VARIATIONS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 172 clues). Published 1/16/1977. By Jordan S. Lasher.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Dry up, as lips (4)
- CHAP
- 5 Across: Goon (4)
- THUG
- 9 Across: Cantor and Lupino (4)
- IDAS
- 13 Across: "If ___ be so bold" (4)
- IMAY
- 17 Across: Very gentle treatment: Abbr. (3)
- TLC
- 20 Across: Louvre name (4)
- LISA
- 21 Across: Columnist Barrett (4)
- RONA
- 22 Across: Night: Prefix (4)
- NOCT
- 23 Across: Louvre name (4)
- MONA
- 24 Across: "I told you so!" (3)
- HAH
- 25 Across: Always (4)
- EVER
- 26 Across: Handy Latin abbr. (4)
- ETAL
- 27 Across: Pear-shaped instrument (4)
- LUTE
- 28 Across: Frenziedly (4)
- AMOK
- 29 Across: Period (3)
- ERA
- 30 Across: Egret plumes, e.g. (15)
- FEATHERSOFABIRD
- 34 Across: River to the North Sea (3)
- EMS
- 35 Across: Between res and fas (3)
- MIS
- 36 Across: Holy Roman emperor (4)
- OTHO
- 37 Across: Vance of mystery (5)
- PHILO
- 38 Across: Prefix for bus (4)
- OMNI
- 40 Across: Movie group (4)
- CAST
- 41 Across: Shoe-repair item (8)
- HALFSOLE
- 45 Across: Port of Yemen (4)
- ADEN
- 46 Across: Jot down (4)
- NOTE
- 47 Across: Cockney charger (4)
- ORSE
- 48 Across: Entity (4)
- UNIT
- 49 Across: Of the previous month: Abbr. (3)
- ULT
- 50 Across: Matador (6)
- TORERO
- 52 Across: Highway to Fairbanks (5)
- ALCAN
- 53 Across: Uses a tub (6)
- BATHES
- 55 Across: Pilgrimage to Mecca (4)
- HAJJ
- 59 Across: Live off the ___ the land (5)
- FATOF
- 60 Across: Cry of contempt (3)
- POH
- 61 Across: Corporate V.I.P. (4)
- EXEC
- 63 Across: Sweet coin? (3)
- SOU
- 64 Across: One less than a crowd (3)
- TWO
- 65 Across: Reign of ___ (6)
- TERROR
- 68 Across: Toward the stern (5)
- ABAFT
- 71 Across: Collected (with "in") (5)
- RAKED
- 73 Across: Wastelands (6)
- HEATHS
- 75 Across: Two ___ kind (3)
- OFA
- 76 Across: Polynesian canoe (4)
- PAHI
- 77 Across: Tandem (4)
- BIKE
- 78 Across: Restless one (4)
- GOER
- 80 Across: In medias ___ (3)
- RES
- 81 Across: Bulls or Bullets (4)
- FIVE
- 83 Across: Slopes transport (4)
- TBAR
- 84 Across: Surrounded by (4)
- AMID
- 85 Across: Certain head of hair (3)
- MOP
- 86 Across: Space agcy. (4)
- NASA
- 87 Across: Take ___ at (gibe) (4)
- ADIG
- 88 Across: Seven deadly items (4)
- SINS
- 89 Across: Seine or trawl (3)
- NET
- 90 Across: Prefix for sphere (4)
- HEMI
- 91 Across: Catch sight of (4)
- ESPY
- 92 Across: Me., N.H., R.I., etc. (4)
- NENG
- 93 Across: N.Y. time (3)
- EDT
- 94 Across: Enemy (6)
- FOEMAN
- 96 Across: Statesman Root (5)
- ELIHU
- 98 Across: Intrusive (5)
- NOSEY
- 99 Across: Swindle (6)
- RIPOFF
- 101 Across: Maximal ending (3)
- EST
- 102 Across: Machine part (3)
- COG
- 103 Across: Speak irrationally (4)
- RANT
- 105 Across: "No-No" girl, for short (3)
- NAN
- 106 Across: Jay Silverheels role (5)
- TONTO
- 108 Across: She pined for Narcissus (4)
- ECHO
- 110 Across: Observed (6)
- BEHELD
- 114 Across: Player under a dome (5)
- ASTRO
- 116 Across: ___ the press (6)
- HOTOFF
- 118 Across: G.I. address (3)
- APO
- 120 Across: Charles Lamb (4)
- ELIA
- 121 Across: Thai money (4)
- BAHT
- 122 Across: Military headwear (4)
- KEPI
- 123 Across: Cupid (4)
- EROS
- 126 Across: Precursor (8)
- FOURRIER
- 128 Across: Nobel chemist (4)
- UREY
- 129 Across: He: It. (4)
- ESSO
- 130 Across: ___-car (5)
- RENTA
- 132 Across: Egyptian god (4)
- PTAH
- 133 Across: Day of worship: Abbr. (3)
- SAB
- 134 Across: Jiff (3)
- SEC
- 135 Across: Tennis shortcoming (15)
- NORETURNOFPOINT
- 141 Across: "___ on parle . . . " (3)
