MEMORY LANE - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 158 clues). Published 1/25/1976. By Virginia Schneider.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Misrepresent (5): BELIE
6 Across: Cry of disgust (4): RATS
10 Across: ___ majesty (4): LESE
14 Across: Swanson, Crawford and Hayworth (6): SADIES
20 Across: Wedding words (5): IWILL
21 Across: Exchange premium (4): AGIO
22 Across: Con (4): ANTI
23 Across: Monogram unit (7): INITIAL
25 Across: J. Barrymore, March and Tracy (15): JEKYLLSANDHYDES
28 Across: Conn. city (7): ANSONIA
29 Across: Wood nymph: Sp. (4): OREA
30 Across: DeMille specialty (4): EPIC
31 Across: "Two hearts that beat ___" (5): ASONE
32 Across: Raincoat, for short (3): MAC
33 Across: Chang's partner (3): ENG
34 Across: Service initials (3): USN
35 Across: Gilbert, Donat and Jourdan (19): COUNTSOFMONTECRISTO
39 Across: Choose (3): OPT
40 Across: Drug plants (5): ALOES
41 Across: Tribe of Israel (5): ASHER
42 Across: Plant liquid (8): FATTYOIL
47 Across: Celtic god (3): LER
48 Across: At once (9): THEREUPON
52 Across: "___ pass this way again" (9): ISHALLNOT
54 Across: Vivacity (4): BRIO
56 Across: Emphatic pronoun (6): ITSELF
57 Across: Gushed out (6): SPEWED
58 Across: Part of N.B. (4): BENE
61 Across: Howard, Harvey and Whiting (6): ROMEOS
63 Across: Elec. unit (3): REL
64 Across: Metric units: Abbr. (3): KIS
65 Across: Dietrich and Britt (9): LOLALOLAS
67 Across: Loom part (7): STOPROD
70 Across: H. M. Pulham, e.g. (3): ESQ
71 Across: Prospero's slave (7): CALIBAN
72 Across: Irritable, in Soho (5): TILTY
73 Across: Chaney, Laughton and Quinn (21): HUNCHBACKSOFNOTREDAME
81 Across: Shed ___ (5): ATEAR
82 Across: N. Z. sedges (7): TOETOES
83 Across: City rtes. (3): AVS
85 Across: "Home ___ the heart is" (7): ISWHERE
87 Across: Bara, Colbert, Leigh or Taylor (9): CLEOPATRA
90 Across: Taste (3): SIP
91 Across: May honoree (3): MOM
92 Across: Rue de ___ (6): LAPAIX
94 Across: Gait (4): STEP
95 Across: Pickford, Del Rio or Young (6): RAMONA
98 Across: Quick: Fr. (6): PRESTE
101 Across: E-flat sax (4): ALTO
102 Across: Big-top act (9): ROPEDANCE
104 Across: Guard's hut (9): SENTRYBOX
106 Across: Rubber tree (3): ULE
109 Across: Gift for a blue lady (8): REDROSES
110 Across: Vinegar, old style (5): EISEL
111 Across: Lord's house (5): MANOR
113 Across: ___ culpa (3): MEA
114 Across: J. Barrymore & Wolfit; Marsh & Neff (19): SVENGALISANDTRILBYS
120 Across: Protection for 102 Across (3): NET
123 Across: Triumph (3): WIN
124 Across: Exclamation (3): OUF
125 Across: Waves, in Mexico (5): ONDAS
126 Across: French silk (4): SOIE
127 Across: Wash (4): LAVE
128 Across: TV hook-in (7): ANTENNA
130 Across: Lincoln & Weissmuller; Markey & O'Sullivan (15): TARZANSANDJANES
133 Across: Licenses (7): PERMITS
134 Across: Molding (4): OGEE
135 Across: Moon goddess (4): LUNA
136 Across: ___-garde (5): AVANT
137 Across: Meal (6): REPAST
138 Across: Licentious (4): LEWD
139 Across: Plant plots (4): BEDS
140 Across: Snide (5): NASTY

