PHRASEMAKING - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 142 clues). Published 6/6/1976. By Tom Sheehan.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Charles or roast (4)
- LAMB
- 5 Across: "What ___ say?" (4)
- CANI
- 9 Across: "Life ___ short" (5)
- ISTOO
- 14 Across: Barrelhead need (4)
- CASH
- 18 Across: Gazetteer data (4)
- AREA
- 19 Across: Zionist activist group (5)
- IRGUN
- 20 Across: Workout (5)
- DRILL
- 21 Across: Table spread (4)
- OLEO
- 22 Across: Current (4)
- FLOW
- 23 Across: Motto of St. Crispin (11)
- SOULSHEALED
- 25 Across: Promoter, of a way (4)
- WILL
- 26 Across: Cockfighting (8)
- FOWLPLAY
- 28 Across: Plural ending (3)
- IES
- 29 Across: Alimony, so to speak (8)
- TIMEBALM
- 31 Across: Vile odor (4)
- REEK
- 32 Across: Farewell (5)
- ADIOS
- 34 Across: Bats' H.Q. (4)
- CAVE
- 35 Across: Artist Schiele (4)
- EGON
- 37 Across: Like a grieving usher (7)
- TIERFUL
- 39 Across: "The Taking of ___ One . . . " (6)
- PELHAM
- 43 Across: He owned a rod (5)
- AARON
- 44 Across: "___ disturb" (5)
- DONOT
- 45 Across: Kind of player (3)
- BIT
- 47 Across: Clean ___ (5)
- SLATE
- 48 Across: Cup part (4)
- BRIM
- 49 Across: Optician's place, with 71 Down (11)
- SITEFORSORE
- 52 Across: Sins (4)
- ERRS
- 53 Across: Vereen (3)
- BEN
- 54 Across: Auk genus (4)
- ALLE
- 55 Across: Chinese island and strait (7)
- HAINANS
- 57 Across: One, in Bonn (3)
- EIN
- 58 Across: Eve, so to speak (8)
- ADAMBALM
- 60 Across: Turkoman people (5)
- SEIDS
- 61 Across: U.S. athlete Jim (6)
- THORPE
- 63 Across: Brash (5)
- NERVY
- 64 Across: Snivel (5)
- WHINE
- 65 Across: Macaw (5)
- ARARA
- 66 Across: He's left holding the bag (6)
- CADDIE
- 68 Across: ___ khan (tiger) (5)
- SHERE
- 69 Across: Mafia outing (8)
- SLAYRIDE
- 72 Across: Globe (3)
- ORB
- 73 Across: Theory of government (7)
- STATISM
- 75 Across: Galatea's beloved (4)
- ACIS
- 76 Across: What Confucius do (3)
- SAY
- 77 Across: First of a Kipling trio (4)
- ARAG
- 79 Across: "Death ___" (maritime story) (11)
- OFASAILSMAN
- 82 Across: Unaspirate (4)
- LENE
- 83 Across: "Vive ___!" (5)
- LEROI
- 85 Across: A Kennedy monogram (3)
- RFK
- 86 Across: Underworld figure (5)
- SATAN
- 87 Across: Beaverbrook and Jim (5)
- LORDS
- 88 Across: Dallas or Stevens (6)
- STELLA
- 90 Across: Crystalline mineral: Var. (7)
- FELSPAR
- 92 Across: Chair or mark (4)
- EASY
- 93 Across: A Dumas (4)
- FILS
- 95 Across: Coins of Iran (5)
- RIALS
- 96 Across: Kind of pole (4)
- BEAN
- 98 Across: Tavern maid (8)
- BARBELLE
- 102 Across: Neighbor of Ga. (3)
- FLA
- 103 Across: Site for Icarus (8)
- SOARSPOT
- 107 Across: Great Barrier Island (4)
- OTEA
- 108 Across: What a blacksmith has (11)
- HORSESCENTS
- 111 Across: Bacteriologist's wire (4)
- OESE
- 112 Across: Freshly (4)
- ANEW
- 113 Across: Mississippi has four (5)
- ESSES
- 114 Across: Fiat (5)
- EDICT
- 115 Across: ___ robbery (flirt's forte) (4)
- MALE
- 116 Across: Drum ___ (4)
