Saturday Crossword — August 11, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 8/11/1979. By Dorothea E. Shipp.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Pen noises (6)
- GRUNTS
- 7 Across: "Friendship," to a Texan (5)
- MOTTO
- 12 Across: He, she and it (8)
- PRONOUNS
- 14 Across: "What ___ of work is a man!": Hamlet (6)
- APIECE
- 16 Across: Leave in the lurch (8)
- RUNOUTON
- 17 Across: Brook (6)
- RUNNEL
- 18 Across: Hill dweller (3)
- ANT
- 19 Across: Jones's prize in 1779 (7)
- SERAPIS
- 21 Across: Depressed (3)
- SAD
- 22 Across: Almost (4)
- NIGH
- 24 Across: Eldritch (5)
- EERIE
- 25 Across: German article (4)
- EINE
- 26 Across: ___ de Lion (5)
- COEUR
- 28 Across: Female ruff (3)
- REE
- 29 Across: Havelock or Dock (5)
- ELLIS
- 30 Across: Groups of nine (7)
- ENNEADS
- 32 Across: Mull over (7)
- REFLECT
- 34 Across: Acid initials (3)
- RNA
- 35 Across: Former Greek V.I.P. (3)
- ARI
- 36 Across: Important Rialto activity (7)
- CASTING
- 40 Across: Peaked (7)
- CRESTED
- 44 Across: ___ podridas (5)
- OLLAS
- 45 Across: Puncture prefix (3)
- ACU
- 47 Across: "Le ___ d'Arthur" (5)
- MORTE
- 48 Across: Grande and Bravo (4)
- RIOS
- 49 Across: Words of annoyance (5)
- DRATS
- 51 Across: Trim (4)
- NEAT
- 52 Across: D.C. dweller (3)
- AMB
- 53 Across: Pub area (7)
- TAPROOM
- 55 Across: Iron or Golden (3)
- AGE
- 56 Across: French President in F.D.R.'s day (6)
- LEBRUN
- 58 Across: Dog or hound (8)
- RUNAFTER
- 60 Across: Flouts (6)
- SNEERS
- 61 Across: Swizzle sticks (8)
- STIRRERS
- 62 Across: Threefold (5)
- TRINE
- 63 Across: Cuisinier's specialty (6)
- SALADE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: California food fish (7)
- GRUNION
- 2 Down: Versatile Dutch musician: 1885–1932 (7)
- RONTGEN
- 3 Down: Número ___ (3)
- UNO
- 4 Down: Entre ___ (4)
- NOUS
- 5 Down: Pupil (5)
- TUTEE
- 6 Down: Some sleepers (7)
- SNORERS
- 7 Down: One of the Osmonds (5)
- MARIE
- 8 Down: Major work (4)
- OPUS
- 9 Down: Do soldering (3)
- TIN
- 10 Down: Stretchable (7)
- TENSILE
- 11 Down: Like some voyages (7)
- OCEANIC
- 12 Down: Caper (6)
- PRANCE
- 13 Down: Gin (5)
- SNARE
- 15 Down: Firstborn (6)
- ELDEST
- 20 Down: Harbor sight (4)
- PIER
- 23 Down: Two Mexican provisional presidents (7)
- HUERTAS
- 25 Down: "Invisible Man" author: 1952 (7)
- ELLISON
- 27 Down: Sari wearers (5)
- RANIS
- 29 Down: Zimbalist (5)
- EFREM
- 31 Down: Rather (3)
- DAN
- 33 Down: Organ for eavesdropping (3)
- EAR
- 36 Down: Colors similar to sweet william (6)
- CORALS
- 37 Down: Food (7)
- ALIMENT
- 38 Down: Inarticulate utterance (7)
- SLOBBER
- 39 Down: Irving's "The World According to ___" (4)
- GARP
- 40 Down: Paper dolls (7)
- CUTOUTS
- 41 Down: Played host (7)
- TREATED
- 42 Down: Whatnot (7)
- ETAGERE
- 43 Down: Impedes (6)
- DETERS
- 46 Down: John Dickson and Vikki (5)
- CARRS
- 49 Down: "___ Macabre" (5)
- DANSE
- 50 Down: Girl's name meaning "wisdom" (5)
- SONIA
- 53 Down: Word with stile or table (4)
- TURN
- 54 Down: Rich soil (4)
- MARL
- 57 Down: Defendants: Law (3)
- REI
- 59 Down: ___ Lippo Lippi (3)
- FRA
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