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

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 7/21/1976. By Anthony B. Canning.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Cheap falseness (4)
SHAM
5 Across: Become tardy (5)
LATEN
10 Across: How Napoleon was before Elba (4)
ABLE
14 Across: Metallic cloth (4)
LAME
15 Across: Muse (5)
ERATO
16 Across: Futile (4)
VAIN
17 Across: "It's ___ world" (4)
AMAD
18 Across: Decorative spheres (10)
WITCHBALLS
20 Across: Two of Caesar's trio (8)
VENIVIDI
22 Across: Blue mineral (6)
IOLITE
23 Across: Western Indians (4)
UTES
24 Across: Other, in Spain (4)
OTRO
25 Across: Like Alfred or Alexander (5)
GREAT
27 Across: Stock holding: Abbr. (3)
SHR
29 Across: Toughen (5)
ENURE
33 Across: Bombast (4)
RANT
34 Across: Trinket (6)
DOODAD
36 Across: Form of Edward (3)
NED
37 Across: River to the Seine (4)
OISE
38 Across: Of hearing (5)
AURAL
39 Across: Old brocade (4)
ACCA
40 Across: "___ live and . . . " (3)
ASI
41 Across: Water passage (6)
STRAIT
42 Across: Half-shell occupant (4)
CLAM
43 Across: Witness, in law (5)
TESTE
45 Across: Poet's word (3)
EEN
46 Across: Atlantic fish (5)
SCUPS
47 Across: Flock (4)
HERD
49 Across: Smear (4)
DAUB
50 Across: Leblanc's Lupin (6)
ARSENE
53 Across: Leaver of a kind (8)
EMIGRANT
57 Across: Rabbit (10)
COTTONTAIL
59 Across: Busy as ___ (4)
ABEE
60 Across: Well-known pen name (4)
ELIA
61 Across: Atelier fixture (5)
EASEL
62 Across: Clump (4)
CLOT
63 Across: Certain talks: Abbr. (4)
SERS
64 Across: Very small (5)
WEENY
65 Across: Urges (4)
YENS

Down Answers

1 Down: Balkan native (4)
SLAV
2 Down: Harness part (4)
HAME
3 Down: Secretary (10)
AMANUENSIS
4 Down: Reflect (8)
MEDITATE
5 Down: Clark's companion (5)
LEWIS
6 Down: Like the Gobi (4)
ARID
7 Down: Actor Jacques (4)
TATI
8 Down: Common abbr. (3)
ETC
9 Down: Like some Koufax games (5)
NOHIT
10 Down: Arthurian island (6)
AVALON
11 Down: Romantic island (4)
BALI
12 Down: Cadence (4)
LILT
13 Down: Mass.-motto word (4)
ENSE
19 Down: Lost in tedium (5)
BORED
21 Down: Certain doc (3)
VET
24 Down: Decree (6)
ORDAIN
25 Down: Old English coin (5)
GROAT
26 Down: Support partner's suit (5)
RAISE
27 Down: Became disillusioned (6)
SOURED
28 Down: Goddesses of the seasons (5)
HORAE
30 Down: Antisocial (10)
UNCLUBABLE
31 Down: Sum up (5)
RECAP
32 Down: Cheeses (5)
EDAMS
34 Down: Gram. case (3)
DAT
35 Down: High in pitch (3)
ALT
39 Down: Precision (8)
ACCURACY
41 Down: "___ evil" (5)
SEENO
44 Down: Greek letters (6)
THETAS
46 Down: Droop (3)
SAG
48 Down: Freshen (5)
RENEW
49 Down: Something remarkable (5)
DILLY
50 Down: Connors specialties (4)
ACES
51 Down: Part (4)
ROLE
52 Down: Excite (4)
STIR
53 Down: Lessen (4)
EASE
54 Down: Air (4)
MIEN
55 Down: Night sight (4)
NEON
56 Down: Asian holidays (4)
TETS
58 Down: Scottish digit (3)
TAE

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