Monday Crossword — September 24, 1979 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 9/24/1979. By Jean J. Davison.

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Across Answers

1 Across: London's defenders (3)
RAF
4 Across: Pairs (4)
TWOS
8 Across: Presidential monogram (3)
HST
11 Across: ___ about (date designation) (4)
ONOR
13 Across: A Chaplin (4)
OONA
14 Across: Office worker (5)
STENO
16 Across: Like a curve or allegory (9)
PARABOLIC
18 Across: Word with bear or region (5)
POLAR
19 Across: Maître's concern (5)
ELEVE
20 Across: Anagram for dirty room (9)
DORMITORY
22 Across: Tubby (5)
OBESE
24 Across: Infant (7)
NEONATE
25 Across: Everlasting (7)
AGELONG
27 Across: Genetic molecules: Abbr. (4)
DNAS
28 Across: O.S.S. successor (3)
CIA
29 Across: Prof. (4)
TCHR
31 Across: Bright star (6)
ALTAIR
35 Across: Group of elephants (4)
HERD
37 Across: Blues (5)
AQUAS
39 Across: Volcano in Sicily (4)
ETNA
40 Across: Lamb's products (6)
ESSAYS
42 Across: Honor society letter (4)
BETA
44 Across: Weighty: Abbr. (3)
HVY
45 Across: German possessive pronoun (4)
SEIN
47 Across: Products of compasses (7)
CIRCLES
49 Across: Devilish (7)
SATANIC
52 Across: Hearts (5)
CORES
53 Across: Darkroom equipment (9)
ENLARGERS
55 Across: Dense tropical American forest (5)
MATTO
57 Across: Ascertain (5)
LEARN
58 Across: Light meal (9)
COLLATION
60 Across: Fats (5)
LARDS
61 Across: Biblical name (4)
ENOS
62 Across: Cousin of tan (4)
ECRU
63 Across: Word with light or dive (3)
SKY
64 Across: Item for a gardener (4)
SEED
65 Across: Former draft initials (3)
SSS

Down Answers

1 Down: Hawser, e.g. (4)
ROPE
2 Down: Partial resemblances (9)
ANALOGIES
3 Down: Ancestors (9)
FOREBEARS
4 Down: As well (3)
TOO
5 Down: Open hillside (4)
WOLD
6 Down: Hamburger adjunct (5)
ONION
7 Down: Holy (6)
SACRED
8 Down: Serf of Sparta (5)
HELOT
9 Down: Delusion's partner (5)
SNARE
10 Down: Whig's opponent (4)
TORY
12 Down: Snarl (5)
RAVEL
14 Down: Type of column (6)
SPINAL
15 Down: Season ___ (cook's direction) (7)
TOTASTE
17 Down: Muddle (5)
BESOT
21 Down: Austere (8)
MONASTIC
23 Down: Placing in a box (8)
ENCASING
25 Down: Hurt (4)
ACHE
26 Down: Locale of the C.O. (3)
GHQ
30 Down: "Ay, there's the ___" (3)
RUB
32 Down: Concern of the N.C.A.A. (9)
ATHLETICS
33 Down: Brokers' clients (9)
INVESTORS
34 Down: Beams (4)
RAYS
36 Down: Cad (7)
DASTARD
38 Down: Nuclear agcy. (3)
AEC
41 Down: Longs (6)
YEARNS
43 Down: Scent (5)
AROMA
46 Down: Relatives (6)
NIECES
48 Down: Box for oranges (5)
CRATE
49 Down: Move slowly (5)
SNEAK
50 Down: Winged (5)
ALARY
51 Down: Hag (5)
CRONE
53 Down: Building parts (4)
ELLS
54 Down: ___ gin (4)
SLOE
56 Down: Burden (4)
ONUS
59 Down: Hallucinogen letters (3)
LSD

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