IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS

Difficulty: HardGrid: 23x23164 clues~30-60 minBy Maura B. Jacobson3/7/1976

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Across

1 Across: Use an index (5 letters)
6 Across: Instance: Sp. (4 letters)
10 Across: Fusses (4 letters)
14 Across: Ancient kingdom (4 letters)
18 Across: Gas-pump order (7 letters)
20 Across: Kingly names in Oslo (5 letters)
22 Across: Kind of pay (9 letters)
24 Across: Spirited, old style (7 letters)
25 Across: Where did George get tipsy? (15 letters)
27 Across: Who belongs to Stalin's frat? (15 letters)
29 Across: Does penance (6 letters)
30 Across: "As ___ the ocean" (6 letters)
31 Across: Lagoon sight (4 letters)
32 Across: Tiny one (4 letters)
34 Across: Edna Ferber territory (8 letters)
37 Across: Give ear to (4 letters)
38 Across: Penalty (4 letters)
39 Across: Small duck (4 letters)
43 Across: Part of Q.E.D. (4 letters)
44 Across: Verne captain (4 letters)
46 Across: "I ___ Got Nobody" (4 letters)
47 Across: Gently, in music (5 letters)
48 Across: N.Y.C. div. (3 letters)
49 Across: What does Grange do at dusk? (19 letters)
55 Across: Disclose (6 letters)
57 Across: ___ the hills (7 letters)
58 Across: Thread: Prefix (5 letters)
59 Across: New Delhi V.I.P. (6 letters)
62 Across: How did problems affect Ethel? (14 letters)
66 Across: Lab items (5 letters)
68 Across: Phone co. (3 letters)
70 Across: Salle ___ (Aix bathroom) (6 letters)
71 Across: Card game (6 letters)
72 Across: Barrister's wear (3 letters)
73 Across: Girl of song (5 letters)
75 Across: Norse bard (5 letters)
77 Across: Portion: Abbr. (3 letters)
78 Across: Pass by (6 letters)
81 Across: At sea (6 letters)
85 Across: Environment: Prefix (3 letters)
86 Across: "___ to bed" (5 letters)
88 Across: What does Johann do at Roseland? (14 letters)
91 Across: Walk softly (6 letters)
93 Across: Garbed (5 letters)
94 Across: Fairy queen (7 letters)
96 Across: Ruggles's home (6 letters)
99 Across: What is "la liaison"? (19 letters)
104 Across: West Point of Brit. (3 letters)
105 Across: Cartoonist Peter et al. (5 letters)
106 Across: Long, wide shoe size (4 letters)
107 Across: Requisite (4 letters)
108 Across: Acheson (4 letters)
109 Across: Kremlin initials (4 letters)
110 Across: Maple genus (4 letters)
111 Across: Tailless rodent (4 letters)
114 Across: Uninformed (8 letters)
117 Across: Boats of old (4 letters)
118 Across: City of Russia (4 letters)
119 Across: Bad-luck bringers (6 letters)
120 Across: Counsel (6 letters)
124 Across: Who are Dinah's Libyan kin? (15 letters)
129 Across: Where is Ludwig in the batting order? (15 letters)
132 Across: Disregarded (7 letters)
133 Across: Catalonian city (9 letters)
134 Across: Lucifer (5 letters)
135 Across: Aunt's brood (7 letters)
136 Across: Wife of Esau (4 letters)
137 Across: Syrian city, to French (4 letters)
138 Across: W.W. II craft (4 letters)
139 Across: Fatigued (5 letters)

