NY TIMES, FRI, SEP 17, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/17/1976. By Dennis Listort.

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Across Answers

1 Across: NASA missile (5)
ATLAS
6 Across: Attention-getting sounds (4)
PSTS
10 Across: Part of speech: Abbr. (3)
ADV
13 Across: Give a leg up (5)
BOOST
14 Across: Farm unit (4)
ACRE
15 Across: Venezuela copper center (4)
AROA
16 Across: Coach's problem (15)
LOCKERROOMBRAWL
19 Across: Wapiti (3)
ELK
20 Across: Snide (5)
NASTY
21 Across: Incas' milieu (5)
ANDES
22 Across: Struck (5)
SMOTE
24 Across: Bright bird (6)
ORIOLE
25 Across: Parting words (5)
TATAS
27 Across: Trade centers (5)
MARTS
29 Across: Son of Seth (4)
ENOS
30 Across: "We ___ please" (5)
AIMTO
31 Across: Resident: Suffix (3)
ITE
34 Across: Elusive creature (15)
LOCHNESSMONSTER
38 Across: India ___ (3)
INK
39 Across: Muse (5)
ERATO
40 Across: ___ de Pinos (4)
ISLA
41 Across: Area of Paris (5)
PASSY
42 Across: Horn and May (5)
CAPES
43 Across: Soup-can genre (6)
POPART
46 Across: Lizard (5)
AGAMA
48 Across: Italian love (5)
AMORE
49 Across: Kept going (5)
RANON
51 Across: Transistor: Abbr. (3)
RDO
54 Across: Secure (15)
UNDERLOCKANDKEY
57 Across: Fibs (4)
LIES
58 Across: German donkey (4)
ESEL
59 Across: Well-padded (5)
OBESE
60 Across: Swiss river (3)
AAR
61 Across: Ancient Medit. port (4)
TYRE
62 Across: Rock-bottom (5)
NADIR

Down Answers

1 Down: Up to (4)
ABLE
2 Down: Implement (4)
TOOL
3 Down: Words with "and barrel" (9)
LOCKSTOCK
4 Down: Call for (3)
ASK
5 Down: Office help (6)
STENOS
6 Down: Break down, grammatically (5)
PARSE
7 Down: Orkney dweller (4)
SCOT
8 Down: Weight system (4)
TROY
9 Down: Religious inst. (3)
SEM
10 Down: Plowed land (5)
ARADO
11 Down: Wooden pin (5)
DOWEL
12 Down: French dance (5)
VALSE
15 Down: Indian buffaloes (5)
ARNIS
17 Down: Betrayer (3)
RAT
18 Down: Nurse Clara (6)
BARTON
23 Down: Cattle food (4)
MASH
24 Down: "___ take arms against . . . " (4)
ORTO
25 Down: Low-caste Hindu (4)
TELI
26 Down: In a while (4)
ANON
27 Down: Obscure (5)
MISTY
28 Down: Gun fodder (4)
AMMO
30 Down: King of Judah et al. (4)
ASAS
31 Down: Garage attendant's words (9)
ITSPARKED
32 Down: Prefix for graph (4)
TELE
33 Down: Time periods (4)
ERAS
35 Down: More handy (6)
NEARER
36 Down: Formerly, of old (4)
ERST
37 Down: Thailand, once (4)
SIAM
41 Down: Reduces (5)
PARES
42 Down: Big Bertha (6)
CANNON
43 Down: Miss Prentiss (5)
PAULA
44 Down: ___ vincit amor (5)
OMNIA
45 Down: Strength, in Spain (5)
PODER
46 Down: Skater's weak spot (5)
ANKLE
47 Down: Tibetan gazelle (3)
GOA
49 Down: Cheerful (4)
ROSY
50 Down: Maple genus (4)
ACER
52 Down: Arnaz (4)
DESI
53 Down: ___ and terminer (4)
OYER
55 Down: Rent out (3)
LET
56 Down: Graduate degree (3)
DBA

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