RAZZLE-DAZZLE - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 170 clues). Published 7/31/1977. By Tom Mixon.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Social standing (5): CASTE
6 Across: Heap of stones (5): SCREE
11 Across: Disguise (4): MASK
15 Across: Accursed (6): DOOMED
21 Across: Of a continent (5): ASIAN
22 Across: Rich copper ore (5): PRILL
23 Across: Melba specialty (4): ARIA
24 Across: Store fodder (6): ENSILE
25 Across: "Sleeping Murder," e.g. (16): CHRISTIESMYSTERY
28 Across: Part of a text (6): LESSON
29 Across: Tilt (4): HEEL
30 Across: Poker stake (4): ANTE
31 Across: Space filler (4): SHIM
32 Across: Canticle (3): ODE
34 Across: Vipers (4): ASPS
35 Across: Remnant (3): END
36 Across: Shoe grip (5): CLEAT
37 Across: Function (3): USE
38 Across: Lupino (3): IDA
40 Across: Equestrian's order (3): GEE
41 Across: Concern of some sportsmen (14): THESNOWATSTOWE
46 Across: Hindu title (3): SRI
48 Across: Guide (5): STEER
50 Across: Seine feeder (4): OISE
51 Across: Alcott girl (3): MEG
52 Across: Sample (5): TASTE
55 Across: Marsh bird (4): SORA
56 Across: Beach (6): STRAND
60 Across: Prefix with sol and stat (4): AERO
61 Across: French disbeliever (5): ATHEE
62 Across: Out on ___ (5): ALIMB
64 Across: Jumble (10): HODGEPODGE
67 Across: Durable fiber (5): SISAL
68 Across: Bogus (5): FALSE
69 Across: Rams' mates (4): EWES
70 Across: Wagnerian role (4): ERDA
71 Across: " . . . ___ the ocean" (5): GEMOF
73 Across: ___-König (legendary goblin) (3): ERL
74 Across: Gazelle (5): ARIEL
76 Across: Sarah ___ Jewett (4): ORNE
77 Across: Nimbus (4): AURA
78 Across: "___ a deal!" (3): ITS
81 Across: Sonny's sibling (3): SIS
82 Across: Bette's strings (15): MIDLERSFIDDLERS
85 Across: Sp. wife (3): SRA
86 Across: Bar bill (3): TAB
87 Across: Midi seasons (4): ETES
88 Across: Flightless birds (4): EMUS
89 Across: Cash or charm (5): ASSET
90 Across: Spasmodic sound (3): HIC
91 Across: Affirmatives (5): YESES
93 Across: Lean (4): SLIM
94 Across: Epochs (4): ERAS
95 Across: Church officer (5): ELDER
97 Across: Subdued (5): TAMED
99 Across: Leontyne plus Vincent (10): TWICEPRICE
101 Across: Cultivate (5): RAISE
102 Across: Buzzing sound (5): WHIRR
103 Across: Bric-a-___ (4): BRAC
104 Across: James of TV (6): ARNESS
106 Across: Doers: Suffix (4): ISTS
107 Across: Davis from Ga. (5): OSSIE
108 Across: Poet's word (3): EER
109 Across: Other (4): ELSE
111 Across: Spanish city (5): ELCHE
113 Across: Red or Black (3): SEA
114 Across: Movie highlights of the 30's (14): TEMPLESDIMPLES
119 Across: Headland (3): RAS
121 Across: West or Murray (3): MAE
123 Across: Operated (3): RAN
124 Across: Pleats (5): FOLDS
125 Across: Pat (3): DAB
128 Across: Silkworm (4): ERIA
130 Across: Arena sound (3): OLE
132 Across: Chooses (4): OPTS
134 Across: Prefix with gram and logue (4): IDEO
135 Across: Large book (4): TOME
136 Across: Nab (6): COLLAR
138 Across: Highlight of some musicals (16): THESONDHEIMRHYME
142 Across: Obliquely (6): ASLANT
143 Across: Approach (4): COME
144 Across: Florida city (5): OCALA
145 Across: Spartan slave (5): HELOT
146 Across: Money in Madrid (6): PESETA
147 Across: Dame Myra (4): HESS
148 Across: Tarried (5): BIDED
149 Across: Portents (5): OMENS

