Tuesday Crossword — July 17, 1979 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/17/1979. By Jean J. Davison.

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Across Answers

1 Across: From a distance (4)
AFAR
5 Across: River feature (5)
DELTA
10 Across: Word of approval (4)
AMEN
14 Across: "Winnie ___ Pu" (4)
ILLE
15 Across: Mythical king bound to a wheel (5)
IXION
16 Across: Jacob's third son (4)
LEVI
17 Across: Seat for after-dinner speakers (4)
DAIS
18 Across: Freshet (5)
SPATE
19 Across: Easy task (4)
SNAP
20 Across: Impromptu (14)
EXTEMPORANEOUS
23 Across: Three-masted schooner (4)
TERN
24 Across: Ar, ef or dee: Abbr. (3)
LTR
25 Across: Waterproof boot (3)
PAC
28 Across: Christmas carol (4)
NOEL
30 Across: Worship (5)
ADORE
35 Across: Heaps (4)
ALOT
37 Across: Rare fellow (4)
ONER
39 Across: Italian automotive center (5)
TURIN
40 Across: Inpromptu (15)
SPUROFTHEMOMENT
43 Across: Petruchio's challenge (5)
SHREW
44 Across: Narrative, Galsworthy style (4)
SAGA
45 Across: Matador's movement (4)
PASE
46 Across: Boccaccio's "The ___ Heart" (5)
EATEN
47 Across: Framework for fodder (4)
RACK
49 Across: Article in Anhalt (3)
DER
50 Across: Age (3)
ERA
53 Across: Nose: Comb. form (4)
RHIN
55 Across: Impromptu (14)
UNPREMEDITATED
62 Across: Performer in a certain circus (4)
FLEA
63 Across: Morning, for Marceau (5)
MATIN
64 Across: Except (4)
SAVE
65 Across: Privy to (4)
INON
66 Across: Expiate (5)
ATONE
67 Across: Square footage (4)
AREA
68 Across: Poison (4)
BANE
69 Across: Bullet sounds (5)
PINGS
70 Across: Abandoned (4)
LORN

Down Answers

1 Down: His forte is support (4)
AIDE
2 Down: Linen source (4)
FLAX
3 Down: Dismounted (4)
ALIT
4 Down: Changed the clock (5)
RESET
5 Down: Refutation (8)
DISPROOF
6 Down: Advocates (9)
EXPONENTS
7 Down: Mendacious one (4)
LIAR
8 Down: Demolish a car (5)
TOTAL
9 Down: Concerning (5)
ANENT
10 Down: Besides (4)
ALSO
11 Down: Cafe card (4)
MENU
12 Down: A Perón and a Gabor (4)
EVAS
13 Down: Light bite (3)
NIP
21 Down: They're all equal (3)
MEN
22 Down: Sara Teasdale's muse (5)
ERATO
25 Down: Outmoded (5)
PASSE
26 Down: Omega's opposite (5)
ALPHA
27 Down: Woo (5)
COURT
29 Down: Hungarian composer (5)
LEHAR
31 Down: Place to store ammo (4)
DUMP
32 Down: Mount Ida maiden (5)
OREAD
33 Down: Part of a laundry cycle (5)
RINSE
34 Down: Record (5)
ENTER
36 Down: Place for shoes or ornaments (4)
TREE
38 Down: As to (9)
REGARDING
41 Down: Recipient of a deed (5)
OWNER
42 Down: Tammany Hall and power mowers (8)
MACHINES
48 Down: Caboodle's partner (3)
KIT
51 Down: Alter property lines (5)
REMAP
52 Down: Great violin (5)
AMATI
54 Down: Kind of cavity or twang (5)
NASAL
55 Down: Fibula's upper counterpart (4)
ULNA
56 Down: Tube light (4)
NEON
57 Down: Sheet of stamps (4)
PANE
58 Down: Type of jacket (4)
ETON
59 Down: Source of poi (4)
TARO
60 Down: At any time (4)
EVER
61 Down: Rusk or Acheson (4)
DEAN
62 Down: Distortion (3)
FIB

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