PURR, PURR

Difficulty: HardGrid: 23x23168 clues~30-60 minBy George Rose Smith8/14/1977

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Across

1 Across: Bonito sharks (5 letters)
6 Across: Making no progress (6 letters)
12 Across: Clammy (4 letters)
16 Across: Diamond champs (4 letters)
20 Across: Dress style (5 letters)
21 Across: Cologne constituent (6 letters)
22 Across: Kuwaiti chief (4 letters)
23 Across: Asp's weapon (5 letters)
24 Across: ___ Kids (12 letters)
26 Across: Ring-tailed cat (10 letters)
28 Across: Suffix for usher or major (4 letters)
29 Across: Runabouts (5 letters)
30 Across: Take away (5 letters)
32 Across: Renee of silents (6 letters)
33 Across: Ruler, in Cádiz (3 letters)
34 Across: Engaging one (5 letters)
35 Across: Burgees (5 letters)
36 Across: Bagged (6 letters)
37 Across: Farm machine (5 letters)
38 Across: "___ evil . . . " (5 letters)
39 Across: Call ___ (stop) (5 letters)
40 Across: Shopping areas (7 letters)
43 Across: Rain and more rain (11 letters)
45 Across: Bogey minus one (3 letters)
48 Across: Guillotine (6 letters)
49 Across: Casanova's list (5 letters)
50 Across: Full-blown (4 letters)
51 Across: Sea of the Philippines (4 letters)
52 Across: Fend off (5 letters)
53 Across: Whined (5 letters)
54 Across: Thrombi (5 letters)
56 Across: Girl of song (5 letters)
57 Across: Hardy's "Pure Woman" (4 letters)
58 Across: Fans' exhortation (4 letters)
59 Across: Waterways: Sp. (4 letters)
60 Across: Unflappable (6 letters)
61 Across: Numerical suffix (3 letters)
62 Across: Kitty (11 letters)
66 Across: Crisp cracker (7 letters)
67 Across: Mangle user (6 letters)
69 Across: "___ to bury Caesar . . . " (5 letters)
70 Across: Fit of anger (6 letters)
71 Across: Tigerish, in a way (7 letters)
73 Across: Lions (11 letters)
75 Across: Haircut (3 letters)
78 Across: Crests (6 letters)
79 Across: Pitcher ___ Blue (4 letters)
80 Across: Dowser (4 letters)
81 Across: Lesion (4 letters)
82 Across: Spiked the punch (5 letters)
83 Across: Father (5 letters)
84 Across: El Greco's homeland (5 letters)
86 Across: Sierra ___ (5 letters)
87 Across: Sorrels (4 letters)
88 Across: Singer Cantrell (4 letters)
89 Across: Dear: Fr. (5 letters)
90 Across: Somewhat (6 letters)
91 Across: Fishing aid (3 letters)
92 Across: Tabby terrifies him (11 letters)
95 Across: Punitive persons (7 letters)
96 Across: Fern (5 letters)
97 Across: Moslem "brain trust" (5 letters)
98 Across: Woody (5 letters)
99 Across: Unfaltering (6 letters)
101 Across: Nonplus (5 letters)
102 Across: Problem for cats (5 letters)
103 Across: Swift jet (3 letters)
106 Across: Sailors' patron (6 letters)
107 Across: Ruth's mother-in-law (5 letters)
108 Across: Icy (5 letters)
109 Across: Precious (4 letters)
110 Across: Dramatic spot for a cat (10 letters)
112 Across: "Hold that tiger" (12 letters)
115 Across: Shade of green (5 letters)
116 Across: Years, to Ovid (4 letters)
117 Across: "Anchors ___" (6 letters)
118 Across: Black Forest locale (5 letters)
119 Across: Proceed (4 letters)
120 Across: Keats or Yeats (4 letters)
121 Across: Microscope parts (6 letters)
122 Across: Stages (5 letters)

