NY TIMES, MON, JAN 31, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 1/31/1977. By Martha J. DeWitt.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Ice-cream measures (4)
DIPS
5 Across: Tussle (5)
SCRAP
10 Across: Bed part (4)
SLAT
14 Across: One of the Andreanofs (4)
ADAK
15 Across: Partner of ho (5)
HEAVE
16 Across: Swanky (4)
POSH
17 Across: Embassy member (15)
MILITARYATTACHE
20 Across: Stances (8)
POSTURES
21 Across: Origin of the Euphrates (6)
TURKEY
22 Across: Three, in Málaga (4)
TRES
23 Across: Letter beginning (4)
SIRS
24 Across: Go up (6)
ASCEND
27 Across: Disagreed (8)
DIFFERED
31 Across: Surprisers of Goldilocks (5)
BEARS
32 Across: Cyclades island (5)
MELOS
33 Across: Lend an ___ (3)
EAR
34 Across: Coffee brewers (4)
URNS
35 Across: Gog's associate (5)
MAGOG
36 Across: Allot (4)
METE
37 Across: Phoebus (3)
SUN
38 Across: Pops (5)
COLAS
39 Across: What an evangelist does (5)
SAVES
40 Across: Gives out (8)
EMANATES
42 Across: Discourages (6)
DETERS
43 Across: Freeman Gosden (4)
AMOS
44 Across: Italian finger game (4)
MORA
45 Across: Not so hard (6)
EASIER
48 Across: Milton locale (8)
PARADISE
52 Across: Tactful group (15)
DIPLOMATICCORPS
54 Across: Dies ___ (4)
IRAE
55 Across: Guam capital (5)
AGANA
56 Across: Sterlet and shad eggs (4)
ROES
57 Across: Care for (4)
TEND
58 Across: Count ___ (5)
NOSES
59 Across: Snicker's (4)
SNEE

Down Answers

1 Down: Like some cellars (4)
DAMP
2 Down: Personal: Prefix (4)
IDIO
3 Down: Buddies (4)
PALS
4 Down: Glides lightly (8)
SKITTERS
5 Down: Participated in (6)
SHARED
6 Down: Small planet (5)
CERES
7 Down: Sting and X (4)
RAYS
8 Down: Girl's name (3)
AVA
9 Down: Quibble over trifles (8)
PETTIFOG
10 Down: Rare (6)
SPARSE
11 Down: Soo feature (4)
LOCK
12 Down: Arthur of tennis (4)
ASHE
13 Down: "___ also serve . . . " (4)
THEY
18 Down: ___ on the heat (5)
TURNS
19 Down: Sods (5)
TURFS
23 Down: Places for ICBM's (5)
SILOS
24 Down: Treat badly (5)
ABUSE
25 Down: Injection material (5)
SERUM
26 Down: Large-leafed plant (5)
CANNA
27 Down: Contemporary of Manet (5)
DEGAS
28 Down: Town officer (5)
REEVE
29 Down: Gourmand or gourmet (5)
EATER
30 Down: Kind of parade or circle (5)
DRESS
32 Down: Certain people (5)
MALES
35 Down: Subway-crew member (8)
MOTORMAN
36 Down: Certain swordsmen (8)
MATADORS
38 Down: Brief acting role (5)
CAMEO
39 Down: Ice pinnacle (5)
SERAC
41 Down: ___ down (made final) (6)
NAILED
42 Down: Biblical sewer (6)
DORCAS
44 Down: Havana memory (5)
MAINE
45 Down: Do copy-desk work (4)
EDIT
46 Down: Atmosphere, in Aragon (4)
AIRE
47 Down: Hand measure (4)
SPAN
48 Down: School groups: Abbr. (4)
PTAS
49 Down: Curtain or ore (4)
IRON
50 Down: Graf von ___ (4)
SPEE
51 Down: Common Latin word (4)
ESSE
53 Down: Past (3)
AGO

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