Down Answers

1 Down: Wheezy filmhouse name (5): BIJOU
2 Down: Jugs (5): EWERS
3 Down: Compare (5): LIKEN
4 Down: Writer Ehrenburg (4): ILYA
5 Down: Annex (3): ELL
6 Down: L. Barrymore or Purdom (8): RASPUTIN
7 Down: One more time (5): AGAIN
8 Down: Coloring (5): TINCT
9 Down: Turf (3): SOD
10 Down: Waits in ambush (7): LAYSFOR
11 Down: Top a cathedral (6): ENDOME
12 Down: Dictators' helpers (6): STENOS
13 Down: Iron, in Essen (5): EISEN
14 Down: Twin or cat (7): SIAMESE
15 Down: Sweet and Garbo (13): ANNACHRISTIES
16 Down: Circumspect (8): DISCREET
17 Down: Japanese premier (3): ITO
18 Down: Chemical suffixes (5): EINES
19 Down: Hayward or Sanders (5): SAINT
24 Down: ___ Maggiore (4): LAGO
26 Down: Stokowski (7): LEOPOLD
27 Down: Non-Hawaiian (5): HAOLE
35 Down: "The Friends of Eddie ___" (5): COYLE
36 Down: Mineo (3): SAL
37 Down: Resort lake (5): TAHOE
38 Down: "Odyssey" beggar (4): IRUS
42 Down: Actress Minnie Maddern (5): FISKE
43 Down: Venomous in nature (6): ASPISH
44 Down: Farnum, Holt and Baxter (11): THESQUAWMEN
45 Down: Marble (3): TAW
46 Down: African dowry (6): LOBOLA
48 Down: "Tiny" actors Kilburn & Beaumont (4): TIMS
49 Down: Warren William & Ricardo Cortez (11): PERRYMASONS
50 Down: Spread (4): OLEO
51 Down: Neighbor of Que. (4): NFLD
53 Down: Purposive (5): TELIC
54 Down: Container: Abbr. (3): BRL
55 Down: Brown kiwi (3): ROA
59 Down: Christ's-thorn (4): NABK
60 Down: High notes (4): ELAS
62 Down: Oyster genus (6): OSTREA
65 Down: Tar-pit site in L. A. (6): LABREA
66 Down: Venezuelan Indian tribe (5): ONOTO
68 Down: Hat or Faithful (3): OLD
69 Down: Harper Valley group (3): PTA
71 Down: Ruggles, Benny and Bolger (13): CHARLEYSAUNTS
74 Down: Extreme (3): NTH
75 Down: Letter (3): CEE
76 Down: Dandies (4): FOPS
77 Down: Orderly (4): NEAT
78 Down: Brown fur (5): OTTER
79 Down: Lethargy (6): TORPOR
80 Down: Exhibit (6): EVINCE
84 Down: Prophesies, in Glasgow (5): SPAES
85 Down: Little terrors (4): IMPS
86 Down: Peeved (4): SORE
87 Down: Metal residue (4): CALX
88 Down: Plastered (3): LIT
89 Down: Outer: Prefix (3): EXO
93 Down: Phila. suburb (5): PAOLI
95 Down: Like a vireo (7): REDEYED
96 Down: Neighborhoods: Sp. (5): ADRAS
97 Down: Chinese leader (3): MAO
99 Down: British gun (4): STEN
100 Down: Mollusk genus (8): TRIGONIA
103 Down: Manitoba range (8): PEMBINAS
105 Down: Irish city (7): BELFAST
106 Down: Not confused (7): UNDAZED
107 Down: "___ luck!" (5): LOTSA
108 Down: Slip (3): ERR
111 Down: Make do (6): MANAGE
112 Down: Merry one (6): ANDREW
114 Down: Trade (4): SWAP
115 Down: Mechanical pea picker (5): VINER
116 Down: ___ nous (5): ENTRE
117 Down: Mexican liquor (5): SOTOL
118 Down: Progeny (5): ISSUE
119 Down: "___ behold" (5): LOAND
120 Down: Anna Sten and Martine Carol (5): NANAS
121 Down: Happening (5): EVENT
122 Down: Irascible (5): TESTY
127 Down: Etna output (4): LAVA
129 Down: Ruler: Abbr. (3): EMP
131 Down: U. S. agency (3): NLB
132 Down: Month: Abbr. (3): JAN

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