NY TIMES, WED, MAR 03, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 3/3/1976. By Allan Blackman.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Smell ___ (4)
ARAT
5 Across: First principle (5)
ARCHE
10 Across: Hand-cream unit (4)
BLOB
14 Across: Ness, for one (4)
LOCH
15 Across: Stigma (5)
STAIN
16 Across: Superior (4)
AONE
17 Across: Wine city (4)
ASTI
18 Across: Swedish pasture (5)
SETER
19 Across: Corner (4)
TREE
20 Across: Ancient ascetic (6)
ESSENE
22 Across: Most insensitive (8)
CRASSEST
24 Across: Firth of Scotland (5)
FORTH
26 Across: Architect I. M. (3)
PEI
27 Across: O'Neill's Anna (8)
CHRISTIE
30 Across: Cocktail-hour sound (6)
TINKLE
34 Across: "Kwai" director (4)
LEAN
35 Across: Hockey's Bobby et al. (4)
ORRS
37 Across: Groove (5)
STRIA
38 Across: Forbear (4)
OMIT
39 Across: Restrains (5)
REINS
41 Across: Multitude (4)
HOST
42 Across: Turkish title (5)
PASHA
44 Across: Ginger or dress (4)
SNAP
45 Across: She, in Paris (4)
ELLE
46 Across: U.S. and Bethlehem (6)
STEELS
48 Across: One who makes extra effort (8)
TROUBLER
50 Across: Zero (3)
NIL
51 Across: Former U.S. playwright (5)
HERNE
52 Across: ___ against (have effect) (8)
MILITATE
56 Across: Great Lakes port (6)
TOLEDO
60 Across: Sleep like ___ (4)
ALOG
61 Across: Scandinavian (5)
NORSE
63 Across: Nansen's arctic ship (4)
FRAM
64 Across: Word of contempt (4)
PISH
65 Across: One who trifles (5)
TOYER
66 Across: Miss Moreno (4)
RITA
67 Across: Paving block (4)
SETT
68 Across: Great numbers (5)
SLEWS
69 Across: Revolutionary period (4)
YEAR

Down Answers

1 Down: Wings (4)
ALAE
2 Down: Antarctic sea (4)
ROSS
3 Down: Dissembles (4)
ACTS
4 Down: Intruder (15)
THIEFINTHENIGHT
5 Down: One speaking positively (8)
ASSERTOR
6 Down: Hwy. (3)
RTE
7 Down: Salinger's intruder (15)
CATCHERINTHERYE
8 Down: Yesterday: Fr. (4)
HIER
9 Down: Absorbed in (6)
ENRAPT
10 Down: Intruders (15)
BATSINTHEBELFRY
11 Down: Body of traditions (4)
LORE
12 Down: Singles (4)
ONES
13 Down: Chard (4)
BEET
21 Down: Certain replies (3)
NOS
23 Down: Six, in Spain (4)
SEIS
25 Down: Bores (5)
TIRES
27 Down: Pavement sounds of yore (5)
CLOPS
28 Down: Blood: Prefix (5)
HEMAT
29 Down: Poker move (5)
RAISE
31 Down: U.S. painter Leon (5)
KROLL
32 Down: Hosiery material (5)
LISLE
33 Down: " . . . pumpkin ___" (5)
EATER
36 Down: Kind of drum (5)
SNARE
40 Down: Big spenders (8)
SPORTERS
43 Down: Came down (4)
ALIT
47 Down: Angles (6)
SLANTS
49 Down: One, in Naples (3)
UNO
52 Down: Auto-club offerings (4)
MAPS
53 Down: Nastase of tennis (4)
ILIE
54 Down: Post–W.W. I generation (4)
LOST
55 Down: Saw or file (4)
TOOL
57 Down: U.S. Indian (4)
ERIE
58 Down: Statistics (4)
DATA
59 Down: Persian bard (4)
OMAR
62 Down: Monopolize, with "up" (3)
SEW

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