NY TIMES, FRI, SEP 03, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/3/1976. By Maura B. Jacobson.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Novelist Pierre (4)
LOTI
5 Across: ___ Shankar (4)
RAVI
9 Across: Start of a toast (5)
HERES
14 Across: Make ___ for it (4)
ARUN
15 Across: Utopia (4)
EDEN
16 Across: "___ for Adano" (5)
ABELL
17 Across: Alou or Helm (4)
MATT
18 Across: Skilled chef (10)
CORDONBLEU
20 Across: Dog-show accolade (10)
BLUERIBBON
22 Across: Ditto (4)
SAME
23 Across: Altar activity (4)
RITE
24 Across: Moon vehicle (3)
LEM
26 Across: Before omicrons (3)
XIS
27 Across: One of the leagues (6)
LITTLE
30 Across: Vivien or Janet (5)
LEIGH
32 Across: "Life is just ___ of . . . " (5)
ABOWL
33 Across: Centennial year (9)
HUNDREDTH
37 Across: Before vidi (4)
VENI
38 Across: Peach, in Rome (5)
PESCA
39 Across: Learning (4)
LORE
40 Across: Absolve (9)
EXONERATE
42 Across: Track man (5)
MILER
43 Across: Top sheiks (5)
EMIRS
44 Across: Combined funds (6)
POOLED
45 Across: Krazy ___ (3)
KAT
48 Across: Tennis round (3)
SET
49 Across: Pub missile (4)
DART
50 Across: At the peak of (4)
ATOP
52 Across: Minimal nest egg (10)
SHOESTRING
57 Across: Aubusson products (10)
TAPESTRIES
59 Across: Draft rating (4)
ONEA
60 Across: Heighten (5)
EXALT
61 Across: West Point initials (4)
USMA
62 Across: Carillon sound (4)
PEAL
63 Across: Tag notations (5)
SIZES
64 Across: Exploit (4)
GEST
65 Across: Poet Pound (4)
EZRA

Down Answers

1 Down: Caracul or mouton (4)
LAMB
2 Down: Mr. Roberts (4)
ORAL
3 Down: Fonteyn garb (4)
TUTU
4 Down: Braid (10)
INTERTWINE
5 Down: Say one's piece (6)
RECITE
6 Down: Hacienda brick (5)
ADOBE
7 Down: Parser's concern (4)
VERB
8 Down: Laziness (9)
INDOLENCE
9 Down: Author Suyin (3)
HAN
10 Down: Tidal refluxes (4)
EBBS
11 Down: Take it easy (5)
RELAX
12 Down: Lacquer resin (5)
ELEMI
13 Down: Turns on a pivot (5)
SLUES
19 Down: Silverware city (6)
ONEIDA
21 Down: Streamlet (4)
RILL
25 Down: Supervisor: Abbr. (3)
MGR
27 Down: Do ablutions (4)
LAVE
28 Down: Wild goat (4)
IBEX
29 Down: ___ avail (uselessly) (4)
TONO
30 Down: Yearns after (5)
LUSTS
31 Down: Garden flower (10)
HELIOTROPE
33 Down: Fireside décor (9)
HEARTHRUG
34 Down: Barbie or Raggedy Ann (4)
DOLL
35 Down: Teak, for one (4)
TREE
36 Down: Cowboy's concern (4)
HERD
38 Down: Clergyman (6)
PRIEST
41 Down: German spa (3)
EMS
42 Down: Comic Sahl (4)
MORT
44 Down: "___ Your Own Risk" (6)
PASSAT
45 Down: "Shrew" roles (5)
KATES
46 Down: "Down to get you in ___ . . . " (5)
ATAXI
47 Down: Yellow gem (5)
TOPAZ
49 Down: Judges (5)
DEEMS
51 Down: Soccer V.I.P. (4)
PELE
53 Down: Seine tributary (4)
OISE
54 Down: Don Juan's mother (4)
INEZ
55 Down: At hand (4)
NEAR
56 Down: Festive (4)
GALA
58 Down: Blvds. (3)
STS

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