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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