NY TIMES, FRI, APR 23, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/23/1976. By Jim Plackner.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Formal headwear (7)
TOPHATS
8 Across: Pavement (7)
ASPHALT
15 Across: O.K., as some spell it (7)
ALRIGHT
16 Across: Slumlike condition (7)
SQUALOR
17 Across: Polish (15)
PEOPLEORCULTURE
19 Across: Plant (3)
SOW
20 Across: Blood trunks (6)
AORTAE
21 Across: Penna. city (4)
ERIE
22 Across: Summer time (3)
DST
23 Across: Medicinal places (4)
SPAS
25 Across: Letter (3)
ESS
26 Across: Soft and wet (7)
SQUISHY
30 Across: Mil. ranks (3)
LTS
32 Across: Distinctive atmosphere (4)
AURA
33 Across: Fish (4)
EELS
36 Across: Digital computer (5)
ENIAC
40 Across: Minute (15)
NOTLARGEORWALTZ
43 Across: Auto dud (5)
EDSEL
44 Across: Pierce (4)
GORE
45 Across: "Guilty" or "innocent," e.g. (4)
PLEA
46 Across: Pigeon pea (3)
DAL
48 Across: Prospector's adviser (7)
ASSAYER
50 Across: Cry of disgust (3)
PAH
53 Across: Orders for supplies: Abbr. (4)
REQS
56 Across: ___ the hay (3)
HIT
57 Across: Drinks (4)
ADES
59 Across: Summer headwear (6)
SUNHAT
61 Across: Farm animal (3)
HOG
64 Across: Ravel (15)
COMPOSERORSNARL
67 Across: Apprentice (7)
TRAINEE
68 Across: Gather, as alumni (7)
REUNITE
69 Across: Scenery (7)
SETTING
70 Across: Slander (7)
ASPERSE

Down Answers

1 Down: Military-day closer (4)
TAPS
2 Down: Spread (4)
OLEO
3 Down: Ship's front (4)
PROW
4 Down: With it (3)
HIP
5 Down: Drink ___ of water (6)
AGLASS
6 Down: Turn ___ check (8)
THEOTHER
7 Down: Safekeeping: Abbr. (4)
STOR
8 Down: Composers' org. (5)
ASCAP
9 Down: Sty sound (6)
SQUEAL
10 Down: Old Russian coin (3)
PUL
11 Down: Strong emotion (4)
HATE
12 Down: Passage of old (5)
ALURE
13 Down: Asian lemur (5)
LORIS
14 Down: Grove components (5)
TREES
18 Down: Some turns: Abbr. (3)
RTS
22 Down: Phoned (6)
DIALED
24 Down: Dither (4)
STEW
26 Down: Coherent (4)
SANE
27 Down: Part of Q.E.D. (4)
QUOD
28 Down: Cockney pains (4)
URTS
29 Down: Safecracker (4)
YEGG
31 Down: Retort angrily (6)
SNAPAT
34 Down: Zodiac unit (3)
LEO
35 Down: Rail bird (4)
SORA
37 Down: In a poor way (4)
ILLY
38 Down: To ___ (exactly) (4)
ATEE
39 Down: Russian ruler (4)
CZAR
41 Down: Like a wing (4)
ALAR
42 Down: Distributes again (8)
RESHARES
47 Down: Reduce (6)
LESSEN
49 Down: Becomes interested (6)
SITSUP
50 Down: Treaties (5)
PACTS
51 Down: Look up to (5)
ADORE
52 Down: Blood: Prefix (5)
HEMAT
54 Down: Famous captain (5)
QUEEG
55 Down: Upper-classman: Abbr. (3)
SNR
58 Down: Point of land (4)
SPIT
60 Down: Book of hours (4)
HORA
61 Down: Broadway musical (4)
HAIR
62 Down: Table scraps (4)
ORTS
63 Down: Jollity (4)
GLEE
65 Down: Navy unit: Abbr. (3)
ONI
66 Down: Wind direction: Abbr. (3)
NNE

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