Friday Crossword — August 22, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/22/1980. By C. J. Angio.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Item thrown into a ring (5)
- TOWEL
- 6 Across: Actor Morris (4)
- GREG
- 10 Across: Big moment for young Helen O'Connell (4)
- SOLO
- 14 Across: She composed "Wyoming Suite for Piano": 1946 (5)
- OHARA
- 15 Across: Spot for slots and poker pots (4)
- RENO
- 16 Across: Seed for a lyric (4)
- IDEA
- 17 Across: Money in Ankara (5)
- LIRAS
- 18 Across: A bit of Tara (4)
- ACRE
- 19 Across: Porter's "Let's ___": 1928 (4)
- DOIT
- 20 Across: Two memorable maestros (14)
- DORSEYBROTHERS
- 23 Across: " . . . ___ I saw Elba" (3)
- ERE
- 24 Across: His forte is to escort (5)
- USHER
- 25 Across: They tear a passion to tatters (4)
- HAMS
- 28 Across: Hero 2,327 times on B'way (4)
- ABIE
- 30 Across: Loam ranging from clay to sand (5)
- LOESS
- 34 Across: "Son ___ Preacher Man," 1968 song (3)
- OFA
- 35 Across: Demo follower (4)
- CRAT
- 36 Across: Locale for musicals (6)
- RIALTO
- 37 Across: ___ Era (7)
- BIGBAND
- 39 Across: "King of Swing" (7)
- GOODMAN
- 40 Across: "Gunsmoke" actor (6)
- ARNESS
- 41 Across: Simba's feet (4)
- PAWS
- 42 Across: Begum's spouse (3)
- AGA
- 43 Across: Approaches (5)
- NEARS
- 44 Across: What 37 Across was in the 30's (4)
- RAGE
- 45 Across: Lulu (4)
- ONER
- 46 Across: Kitchen gadget (5)
- RICER
- 48 Across: V.P. under G.R.F. (3)
- NAR
- 50 Across: Guy Lombardo's group (14)
- ROYALCANADIANS
- 56 Across: Origin (4)
- GERM
- 57 Across: Washington, to Braddock (4)
- AIDE
- 58 Across: Berlin hit, often sung in chorus (5)
- MARIE
- 59 Across: Peru was his milieu (4)
- INCA
- 60 Across: Swelter or dither (4)
- STEW
- 61 Across: Like a dunderhead (5)
- INANE
- 62 Across: Composer ___ Carlo Menotti (4)
- GIAN
- 63 Across: Name of a dame of fame (4)
- HESS
- 64 Across: Small drum (5)
- TABOR
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "I've ___ Ev'ry Little Star," 1932 song (4)
- TOLD
- 2 Down: Subject of a 1922 song (4)
- OHIO
- 3 Down: Baron De La ___: 1577–1618 (4)
- WARR
- 4 Down: Obliterates (6)
- ERASES
- 5 Down: Device using light rays (5)
- LASER
- 6 Down: Snatch (4)
- GRAB
- 7 Down: Navy boot (7)
- RECRUIT
- 8 Down: "La Vie ___," 1946 song (6)
- ENROSE
- 9 Down: "Where no wood is, there the fire ___ out": Proverbs 26:20 (5)
- GOETH
- 10 Down: Artery feeder (8)
- SIDEROAD
- 11 Down: Fragrance (4)
- ODOR
- 12 Down: Oahu welcome symbols (4)
- LEIS
- 13 Down: Morsel for Genuine Risk (3)
- OAT
- 21 Down: Has a craving (6)
- YEARNS
- 22 Down: Colossus of Rhodes (6)
- HELIOS
- 25 Down: White House designer (5)
- HOBAN
- 26 Down: Like Chicago: Oct. 8–10, 1871 (5)
- AFIRE
- 27 Down: ___ cum laude (5)
- MAGNA
- 29 Down: Like Leroy Brown (3)
- BAD
- 31 Down: Noted violinist (5)
- ELMAN
- 32 Down: Paramount ___, rostrum for young Sinatra (5)
- STAGE
- 33 Down: Destroyer equipment (5)
- SONAR
- 35 Down: A source of cinnamon (6)
- CASSIA
- 36 Down: Ivanhoe's bride (6)
- ROWENA
- 38 Down: Famed U.S. poet: 1914–72 (8)
- BERRYMAN
- 39 Down: Wisecrack (3)
- GAG
- 41 Down: Where to see and hear tubas (7)
- PARADES
- 44 Down: Perform in class (6)
- RECITE
- 45 Down: Epithet for Elizabeth I (6)
- ORIANA
- 47 Down: What cymbals do (5)
- CLASH
- 49 Down: Word on a ticket (5)
- ADMIT
- 50 Down: Bolognese painter: 1575–1642 (4)
- RENI
- 51 Down: Killer whale (4)
- ORCA
- 52 Down: Cronkite's specialty (4)
- NEWS
- 53 Down: Caftan wearer (4)
- ARAB
- 54 Down: ___ Martini, former singer (4)
- NINO
- 55 Down: Dixon, but not Mason (4)
- SEER
- 56 Down: Jam session (3)
- GIG
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