THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 132 clues). Published 11/14/1976. By Barbara Gillis.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Track events (5)
- MEETS
- 6 Across: Drivers' org. (3)
- AAA
- 9 Across: Architect I.M. (3)
- PEI
- 12 Across: Contest (4)
- AGON
- 16 Across: New Delhi name (6)
- GANDHI
- 17 Across: Scratch awls (8)
- SCRIBERS
- 20 Across: Baseball team (4)
- NINE
- 21 Across: By the sea (15)
- ONTHEWATERFRONT
- 23 Across: Pledges (5)
- GAGES
- 24 Across: Dye's partner (3)
- TIE
- 25 Across: Like maidens of old (4)
- FAIR
- 26 Across: Like some music (6)
- ATONAL
- 27 Across: Asian rulers (5)
- EMIRS
- 28 Across: City of Ethiopia (5)
- HARAR
- 30 Across: Actress Hunt (6)
- MARSHA
- 32 Across: Old slave (4)
- ESNE
- 34 Across: Tapeworm larva (6)
- MEASLE
- 36 Across: Norse classic (4)
- EDDA
- 39 Across: Caught in ___ (5)
- ATRAP
- 42 Across: Town in Java (6)
- MALANG
- 45 Across: Israel's Six-___ (6)
- DAYWAR
- 47 Across: Dieter's portion (6)
- SLIVER
- 49 Across: Reveal (6)
- EVINCE
- 50 Across: Page number: Abbr. (3)
- FOL
- 51 Across: Candlenut tree (3)
- AMA
- 52 Across: Withdraw (6)
- SECEDE
- 53 Across: Mint said to have curing quality (8)
- SELFHEAL
- 55 Across: Save (5)
- LAYIN
- 57 Across: Town in Portugal (6)
- AMARES
- 58 Across: Partner: Abbr. (5)
- ASSOC
- 59 Across: Syncopation (7)
- RAGTIME
- 61 Across: Praying figure (6)
- ORANTE
- 62 Across: Origin (4)
- ROOT
- 64 Across: Town near Munster (5)
- AHLEN
- 65 Across: Kind of skirt (4)
- MINI
- 66 Across: Nook's companion (6)
- CRANNY
- 68 Across: Catches a fish (7)
- REELSIN
- 70 Across: Makes a close fit (5)
- SNUGS
- 74 Across: Pakistan port (6)
- CHALNA
- 75 Across: Place to wear an obi (5)
- TOKYO
- 76 Across: Use wrongly (8)
- MISAPPLY
- 78 Across: Village (6)
- HAMLET
- 79 Across: Cuckoo (3)
- ANI
- 80 Across: Dunk (3)
- DIP
- 82 Across: Moroccan port (6)
- AGADIR
- 83 Across: Composer Georges (6)
- ENESCO
- 84 Across: Vexes (6)
- ANNOYS
- 86 Across: Spanish weight (6)
- ARROBA
- 87 Across: Take care of (5)
- SEETO
- 88 Across: Parts of a trip (4)
- LEGS
- 89 Across: Vishinsky (6)
- ANDREI
- 92 Across: Small islands (4)
- AITS
- 94 Across: One who partakes (6)
- SHARER
- 96 Across: Chemical compound (5)
- ESTER
- 100 Across: Italian poet (5)
- TASSO
- 103 Across: Orwell's farm (6)
- ANIMAL
- 106 Across: Hobart's island: Abbr. (4)
- TASM
- 108 Across: Acid initials (3)
- RNA
- 109 Across: Constellation (5)
- ORION
- 110 Across: Vanished (15)
- GONEWITHTHEWIND
- 113 Across: The Man (4)
- STAN
- 114 Across: Willing (8)
- AMENABLE
- 115 Across: Relatives on mother's side (6)
- ENATES
