Saturday Crossword — August 2, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 8/2/1980. By Kathryn Righter.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Ingredient in some dyes (4)
- ALUM
- 5 Across: Geladas of Ethiopia (4)
- APES
- 9 Across: Propitious (4)
- ROSY
- 13 Across: Bullfrog genus (4)
- RANA
- 14 Across: Site of Jesus' first miracle (4)
- CANA
- 15 Across: Knot again (5)
- RETIE
- 16 Across: One concern of a personnel chief (9)
- ATTRITION
- 18 Across: Leaves out (5)
- OMITS
- 19 Across: Lack of an alternative (13)
- HOBSONSCHOICE
- 21 Across: Basic verb in Versailles (4)
- ETRE
- 22 Across: Makes picots (4)
- TATS
- 23 Across: Twists of paper for lighting candles (6)
- SPILLS
- 26 Across: Dweller alongside the Oder (8)
- SILESIAN
- 30 Across: Twin crystal (5)
- MACLE
- 31 Across: Ducking-stool victim (5)
- SCOLD
- 32 Across: Cruise port (3)
- RIO
- 33 Across: Noted N.F.L. linebacker (4)
- ELIA
- 34 Across: Dilutes (5)
- THINS
- 35 Across: Numerical prefix (4)
- SEMI
- 36 Across: Author Deighton (3)
- LEN
- 37 Across: Aegean gulf (5)
- SAROS
- 38 Across: Cahn-Styne creations (5)
- TUNES
- 39 Across: Rude dwelling (8)
- LOGCABIN
- 41 Across: Nostrum (6)
- REMEDY
- 42 Across: Sen. McGovern's birthplace in S.D. (4)
- AVON
- 43 Across: Lance once raised high by Carter (4)
- BERT
- 44 Across: In any way whatever (13)
- BYHOOKORCROOK
- 49 Across: Knack (5)
- FLAIR
- 50 Across: Counterfeit (9)
- IMITATION
- 52 Across: Sharp rise on Wall Street (5)
- RALLY
- 53 Across: Double negative (4)
- NONO
- 54 Across: Friend in a fray (4)
- ALLY
- 55 Across: Killer of Eric IV (4)
- ABEL
- 56 Across: Kennedy figure (4)
- GOER
- 57 Across: Wildcat (4)
- LYNX
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Altar on high (3)
- ARA
- 2 Down: Thin wood strip (4)
- LATH
- 3 Down: "I appeal ___ Caesar": Acts 25:11 (4)
- UNTO
- 4 Down: Spanish resort on the Mediterranean (8)
- MARBELLA
- 5 Down: Equity members (6)
- ACTORS
- 6 Down: "Common Sense" author (5)
- PAINE
- 7 Down: Son of Seth (4)
- ENOS
- 8 Down: Countenances (9)
- SANCTIONS
- 9 Down: Derelict (6)
- REMISS
- 10 Down: Auricular (4)
- OTIC
- 11 Down: Locale (4)
- SITE
- 12 Down: Start of a reply to Virginia (3)
- YES
- 15 Down: Poked around, as in search (6)
- ROOTED
- 17 Down: Agave fiber (5)
- ISTLE
- 20 Down: Aulae and odea (5)
- HALLS
- 23 Down: Subject of the science of osmics (5)
- SMELL
- 24 Down: Old: Comb. form (5)
- PALEO
- 25 Down: The cake may take this (5)
- ICING
- 26 Down: Descendant (5)
- SCION
- 27 Down: Goddess of peace (5)
- IRENE
- 28 Down: Pointed toward (5)
- AIMED
- 29 Down: Like a charivari (5)
- NOISY
- 31 Down: ___ violet (9)
- SHRINKING
- 34 Down: Prohibition (5)
- TABOO
- 35 Down: Gist (8)
- SUMTOTAL
- 37 Down: Piquant (6)
- SAVORY
- 38 Down: ___ alba (kaolin) (5)
- TERRA
- 40 Down: Artificial fly (6)
- CAHILL
- 41 Down: Clergyman or schoolman (6)
- RECTOR
- 43 Down: Salt solution (5)
- BRINE
- 44 Down: Reveal indiscreetly (4)
- BLAB
- 45 Down: Where Albie Booth once starred (4)
- YALE
- 46 Down: Novel title meaning "a rover" (4)
- OMOO
- 47 Down: Oleaginous (4)
- OILY
- 48 Down: German name for Cologne (4)
- KOLN
- 49 Down: Monastic title (3)
- FRA
- 51 Down: Greek personification of night (3)
- NYX
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