GOOD NEWS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 136 clues). Published 7/11/1976. By Barbara Gillis.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Kind of pneumonia (5)
- LOBAR
- 6 Across: Andes native (4)
- INCA
- 10 Across: Chemist's milieu (3)
- LAB
- 13 Across: Place for Pierre: Abbr. (4)
- SDAK
- 17 Across: Port of Jordan: Var. (5)
- AKABA
- 18 Across: Powder (4)
- TALC
- 19 Across: Cream or cap (3)
- ICE
- 20 Across: Kind of sandwich (4)
- HERO
- 21 Across: Entertain (5)
- TREAT
- 22 Across: White Nile feeder (5)
- SOBAT
- 23 Across: Latch onto (4)
- GRAB
- 25 Across: Egyptian goddess (4)
- ISIS
- 26 Across: In a stern way (7)
- HARSHLY
- 28 Across: Fragments for Howard K. (11)
- SMITHEREENS
- 31 Across: Jewel or bank job (5)
- HEIST
- 33 Across: One (4)
- UNIT
- 34 Across: Most inane (7)
- DOPIEST
- 37 Across: Too bad, Bill (13)
- MOYERSTHEPITY
- 41 Across: Villain, at times (7)
- SNEERER
- 42 Across: Heroic poetry (4)
- EPOS
- 43 Across: Gull's cousin (4)
- TERN
- 44 Across: Letters (4)
- CEES
- 46 Across: Exam taker (6)
- TESTEE
- 47 Across: Directed (3)
- LED
- 48 Across: Lament (6)
- BEMOAN
- 50 Across: Home to L.B.J. (5)
- RANCH
- 52 Across: Recipe units: Abbr. (4)
- TSPS
- 53 Across: Russian river (5)
- NEMAN
- 55 Across: Dark (4)
- EBON
- 57 Across: Choice (4)
- RARE
- 58 Across: Finally (6)
- ATLAST
- 59 Across: Stead (4)
- LIEU
- 61 Across: Rumanian city (4)
- IASI
- 63 Across: Finnish port, to Swedes (3)
- ABO
- 66 Across: Novel for Marvin and Bernard (21)
- THEBROTHERSKALBAMAZOV
- 71 Across: Poetic word (3)
- EER
- 72 Across: Indonesian islands (4)
- AROE
- 73 Across: Common abbr. (4)
- ETAL
- 74 Across: Private attendants (6)
- FAMULI
- 75 Across: Ancient kingdom (4)
- ELAM
- 77 Across: Fast planes (4)
- SSTS
- 79 Across: Asian rulers (5)
- EMIRS
- 80 Across: Wooded area (4)
- BOSK
- 84 Across: Mixture (5)
- ALLOY
- 86 Across: Diners (6)
- EATERS
- 88 Across: Resident: Suffix (3)
- ITE
- 90 Across: Removes fasteners (6)
- UNPEGS
- 92 Across: Old French coins (4)
- SOUS
- 94 Across: Debts (4)
- IOUS
- 95 Across: U.S. Indians (4)
- UTES
- 96 Across: Cloth edging (7)
- SCALLOP
- 98 Across: Dan's seafood specialties (13)
- SCHORRDINNERS
- 101 Across: Greek (7)
- HELLENE
- 102 Across: College subj. (4)
- ECON
- 103 Across: Ford's T or A (5)
- MODEL
- 104 Across: Jim's club (11)
- LONELYHARTZ
- 107 Across: Paraphrases (7)
- REWORDS
- 111 Across: Hefty swallow (4)
- SWIG
- 113 Across: Libertine (4)
- ROUE
- 114 Across: Coronet (5)
- TIARA
- 116 Across: Watery fabric (5)
- MOIRE
- 117 Across: Kind of nail (4)
- HANG
- 118 Across: Boston jetsam (3)
- TEA
- 119 Across: Bovary (4)
- EMMA
- 120 Across: Resource (5)
