NY TIMES, WED, MAY 05, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 5/5/1976. By McCain.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Pleased look (4)
GRIN
5 Across: Jewish month (5)
NISAN
10 Across: ___ care in the world (4)
NOTA
14 Across: Words for Nanette (4)
NONO
15 Across: Bell town (5)
ADANO
16 Across: Fragrance (4)
ODOR
17 Across: Common Latin word (4)
AMAT
18 Across: Skeptical attitude (10)
NEGATIVISM
20 Across: Nice and Aspen, e.g. (7)
RESORTS
22 Across: Morning songs (6)
MATINS
23 Across: Mourning figure (5)
PIETA
25 Across: Dry (3)
SEC
26 Across: Police-car fixtures (6)
SIRENS
29 Across: Unprepared (8)
NOTREADY
34 Across: Mutually (5)
AMONG
35 Across: Italian currency (4)
LIRA
36 Across: Of course! (4)
SURE
37 Across: Bar bill (3)
TAB
38 Across: In a watchful condition (7)
ONALERT
41 Across: Terrier or chow (3)
DOG
42 Across: Greek contest (4)
AGON
44 Across: U.S. patriot (4)
OTIS
45 Across: "On ___ and a prayer" (5)
AWING
47 Across: Seldom (8)
NOTOFTEN
49 Across: Blackboards (6)
SLATES
50 Across: Beverage (3)
TEA
51 Across: Corroded (5)
EATEN
53 Across: Termination (6)
DEMISE
56 Across: Bothers (7)
PESTERS
60 Across: All gone (10)
NOTANYMORE
62 Across: Shingler's need (4)
NAIL
63 Across: Dash (4)
ELAN
64 Across: Sea duck (5)
EIDER
65 Across: Eight: Prefix (4)
OCTO
66 Across: Comrade in arms (4)
ALLY
67 Across: Lock (5)
TRESS
68 Across: Muscle (4)
THEW

Down Answers

1 Down: Growl (4)
GNAR
2 Down: Erie Canal city (4)
ROME
3 Down: Claire et al. (4)
INAS
4 Down: Closed (7)
NOTOPEN
5 Down: French port (6)
NANTES
6 Down: That is, to Cicero (5)
IDEST
7 Down: Droop (3)
SAG
8 Down: P.I. tree (4)
ANAM
9 Down: Words describing a bit player (8)
NOTASTAR
10 Down: Beginners (7)
NOVICES
11 Down: Norse god (4)
ODIN
12 Down: Flip (4)
TOSS
13 Down: Coincidence's is long (3)
ARM
19 Down: Brain path (4)
ITER
21 Down: Starr (5)
RINGO
24 Down: Dye ingredient (7)
ANILINE
26 Down: "___ lies awaitin' . . . " (5)
SATAN
27 Down: Insect stage (5)
IMAGO
28 Down: Automatic mechanism (5)
ROBOT
30 Down: Native lodes (4)
ORES
31 Down: I.R.S. action (5)
AUDIT
32 Down: Loafer (5)
DRONE
33 Down: Safecrackers (5)
YEGGS
35 Down: "Better ___ than . . . " (4)
LATE
39 Down: Nothing so far (8)
NOTASYET
40 Down: Twice-told ___ (5)
TALES
43 Down: Only a few (7)
NOTMANY
46 Down: Last half of a thrift slogan (7)
WANTNOT
48 Down: Sinn ___ (4)
FEIN
49 Down: Guides (6)
STEERS
52 Down: "___ moi le déluge" (5)
APRES
53 Down: Guy's companion (4)
DOLL
54 Down: Common Latin abbr. (4)
ETAL
55 Down: Arab prince (4)
EMIR
57 Down: To ___ his own (4)
EACH
58 Down: Formal observance (4)
RITE
59 Down: Mountain-road sign (4)
SLOW
60 Down: Teachers' org. (3)
NEA
61 Down: Bit of poetry (3)
ODE

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