NY TIMES, FRI, AUG 20, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/20/1976. By Chet Currier.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Volume measures: Abbr. (3)
CCS
4 Across: Puppeteer (4)
SARG
8 Across: White House name (5)
MAMIE
13 Across: Anglo-Saxon money (3)
ORA
14 Across: Bird of S.A. (5)
POTOO
15 Across: Island of Sweden (5)
OLAND
16 Across: Ship's crew (3)
MEN
17 Across: Being led along (5)
INTOW
18 Across: Bête-___ (5)
NOIRE
19 Across: Domestic pest (6)
BEDBUG
21 Across: Humpty Dumpty's supporting cast (8)
KINGSMEN
23 Across: Certain footnote (5)
OPCIT
24 Across: N.F.L. team (6)
OILERS
25 Across: Enzyme suffix (3)
ASE
26 Across: Narrow perch (5)
LEDGE
27 Across: Football player's wear (3)
PAD
30 Across: Sumptuous (4)
POSH
32 Across: Fuss (3)
ADO
33 Across: ___-Lorraine (6)
ALSACE
35 Across: Preposition (4)
INTO
36 Across: Fix up (5)
REFIT
38 Across: Duplicate (4)
TWIN
39 Across: Jack's place (6)
PULPIT
41 Across: Italian three (3)
TRE
42 Across: Jackson, for short (4)
ANDY
43 Across: Suffix for Peking (3)
ESE
44 Across: Suitable spot (5)
NICHE
46 Across: Eye (3)
ORB
47 Across: Op-ed page concerns (6)
ISSUES
48 Across: Situation for Pauline (5)
PERIL
51 Across: Up to Camelot standards (8)
KNIGHTLY
54 Across: Shakespeare setting (6)
VERONA
55 Across: "I ___ idea" (5)
HADNO
56 Across: Acknowledge (5)
LETON
58 Across: Understanding (3)
KEN
59 Across: Turkish title (5)
AMEER
60 Across: British titles (5)
EARLS
61 Across: Work unit (3)
ERG
62 Across: Celebration (5)
FEAST
63 Across: Restrained expletive (4)
DRAT
64 Across: Map abbr. (3)
RTE

Down Answers

1 Down: Jazz group (5)
COMBO
2 Down: Emulate ivy (5)
CREEP
3 Down: Ephemeral edifice (10)
SANDCASTLE
4 Down: Solomon's output (4)
SONG
5 Down: Lawyer: Abbr. (3)
ATT
6 Down: Sports award (15)
ROOKIEOFTHEYEAR
7 Down: Get out of hand (6)
GOWILD
8 Down: Uncertain blend (7)
MONGREL
9 Down: At ___ for words (5)
ALOSS
10 Down: Disfigure (4)
MAIM
11 Down: Business-letter notation (4)
INRE
12 Down: Place of innocence (4)
EDEN
14 Down: Western Indian (5)
PIUTE
20 Down: Church official (6)
BISHOP
22 Down: Cancel out (6)
NEGATE
24 Down: Shoppe word (4)
OLDE
27 Down: Trader of a sort (10)
PAWNBROKER
28 Down: It turns litmus paper red (4)
ACID
29 Down: Turn down (4)
DENY
30 Down: ___ dream (4)
PIPE
31 Down: Burden (4)
ONUS
32 Down: Renoir, e.g. (6)
ARTIST
34 Down: Conspicuous onlooker (6)
STARER
37 Down: Stirs up (4)
IRES
40 Down: Summing-up words (7)
INSHORT
45 Down: Selected (6)
CULLED
46 Down: Makes the first bid (5)
OPENS
47 Down: Fires, to Livy (5)
IGNES
49 Down: Kind of gas (5)
INERT
50 Down: Actress Hope (5)
LANGE
51 Down: Town of Iran (4)
KHAF
52 Down: Identify (4)
NAME
53 Down: Mental image (4)
IDEA
54 Down: Electrical unit (4)
VOLT
57 Down: Musical syllable (3)
TRA

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