Saturday Crossword — February 9, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 2/9/1980. By Federing.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Certain exams, for short (5)
- COMPS
- 6 Across: Cleopatra's killer (3)
- ASP
- 9 Across: Subordinate's response (5)
- NOSIR
- 14 Across: Sluggish (5)
- INERT
- 15 Across: Definite article (3)
- THE
- 16 Across: Wide-awake (5)
- ALERT
- 17 Across: Robert Nagy is one (5)
- TENOR
- 18 Across: Mexican matzohs (9)
- TORTILLAS
- 20 Across: TV program once hosted by Groucho (14)
- YOUBETYOURLIFE
- 22 Across: Atmosphere: Comb. form (3)
- AER
- 23 Across: Chemical suffix (3)
- IDE
- 24 Across: Wonderland's mad one (6)
- HATTER
- 27 Across: Dove's call (3)
- COO
- 28 Across: Numbers man: Abbr. (3)
- CPA
- 31 Across: Hindu garb (4)
- SARI
- 32 Across: Where fodder ferments (4)
- SILO
- 34 Across: Merchandise (5)
- WARES
- 36 Across: Groucho the doctor (15)
- HUGOZHACKENBUSH
- 39 Across: Reconcile (5)
- ATONE
- 40 Across: Layer (4)
- TIER
- 41 Across: Astronaut Slayton (4)
- DEKE
- 42 Across: Dominique, e.g. (3)
- HEN
- 43 Across: Agcy. once run by Ickes (3)
- PWA
- 45 Across: Soundness (6)
- SANITY
- 47 Across: "___ Na Na," TV program (3)
- SHA
- 48 Across: The John Birch org., for one (3)
- SOC
- 49 Across: Movie of 1937 (see 36 Across) (14)
- ADAYATTHERACES
- 57 Across: Flight having risers (9)
- STAIRCASE
- 58 Across: Floor: Fr. (5)
- ETAGE
- 59 Across: Trattoria meat dish (5)
- POLLO
- 60 Across: Blemish (3)
- MAR
- 61 Across: Bulgarian capital (5)
- SOFIA
- 62 Across: In ___ (tousled) (5)
- AMESS
- 63 Across: Con's opposite (3)
- PRO
- 64 Across: Scalp lock (5)
- TRESS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Gary or Eugene (4)
- CITY
- 2 Down: ___'clock (dandelion) (4)
- ONEO
- 3 Down: Bill of fare (4)
- MENU
- 4 Down: Testing period (9)
- PROBATION
- 5 Down: Wall or Fleet (6)
- STREET
- 6 Down: ___ Gen. (4)
- ATTY
- 7 Down: Scat! (4)
- SHOO
- 8 Down: City on the Wabash (4)
- PERU
- 9 Down: Settle definitely (8)
- NAILDOWN
- 10 Down: Dragon of TV fame (5)
- OLLIE
- 11 Down: Narcissist's love (4)
- SELF
- 12 Down: Dies ___ (4)
- IRAE
- 13 Down: Certain punches: Abbr. (3)
- RTS
- 19 Down: The Bee Gees, e.g. (4)
- TRIO
- 21 Down: Tom ___, former Yankee (5)
- TRESH
- 24 Down: Terre ___ (5)
- HAUTE
- 25 Down: Inert gas (5)
- ARGON
- 26 Down: Lariat (5)
- RIATA
- 27 Down: Fountain drinks (5)
- COKES
- 28 Down: Vinegar bottle (5)
- CRUET
- 29 Down: Troublesome (5)
- PESKY
- 30 Down: Racketer Arthur (4)
- ASHE
- 31 Down: Pahlevi (4)
- SHAH
- 33 Down: Omaha Beach vessel (3)
- LCI
- 35 Down: Edward VIII in 1936 (9)
- ABDICATOR
- 37 Down: Greek god of the west wind (8)
- ZEPHYROS
- 38 Down: Cancel (5)
- ERASE
- 44 Down: British servicewoman (4)
- WAAC
- 46 Down: "Desire hath ___": Burton (6)
- NOREST
- 47 Down: Flying jibs (5)
- SAILS
- 49 Down: Monad (4)
- ATOM
- 50 Down: Evans from Uvalde, Tex. (4)
- DALE
- 51 Down: Drive down lightly (4)
- TAMP
- 52 Down: Romanov title (4)
- TSAR
- 53 Down: Paragon (4)
- HERO
- 54 Down: ___ au lait (4)
- CAFE
- 55 Down: Auspices (4)
- EGIS
- 56 Down: Proverbial septet (4)
- SEAS
- 57 Down: Karlovy Vary is one (3)
- SPA
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