ENCIRCLED WISDOM - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 4/25/1976. By Eugene T. Maleska.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Boy (6)
- SHAVER
- 7 Across: Tidbit (6)
- MORSEL
- 13 Across: One of Macbeth's titles (5)
- THANE
- 18 Across: "Walden" writer (7)
- THOREAU
- 19 Across: Idle (6)
- OTIOSE
- 20 Across: Actor who played Hamlet (6)
- HOWARD
- 22 Across: Famous ferry (7)
- HARPERS
- 23 Across: Very ornate (6)
- ROCOCO
- 24 Across: Farrell's "A World ___ Made" (6)
- INEVER
- 25 Across: High note (3)
- ELA
- 26 Across: Bowling button (5)
- RESET
- 28 Across: Over (7)
- ATANEND
- 30 Across: G.P.'s group (3)
- AMA
- 31 Across: Utah ski resort (4)
- ALTA
- 33 Across: Old Scratch (5)
- DEVIL
- 35 Across: Shadow-box (4)
- SPAR
- 36 Across: Anchor position (5)
- ATRIP
- 38 Across: Purse items (5)
- COINS
- 40 Across: Scottish uncle (3)
- EME
- 41 Across: Adjective suffix (4)
- ETIC
- 43 Across: Johnson of TV (4)
- ARTE
- 44 Across: Veronese duo (12)
- TWOGENTLEMEN
- 49 Across: Straw boss (8)
- OVERSEER
- 51 Across: Kazan (4)
- ELIA
- 52 Across: Romeo and Juliet, e.g. (5)
- ROLES
- 54 Across: Mine entrance (4)
- ADIT
- 55 Across: Adjusts anew (8)
- REALIGNS
- 59 Across: Initials for a 1933 act (4)
- NIRA
- 60 Across: Portia's maid (7)
- NERISSA
- 64 Across: Lodge member (3)
- ELK
- 65 Across: Costume (5)
- GETUP
- 67 Across: Ford's energy man (4)
- ZARB
- 69 Across: Stage direction (5)
- ENTER
- 70 Across: Yalies (4)
- ELIS
- 72 Across: One of Macbeth's victims (11)
- LADYMACDUFF
- 76 Across: Safari quarry (4)
- GAME
- 77 Across: French upper house (5)
- SENAT
- 79 Across: Cheerless (4)
- DRAB
- 80 Across: Homeric work (5)
- ILIAD
- 82 Across: Italian's "Yes!" (3)
- GIA
- 83 Across: Muffin variety (7)
- ENGLISH
- 86 Across: Jewish eve (4)
- EREB
- 88 Across: Ten-o'clock scholar's problem (8)
- LATENESS
- 90 Across: Feedback of a sort (4)
- ECHO
- 91 Across: Composer Erik (5)
- SATIE
- 93 Across: "___ shanter" (4)
- TAMO
- 94 Across: Activating (8)
- SPARKING
- 98 Across: Nobleman in "Henry VIII" (12)
- THOMASLOVELL
- 103 Across: Mrs., in Poland (4)
- PANI
- 104 Across: Alpaca's habitat (4)
- PERU
- 106 Across: "We'll ___ a cup . . . " (Burns) (3)
- TAK
- 107 Across: Suffix with Indo and Poly (5)
- NESIA
- 108 Across: Tagging along (5)
- INTOW
- 110 Across: Mailed (4)
- SENT
- 112 Across: Old-womanish (5)
- ANILE
- 115 Across: "King ___," quotation source (4)
- LEAR
- 116 Across: Wine: Prefix (3)
- ENO
- 117 Across: Greek courtesan (7)
- HETAERA
- 120 Across: "Lend ___" (5)
- ANEAR
- 122 Across: Disencumber (3)
- RID
- 123 Across: Tarry (6)
- LINGER
- 125 Across: "You ___!" (6)
- SAIDIT
- 127 Across: Basis of argument (7)
- PREMISE
- 129 Across: Fishing gear (6)
- SEINES
- 130 Across: Will subject (6)
- ESTATE
- 131 Across: Duchess in "Henry VI, Part II" (7)