Down

1 Down: Creator (5 letters)
2 Down: Wing-shaped (5 letters)
3 Down: Foyle of fiction (5 letters)
4 Down: Eleven: Fr. (4 letters)
5 Down: Poker term (3 letters)
6 Down: Damages (7 letters)
7 Down: Less slovenly (6 letters)
8 Down: Jousting wear (5 letters)
9 Down: Gypsies (4 letters)
10 Down: Diminutive suffix (3 letters)
11 Down: Indefatigable (8 letters)
12 Down: Ten-sided figure (7 letters)
13 Down: Pile together (5 letters)
14 Down: Cats' prey (4 letters)
15 Down: "Catfish" is one (3 letters)
16 Down: Catskills place (6 letters)
17 Down: ___ nous (5 letters)
18 Down: Gave alms (5 letters)
19 Down: Widgeon (4 letters)
23 Down: Gore and family (6 letters)
25 Down: Caught in the act (6 letters)
27 Down: Direct a team (6 letters)
31 Down: Indian prince (4 letters)
34 Down: Tore into (5 letters)
35 Down: Lionized (5 letters)
36 Down: Compares prices (5 letters)
37 Down: Max and Buddy (5 letters)
38 Down: Except (4 letters)
39 Down: Entrances (5 letters)
40 Down: Let up (5 letters)
41 Down: Face with riprap (5 letters)
42 Down: Fictional feline (11 letters)
43 Down: Slant, as news (5 letters)
44 Down: Dickens hero (5 letters)
45 Down: Fictional feline (11 letters)
46 Down: Outlander (5 letters)
47 Down: ___ la Paix (5 letters)
49 Down: W.W. II souvenir (5 letters)
51 Down: "Peer Gynt" ___ (5 letters)
53 Down: Ready to say "cheese" (5 letters)
54 Down: Ort (5 letters)
55 Down: Hard-hit ball (5 letters)
56 Down: Flatfish (5 letters)
58 Down: Kelly and Raymond (5 letters)
60 Down: Fenced (5 letters)
62 Down: Lashed (5 letters)
63 Down: Renan's "La ___ Jésus" (5 letters)
64 Down: Burst of approval (5 letters)
65 Down: Ill-wisher (3 letters)
66 Down: Part of a book (5 letters)
68 Down: Ceremonial acts (5 letters)
70 Down: Vance's department (5 letters)
71 Down: Reception (5 letters)
72 Down: Vestige (5 letters)
73 Down: Corona, e.g. (5 letters)
74 Down: "If ___ King" (5 letters)
76 Down: Whether ___ (5 letters)
77 Down: Gripes (5 letters)
79 Down: Scene of the crime (5 letters)
81 Down: Canary's cousin (5 letters)
83 Down: Contrary (5 letters)
84 Down: Chew noisily (5 letters)
85 Down: Midianite king (4 letters)
86 Down: Veins of ore (5 letters)
88 Down: Beguile (6 letters)
89 Down: Kind of warfare (8 letters)
90 Down: Green side-dish: Fr. (6 letters)
92 Down: Dumas character (6 letters)
93 Down: Having no chance to win (7 letters)
94 Down: Horner's prize (4 letters)
95 Down: Winter rigs (7 letters)
96 Down: Like some coats (6 letters)
98 Down: State without proof (6 letters)
99 Down: Sneaked (5 letters)
100 Down: Grand or South (5 letters)
101 Down: Rhone tributary (5 letters)
102 Down: Cat, to Cato (5 letters)
103 Down: Handbag material (5 letters)
104 Down: High-priced (5 letters)
105 Down: Forktails (5 letters)
106 Down: "Great Catherine" playwright (4 letters)
107 Down: Words to Nanette (4 letters)
108 Down: Singer Campbell (4 letters)
109 Down: Cat: Fr. (4 letters)
111 Down: Séance sound (3 letters)
113 Down: Part of i.o.u. (3 letters)
114 Down: Network monogram (3 letters)

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