Friday Crossword — December 7, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/7/1979. By Jordan S. Lasher.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Musical Lerner (4)
- ALAN
- 5 Across: Nibble (4)
- GNAW
- 9 Across: Alternative in a Poe tale (3)
- PIT
- 12 Across: Site for an earbob (4)
- LOBE
- 13 Across: "Le Penseur" sculptor (5)
- RODIN
- 15 Across: Phnom ___, Cambodia (4)
- PENH
- 16 Across: They will be themselves, proverbially (4)
- BOYS
- 17 Across: Town in a Hersey tale (5)
- ADANO
- 18 Across: ___ en point (heraldic term) (4)
- ENTE
- 19 Across: Clear up a clog (6)
- UNSTOP
- 21 Across: Pygmalion's beloved (7)
- GALATEA
- 23 Across: Old TV series featuring the voice of Ann Sothern (14)
- MYMOTHERTHECAR
- 26 Across: Lorelei's haunts (5)
- RHINE
- 27 Across: Cheap cigar (6)
- STOGIE
- 29 Across: Part of the N.F.L. (3)
- AFC
- 32 Across: Santa's reindeer, e.g. (5)
- OCTAD
- 34 Across: Mystic's card (5)
- TAROT
- 35 Across: Brooklyn Dodger pitcher (4)
- LOES
- 37 Across: Meal of matzoh, bitter herbs, etc. (5)
- SEDER
- 39 Across: "G.W.T.W." locale (4)
- TARA
- 40 Across: Billing period (5)
- MONTH
- 42 Across: Ascended (5)
- RISEN
- 44 Across: Readings for eds. (3)
- MSS
- 45 Across: Asian language group (6)
- ALTAIC
- 47 Across: Works on the docks (5)
- LADES
- 49 Across: Smollett's workhouse lad (14)
- HUMPHRYCLINKER
- 54 Across: Venture verbally (7)
- DARESAY
- 55 Across: Panay seaport (6)
- ILOILO
- 56 Across: Emerald Isle (4)
- ERIN
- 57 Across: Greek music hall (5)
- ODEON
- 60 Across: ___-podrida (4)
- OLLA
- 61 Across: Sweet drinks (4)
- ADES
- 62 Across: Author of "A Lonely Rage" (5)
- SEALE
- 63 Across: Besought (4)
- PLED
- 64 Across: One of Ghent's rivers (3)
- LYS
- 65 Across: Was sorry (4)
- RUED
- 66 Across: Without (4)
- SANS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Scrapbook, e.g. (5)
- ALBUM
- 2 Down: Bonkers (5)
- LOONY
- 3 Down: Bottomless pit (5)
- ABYSM
- 4 Down: Wise old Greek (6)
- NESTOR
- 5 Down: Draftsman's skill (8)
- GRAPHICS
- 6 Down: Affirmative gesture (3)
- NOD
- 7 Down: Political org. (3)
- ADA
- 8 Down: Football formation (5)
- WINGT
- 9 Down: Magician's star (9)
- PENTAGRAM
- 10 Down: Woody Allen film (9)
- INTERIORS
- 11 Down: "Take ___ Train," jazz favorite (4)
- THEA
- 14 Down: ___ ark (5)
- NOAHS
- 15 Down: Seaman's outerwear (7)
- PEACOAT
- 20 Down: Holy Roman emperor (4)
- OTHO
- 22 Down: Lithuanian's relative (4)
- LETT
- 24 Down: Put into the diary (5)
- ENTER
- 25 Down: On a moment's notice (7)
- READILY
- 28 Down: Greek vowels (4)
- ETAS
- 29 Down: Girl in a 1910 song (4)
- ALMA
- 30 Down: Brash and rash (9)
- FOOLHARDY
- 31 Down: Tenths of millenniums (9)
- CENTURIES
- 33 Down: Cul-___ (5)
- DESAC
- 36 Down: Pollen bearers (7)
- STAMENS
- 38 Down: Grounded, as a jet (8)
- REDLINED
- 41 Down: Haunches (4)
- HIPS
- 43 Down: Simon or Diamond (4)
- NEIL
- 46 Down: Vast disarray (5)
- CHAOS
- 48 Down: Emulates Paul Pry (6)
- SNOOPS
- 50 Down: Golfing cup (5)
- RYDER
- 51 Down: "To ___ Mockingbird" (5)
- KILLA
- 52 Down: Burstyn (5)
- ELLEN
- 53 Down: Map lines (5)
- ROADS
- 54 Down: Fair or square follower (4)
- DEAL
- 58 Down: ___ de vie (3)
- EAU
- 59 Down: Grand ___ Opry (3)
- OLE
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