Saturday Crossword — September 1, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 9/1/1979. By Mel Rosen.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Methodical studies (8)
- ANALYSES
- 9 Across: Photographer's gear (6)
- TRIPOD
- 15 Across: Aromatic plant (8)
- CAMOMILE
- 16 Across: Undergo again (6)
- RELIVE
- 17 Across: One of the Leagues (8)
- AMERICAN
- 18 Across: Paint (6)
- ENAMEL
- 19 Across: More urgent (5)
- DIRER
- 20 Across: Beaten by Fischer (5)
- MATED
- 22 Across: George Gershwin's brother (3)
- IRA
- 23 Across: Business abbrs. (4)
- INCS
- 24 Across: Places (5)
- SITES
- 25 Across: Position of control (4)
- HELM
- 26 Across: Time period (3)
- AGE
- 27 Across: Exert influence over (5)
- ACTON
- 28 Across: Chief city of Liguria (5)
- GENOA
- 29 Across: Word with church or play (4)
- GOER
- 30 Across: Wine-cask deposit (6)
- TARTAR
- 31 Across: Julius and others (7)
- CAESARS
- 35 Across: Type of vacuum tube (7)
- TETRODE
- 36 Across: Sharp (6)
- ASTUTE
- 37 Across: Alexander or John Paul II (4)
- POPE
- 38 Across: Lingua franca (5)
- KOINE
- 39 Across: Deals with (5)
- COPES
- 40 Across: Corporeal duct (3)
- VAS
- 43 Across: Biblical patriarch (4)
- ENOS
- 44 Across: Explorer La ___ (5)
- SALLE
- 45 Across: Swiss capital (4)
- BERN
- 46 Across: Choice: Abbr. (3)
- SEL
- 47 Across: Gay ___ (5)
- PAREE
- 48 Across: Cádiz chicken (5)
- POLLO
- 49 Across: Explosive (6)
- AMATOL
- 51 Across: Ploy (8)
- MANEUVER
- 53 Across: Potential (6)
- LATENT
- 54 Across: Synthetic-rubber ingredient (8)
- ISOPRENE
- 55 Across: "___ is Eternal Delight": Blake (6)
- ENERGY
- 56 Across: United firmly (8)
- CEMENTED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Nova Scotia, once (6)
- ACADIA
- 2 Down: Decision for new parents (6)
- NAMING
- 3 Down: Fine arbitrarily (6)
- AMERCE
- 4 Down: Folk histories (5)
- LORES
- 5 Down: Mythical Norse giant (4)
- YMIR
- 6 Down: As in the original (3)
- SIC
- 7 Down: Ancient neighbors of Babylonians (8)
- ELAMITES
- 8 Down: Javits, for one (7)
- SENATOR
- 9 Down: Ashes (5)
- TREES
- 10 Down: Split apart (4)
- REND
- 11 Down: Wharf-union initials (3)
- ILA
- 12 Down: Olive stuffing (8)
- PIMIENTO
- 13 Down: Too big a burden (8)
- OVERLOAD
- 14 Down: English writer: 1873–1956 (8)
- DELAMARE
- 21 Down: Downing Street number (3)
- TEN
- 24 Down: Twice 21 Down (5)
- SCORE
- 25 Down: Mister, in Munich (4)
- HERR
- 27 Down: Type size (5)
- AGATE
- 28 Down: Winner at Saratoga: 1777 (5)
- GATES
- 30 Down: Home of the brave (5)
- TEPEE
- 31 Down: Fund-raising event by a P.T.A. (8)
- CAKESALE
- 32 Down: Unanimously (8)
- ASONEMAN
- 33 Down: Bleach (8)
- ETIOLATE
- 34 Down: "The ___ rim dips . . . ": Coleridge (4)
- SUNS
- 35 Down: "We aim ___" (8)
- TOPLEASE
- 37 Down: Controversial discussion (7)
- POLEMIC
- 39 Down: Club or parlor follower (3)
- CAR
- 40 Down: Relative of plush (6)
- VELVET
- 41 Down: Dahl or Francis (6)
- ARLENE
- 42 Down: Nodded off noisily (6)
- SNORED
- 44 Down: Like a tar's speech (5)
- SALTY
- 45 Down: Brook or stream (5)
- BOURN
- 47 Down: "Turandot" character (4)
- PONG
- 48 Down: Condiment in Calabria (4)
- PEPE
- 50 Down: Threefold: Comb. form (3)
- TER
- 52 Down: ___ de guerre (3)
- NOM
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