- ELEANOR
- 132 Across: Awaken (5)
- ROUSE
- 133 Across: Judged (6)
- DEEMED
- 134 Across: Blush (6)
- REDDEN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Justice in "Merry Wives" (7)
- SHALLOW
- 2 Down: Hamlet's friend (7)
- HORATIO
- 3 Down: Dadaism founder (3)
- ARP
- 4 Down: Shift (4)
- VEER
- 5 Down: Dog-___ (shabby) (5)
- EARED
- 6 Down: Charlotte ___ (5)
- RUSSE
- 7 Down: Earl of March (8)
- MORTIMER
- 8 Down: Siouan (3)
- OTO
- 9 Down: Costa ___ (4)
- RICA
- 10 Down: Smudges (5)
- SOOTS
- 11 Down: Fire or narrow (6)
- ESCAPE
- 12 Down: Governor in "Much Ado" (7)
- LEONATO
- 13 Down: Hammett's man (4)
- THIN
- 14 Down: Lariat part (5)
- HONDA
- 15 Down: Disciple's emotion (3)
- AWE
- 16 Down: Scene of "Love's Labour's Lost" (7)
- NAVARRE
- 17 Down: Holy hermit (7)
- EREMITE
- 18 Down: Caught in ___ (6)
- THEACT
- 21 Down: Dry-goods merchant (6)
- DRAPER
- 27 Down: Knievel (4)
- EVEL
- 29 Down: Armenian capital (6)
- ERIVAN
- 32 Down: Play backer (5)
- ANGEL
- 34 Down: Dud (5)
- LEMON
- 37 Down: Sample (7)
- TASTING
- 39 Down: Blissful: Ger. (5)
- SELIG
- 42 Down: Relinquish (4)
- CEDE
- 45 Down: Actor Bruce (5)
- NIGEL
- 46 Down: City in Egypt (5)
- TANTA
- 47 Down: Queen in "Richard III" (9)
- ELIZABETH
- 48 Down: French town (5)
- NERAC
- 50 Down: Laugh: Fr. (4)
- RIRE
- 53 Down: Famed restaurateur (5)
- SARDI
- 55 Down: Singer Della (5)
- REESE
- 56 Down: Miss Terry (5)
- ELLEN
- 57 Down: "Every inch ___" (5)
- AKING
- 58 Down: Nile growth (4)
- SUDD
- 61 Down: The world, to Jaques (5)
- STAGE
- 62 Down: Trucking rigs (5)
- SEMIS
- 63 Down: Realms (5)
- AREAS
- 66 Down: Combustible heaps (5)
- PYRES
- 68 Down: China wrecker (4)
- BULL
- 71 Down: Messenger in "Merchant" (7)
- SALERIO
- 73 Down: Danton's colleague (5)
- MARAT
- 74 Down: Ukases (5)
- FIATS
- 75 Down: Deadly (5)
- FATAL
- 78 Down: Check mark (4)
- TICK
- 81 Down: Word for rum (5)
- DEMON
- 84 Down: Vessel (4)
- SHIP
- 85 Down: Like John (6)
- HONEST
- 87 Down: Flora and fauna (5)
- BIOTA
- 89 Down: Unusual (5)
- NOVEL
- 92 Down: Sprang from (8)
- EMANATED
- 94 Down: Barkers' come-ons (6)
- SPIELS
- 95 Down: Basket (7)
- PANNIER
- 96 Down: Shylock's adversary (7)
- ANTONIO
- 97 Down: Lubricated (7)
- GREASED
- 99 Down: Sib (4)
- AKIN
- 100 Down: Alkaloid (7)
- ESERINE
- 101 Down: Relationship (7)
- LIAISON
- 102 Down: Pantry (6)
- LARDER
- 105 Down: Misgiving (6)
- UNEASE
- 109 Down: Merry cries (5)
- WHEES
- 111 Down: Overdone (5)
- TRITE
- 113 Down: Shunned one (5)
- LEPER
- 114 Down: Inventor Pliny ___ (5)
- EARLE
- 118 Down: Irish Gaelic (4)
- ERSE
- 119 Down: Mr. Bede (4)
- ADAM
- 121 Down: Cager Willis (4)
- REED
- 124 Down: Zoo animal (3)
- GNU
- 126 Down: Native: Suff. (3)
- ITE
- 128 Down: Like Ophelia, in Act IV (3)
- MAD
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