Friday Crossword — February 29, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/29/1980. By C. J. Angio.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: "Beowulf" is one (4)
- EPIC
- 5 Across: Scottish poet: 1770–1835 (4)
- HOGG
- 9 Across: Part of a cut gem (5)
- FACET
- 14 Across: Score for an Islander (4)
- GOAL
- 15 Across: Little or Frye (4)
- APER
- 16 Across: Outgrowth of a seed plant (5)
- OVULE
- 17 Across: Soprano Gluck (4)
- ALMA
- 18 Across: Turkish coin (4)
- LIRA
- 19 Across: Spanish sherry city (5)
- XERES
- 20 Across: February 29 (11)
- LEAPYEARDAY
- 23 Across: What Rod Carew wields (3)
- BAT
- 24 Across: Rock star Nugent (3)
- TED
- 25 Across: Quick, sharp bark (3)
- YIP
- 26 Across: Brilliant gray (5)
- PEARL
- 29 Across: Nosh (3)
- EAT
- 31 Across: Milne hero (3)
- PIM
- 34 Across: Relative of a dik-dik (6)
- IMPALA
- 36 Across: Foot part (4)
- INCH
- 37 Across: Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ___ flat (3)
- INE
- 38 Across: "With the help of my God I shall ___" (15)
- LEAPOVERTHEWALL
- 41 Across: Ref. book (3)
- ENC
- 42 Across: Nictate (4)
- WINK
- 43 Across: Part of e.r.a., in baseball (6)
- EARNED
- 44 Across: E.T.O. man (3)
- DDE
- 45 Across: Was inactive (3)
- SAT
- 46 Across: Rumbullions (5)
- RIOTS
- 47 Across: Ariosti's "Amor ___ Nemici" (3)
- TRA
- 49 Across: Shampoo additive (3)
- EGG
- 50 Across: Roulette wager (3)
- BAS
- 53 Across: Jumped or skipped over (11)
- LEAPFROGGED
- 58 Across: Give off (5)
- EXUDE
- 60 Across: ___ contendere (4)
- NOLO
- 61 Across: Flow along or against (4)
- LAVE
- 62 Across: Peregrine (5)
- ALIEN
- 63 Across: Tomorrow, to Tacitus (4)
- CRAS
- 64 Across: Get-up-and-go (4)
- ELAN
- 65 Across: Distributed (5)
- METED
- 66 Across: Suffix with luncheon (4)
- ETTE
- 67 Across: Dollars for quarters (4)
- RENT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Sans ___ (matchless) (4)
- EGAL
- 2 Down: Caber (4)
- POLE
- 3 Down: "___ Liberal": M. Arnold (4)
- IAMA
- 4 Down: Trash (8)
- CLAPTRAP
- 5 Down: Pulled; dragged (5)
- HALED
- 6 Down: Suffix indicating an eye defect (4)
- OPIA
- 7 Down: Madison's V.P.: 1813–14 (5)
- GERRY
- 8 Down: Slope on a road (8)
- GRADIENT
- 9 Down: Sly (4)
- FOXY
- 10 Down: Rosary bead (3)
- AVE
- 11 Down: Check (4)
- CURB
- 12 Down: Ancient town near Salerno (4)
- ELEA
- 13 Down: Kind of case or tube (4)
- TEST
- 21 Down: Disease of plants (7)
- YELLOWS
- 22 Down: Cochise was one (6)
- APACHE
- 26 Down: Hairy; downy (5)
- PILED
- 27 Down: Do editorial work (5)
- EMEND
- 28 Down: Rapidly (5)
- APACE
- 30 Down: Jason's ship (7)
- THEARGO
- 31 Down: Opposite of forte (5)
- PIANO
- 32 Down: Estuary (5)
- INLET
- 33 Down: Roundhouses, in pinochle (5)
- MELDS
- 35 Down: Emulate Billy Mitchell (6)
- AVIATE
- 36 Down: Annoy (3)
- IRK
- 39 Down: Charm (8)
- ENTRANCE
- 40 Down: Mosquito's larva or pupa (8)
- WRIGGLER
- 48 Down: Mariner's direction (5)
- APORT
- 49 Down: Ragged-edged (5)
- EROSE
- 50 Down: Side of a ship (4)
- BEAM
- 51 Down: Mandrel (4)
- AXLE
- 52 Down: Please (4)
- SUIT
- 53 Down: Lease leader (4)
- LEND
- 54 Down: Piece of scenery (4)
- FLAT
- 55 Down: Hardy marsh shrub (4)
- GALE
- 56 Down: Novelist Hunter (4)
- EVAN
- 57 Down: Bucky of diamond fame (4)
- DENT
- 59 Down: Mark of sorrow (3)
- DEE
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