NY TIMES, WED, APR 21, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 4/21/1976. By Jack L. Steinhardt.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Scored on a serve (4)
ACED
5 Across: "As you ___, ye are . . . " (3)
SOW
8 Across: Trees of Panama (5)
COPAS
13 Across: Commonplace (5)
BANAL
15 Across: Sash (3)
OBI
16 Across: Like a house ___ (5)
AFIRE
17 Across: Lion's friend (9)
ANDROCLES
19 Across: Drop flavor (5)
LEMON
20 Across: Not tied down (9)
FOOTLOOSE
21 Across: ___ lazuli (5)
LAPIS
22 Across: Strive, old style (3)
TEW
23 Across: Eremites (6)
LONERS
25 Across: Grant (4)
CEDE
26 Across: Attack craft: Abbr. (3)
LST
27 Across: Cowardly Lion (4)
LAHR
29 Across: Timber wolf (4)
LOBO
32 Across: Old N.Y. hotel (5)
ASTOR
35 Across: Recent: Prefix (3)
NEO
38 Across: Not tied down (15)
PLAYINGTHEFIELD
42 Across: Word on a wine label (3)
SEC
43 Across: Lend's partner in W.W. II. (5)
LEASE
44 Across: Accoutered (4)
CLAD
45 Across: Edward Everett (4)
HALE
47 Across: Half a fly (3)
TSE
49 Across: Change direction (4)
VEER
51 Across: Of the back (6)
DORSAL
55 Across: Begin, poetically (3)
OPE
58 Across: Havelock or Dock (5)
ELLIS
60 Across: Not tied down (9)
FANCYFREE
62 Across: Porch (5)
STOOP
63 Across: Friendly (9)
FRATERNAL
64 Across: Sculpture piece (5)
TORSO
65 Across: Suffix for profit or chariot (3)
EER
66 Across: Poker call (5)
RAISE
67 Across: Separate book leaf (5)
INSET
68 Across: Dakota Indian (3)
REE
69 Across: Belgian river (4)
YSER

Down Answers

1 Down: Behind, nautically (5)
ABAFT
2 Down: Gitche Gumee sight (5)
CANOE
3 Down: Furnish (5)
ENDOW
4 Down: Type of board (4)
DART
5 Down: Athenian lawgiver (5)
SOLON
6 Down: Of ample girth (5)
OBESE
7 Down: More politic (5)
WISER
8 Down: Phone or close (4)
CALL
9 Down: A bit ___ (assortment) (6)
OFEACH
10 Down: Leslie Howard's was scarlet (9)
PIMPERNEL
11 Down: Tropical plant (5)
AROID
12 Down: Perceive (5)
SENSE
14 Down: Takes it easy (5)
LOLLS
18 Down: Diving bird (4)
COOT
24 Down: ___-eyed (4)
SLOE
26 Down: Actress Myrna (3)
LOY
28 Down: Sandy's comment (3)
ARF
29 Down: Records, for short (3)
LPS
30 Down: Cheer (3)
OLE
31 Down: Ones not tied down (9)
BACHELORS
32 Down: Mideast title (3)
AGA
33 Down: State and Market: Abbr. (3)
STS
34 Down: Article (3)
THE
36 Down: High note (3)
ELA
37 Down: Fellows or couple (3)
ODD
39 Down: Word with humor or temper (3)
ILL
40 Down: Exigency (4)
NEED
41 Down: Kind of cold (3)
ICE
46 Down: Melodic (6)
ARIOSE
47 Down: Diplomacy (4)
TACT
48 Down: More underhanded (5)
SLYER
49 Down: "___ la giubba" (5)
VESTI
50 Down: Singer John (5)
ELTON
52 Down: Propose (5)
OFFER
53 Down: Street show (5)
RAREE
54 Down: Delusion's partner (5)
SNARE
55 Down: Regional birdlife (5)
ORNIS
56 Down: Porridge of rhyme (5)
PEASE
57 Down: Fisherman (5)
EELER
59 Down: Kind of light or check (4)
SPOT
61 Down: Commotion (4)
FRAY

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