NY TIMES, WED, MAY 12, 1976 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 80 clues). Published 5/12/1976. By Sophie Fierman.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Pigeons' pads (5)
COTES
6 Across: Geography-class need (3)
MAP
9 Across: Clan (5)
TRIBE
14 Across: Old French coin (5)
OBOLE
15 Across: High note (3)
ELA
16 Across: Connecticut's is New (5)
HAVEN
17 Across: First battle of Revolution (9)
LEXINGTON
19 Across: Muse (5)
ERATO
20 Across: Continent (4)
ASIA
21 Across: Metric measure (3)
ARE
22 Across: Madison Sq. Garden et al. (6)
ARENAS
23 Across: Materialistic (7)
SENSATE
25 Across: Superior (4)
OVER
26 Across: Job-applicants' offerings (7)
RESUMES
28 Across: ___ Roy (3)
ROB
31 Across: Civet's relative (5)
GENET
35 Across: Decisive battle of Revolution (8)
SARATOGA
37 Across: Orchestra unit (4)
OBOE
38 Across: Moves (5)
STIRS
40 Across: Rowboat adjuncts (4)
OARS
41 Across: Last battle of Revolution (8)
YORKTOWN
43 Across: Minstrels' instruments (5)
LYRES
44 Across: Collection of quotes (3)
ANA
45 Across: Squirm (7)
WRIGGLE
48 Across: Granular snow (4)
FIRN
49 Across: Sphinxlike offerings (7)
RIDDLES
54 Across: Kind of pants (6)
SMARTY
57 Across: U.N. secretary (3)
LIE
58 Across: Ready (4)
RIPE
59 Across: Sample TV film (5)
PILOT
60 Across: Gung-ho group of Revolution (9)
MINUTEMEN
62 Across: Astound (5)
AMAZE
63 Across: In addition (3)
AND
64 Across: Designated (5)
NAMED
65 Across: Weary (5)
TIRED
66 Across: Affirmation (3)
YES
67 Across: Volcanic rock (5)
TRASS

Down Answers

1 Down: Soft drinks (5)
COLAS
2 Down: Overweight (5)
OBESE
3 Down: Poison (5)
TOXIN
4 Down: Mr. Howe (5)
ELIAS
5 Down: Japanese money (3)
SEN
6 Down: Rhythms in music (6)
METRES
7 Down: Medicinal plant (4)
ALOE
8 Down: Opposite of a rave (3)
PAN
9 Down: Spanish saint (7)
THERESA
10 Down: More choice (5)
RARER
11 Down: The Terrible or the Great (4)
IVAN
12 Down: Greek letter (4)
BETA
13 Down: Genesis name (4)
ENOS
18 Down: Proceeds of a performance (4)
GATE
22 Down: Declares (5)
AVERS
24 Down: Carney (3)
ART
25 Down: Jerusalem's Mosque of ___ (4)
OMAR
27 Down: Taking advantage of (5)
USING
28 Down: Lion's warning (4)
ROAR
29 Down: Monster (4)
OGRE
30 Down: Singing voice (4)
BASS
31 Down: Spanish painter (4)
GOYA
32 Down: Very dark (4)
EBON
33 Down: Ibsen heroine (4)
NORA
34 Down: Comic-strip yell (3)
EEK
36 Down: Plaything (3)
TOY
38 Down: Word with "wrong number" (5)
SORRY
39 Down: Remus or Dromio (4)
TWIN
42 Down: Taunted (7)
TWITTED
43 Down: Went first (3)
LED
46 Down: Drip and regular, e.g. (6)
GRINDS
47 Down: In ___ of (instead) (4)
LIEU
48 Down: Halted suddenly (5)
FROZE
50 Down: Gloomy (5)
DREAR
51 Down: Old Greek music note (5)
LIMMA
52 Down: Swords (5)
EPEES
53 Down: Transmits (5)
SENDS
54 Down: Quarrel (4)
SPAT
55 Down: Miss Benzell (4)
MIMI
56 Down: Winglike (4)
ALAR
57 Down: Maginot, for one (4)
LINE
60 Down: Kind of pole or apple (3)
MAY
61 Down: Explosive (3)
TNT

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