Saturday Crossword — December 22, 1979 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 12/22/1979. By A. J. Santora.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Sharif (4)
- OMAR
- 5 Across: Verse unit (4)
- IAMB
- 9 Across: Shades the windows (4)
- AWNS
- 13 Across: Place of a historic signing: Sept. 17, 1978 (10)
- WASHINGTON
- 16 Across: Writer Harte (4)
- BRET
- 17 Across: Prestigious award (15)
- NOBELPEACEPRIZE
- 19 Across: N. Eng. campus (3)
- URI
- 20 Across: Big ___, Calif. (3)
- SUR
- 21 Across: Going on (5)
- AFOOT
- 22 Across: Gruntlings (7)
- PIGLETS
- 24 Across: Caesar's tongue (5)
- LATIN
- 27 Across: Ending for count or shepherd (3)
- ESS
- 28 Across: Vociferous (8)
- STRIDENT
- 31 Across: Birds ___ feather (3)
- OFA
- 33 Across: Heavyset (5)
- STOUT
- 34 Across: Yeah's opposite (3)
- NAH
- 35 Across: Co-winner of 17 Across: 1978 (13)
- MENACHEMBEGIN
- 39 Across: Good buddy (3)
- PAL
- 40 Across: Like molasses (5)
- GOOEY
- 41 Across: Map letters (3)
- ENE
- 42 Across: Blown up (8)
- ENLARGED
- 44 Across: Day, in Durango (3)
- DIA
- 46 Across: ___ Janeiro (5)
- RIODE
- 47 Across: New Jersey tea (7)
- REDROOT
- 51 Across: Young otter or fox (5)
- WHELP
- 54 Across: Ending for Brooklyn or Bengal (3)
- ESE
- 55 Across: Numero ___ (3)
- UNO
- 56 Across: Candidate for 17 Across (15)
- JAMESEARLCARTER
- 60 Across: On ___ with (4)
- APAR
- 61 Across: Co-winner of 17 Across: 1978 (10)
- ANWARSADAT
- 62 Across: Wilder or Hackman (4)
- GENE
- 63 Across: Catch sight of (4)
- ESPY
- 64 Across: Tiny particle (4)
- MOTE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Confess (5)
- OWNUP
- 2 Down: New Zealand native (5)
- MAORI
- 3 Down: ___ as life (5)
- ASBIG
- 4 Down: Reciprocal of poise (3)
- RHE
- 5 Down: Supplies a computer with data (6)
- INPUTS
- 6 Down: Ripeners (5)
- AGERS
- 7 Down: N.E.A. offshoot in the Pine Tree State (3)
- MTA
- 8 Down: ___ Raton, Fla. (4)
- BOCA
- 9 Down: Overseas (6)
- ABROAD
- 10 Down: Not normally cast, as votes (9)
- WRITTENIN
- 11 Down: ___ Perce Indians (3)
- NEZ
- 12 Down: Agnes or Agathe (3)
- STE
- 14 Down: Namesakes of pianist von Alpenheim (5)
- ILSES
- 15 Down: Ship-shaped clock (3)
- NEF
- 18 Down: Courteous (6)
- POLITE
- 23 Down: Spare (4)
- LEAN
- 25 Down: Foolish (5)
- INANE
- 26 Down: Utmost (3)
- NTH
- 28 Down: Crusader's horse (5)
- STEED
- 29 Down: "___ valentine" (4)
- TOMY
- 30 Down: ___ elbows (mingle) (3)
- RUB
- 31 Down: Muscat native (5)
- OMANI
- 32 Down: Kindred soul (9)
- FELLOWMAN
- 33 Down: Tire part (4)
- SHOE
- 36 Down: Concurs (6)
- AGREES
- 37 Down: Tooth (3)
- COG
- 38 Down: Spot for 37 Down (4)
- GEAR
- 39 Down: Through (3)
- PER
- 43 Down: Hold fast (6)
- ADHERE
- 44 Down: Come to see (6)
- DESCRY
- 45 Down: Inklings (5)
- IDEAS
- 47 Down: Pass another racer twice (5)
- RELAP
- 48 Down: Overcome (5)
- OUTDO
- 49 Down: ___ a time (5)
- ONEAT
- 50 Down: Rich cake (5)
- TORTE
- 52 Down: Where cows browse (3)
- LEA
- 53 Down: Window or counter follower (4)
- PANE
- 56 Down: Spree (3)
- JAG
- 57 Down: Mimic (3)
- APE
- 58 Down: Certain hockey players: Abbr. (3)
- RWS
- 59 Down: Crash into (3)
- RAM
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