A. & Q. - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 166 clues). Published 10/9/1977. By Elaine D. Schorr.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Role for Price (5)
- TOSCA
- 6 Across: Electrical units (6)
- FARADS
- 12 Across: Having the know-how (4)
- ABLE
- 16 Across: Made corvine sounds (5)
- CAWED
- 21 Across: "The homage of ___": Byron (5)
- ATEAR
- 22 Across: Western ___ (6)
- OMELET
- 23 Across: Bird's crop (4)
- CRAW
- 24 Across: Lenten symbol (5)
- ASHES
- 25 Across: Big Apple with no worms (17)
- WHATMAKESABEBEAME
- 28 Across: Young salmon (5)
- SMOLT
- 29 Across: Court team (4)
- NETS
- 30 Across: Sage and thyme (5)
- MINTS
- 31 Across: Author Jong (5)
- ERICA
- 32 Across: Put-on (4)
- SHAM
- 33 Across: Parts of a cen. (3)
- YRS
- 34 Across: Diana ___: 1934–73 (5)
- SANDS
- 35 Across: Singlehanded (4)
- LONE
- 36 Across: "___ Bulba" (5)
- TARAS
- 38 Across: Takes advantage of (4)
- USES
- 39 Across: Blathers (4)
- GABS
- 41 Across: Romancer's offering (8)
- SERENADE
- 44 Across: Gunpowder Plot conspirator (6)
- FAWKES
- 48 Across: A.k.a. (5)
- ALIAS
- 49 Across: Artery (4)
- ROAD
- 50 Across: Before tee (3)
- ESS
- 52 Across: Son of Jacob (5)
- ASHER
- 53 Across: Yes, in her private writings (12)
- WASANNEFRANK
- 57 Across: Penalty (4)
- COST
- 58 Across: ___ share (5)
- LIONS
- 59 Across: Demeaned (6)
- ABASED
- 60 Across: Pittance (4)
- IOTA
- 61 Across: Count of jazz (5)
- BASIE
- 62 Across: Levene and Levenson (4)
- SAMS
- 63 Across: Bank deals (5)
- LIENS
- 64 Across: As well (4)
- ALSO
- 65 Across: Where GUM is (6)
- MOSCOW
- 66 Across: Wrap up (3)
- END
- 67 Across: His peers think so (10)
- ISRAYNOBLE
- 70 Across: Quechua (5)
- INCAN
- 71 Across: "___ to Live," 1958 film (5)
- IWANT
- 74 Across: "Exodus" name (3)
- ARI
- 75 Across: Comedian Richard (5)
- PRYOR
- 76 Across: Apothegm (5)
- ADAGE
- 77 Across: Only when his funny films failed (10)
- WASBENBLUE
- 82 Across: Jasey (3)
- WIG
- 85 Across: Sidestepped (6)
- DUCKED
- 86 Across: Sentry's cry (4)
- HALT
- 87 Across: Seed covers (5)
- ARILS
- 88 Across: Pure, in Parma (4)
- FINO
- 89 Across: Poe house (5)
- USHER
- 90 Across: Jordan, to Carter (4)
- AIDE
- 91 Across: Blots out (6)
- ANNULS
- 93 Across: Kanga's creator (5)
- MILNE
- 94 Across: "___ Death" (4)
- ASES
- 95 Across: Well, he's no John Wayne (12)
- ISRICHLITTLE
- 97 Across: Partner of wiser (5)
- OLDER
- 98 Across: Ullmann (3)
- LIV
- 99 Across: Status quo ___ bellum (4)
- ANTE
- 100 Across: Man with a mike (5)
- EMCEE
- 101 Across: Red Sox specialty (6)
- HOMERS
- 102 Across: Sight enhancer (8)
- EYEGLASS
- 105 Across: Bowl calls (4)
- RAHS
- 106 Across: Cicatrix (4)
- SCAR
- 108 Across: Rock debris (5)
- SCREE
- 109 Across: Dash (4)
- ELAN
- 111 Across: Rubberneck (5)
- STARE
- 112 Across: Guevara (3)
- CHE
- 115 Across: "Excalibur" part (4)
- HILT
- 116 Across: Cooking direction (5)
- SCALD
- 117 Across: Mail class (5)
- THIRD
- 118 Across: Heath for Heathcliff (4)
- MOOR
- 119 Across: Figaro's forte (5)
- SHAVE
- 121 Across: Nobody on Broadway (17)
- WHOMDIDMOLLYPICON
- 124 Across: N.M. terrains (5)
- MESAS
- 125 Across: Use a strop (4)
- HONE
- 126 Across: In proximity (6)
- NEARTO
