Saturday Crossword — May 31, 1980 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 5/31/1980. By William Lutwiniak.

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Across Answers

1 Across: "A man's reach should exceed his ___": Browning (5)
GRASP
6 Across: Page in Verdi's "Un Ballo . . . " (5)
OSCAR
11 Across: Pitcher Tom (6)
SEAVER
12 Across: Dictates (6)
UKASES
14 Across: Gardeners (15)
HORTICULTURISTS
17 Across: Ready for battle (5)
ARMED
18 Across: Wheeled platform (5)
DOLLY
19 Across: Soft touch (3)
PAT
20 Across: Maridos' mates: Abbr. (4)
SRAS
21 Across: Splendid (5)
REGAL
22 Across: Unattended (4)
LONE
23 Across: Sawbuck (3)
TEN
24 Across: Jazz trumpeter Manone (5)
WINGY
25 Across: Shy (5)
WINCE
26 Across: Polish (8)
ELEGANCE
28 Across: Alit (6)
LANDED
29 Across: Set about (9)
UNDERTAKE
31 Across: Delays purposely (6)
STALLS
34 Across: Big source of amazement (8)
HUGENESS
38 Across: Ilex (5)
HOLLY
39 Across: Egret, e.g. (5)
HERON
40 Across: Pussyfoot? (3)
PAW
41 Across: Golf situation (4)
AWAY
42 Across: Estranges (5)
WEANS
43 Across: Type size (4)
PICA
44 Across: Johnny ___ (3)
REB
45 Across: Food fish (5)
SHADS
46 Across: Angels' angel (5)
AUTRY
47 Across: Bar offerings (15)
PLANTERSPUNCHES
50 Across: Traduces (6)
SMEARS
51 Across: Verily (6)
INDEED
52 Across: Till now (5)
ASYET
53 Across: Make croutons (5)
TOAST

Down Answers

1 Down: Apropos (7)
GERMANE
2 Down: Tariff specifics (5)
RATES
3 Down: Athirst (4)
AVID
4 Down: Jiffy (3)
SEC
5 Down: Circumspection (8)
PRUDENCE
6 Down: Expenditure (6)
OUTLAY
7 Down: Cranium (5)
SKULL
8 Down: Actor Grant (4)
CARY
9 Down: "___ was saying . . . " (3)
ASI
10 Down: Answer (7)
RESPOND
11 Down: Certain horse (6)
SORREL
13 Down: Posture (6)
STANCE
14 Down: Dispatch (5)
HASTE
15 Down: Carnivorous turtles (11)
LOGGERHEADS
16 Down: Lippizaner, e.g. (5)
STEED
21 Down: Peelings (5)
RINDS
22 Down: White-sale feature (5)
LINEN
24 Down: In lifeless fashion (5)
WANLY
25 Down: " . . . ___ thou with me": Tennyson (5)
WAKEN
27 Down: Arroyo (5)
GULLY
28 Down: Island off Nigeria (5)
LAGOS
30 Down: Roasting jack (8)
TURNSPIT
31 Down: Caustic (5)
SHARP
32 Down: White-sale items (6)
TOWELS
33 Down: Where the Conecuh flows (7)
ALABAMA
35 Down: "America the Beautiful" is one (7)
EPITHET
36 Down: Like Lhasa (6)
SACRED
37 Down: Does some disco dancing (5)
SWAYS
39 Down: Host at San Simeon (6)
HEARST
42 Down: "___ the flyin'-fishes play": Kipling (5)
WHERE
43 Down: Dark red colors (5)
PUCES
45 Down: Jib guy (4)
STAY
46 Down: Time ___ half (4)
ANDA
48 Down: Compass points (3)
NES
49 Down: Numero ___ (3)
UNO

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