Down Answers

1 Down: Hiding place (5): CACHE
2 Down: Pallid (5): ASHEN
3 Down: Begot (5): SIRED
4 Down: Follow (4): TAIL
5 Down: Nav. officer (3): ENS
6 Down: Parts of books (6): SPINES
7 Down: Greek islander (6): CRETAN
8 Down: ___ the occasion (6): RISETO
9 Down: Shade tree (3): ELM
10 Down: Culbertson et al. (4): ELYS
11 Down: French painter (7): MATISSE
12 Down: " . . . ___ in thee tonight" (6): AREMET
13 Down: Falstaff's title (3): SIR
14 Down: Numbing blow (4): KAYO
15 Down: Removed (5): DELED
16 Down: Unit (3): ONE
17 Down: Greek peak (4): OSSA
18 Down: Lillian's seafood platter (17): MISSGISHSFISHDISH
19 Down: Slip away (5): ELOPE
20 Down: Thick (5): DENSE
26 Down: German dollars (6): TALERS
27 Down: Padlocks (5): SHUTS
33 Down: Muralist Rivera (5): DIEGO
36 Down: Guevara (3): CHE
39 Down: Nick Charles (11): ASTASMASTER
41 Down: Crews (5): TEAMS
42 Down: World's most common names (5): WONGS
43 Down: Assistant (4): AIDE
44 Down: The end (5): OMEGA
45 Down: "The Way We ___" (4): WERE
47 Down: Proportion (5): RATIO
48 Down: Sun parlors (7): SOLARIA
49 Down: Highlights for some (17): TRILLSBYMISSSILLS
53 Down: Hyson, e.g. (3): TEA
54 Down: Conger or moray (3): EEL
55 Down: Least perilous (6): SAFEST
57 Down: "Beware ___ of March!" (7): THEIDES
58 Down: Spur wheels (6): ROWELS
59 Down: Victor Hugo's wife (5): ADELE
60 Down: Supplementary (5): ADDED
63 Down: Big Apple solvency forever (11): BEAMESDREAM
65 Down: Fragrance (7): PERFUME
66 Down: Avifauna (5): ORNIS
71 Down: Some are "educated" (7): GUESSES
72 Down: French ship's course (4): ERRE
75 Down: Ceremony (4): RITE
76 Down: Of the world's heaviest metal (5): OSMIC
77 Down: Region near the Rhine (6): ALSACE
79 Down: Italian port (7): TRIESTE
80 Down: French coronations (6): SACRES
83 Down: Vestige (5): RELIC
84 Down: A memorable Bobby (5): DARIN
92 Down: Weird (5): EERIE
93 Down: Throng (5): SWARM
94 Down: Goofed (5): ERRED
96 Down: Laymen (5): LAICS
97 Down: Brace (3): TWO
98 Down: Cries of delight (3): AHS
99 Down: Hazel or walnut (4): TREE
100 Down: Annie Oakley (4): PASS
103 Down: Climbing pepper (5): BETEL
105 Down: Infrequently (6): SELDOM
109 Down: Slips away (7): ELAPSES
110 Down: Musical direction (5): LENTO
112 Down: Bandleader Brown (3): LES
115 Down: Prefaces (6): PROEMS
116 Down: "___ My Way" (6): IFIHAD
117 Down: Parisian poser (6): MODELE
118 Down: Daughter of Atlas (6): PLEIAD
119 Down: Newsy digest (5): RECAP
120 Down: Part of a Stein line (5): AROSE
122 Down: Artery (5): AORTA
125 Down: Sherlock's creator (5): DOYLE
126 Down: Ancient land near the Jordan (5): AMMON
127 Down: Borscht ingredients (5): BEETS
129 Down: Amor's wings (4): ALAE
131 Down: Do aquatints (4): ETCH
133 Down: High-hat (4): SNOB
135 Down: Oates book (4): THEM
137 Down: Emmet (3): ANT
139 Down: Garden tool (3): HOE
140 Down: Half of MCCII (3): DCI
141 Down: Pi follower (3): RHO

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