Wednesday Crossword — August 6, 1980 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 8/6/1980. By A. J. Santora.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Promptly (6)
ONTIME
7 Across: Youngster (3)
LAD
10 Across: Stew meat (4)
LAMB
14 Across: "Tillie the ___" (6)
TOILER
15 Across: Senior citizen (8)
OLDTIMER
17 Across: More folksy (6)
HOMIER
18 Across: "Sudden death" period (8)
OVERTIME
19 Across: Opp. of WNW (3)
ESE
20 Across: He wrote "The Trial" (5)
KAFKA
22 Across: Enthusiasm (5)
ARDOR
23 Across: In the order mentioned: Abbr. (4)
RESP
25 Across: Truth, in a Chinese philosophy (3)
TAO
26 Across: Tint (3)
DYE
27 Across: Part of a magnet (8)
ARMATURE
30 Across: See 49 Across (3)
TSE
33 Across: C'est ___ (5)
LAVIE
35 Across: More opportune (8)
TIMELIER
38 Across: "___ be born . . . " (7)
ATIMETO
41 Across: Early (7)
BETIMES
42 Across: Quickly (8)
INNOTIME
44 Across: Della of songdom (5)
REESE
45 Across: Affenpinscher, e.g. (3)
DOG
46 Across: Dwelling in a city (8)
TENEMENT
49 Across: Chinese philosopher, with 30 Across (3)
LAO
51 Across: ___ volente (God willing) (3)
DEO
52 Across: Topers (4)
SOTS
55 Across: Gamble or Robertson (5)
OSCAR
58 Across: Washday in Paris (5)
LUNDI
60 Across: Gratuity (3)
TIP
61 Across: Double-crosser (8)
TWOTIMER
63 Across: Keeping the rhythm (6)
INTIME
65 Across: Mountain or Pacific (8)
TIMEZONE
66 Across: Flower part (6)
STAMEN
67 Across: Hebrew dry measure (4)
OMER
68 Across: Notebook (3)
PAD
69 Across: Straightforward (6)
HONEST

Down Answers

1 Down: The ___ day (recently) (5)
OTHER
2 Down: Slipknot loop (5)
NOOSE
3 Down: Expeditious (10)
TIMESAVING
4 Down: Sino-Russian river (3)
ILI
5 Down: Submissive (4)
MEEK
6 Down: Corrigenda (6)
ERRATA
7 Down: Sentry (7)
LOOKOUT
8 Down: Edison name (4)
ALVA
9 Down: Winner over R.A.T. in 1952 (3)
DDE
10 Down: Metric measure, in Manchester (5)
LITRE
11 Down: Surrounded by (4)
AMID
12 Down: Reminder (4)
MEMO
13 Down: ___ Fox (4)
BRER
16 Down: Salver (4)
TRAY
21 Down: Obese (3)
FAT
24 Down: Carnera of ring fame (5)
PRIMO
26 Down: Ecological grouping (4)
DEME
28 Down: Oppose (4)
MEET
29 Down: Kind of roast (3)
RIB
30 Down: From ___ (at intervals) (10)
TIMETOTIME
31 Down: Bishops' jurisdictions (4)
SEES
32 Down: Gaelic (4)
ERSE
33 Down: Deposited (4)
LAID
34 Down: ___ time (never) (4)
ATNO
36 Down: Raison d'___ (4)
ETRE
37 Down: Claims on property (5)
LIENS
39 Down: Late European leader (4)
TITO
40 Down: "Follow Me ___," Kipling poem (3)
OME
43 Down: Suffered (7)
ENDURED
47 Down: Ending for Hallow (3)
EEN
48 Down: In style (6)
MODISH
49 Down: After a time (5)
LATER
50 Down: Neighbor of N.M. (4)
ARIZ
53 Down: ___ Square (5)
TIMES
54 Down: Exhausted (5)
SPENT
55 Down: Velez of the Blue Jays (4)
OTTO
56 Down: In the ___ (participating) (4)
SWIM
57 Down: Occur in time (4)
COME
58 Down: Horne or Nyman (4)
LENA
59 Down: Look ___ (investigate) (4)
INTO
62 Down: Dry ___ (duster) (3)
MOP
64 Down: Thrash (3)
TAN

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