- 116 Across: Hesitates (4)
- HEMS
- 117 Across: Once named (3)
- NEE
- 118 Across: Mideast land: Abbr. (3)
- ISR
- 119 Across: Confused (5)
- ATSEA
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Enthusiasm (5)
- MANIA
- 2 Down: Register (5)
- ENTER
- 3 Down: Old English letter (3)
- EDH
- 4 Down: Foreign alliance (19)
- THEFRENCHCONNECTION
- 5 Down: Libyan oasis (4)
- SIWA
- 6 Down: Starry (6)
- ASTRAL
- 7 Down: Hole-in-one (3)
- ACE
- 8 Down: Tapestry (5)
- ARRAS
- 9 Down: Laborer (4)
- PEON
- 10 Down: Girl's name (4)
- ERNA
- 11 Down: Carpet fiber (5)
- ISTLE
- 12 Down: Expatriate (17)
- ANAMERICANINPARIS
- 13 Down: Chevalier film (4)
- GIGI
- 14 Down: Corker (4)
- ONER
- 15 Down: Cape (4)
- NESS
- 16 Down: Barbarian (4)
- GOTH
- 18 Down: "___ could see me now" (6)
- IFTHEY
- 19 Down: Gotham tune (14)
- BROADWAYMELODY
- 22 Down: Prepares to fire (4)
- AIMS
- 23 Down: Handshake (19)
- GENTLEMANSAGREEMENT
- 29 Down: Versatile one (17)
- AMANFORALLSEASONS
- 31 Down: Decorate again (4)
- REDO
- 33 Down: Area of Sardinia (7)
- SASSARI
- 35 Down: U.S. writer (4)
- AGEE
- 37 Down: Lepers' helper et al. (7)
- DAMIENS
- 38 Down: Irish island (4)
- ARAN
- 40 Down: Ward off (5)
- AVERT
- 41 Down: Carolina river (5)
- PEDEE
- 42 Down: Plateau (4)
- MESA
- 43 Down: Salutations (4)
- AVES
- 44 Down: Abner et al. (4)
- LILS
- 46 Down: Helpless saviors (14)
- ALLTHEKINGSMEN
- 48 Down: Thing, in law (3)
- RES
- 50 Down: Neighbor of Ga. (3)
- FLA
- 54 Down: Dilettantish (4)
- ARTY
- 56 Down: Alvin of ballet (5)
- AILEY
- 60 Down: French river (7)
- GARONNE
- 61 Down: Prefix for present (4)
- OMNI
- 63 Down: Out drinking (7)
- ONATOOT
- 66 Down: Charlie and sons (5)
- CHANS
- 67 Down: Ouida (5)
- RAMEE
- 69 Down: Unruly one (3)
- IMP
- 71 Down: Hair style (4)
- UPDO
- 72 Down: Voluble (4)
- GLIB
- 73 Down: Aegean island (4)
- SYRA
- 74 Down: Guevara (3)
- CHE
- 75 Down: South African (4)
- TAAL
- 77 Down: German basin (4)
- SAAR
- 81 Down: Danube feeder (4)
- ISAR
- 85 Down: Ontario city (6)
- OSHAWA
- 90 Down: One of the worlds (6)
- NETHER
- 91 Down: Goldarn! (4)
- DRAT
- 93 Down: Writer Françoise (5)
- SAGAN
- 95 Down: Excuse (5)
- ALIBI
- 97 Down: Corny (5)
- TRITE
- 98 Down: Nine: Prefix (5)
- ENNEA
- 99 Down: Energy units (4)
- RADS
- 100 Down: Twaddle (4)
- TOSH
- 101 Down: Comedian Johnson (4)
- ARTE
- 102 Down: " . . . king of ___, I am" (4)
- SIAM
- 104 Down: Alaskan cape (4)
- NOME
- 105 Down: Arrow poison (4)
- INEE
- 107 Down: N. L. park (4)
- SHEA
- 111 Down: Compliments: Abbr. (3)
- TLS
- 112 Down: "The Week That ___" (3)
- WAS
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