- ROLL
- 117 Across: Greek letter (5)
- THETA
- 118 Across: Thomas of the clocks (4)
- SETH
- 119 Across: Winged god (4)
- EROS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Tehee, Variety style (4)
- LAFF
- 2 Down: Guthrie (4)
- ARLO
- 3 Down: Bark's counterpart (4)
- MEOW
- 4 Down: Nursery (8)
- BAWLROOM
- 5 Down: Frog sound (5)
- CROAK
- 6 Down: "___ Named Joe" (4)
- AGUY
- 7 Down: Not any, in law (3)
- NUL
- 8 Down: Within (8)
- INSIDEOF
- 9 Down: ___ March (6)
- IDESOF
- 10 Down: Spanish Mrs. (3)
- SRA
- 11 Down: Knight work (4)
- TILT
- 12 Down: Of an acid (5)
- OLEIC
- 13 Down: Treasure–hunter's aid (6)
- OLDMAP
- 14 Down: Rodeo rider (8)
- COWBELLE
- 15 Down: Inter ___ (4)
- ALIA
- 16 Down: Kind of salesman's block? (4)
- SELL
- 17 Down: Celeste ___ (4)
- HOLM
- 19 Down: Two on the ___ (Crusoe and Friday) (4)
- ISLE
- 24 Down: Old family prayer books (17)
- HEIRTOHEIRMISSALS
- 27 Down: Robert ___ Warren (4)
- PENN
- 30 Down: Holiday times (4)
- EVES
- 32 Down: Senior: Fr. (4)
- AINE
- 33 Down: Ebb (7)
- SUBSIDE
- 35 Down: Dog-___ (5)
- EARED
- 36 Down: ___ it (stripper's motto) (11)
- GRINANDBARE
- 37 Down: Clan symbol (5)
- TOTEM
- 38 Down: ___ share (5)
- LIONS
- 40 Down: Rabbit fanciers (11)
- HARERAISERS
- 41 Down: Like some anchors (5)
- ATRIP
- 42 Down: Middle, in law (5)
- MESNE
- 43 Down: Bishop's title (4)
- ABBA
- 44 Down: Pip (5)
- DILLY
- 46 Down: Music syllable (3)
- TRA
- 49 Down: Be a ___ habit (7)
- SLAVETO
- 50 Down: Creator of Tugboat Annie (5)
- RAINE
- 51 Down: Board the Metroliner (7)
- ENTRAIN
- 54 Down: Shelters (5)
- ABRIS
- 56 Down: Rebellion leader (5)
- SHAYS
- 59 Down: Robe size: Abbr. (3)
- MED
- 60 Down: "___ Latin from . . . " (5)
- SHESA
- 62 Down: Hockey star (3)
- ORR
- 64 Down: Cat feature (7)
- WHISKER
- 65 Down: Thruway to Fairbanks (5)
- ALCAN
- 66 Down: Embers (5)
- COALS
- 67 Down: Court decree (5)
- ARRET
- 68 Down: Kind of sergeant (5)
- STAFF
- 69 Down: Leyte's neighbor (5)
- SAMAR
- 70 Down: Candy, to Nash (5)
- DANDY
- 71 Down: See 49 Across (4)
- EYES
- 74 Down: Continent: Abbr. (3)
- AFR
- 78 Down: "Fore!" (8)
- GOLFBAWL
- 80 Down: French astronomer and family (8)
- LAPLACES
- 81 Down: Depots: Abbr. (4)
- STAS
- 82 Down: Like a spurned pawnbroker (8)
- LOANSOME
- 84 Down: Nastase (4)
- ILIE
- 87 Down: "Nonsense" author (4)
- LEAR
- 89 Down: ___ up (excited) (6)
- ALLHET
- 91 Down: "___ pleasant institution . . . " (6)
- LIFESA
- 94 Down: Liquid sound (5)
- SLOSH
- 96 Down: Louse up (5)
- BOTCH
- 97 Down: Bridge seat (4)
- EAST
- 98 Down: Pet for Smuts? (4)
- BOAR
- 99 Down: ___ time (never) (4)
- ATNO
- 100 Down: Stagger (4)
- REEL
- 101 Down: Gaelic (4)
- ERSE
- 103 Down: Angry fit (4)
- SNIT
- 104 Down: Fruit (4)
- PEAR
- 105 Down: Eur. capital (4)
- OSLO
- 106 Down: Pipe joints (4)
- TEES
- 109 Down: Agreed upon (3)
- SET
- 110 Down: Dutch town (3)
- EDE
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