Thursday Crossword — July 19, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/19/1979. By John Chervokas.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Divine indignation (5)
- WRATH
- 6 Across: Legal matter (3)
- RES
- 9 Across: Boastful walk (5)
- STRUT
- 14 Across: Home on high (5)
- AERIE
- 15 Across: Paltry piece (3)
- ORT
- 16 Across: "BUtterfield 8" author (5)
- OHARA
- 17 Across: Chair person (5)
- CANER
- 18 Across: Red Brigades tactic (9)
- TERRORISM
- 20 Across: "Dum spiro, ___" (S.C. motto) (5)
- SPERO
- 21 Across: Wings on a rara avis (4)
- ALAE
- 22 Across: Greek group in W.W. II (4)
- ELAS
- 23 Across: Set off a charge (8)
- DETONATE
- 26 Across: Mountain goat's milieu (4)
- CRAG
- 30 Across: Chinese fraternal organization (4)
- TONG
- 31 Across: Destroyer's destroyer (5)
- UBOAT
- 35 Across: Item on a saint's statue (4)
- HALO
- 36 Across: Yen (4)
- URGE
- 37 Across: Scene of a Freedom March (5)
- SELMA
- 38 Across: ___ Drive, scenic road in Italy (6)
- AMALFI
- 40 Across: Israeli's aloha (6)
- SHALOM
- 41 Across: Script with heavy strokes (5)
- RONDE
- 42 Across: Aviation was his vocation (4)
- POST
- 45 Across: Split (4)
- RIVE
- 46 Across: Vague rumor (5)
- ONDIT
- 47 Across: River in Normandy (4)
- ORNE
- 48 Across: Prognostication is his vocation (4)
- SEER
- 49 Across: Position in hockey or politics (8)
- LEFTWING
- 52 Across: City or river in Maine (4)
- SACO
- 55 Across: Imitated (4)
- APED
- 56 Across: Automaton (5)
- ROBOT
- 61 Across: Captain Hook's nemesis (9)
- CROCODILE
- 63 Across: Banish (5)
- EXILE
- 64 Across: Sty cries (5)
- OINKS
- 65 Across: Overhead transportation (3)
- ELS
- 66 Across: Cleveland suburb (5)
- BEREA
- 67 Across: Old hat (5)
- PASSE
- 68 Across: Fast jet (3)
- SST
- 69 Across: Where Saul saw a soothsayer (5)
- ENDOR
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Warriors in skirts (4)
- WACS
- 2 Down: Harvest (4)
- REAP
- 3 Down: Composer of the oratorio "Abel" (4)
- ARNE
- 4 Down: Stadium level (4)
- TIER
- 5 Down: Judean king (5)
- HEROD
- 6 Down: Muscle or motor (7)
- ROTATOR
- 7 Down: Soon (7)
- ERELONG
- 8 Down: Alien (7)
- STRANGE
- 9 Down: ___ Canals (3)
- SOO
- 10 Down: Nursery trio (10)
- THREEBEARS
- 11 Down: Hobo's transportation (4)
- RAIL
- 12 Down: Minor Bear (4)
- URSA
- 13 Down: Coverings on Highlands heads (4)
- TAMS
- 19 Down: American caricaturist (3)
- REA
- 24 Down: Ornamental case (4)
- ETUI
- 25 Down: Exclamation of impatience (4)
- TUSH
- 26 Down: Hispanic "bombshell" (5)
- CHARO
- 27 Down: Novarro of old films (5)
- RAMON
- 28 Down: "___ flowing with milk and honey" (5)
- ALAND
- 29 Down: Young intruder (see 10 Down) (10)
- GOLDILOCKS
- 32 Down: Fran Allison's TV dragon (5)
- OLLIE
- 33 Down: Get ___ on (stir) (5)
- AMOVE
- 34 Down: Man in a Ringling ring (5)
- TAMER
- 39 Down: Joyous celebration (4)
- FETE
- 40 Down: Anna ___, star of "Nana": 1934 (4)
- STEN
- 42 Down: Crusty entrees (7)
- POTPIES
- 43 Down: "Animal Farm" author and kin (7)
- ORWELLS
- 44 Down: Nastiest (7)
- SNIDEST
- 50 Down: Goldfish swallowing, e.g. (3)
- FAD
- 51 Down: Dabchick or didapper (5)
- GREBE
- 52 Down: Old English poet (4)
- SCOP
- 53 Down: Met melody (4)
- ARIA
- 54 Down: Swindles (4)
- CONS
- 57 Down: Plodding yokefellows (4)
- OXEN
- 58 Down: "A ___ in the hand . . . " (4)
- BIRD
- 59 Down: Bread spread (4)
- OLEO
- 60 Down: Lacerate (4)
- TEAR
- 62 Down: Chemical suffix (3)
- OSE
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