Saturday Crossword — December 22, 1979

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1574 clues~30-60 minBy A. J. Santora12/22/1979

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Sharif (4 letters)
5 Across
Verse unit (4 letters)
9 Across
Shades the windows (4 letters)
13 Across
Place of a historic signing: Sept. 17, 1978 (10 letters)
16 Across
Writer Harte (4 letters)
17 Across
Prestigious award (15 letters)
19 Across
N. Eng. campus (3 letters)
20 Across
Big ___, Calif. (3 letters)
21 Across
Going on (5 letters)
22 Across
Gruntlings (7 letters)
24 Across
Caesar's tongue (5 letters)
27 Across
Ending for count or shepherd (3 letters)
28 Across
Vociferous (8 letters)
31 Across
Birds ___ feather (3 letters)
33 Across
Heavyset (5 letters)
34 Across
Yeah's opposite (3 letters)
35 Across
Co-winner of 17 Across: 1978 (13 letters)
39 Across
Good buddy (3 letters)
40 Across
Like molasses (5 letters)
41 Across
Map letters (3 letters)
42 Across
Blown up (8 letters)
44 Across
Day, in Durango (3 letters)
46 Across
___ Janeiro (5 letters)
47 Across
New Jersey tea (7 letters)
51 Across
Young otter or fox (5 letters)
54 Across
Ending for Brooklyn or Bengal (3 letters)
55 Across
Numero ___ (3 letters)
56 Across
Candidate for 17 Across (15 letters)
60 Across
On ___ with (4 letters)
61 Across
Co-winner of 17 Across: 1978 (10 letters)
62 Across
Wilder or Hackman (4 letters)
63 Across
Catch sight of (4 letters)
64 Across
Tiny particle (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Confess (5 letters)
2 Down
New Zealand native (5 letters)
3 Down
___ as life (5 letters)
4 Down
Reciprocal of poise (3 letters)
5 Down
Supplies a computer with data (6 letters)
6 Down
Ripeners (5 letters)
7 Down
N.E.A. offshoot in the Pine Tree State (3 letters)
8 Down
___ Raton, Fla. (4 letters)
9 Down
Overseas (6 letters)
10 Down
Not normally cast, as votes (9 letters)
11 Down
___ Perce Indians (3 letters)
12 Down
Agnes or Agathe (3 letters)
14 Down
Namesakes of pianist von Alpenheim (5 letters)
15 Down
Ship-shaped clock (3 letters)
18 Down
Courteous (6 letters)
23 Down
Spare (4 letters)
25 Down
Foolish (5 letters)
26 Down
Utmost (3 letters)
28 Down
Crusader's horse (5 letters)
29 Down
"___ valentine" (4 letters)
30 Down
___ elbows (mingle) (3 letters)
31 Down
Muscat native (5 letters)
32 Down
Kindred soul (9 letters)
33 Down
Tire part (4 letters)
36 Down
Concurs (6 letters)
37 Down
Tooth (3 letters)
38 Down
Spot for 37 Down (4 letters)
39 Down
Through (3 letters)
43 Down
Hold fast (6 letters)
44 Down
Come to see (6 letters)
45 Down
Inklings (5 letters)
47 Down
Pass another racer twice (5 letters)
48 Down
Overcome (5 letters)
49 Down
___ a time (5 letters)
50 Down
Rich cake (5 letters)
52 Down
Where cows browse (3 letters)
53 Down
Window or counter follower (4 letters)
56 Down
Spree (3 letters)
57 Down
Mimic (3 letters)
58 Down
Certain hockey players: Abbr. (3 letters)
59 Down
Crash into (3 letters)

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