- ICI
- 142 Across: Besought (4)
- PLED
- 144 Across: Town near Milan (4)
- LODI
- 145 Across: Pelée output (4)
- LAVA
- 146 Across: Debauchee (4)
- ROUE
- 147 Across: Poetry: Abbr. (3)
- VER
- 148 Across: Counting-out word (4)
- EENY
- 149 Across: Sometime gym dance (4)
- PROM
- 150 Across: World oil assn. (4)
- OPEC
- 151 Across: Actress Loretta (4)
- SWIT
- 152 Across: Culminate (3)
- END
- 153 Across: Canadian Indian (4)
- CREE
- 154 Across: J.D. Salinger girl (4)
- ESME
- 155 Across: Withered (4)
- SERE
- 156 Across: Breaks bread (4)
- EATS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Treble or bass (4)
- CLEF
- 2 Down: Drone's home (4)
- HIVE
- 3 Down: " . . . against ___ of troubles" (4)
- ASEA
- 4 Down: One at an early bash in Eden (19)
- PARTOFTHEFIRSTPARTY
- 5 Down: Child's retreat (9)
- TREEHOUSE
- 6 Down: Breakfast fare (7)
- HOTROLL
- 7 Down: Merkel et al. (4)
- UNAS
- 8 Down: Lively dance (5)
- GALOP
- 9 Down: Like some fillings (6)
- INLAID
- 10 Down: Pair (7)
- DOUBLET
- 11 Down: Pawn to king four, e.g. (16)
- ACTIONOFTHEPIECE
- 12 Down: Suffix with mob or gang (4)
- STER
- 13 Down: Hogg (3)
- IMA
- 14 Down: Painful instant for Trigger (15)
- MOMENTOFTHESPUR
- 15 Down: State of lawlessness (6)
- ANOMIE
- 16 Down: Gabs away (4)
- YAKS
- 17 Down: Demonstration staged by food fish (14)
- THEMARCHOFIDES
- 18 Down: City of Thessaly (7)
- LARISSA
- 19 Down: Discipline (7)
- CHASTEN
- 31 Down: Alts. (3)
- HTS
- 32 Down: Building agcy. (3)
- FHA
- 33 Down: ___ turn (just right) (7)
- DONETOA
- 39 Down: P.I. native (4)
- MORO
- 40 Down: Dark brown, to a chestnut (19)
- COLOROFANOTHERHORSE
- 41 Down: Boston (3)
- HUB
- 42 Down: Santa ___ (3)
- ANA
- 43 Down: Illuminated (3)
- LIT
- 44 Down: Ordinal suffix (3)
- ETH
- 51 Down: Not as experienced (5)
- RAWER
- 52 Down: Spring mo. (3)
- APR
- 54 Down: Second phone: Abbr. (3)
- EXT
- 56 Down: Interrogated (5)
- ASKED
- 57 Down: DiMaggio (3)
- JOE
- 58 Down: Official scorer's job (16)
- JUDGMENTOFERRORS
- 62 Down: Duncan's murder ("Macbeth": II, i) (15)
- CRIMEOFTHESCENE
- 66 Down: Piece of writing (5)
- ESSAY
- 67 Down: Gulch (6)
- RAVINE
- 68 Down: Rental units: Abbr. (4)
- APTS
- 69 Down: More diminutive (6)
- BABIER
- 70 Down: Turkey-stuffing situation (14)
- AHANDINTHEBIRD
- 72 Down: "Go fly ___!" (5)
- AKITE
- 74 Down: Dime-novel stuff (5)
- TRASH
- 77 Down: Alberta resort (5)
- BANFF
- 79 Down: ___ Paul Kruger (3)
- OOM
- 82 Down: Yolky (4)
- EGGY
- 86 Down: Stable talk (5)
- NEIGH
- 90 Down: Must (5)
- HASTO
- 95 Down: Cite (7)
- MENTION
- 97 Down: ___ cit. (3)
- LOC
- 98 Down: Compass reading (3)
- NNE
- 100 Down: Yoko ___ (3)
- ONO
- 104 Down: 180-degree turn (9)
- ABOUTFACE
- 107 Down: "So sorry!" (4)
- OOPS
- 109 Down: Awkward one (3)
- OAF
- 111 Down: Whitney (3)
- ELI
- 112 Down: Prevarication (3)
- LIE
- 113 Down: ___ es Salaam (3)
- DAR
- 114 Down: Insulting (7)
- ABUSIVE
- 115 Down: Crusader's foe (7)
- SARACEN
- 117 Down: Fourth of July theme (7)
- FREEDOM
- 119 Down: Bakery purchase (7)
- POPOVER
- 122 Down: Wee Willie or Ruby (6)
- KEELER
- 124 Down: Punctual (6)
- ONTIME
- 125 Down: Erwin (3)
- STU
- 127 Down: Talk it over (3)
- RAP
- 131 Down: Guthrie et al. (5)
- ARLOS
- 134 Down: Guesswork, for short (4)
- SPEC
- 136 Down: Leather flask (4)
- OLPE
- 137 Down: Scruff (4)
- NAPE
- 138 Down: Hawkeyes' home (4)
- IOWA
- 139 Down: After soir (4)
- NUIT
- 140 Down: Asian holidays (4)
- TETS
- 143 Down: Red 1 or Blue 5 (3)
- DYE
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