NY TIMES, FRI, JUN 11, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 6/11/1976. By George Madrid.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Kind of horse (4)
GIFT
5 Across: Nautical direction (3)
SSW
8 Across: Plant life (5)
FLORA
13 Across: C'est ___ (that is to say) (5)
ADIRE
15 Across: Honor card (3)
ACE
16 Across: Column style (5)
IONIC
17 Across: On the level (5)
LEGIT
18 Across: Bao ___ of Indochina (3)
DAI
19 Across: Fleet (5)
SWIFT
20 Across: Ignores critical reviews, with 58 Across (12)
LAUGHSALLTHE
23 Across: Soviet unit: Abbr. (3)
SSR
24 Across: Big name among Huns (6)
ATTILA
25 Across: P.O. routes (4)
RFDS
29 Across: Marine bird (4)
ERNE
31 Across: Swamp Fox of Revolution (6)
MARION
33 Across: Actor Ray (4)
ALDO
35 Across: U.S. missile (4)
NIKE
39 Across: Soft velvet (5)
PANNE
40 Across: Balky personal memory bank (15)
TIPOFONESTONGUE
43 Across: Hit ___ (get along) (5)
ITOFF
44 Across: Kind of casting or writer (4)
TYPE
45 Across: Receives (4)
GETS
46 Across: More ___ (somewhat) (6)
ORLESS
48 Across: Pitcher (4)
EWER
50 Across: Exigency (4)
NEED
51 Across: Envoy (6)
LEGATE
55 Across: Fleur-de-___ (3)
LIS
58 Across: See 20 Across (12)
WAYTOTHEBANK
61 Across: Canine's neighbor (5)
MOLAR
64 Across: ___, dos, tres (3)
UNO
65 Across: Fran's pal on TV (5)
KUKLA
66 Across: Biblical song (5)
PSALM
67 Across: Eur. country (3)
DEN
68 Across: Paper unit (5)
SHEET
69 Across: Junky writers (5)
HACKS
70 Across: Prior to (3)
ERE
71 Across: Bone: Prefix (4)
OSTE

Down Answers

1 Down: Vexes (5)
GALLS
2 Down: Brainstorms (5)
IDEAS
3 Down: Totem carving, e.g. (11)
FIGUREDPOLE
4 Down: Math branch (4)
TRIG
5 Down: Cairo V.I.P. (5)
SADAT
6 Down: Former U.S. envoy to U.N. (5)
SCALI
7 Down: Composer Kurt (5)
WEILL
8 Down: Go after indirectly (4)
FISH
9 Down: Bass, compared to tenor (10)
LOWERRANGE
10 Down: Naval branch: Abbr. (3)
ONI
11 Down: Region of Morocco (3)
RIF
12 Down: Put on an ___ (3)
ACT
14 Down: Patriot Allen (5)
ETHAN
21 Down: Office-pool member (5)
STENO
22 Down: Cap (3)
TAM
26 Down: Upstate N.Y. resort area (11)
FINGERLAKES
27 Down: Dunking item (5)
DONUT
28 Down: Cuts, old style (5)
SNEES
30 Down: Arcade, for one (10)
ROOFEDWALK
32 Down: Mil. address (3)
APO
33 Down: Suffix for fix or flirt (5)
ATION
34 Down: Metric unit (5)
LITRE
36 Down: Worldwide: Abbr. (3)
INT
37 Down: Lock's partner (3)
KEY
38 Down: Sixth sense (3)
ESP
41 Down: Very-loud signs, in music (3)
FFS
42 Down: Cogwheel features (5)
TEETH
47 Down: Subtle (3)
SLY
49 Down: Worktime units (5)
WEEKS
52 Down: Piano piece (5)
ETUDE
53 Down: Dead duck (5)
GONER
54 Down: Make up for (5)
ATONE
56 Down: Entrance (5)
INLET
57 Down: Flat fish (5)
SKATE
59 Down: Up in ___ (indignant) (4)
ARMS
60 Down: Owl, in Spain (4)
BUHO
61 Down: Dashboard initials (3)
MPH
62 Down: Mrs. Johnson (3)
OSA
63 Down: Fond du ___ (3)
LAC

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