Down

1 Down: Gambling city (4 letters)
2 Down: Protection (4 letters)
3 Down: Raged against (7 letters)
4 Down: Client of a J.P. (6 letters)
5 Down: More precipitate (6 letters)
6 Down: Public officials: Abbr. (5 letters)
7 Down: Wings (4 letters)
8 Down: French writer (6 letters)
9 Down: "___ I Sing" (6 letters)
10 Down: Club: Abbr. (4 letters)
11 Down: Eamon's nickname (3 letters)
12 Down: Egg: Prefix (3 letters)
13 Down: Locale of Caesar's murder (6 letters)
14 Down: Actress Virginia Mayo (4 letters)
15 Down: ___ even keel (4 letters)
16 Down: Land unit (4 letters)
17 Down: Four posters (4 letters)
18 Down: Rule, in India (3 letters)
19 Down: Answer (7 letters)
21 Down: Prepare slaw (5 letters)
23 Down: Network (4 letters)
26 Down: Pershing's gp. (3 letters)
28 Down: Afflictions (5 letters)
32 Down: Ho Chi ___ (4 letters)
33 Down: Have in mind (6 letters)
34 Down: Leyte's neighbor (4 letters)
35 Down: Do a Tuesday chore (4 letters)
36 Down: What does Lee do outdoors? (13 letters)
37 Down: Lift weights (5 letters)
38 Down: ___ a glove (8 letters)
39 Down: Haydn opus (6 letters)
40 Down: What hangs next to Johnson's credentials? (13 letters)
41 Down: First lady (3 letters)
42 Down: Paint sign (3 letters)
45 Down: Bleat (3 letters)
46 Down: Asian perch (6 letters)
47 Down: Singer Yma (5 letters)
49 Down: Frees (4 letters)
50 Down: Yale (3 letters)
51 Down: British M.P. (4 letters)
52 Down: Wild plum (4 letters)
53 Down: "___ thee knight" (4 letters)
54 Down: Darned (5 letters)
56 Down: Queen of Spain (3 letters)
60 Down: Bravo (3 letters)
61 Down: Counselor-___ (5 letters)
63 Down: Portray (5 letters)
64 Down: Map abbrs. (4 letters)
65 Down: Utah's lily (4 letters)
66 Down: Ram's mates (4 letters)
67 Down: Pinball gaffe (4 letters)
69 Down: Words on a June greeting (8 letters)
73 Down: Respite: Fr. (5 letters)
74 Down: Pacific island group (6 letters)
76 Down: Law, in Lyon (3 letters)
79 Down: ___ the course (6 letters)
80 Down: Plaintiffs (5 letters)
82 Down: Preminger (4 letters)
83 Down: Minaret call (4 letters)
84 Down: Vol. state (4 letters)
86 Down: Solar disk (4 letters)
87 Down: Signify yes (3 letters)
89 Down: Santa (6 letters)
90 Down: Tuscan city (5 letters)
92 Down: For (3 letters)
95 Down: Crackerjack (3 letters)
97 Down: "I met ___ with . . . " (4 letters)
98 Down: React to a fast run (4 letters)
99 Down: After sigma (3 letters)
100 Down: After secs. and mins. (3 letters)
101 Down: Mine shacks, in Britain (4 letters)
102 Down: ___ diamonds (big casino) (5 letters)
103 Down: Same (7 letters)
108 Down: Discard, with "of" (7 letters)
110 Down: Small space (6 letters)
111 Down: Academics (5 letters)
112 Down: TV adjunct (6 letters)
113 Down: Fissures (6 letters)
115 Down: West-Coast fish (6 letters)
116 Down: Encouraging words (6 letters)
117 Down: Netman Arthur (4 letters)
118 Down: Sounds of surprise (3 letters)
119 Down: Elton's family (5 letters)
120 Down: Eastern church title (4 letters)
121 Down: Defunct (4 letters)
122 Down: Cruz or Vague (4 letters)
123 Down: Scratcher's concern (4 letters)
124 Down: Easy job (4 letters)
125 Down: Box-score info (4 letters)
126 Down: " . . . in the heart ___ the head" (4 letters)
127 Down: Austere time (4 letters)
128 Down: Libido hubs (3 letters)
130 Down: Tome: Abbr. (3 letters)
131 Down: Vane reading (3 letters)

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