreen tree (6)
- LAUREL
- 49 Across: "Trinity" author (4)
- URIS
- 50 Across: Goof on an exam (5)
- FLUNK
- 52 Across: Mom's admonition (3)
- EAT
- 54 Across: Traditional septet (4)
- SEAS
- 57 Across: Enrich (4)
- LARD
- 58 Across: Mod style, in painting (5)
- OPART
- 60 Across: Fastener (4)
- TNUT
- 61 Across: All at ___ (4)
- ONCE
- 62 Across: Formal reception (5)
- LEVEE
- 63 Across: Relative of beige (4)
- ECRU
- 64 Across: Exclamations of disgust (4)
- PAHS
- 65 Across: Cheerless (5)
- DREAR
- 66 Across: Interpret signs (4)
- READ
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "Annie ___" (4)
- HALL
- 2 Down: Global area (4)
- ASIA
- 3 Down: Abandon (15)
- LEAVEINTHELURCH
- 4 Down: Italian gulf (7)
- TARANTO
- 5 Down: Fenny tract (6)
- MORASS
- 6 Down: Poet translated by FitzGerald (4)
- OMAR
- 7 Down: Decamp (15)
- TAKEFRENCHLEAVE
- 8 Down: Dir. from Nantes to Angers (3)
- ENE
- 9 Down: Operculum (3)
- LID
- 10 Down: Bit (5)
- SHRED
- 11 Down: Temporary terminations (15)
- LEAVESOFABSENCE
- 12 Down: Pisa's river (4)
- ARNO
- 13 Down: Complain (4)
- MOAN
- 22 Down: Myra Hess, for one (4)
- DAME
- 24 Down: Thieves' hangout (3)
- DEN
- 26 Down: Body passage (5)
- AORTA
- 27 Down: Señora's bailiwick (4)
- CASA
- 28 Down: Cut down (5)
- SCANT
- 29 Down: Adelina of operatic fame (5)
- PATTI
- 32 Down: Appeared above the horizon (5)
- AROSE
- 33 Down: Pungent plant (5)
- CRESS
- 35 Down: Calais cup (5)
- TASSE
- 38 Down: Wasteland area (4)
- MOOR
- 41 Down: Pacific island (4)
- TRUK
- 42 Down: Kennel sound (3)
- GRR
- 43 Down: Revel noisily (7)
- ROISTER
- 46 Down: Golfer's No. 6 club (6)
- PUTTER
- 48 Down: "Backbone" of S.A. (5)
- ANDES
- 50 Down: Failure, in show biz (4)
- FLOP
- 51 Down: Hollywood name (4)
- LANA
- 53 Down: Kind of way or code (4)
- AREA
- 55 Down: Ambiance (4)
- AURA
- 56 Down: Boss of a sort (4)
- STUD
- 58 Down: "On, brave ___ Army team" (3)
- OLD
- 59 Down: By means of (3)
- PER
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