Thursday Crossword — January 15, 1981 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 1/15/1981. By Sara V. Tuckerman.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Pine marten (5)
SABLE
6 Across: Comedian from Montreal (4)
SAHL
10 Across: Saroyan hero (4)
ARAM
14 Across: Actor Ryan (5)
ONEAL
15 Across: The British call it marge (4)
OLEO
16 Across: Hyena in Capp's comics (4)
LENA
17 Across: Silly (5)
INANE
18 Across: Dolley, e.g. (9)
FIRSTLADY
20 Across: Seat formed by interlocked hands and wrists (9)
LADYCHAIR
22 Across: Garden flower, for short (5)
HELIO
23 Across: Suffix with liquid (4)
ATOR
24 Across: Memorable U.N. name (3)
DAG
25 Across: Pied-___ (6)
ATERRE
28 Across: Pullman (8)
CHAIRCAR
33 Across: Elissa of old films (5)
LANDI
34 Across: English prison (4)
GAOL
35 Across: "___ be in England . . . ": Browning (4)
OHTO
36 Across: ___ Vogler, German composer (3)
ABT
37 Across: Kin of demijohns (7)
CARBOYS
40 Across: Call ___ day (3)
ITA
41 Across: Italian finger game (4)
MORA
43 Across: "Honi ___ . . . " (4)
SOIT
44 Across: Palindromic title (5)
MADAM
46 Across: Village near Omaha (8)
BOYSTOWN
48 Across: Lloyd and Paul of baseball's Hall of Fame (6)
WANERS
49 Across: José or Juan (3)
SAN
50 Across: Trial (4)
TEST
51 Across: Cry of the Ancient Mariner (5)
ASAIL
54 Across: Type of dwelling (9)
TOWNHOUSE
59 Across: Small container for sewing articles (9)
HOUSEWIFE
61 Across: Computer data (5)
INPUT
62 Across: First name of 6 Across (4)
MORT
63 Across: Sight from Cleveland (4)
ERIE
64 Across: African republic (5)
NIGER
65 Across: Greek vowels (4)
ETAS
66 Across: Zona Gale's "Miss Lulu ___" (4)
BETT
67 Across: Anserine bird (5)
GOOSE

Down Answers

1 Down: Loam (4)
SOIL
2 Down: Mrs. Leonowens (4)
ANNA
3 Down: Gun's front sight (4)
BEAD
4 Down: Nautical rope (7)
LANYARD
5 Down: Thrilling (8)
ELECTRIC
6 Down: Until now (5)
SOFAR
7 Down: Et ___ (4)
ALII
8 Down: Title in Thuringia (4)
HERR
9 Down: Blake's "The Book of ___" (3)
LOS
10 Down: Brisk, in music (7)
ALLEGRO
11 Down: Not fictitious (4)
REAL
12 Down: Bacheller's "D'ri ___" (4)
ANDI
13 Down: Clinic name (4)
MAYO
19 Down: Bangkok native (4)
THAI
21 Down: Gardening tool (3)
HOE
24 Down: He moderated "What's My Line?" (4)
DALY
25 Down: Gentle as ___ (5)
ALAMB
26 Down: Banned (5)
TABOO
27 Down: Ingress (5)
ENTRY
28 Down: Kind of cruiser (5)
CABIN
29 Down: Derisive sound (4)
HOOT
30 Down: Reprove (5)
CHIDE
31 Down: Perfume base (5)
ATTAR
32 Down: Ranges (5)
ROAMS
34 Down: Increase (4)
GROW
38 Down: " . . . unto us ___ is given" (4)
ASON
39 Down: Very impressive (8)
SMASHING
42 Down: Baseball plays (7)
ASSISTS
45 Down: Duke in "The Tempest" (7)
ANTONIO
47 Down: Yarn (4)
TALE
48 Down: Benign bump on the skin (3)
WEN
50 Down: Bird sound (5)
TWEET
51 Down: Alas! (4)
AHME
52 Down: Pollutant (4)
SOOT
53 Down: Atmosphere (4)
AURA
54 Down: Kind of iron (4)
TIRE
55 Down: "Heaven make thee free ___!": Hamlet (4)
OFIT
56 Down: Ascent (4)
UPGO
57 Down: Petitions (4)
SUES
58 Down: Common French verb (4)
ETRE
60 Down: Arachnoid's "parlor" (3)
WEB

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