- ASSET
- 121 Across: Work units (4)
- ERGS
- 122 Across: Connective (3)
- AND
- 123 Across: Tide (4)
- NEAP
- 124 Across: Lacks (5)
- NEEDS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Plaster backing (4)
- LATH
- 2 Down: Gumbo (4)
- OKRA
- 3 Down: Max or Buddy (4)
- BAER
- 4 Down: Embarrasses (7)
- ABASHES
- 5 Down: Somewhat, Dan (6)
- RATHER
- 6 Down: Japanese statesman (3)
- ITO
- 7 Down: Apprehends (4)
- NABS
- 8 Down: Quit talking (6)
- CLAMUP
- 9 Down: Of radiation (7)
- ACTINIC
- 10 Down: About six trillion miles (9)
- LIGHTYEAR
- 11 Down: Israeli port (4)
- ACRE
- 12 Down: Defies (6)
- BEARDS
- 13 Down: Most worn, as a serge suit (8)
- SHINIEST
- 14 Down: Pastries, etc. (8)
- DESSERTS
- 15 Down: Onassis (3)
- ARI
- 16 Down: Greek island (3)
- KOS
- 22 Down: Solar ___ (6)
- SYSTEM
- 24 Down: Take care, Morley (16)
- BEONTHESAFERSIDE
- 27 Down: Be sensible, Harry (16)
- LISTENTOREASONER
- 29 Down: Solution strength (5)
- TITER
- 30 Down: Sword (4)
- EPEE
- 32 Down: Pang (5)
- THROE
- 35 Down: Exude (4)
- SEEP
- 36 Down: Very, in Vichy (4)
- TRES
- 37 Down: Torme (3)
- MEL
- 38 Down: "___ Door, Richard" (7)
- OPENTHE
- 39 Down: Alpine soloist (7)
- YODELER
- 40 Down: Empower (6)
- ENABLE
- 45 Down: Slow mover (5)
- SNAIL
- 48 Down: Port of Iraq (5)
- BASRA
- 49 Down: Bête ___ (5)
- NOIRE
- 51 Down: Grass or apple (4)
- CRAB
- 54 Down: Fairy queen (3)
- MAB
- 56 Down: Retreats (5)
- NESTS
- 58 Down: Greek goddess (3)
- ATE
- 60 Down: Edict (5)
- UKASE
- 62 Down: Moslem leaders (5)
- IMAMS
- 63 Down: Semi-precious stone (7)
- AZURITE
- 64 Down: Support (7)
- BOLSTER
- 65 Down: Egg: Prefix (3)
- OVI
- 67 Down: Kind of call or road (4)
- TOLL
- 68 Down: Mends (5)
- HEALS
- 69 Down: Milky Way star (6)
- ALTAIR
- 70 Down: French friend (3)
- AMI
- 76 Down: Item for T.R.'s trophy room (9)
- MOOSEHEAD
- 78 Down: Rage (5)
- STORM
- 80 Down: Something to beat around (4)
- BUSH
- 81 Down: Formerly (4)
- ONCE
- 82 Down: Chipping, as stone (8)
- SPALLING
- 83 Down: U.S. statesman and family (8)
- KELLOGGS
- 85 Down: New Mexico's flower (5)
- YUCCA
- 87 Down: Miss Welty (6)
- EUDORA
- 89 Down: Curve (3)
- ESS
- 91 Down: Campbell (4)
- GLEN
- 93 Down: Convert to a mini (7)
- SHORTEN
- 95 Down: Release (7)
- UNLOOSE
- 97 Down: Jai alai (6)
- PELOTA
- 99 Down: Arrival-board words (6)
- ONTIME
- 100 Down: Edwin, at first (6)
- NEWMAN
- 105 Down: River in China (4)
- YUEN
- 106 Down: Tunisian town (4)
- ZAMA
- 108 Down: Shine's partner (4)
- RISE
- 109 Down: Scott (4)
- DRED
- 110 Down: Adjusts (4)
- SETS
- 111 Down: Pronoun (3)
- SHE
- 112 Down: Conflict (3)
- WAR
- 115 Down: Beat the ___ (3)
- RAP
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