Thursday Crossword — October 25, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 10/25/1979. By Tap Osborn.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Tugs at the heart strings (5)
- STIRS
- 6 Across: Stimulus (4)
- SPUR
- 10 Across: Nanking nanny (4)
- AMAH
- 14 Across: Bedouin's beast (5)
- CAMEL
- 15 Across: Wahine's watusi (4)
- HULA
- 16 Across: Hollywood and ___ (4)
- VINE
- 17 Across: Sufficient (5)
- AMPLE
- 18 Across: Upgraded rabbit fur (9)
- ERMINETTE
- 20 Across: Pitcher as fireman (8)
- RELIEFER
- 22 Across: Did a P.O. job (6)
- SORTED
- 23 Across: Available (5)
- ONTAP
- 24 Across: Knoxville eleven (4)
- VOLS
- 25 Across: Franciscan founder's birthplace (6)
- ASSISI
- 27 Across: Repartee expert (8)
- BANTERER
- 31 Across: Beef cut (4)
- LOIN
- 32 Across: Fly feared in Africa (6)
- TSETSE
- 34 Across: Wine: Comb. form (3)
- ENO
- 35 Across: In ___ (confused) (4)
- AFOG
- 36 Across: Sardonic (5)
- ACRID
- 37 Across: Art cult: 1916–21 (4)
- DADA
- 38 Across: Ginza coin (3)
- RIN
- 39 Across: Candle holder (6)
- SCONCE
- 40 Across: Alleged electrical force (4)
- ELOD
- 41 Across: Sports rout (8)
- MASSACRE
- 43 Across: Stopwatches (6)
- TIMERS
- 45 Across: He wrote "The Israelis" (4)
- ELON
- 46 Across: Eagles of puzzle fame (5)
- ERNES
- 47 Across: Muezzin, for one (6)
- MOSLEM
- 50 Across: Rapacious one (8)
- PREDATOR
- 53 Across: He makes an effort (9)
- ATTEMPTER
- 55 Across: Certain kinsman (5)
- ENATE
- 56 Across: Dazzle (4)
- STUN
- 57 Across: Trademark (4)
- LOGO
- 58 Across: ___ Dame (5)
- NOTRE
- 59 Across: Osaka Bay port (4)
- KOBE
- 60 Across: Borodin's "Prince ___" (4)
- IGOR
- 61 Across: Road traction aid (5)
- TREAD
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Surgery memento (4)
- SCAR
- 2 Down: Subdue (4)
- TAME
- 3 Down: Sudden inward detonations (10)
- IMPLOSIONS
- 4 Down: Doing a brake job (8)
- RELINING
- 5 Down: Rains icy particles (6)
- SLEETS
- 6 Down: Runner in a children's game (5)
- SHEEP
- 7 Down: Well-tuned engine sound (4)
- PURR
- 8 Down: City on the Danube (3)
- ULM
- 9 Down: Justifications for existence (12)
- RAISONSDETRE
- 10 Down: Unwilling (6)
- AVERSE
- 11 Down: Fisk's need (4)
- MITT
- 12 Down: Penny ___ (4)
- ANTE
- 13 Down: Take note of (4)
- HEED
- 19 Down: Actor Nick (5)
- NOLTE
- 21 Down: Argument forestaller (12)
- FAITACCOMPLI
- 24 Down: Prophetic (5)
- VATIC
- 25 Down: Smoke detector (5)
- ALARM
- 26 Down: European capital (5)
- SOFIA
- 27 Down: "Games People Play" author (5)
- BERNE
- 28 Down: Classified-ad heading (10)
- REALESTATE
- 29 Down: Where Saul's witch lived (5)
- ENDOR
- 30 Down: Camino, iter, etc. (5)
- ROADS
- 33 Down: Mock (5)
- SCORN
- 37 Down: Conduct (8)
- DEMEANOR
- 39 Down: Gov. Atiyeh works here (5)
- SALEM
- 42 Down: Luna's Greek counterpart (6)
- SELENE
- 44 Down: Notch (6)
- INDENT
- 46 Down: Gaffe (5)
- ERROR
- 47 Down: Conceal (4)
- MASK
- 48 Down: Graham of gridiron fame (4)
- OTTO
- 49 Down: Part of a torn ticket (4)
- STUB
- 50 Down: "___ My Heart" (4)
- PEGO
- 51 Down: Norwegian river (4)
- OTRA
- 52 Down: Skinny one (4)
- REED
- 54 Down: Dress, with "up" (3)
- TOG
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