Thursday Crossword — July 24, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 7/24/1980. By C. J. Angio.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Place featuring baths (3)
- SPA
- 4 Across: It's on the watch (4)
- DIAL
- 8 Across: Jampan (5)
- SEDAN
- 13 Across: R.P.I. rooms (4)
- LABS
- 15 Across: College in New Rochelle, N.Y. (4)
- IONA
- 16 Across: Fontana of fame (5)
- TREVI
- 17 Across: Island group off New Guinea (4)
- AROE
- 18 Across: East Indian hemp (4)
- SUNN
- 19 Across: Babbled incessantly (5)
- RANON
- 20 Across: Bridge builder's concern (6)
- STRESS
- 22 Across: Prelude to a plot (4)
- IDEA
- 24 Across: ___ Jima (3)
- IWO
- 25 Across: Blew one's top (13)
- HITTHECEILING
- 28 Across: Noted German author: 1864–1947 (4)
- HUCH
- 29 Across: Dicer's "lucky 7" (7)
- NATURAL
- 32 Across: Yes man's daily activity (9)
- ASSENTING
- 36 Across: Spile (5)
- STAKE
- 37 Across: His mate became saline (3)
- LOT
- 38 Across: Hoity-toity people (5)
- SNOBS
- 40 Across: Can material (3)
- TIN
- 41 Across: Their soil has oil (5)
- ARABS
- 44 Across: Action taken by Jessica and Lorenzo (9)
- ELOPEMENT
- 47 Across: Tom Watson's arithmetic (7)
- STROKES
- 49 Across: Interlaken's river (4)
- AARE
- 50 Across: Protested noisily (13)
- RAISEDTHEROOF
- 55 Across: Modernist (3)
- NEO
- 57 Across: Adjective for a pittance (4)
- MERE
- 58 Across: Plugged ___, 1980 Derby entrant (6)
- NICKLE
- 59 Across: Like ___ on a log (5)
- ABUMP
- 61 Across: Cartoonist Paul Robinson's heroine (4)
- ETTA
- 63 Across: Contemporary of Ellery (4)
- ERLE
- 64 Across: ___ Fields: 1931–78 (5)
- TOTIE
- 65 Across: Adriatic feeder (4)
- DRIN
- 66 Across: Commando force's action (4)
- RAID
- 67 Across: Erect (5)
- ONEND
- 68 Across: Sower's grower (4)
- SEED
- 69 Across: French possessive (3)
- SES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Cut (5)
- SLASH
- 2 Down: Start of a book (5)
- PARTI
- 3 Down: Scrub, as a space project (5)
- ABORT
- 4 Down: Analyzes closely (8)
- DISSECTS
- 5 Down: Gambler's mark (3)
- IOU
- 6 Down: Broadway musical (5)
- ANNIE
- 7 Down: LCI, LCM or LCT (11)
- LANDINGBOAT
- 8 Down: Dire ___, rock group (7)
- STRAITS
- 9 Down: Mayan or Mundane (3)
- ERA
- 10 Down: Malign; slander (9)
- DENIGRATE
- 11 Down: Say it is so (4)
- AVOW
- 12 Down: Little muchacho (4)
- NINO
- 14 Down: Be very agitated (6)
- SEETHE
- 21 Down: Turn away from (4)
- SHUN
- 23 Down: ___-Mana-Mou, famous race horse (3)
- ELA
- 26 Down: Vermilions (11)
- CHINESEREDS
- 27 Down: Chinquapin (3)
- NUT
- 30 Down: Consanguineous (4)
- AKIN
- 31 Down: Period after Shrove Tuesday (4)
- LENT
- 32 Down: Sad disyllable (4)
- ALAS
- 33 Down: Get the wash ready (4)
- SORT
- 34 Down: Private mail carrier's rural beat (9)
- STARROUTE
- 35 Down: ___-pros (drop a suit) (3)
- NOL
- 39 Down: " ___ Sain and pray for rain" (Braves' old slogan) (8)
- SPAHNAND
- 42 Down: Stole (3)
- BOA
- 43 Down: Counted every penny (7)
- SKIMPED
- 45 Down: Part of a well-known palindrome (4)
- EREI
- 46 Down: "Laura" lyricist (6)
- MERCER
- 48 Down: Wind dir. (3)
- ESE
- 51 Down: Raison ___ (5)
- DETRE
- 52 Down: Plants grown for their pods (5)
- OKRAS
- 53 Down: Kukla's friend (5)
- OLLIE
- 54 Down: Takes nourishment (5)
- FEEDS
- 55 Down: Pact acronym (4)
- NATO
- 56 Down: Jet black (4)
- EBON
- 60 Down: Andy Gump's wife (3)
- MIN
- 62 Down: Stalemate (3)
- TIE
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