Friday Crossword — November 23, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 11/23/1979. By A. J. Santora.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Pierce (4)
- STAB
- 5 Across: Little lie (3)
- FIB
- 8 Across: Thin layer (3)
- PLY
- 11 Across: Jacket named for a statesman (5)
- NEHRU
- 12 Across: Loser to Dwight (5)
- ADLAI
- 14 Across: Pathet ___ (3)
- LAO
- 15 Across: Author Wilson (5)
- SLOAN
- 16 Across: ___ Railroad, of rock fame (9)
- GRANDFUNK
- 18 Across: Leaves school unhappily (9)
- FLUNKSOUT
- 20 Across: Formerly (4)
- ONCE
- 21 Across: "The Flying ___" (Paavo Nurmi) (4)
- FINN
- 22 Across: Tended the boilers (6)
- STOKED
- 24 Across: Brewer who founded a college (6)
- VASSAR
- 28 Across: Knots in wood (6)
- KNURLS
- 30 Across: Put the blame on (6)
- IMPUTE
- 31 Across: Japanese aborigine (4)
- AINU
- 32 Across: Monk's title (3)
- DOM
- 35 Across: Met name (5)
- SIEPI
- 36 Across: Cleopatra's live needle (3)
- ASP
- 37 Across: Zambian city (5)
- NDOLA
- 39 Across: Fish delicacy (3)
- EEL
- 40 Across: Actress Rowlands (4)
- GENA
- 42 Across: Roasting spit (6)
- SKEWER
- 43 Across: About-faces on the roads (6)
- UTURNS
- 45 Across: As dumb ___ (6)
- ASANOX
- 46 Across: Hindu queens (6)
- RANEES
- 48 Across: Vote down a bill (4)
- KILL
- 50 Across: Flatboats (4)
- ARKS
- 51 Across: Some Congressmen (9)
- JUNKETERS
- 56 Across: Sanforized (9)
- PRESHRUNK
- 59 Across: Bobble (5)
- ERROR
- 60 Across: Ending for spunk or chunk (3)
- IER
- 61 Across: Popfinger's rig (5)
- SULKY
- 62 Across: "It's done!" in Paris (5)
- VOILA
- 63 Across: Alcohol poisoning, for short (3)
- DTS
- 64 Across: Endeavor (3)
- TRY
- 65 Across: Fleuret's relative (4)
- EPEE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Vend (4)
- SELL
- 2 Down: Commandment word (4)
- THOU
- 3 Down: Galway island group (4)
- ARAN
- 4 Down: Slugabed's ailment (11)
- BUNKFATIGUE
- 5 Down: Stale (4)
- FLAT
- 6 Down: Rhodesia's Smith (3)
- IAN
- 7 Down: Invitation (3)
- BID
- 8 Down: Puts up money, in a way (10)
- PLUNKSDOWN
- 9 Down: Incise (5)
- LANCE
- 10 Down: Closely united (5)
- YOKED
- 11 Down: Bank abbr. meaning "overdrawn" (3)
- NSF
- 12 Down: Athenian competition (4)
- AGON
- 13 Down: Soused (13)
- DRUNKASASKUNK
- 17 Down: Deceive (4)
- FOOL
- 19 Down: Father (4)
- SIRE
- 22 Down: Phoenix player (3)
- SUN
- 23 Down: Blouse feature (11)
- TRUNKSLEEVE
- 24 Down: Tool with two jaws (4)
- VISE
- 25 Down: French girlfriend (4)
- AMIE
- 26 Down: Cave men, of sorts (10)
- SPELUNKERS
- 27 Down: Have a repast (3)
- SUP
- 29 Down: Pinch (3)
- NIP
- 33 Down: Cooking ingredient (4)
- OLEO
- 34 Down: Groucho or Karl (4)
- MARX
- 36 Down: Landers or Harding (3)
- ANN
- 38 Down: Juno, to Juvenal (3)
- DEA
- 41 Down: Forage plant (3)
- ERS
- 42 Down: Vaccine discoverer (4)
- SALK
- 44 Down: Tracy's true love (4)
- TESS
- 46 Down: Speedy (5)
- RAPID
- 47 Down: In Montreal, "STOP!" (5)
- ARRET
- 49 Down: Pitch black (4)
- INKY
- 51 Down: Vacation month (4)
- JULY
- 52 Down: De ___ (too much) (4)
- TROP
- 53 Down: View from Cleveland (4)
- ERIE
- 54 Down: Function (4)
- ROLE
- 55 Down: Mrs., in Tijuana (3)
- SRA
- 57 Down: D.D.E. predecessor (3)
- HST
- 58 Down: Capek's robot play (3)
- RUR
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