NY TIMES, FRI, OCT 29, 1976 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/29/1976. By Sophie Fierman.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Reptiles (4)
- ASPS
- 5 Across: Self-important people (5)
- SNOBS
- 10 Across: Plagiarize (4)
- CRIB
- 14 Across: Faithful, in Scotland (4)
- LEAL
- 15 Across: Woo (5)
- COURT
- 16 Across: Lawn-care item (4)
- HOSE
- 17 Across: Friend for Pierre (4)
- AMIE
- 18 Across: Bone: Prefix (5)
- OSTEO
- 19 Across: Out of a job (4)
- IDLE
- 20 Across: Frustrating quest (14)
- WILDGOOSECHASE
- 23 Across: Information (4)
- DATA
- 24 Across: "D' ye ___ John Peel . . . ?" (3)
- KEN
- 25 Across: Bactrian (5)
- CAMEL
- 28 Across: Elusive goal (9)
- POTOFGOLD
- 34 Across: Goes for (6)
- ADORES
- 36 Across: Salamander (4)
- NEWT
- 37 Across: Engage in rivalry (3)
- VIE
- 38 Across: Guns up (4)
- REVS
- 39 Across: Big ___ (V.I.P.) (5)
- WHEEL
- 41 Across: Watery track (4)
- WAKE
- 42 Across: Cheer (3)
- OLE
- 43 Across: Violinist Leopold (4)
- AUER
- 44 Across: Established (6)
- SEATED
- 46 Across: Delusion (9)
- MARESNEST
- 49 Across: British Waves (5)
- WRENS
- 50 Across: Dress (3)
- TOG
- 51 Across: Emulated (4)
- APED
- 53 Across: Making a hopeless try (14)
- ONAFOOLSERRAND
- 60 Across: Kind of shape (4)
- SHIP
- 61 Across: Sheer fabric (5)
- VOILE
- 62 Across: Table item (4)
- OLEO
- 63 Across: Assistant (4)
- AIDE
- 64 Across: "Where's ___?" (5)
- ELMER
- 65 Across: Endure (4)
- BEAR
- 66 Across: Leaves (4)
- GOES
- 67 Across: Ecstatic states (5)
- RAPTS
- 68 Across: Weird (4)
- EERY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "There ought to be ___" (4)
- ALAW
- 2 Down: Truck rig, for short (4)
- SEMI
- 3 Down: Jack and Jill's burden (4)
- PAIL
- 4 Down: Participants in a winter sport (8)
- SLEDDERS
- 5 Down: Make tracks (5)
- SCOOT
- 6 Down: Nothing doing! (6)
- NOSOAP
- 7 Down: Face-saving devices (4)
- OUTS
- 8 Down: Broth, in Scotland (4)
- BREE
- 9 Down: Horned birds of Europe (9)
- STOCKOWLS
- 10 Down: Taiwan name (6)
- CHIANG
- 11 Down: Fishing and divining (4)
- RODS
- 12 Down: Capri, e.g. (4)
- ISLE
- 13 Down: Social (3)
- BEE
- 21 Down: Writer Zona (4)
- GALE
- 22 Down: Weight (4)
- HEFT
- 25 Down: Billiard shot (5)
- CAROM
- 26 Down: Miss St. Johns (5)
- ADELA
- 27 Down: Van line, e.g. (5)
- MOVER
- 29 Down: Unique types (5)
- ONERS
- 30 Down: Letter (3)
- TEE
- 31 Down: Kind of leaf shape (5)
- OVATE
- 32 Down: Compare (5)
- LIKEN
- 33 Down: Town-goer of film (5)
- DEEDS
- 35 Down: Changed sides (9)
- SWUNGOVER
- 40 Down: ___-haw (3)
- HEE
- 41 Down: Clotheshorse's need (8)
- WARDROBE
- 43 Down: Words setting a time (4)
- ASOF
- 45 Down: Pitcher (4)
- EWER
- 47 Down: Storehouses (6)
- ETAPES
- 48 Down: Armor piece: Var. (6)
- TASLET
- 52 Down: Equals (5)
- PEERS
- 53 Down: Eileen's state (4)
- OHIO
- 54 Down: Brood of pheasants (4)
- NIDE
- 55 Down: Alley Oop's friend (4)
- OOLA
- 56 Down: Wilted (4)
- LIMP
- 57 Down: Nautical word (4)
- ALEE
- 58 Down: At hand (4)
- NEAR
- 59 Down: Fishing boat (4)
- DORY
- 60 Down: Droop (3)
- SAG
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