NY TIMES, MON, AUG 15, 1977 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/15/1977. By Evelyn Benshoof.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Trail (4)
PATH
5 Across: Place to eat (4)
CAFE
9 Across: V.M.I. student (5)
CADET
14 Across: Small ornamental case (4)
ETUI
15 Across: Dentist's request (4)
OPEN
16 Across: Relish (5)
OLIVE
17 Across: Lounge (4)
LOLL
18 Across: Cry from a crow's-nest (4)
LAND
19 Across: Out of bed (5)
RISEN
20 Across: In any case (13)
ONALLACCOUNTS
23 Across: Rigid; taut (5)
TENSE
24 Across: Ruhr city (5)
HERNE
25 Across: Scrutinize (3)
EYE
28 Across: Nectar (3)
ADE
29 Across: Contend; strive (3)
VIE
31 Across: Attended a meeting (7)
SATINON
33 Across: Stake (3)
BET
34 Across: Cut down (3)
HEW
35 Across: Kind of poker (4)
STUD
36 Across: Rhyme for brawls (11)
FREEFORALLS
39 Across: Long-eared mammal (4)
HARE
41 Across: Poppycock! (3)
ROT
42 Across: Fish eggs (3)
ROE
43 Across: One stroke ___ (bogey) (7)
OVERPAR
45 Across: Clammy; damp (3)
WET
46 Across: Floating lily leaf (3)
PAD
49 Across: Peridot or tigereye (3)
GEM
50 Across: Bewildered (5)
ATSEA
52 Across: Oklahoma's "Golden Hurricane" (5)
TULSA
54 Across: Finally (13)
ONCEANDFORALL
57 Across: Kayak or buckeye (5)
CANOE
59 Across: Joint (4)
KNEE
60 Across: Cord for Arabian headgear (4)
AGAL
61 Across: Caine or Wayne (5)
ACTOR
62 Across: River near Paris (4)
EURE
63 Across: Moon goddess (4)
LUNA
64 Across: Secretaries (5)
DESKS
65 Across: Sound of a reptile or steam (4)
SISS
66 Across: Cliques (4)
SETS

Down Answers

1 Down: Jai alai (6)
PELOTA
2 Down: Made amends (6)
ATONED
3 Down: New Orleans university (6)
TULANE
4 Down: They're "alive" in a song (5)
HILLS
5 Down: Drink or nut (4)
COLA
6 Down: Geronimo was one (6)
APACHE
7 Down: Thief's middleman (5)
FENCE
8 Down: One who supports or approves (8)
ENDORSER
9 Down: Relative of a trumpet (6)
CORNET
10 Down: Dismounted (4)
ALIT
11 Down: Does not approve (8)
DISSENTS
12 Down: Garden evictee (3)
EVE
13 Down: Hamilton bill (3)
TEN
21 Down: Quay (5)
LEVEE
22 Down: Not cognizant (7)
UNAWARE
26 Down: Gershwin's "Embraceable ___" (3)
YOU
27 Down: Result of a coup de grâce (3)
END
30 Down: Repeat (7)
ITERATE
32 Down: ___ of Man (4)
ISLE
33 Down: "Uncle Remus" Rabbit (4)
BRER
34 Down: Word with dog and rod (3)
HOT
36 Down: Cities in Calif., Neb. and Ohio (8)
FREMONTS
37 Down: Deserts (8)
FORSAKES
38 Down: Game of chance (5)
LOTTO
39 Down: Word with ground or road (3)
HOG
40 Down: "___ Maria" (3)
AVE
44 Down: Horses at Meadowlands (6)
PACERS
45 Down: Cranes and herons (6)
WADERS
46 Down: Torment (6)
PLAGUE
47 Down: Obliquely (6)
ASLANT
48 Down: City nicknamed "Big D" (6)
DALLAS
51 Down: Boredom (5)
ENNUI
53 Down: Russian mountains (5)
URALS
55 Down: Corner or cozy place (4)
NOOK
56 Down: Charges for services (4)
FEES
57 Down: Bounder (3)
CAD
58 Down: Top of a suit (3)
ACE

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