- 127 Across: Turkeys (5)
- FLOPS
- 128 Across: Closing words (5)
- AMENS
- 129 Across: Bookie's quote (4)
- ODDS
- 130 Across: Autor Seton (6)
- ERNEST
- 131 Across: Littoral area (5)
- COAST
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Brownish orange (5)
- TAWNY
- 2 Down: Second of two (5)
- OTHER
- 3 Down: Ottomans (5)
- SEATS
- 4 Down: Hipsters (4)
- CATS
- 5 Down: Branch (3)
- ARM
- 6 Down: Famed choreographer: 1880–1942 (6)
- FOKINE
- 7 Down: Makes better (6)
- AMENDS
- 8 Down: Pauses (5)
- RESTS
- 9 Down: Sigh for Yorick (4)
- ALAS
- 10 Down: Society newcomer (3)
- DEB
- 11 Down: Trinidad combo (9)
- STEELBAND
- 12 Down: ___ the hole (5)
- ACEIN
- 13 Down: Clasps or clamps (6)
- BRACES
- 14 Down: Mongolian monk (4)
- LAMA
- 15 Down: Cote female (3)
- EWE
- 16 Down: ___ carry (7)
- CASHAND
- 17 Down: Capital of Eritrea (6)
- ASMARA
- 18 Down: Imprisoning officials (17)
- WHOMADEOSCARWILDE
- 19 Down: It could be electric (3)
- EEL
- 20 Down: N.Y. time, at times (3)
- DST
- 26 Down: Garner (5)
- AMASS
- 27 Down: Brush, in Brest (6)
- BROSSE
- 32 Down: Chateaubriand, e.g. (5)
- STEAK
- 34 Down: Court figures (5)
- SUERS
- 37 Down: Bull or jam (7)
- SESSION
- 39 Down: Like fish eyes (6)
- GLASSY
- 40 Down: Senior on the Seine (4)
- AINE
- 42 Down: Muse for Pindar (5)
- ERATO
- 43 Down: Columnist Barrett (4)
- RONA
- 44 Down: Without foundation (5)
- FALSE
- 45 Down: Penang person (5)
- ASIAN
- 46 Down: Ask 43 Down! (17)
- WHOMDIDCHEVYCHASE
- 47 Down: Kesey and Rosewall (4)
- KENS
- 48 Down: Yoga posture (5)
- ASANA
- 51 Down: Olla podrida (4)
- STEW
- 53 Down: Oft-watched line (5)
- WAIST
- 54 Down: But, in Bonn (4)
- ABER
- 55 Down: Satisfy (4)
- FILL
- 56 Down: Polyantha, e.g. (4)
- ROSE
- 57 Down: Maine bay (5)
- CASCO
- 61 Down: Lean as a rake (4)
- BONY
- 63 Down: Did an inside job (5)
- LINED
- 64 Down: Theatrical lover (4)
- ABIE
- 65 Down: Entangles (5)
- MIRES
- 68 Down: Political cartoonist (4)
- NAST
- 69 Down: Any planet (3)
- ORB
- 72 Down: Greets the dawn (5)
- WAKES
- 73 Down: Livy's field (4)
- AGER
- 75 Down: Beat (5)
- PULSE
- 76 Down: Down Under fellows (7)
- AUSSIES
- 77 Down: Ravine (4)
- WADI
- 78 Down: Author Waugh (4)
- ALEC
- 79 Down: City on the Loire (6)
- NANTES
- 80 Down: Yahoo (5)
- BRUTE
- 81 Down: Very small pin (4)
- LILL
- 83 Down: Word with city or tube (5)
- INNER
- 84 Down: Takeoff group (5)
- GOERS
- 85 Down: Kind of role (4)
- DUAL
- 86 Down: Puts on the payroll (5)
- HIRES
- 88 Down: Item not to be exposed (4)
- FILM
- 90 Down: Movie pooch (4)
- ASTA
- 91 Down: Variety of garnet (9)
- ALMANDINE
- 92 Down: Czar's name: Abbr. (4)
- NICH
- 93 Down: Henry the sculptor (5)
- MOORE
- 95 Down: Estuary (5)
- INLET
- 96 Down: Harbinger (6)
- HERALD
- 99 Down: Ever-abiding (7)
- AGELESS
- 101 Down: He wrote "The Dynasts" (5)
- HARDY
- 103 Down: Capital of Armenia (6)
- ERIVAN
- 104 Down: Abet (6)
- SECOND
- 106 Down: Avocets' kin (6)
- STILTS
- 107 Down: Freight shipment (6)
- CARLOT
- 110 Down: Incapacitates (5)
- LAMES
- 111 Down: Tanning locale (5)
- SHORE
- 112 Down: Apres-ski drink (5)
- COCOA
- 113 Down: Holey rollers (5)
- HOOPS
- 114 Down: Artist Max (5)
- ERNST
- 116 Down: Booted (4)
- SHOD
- 117 Down: Fed (4)
- TMAN
- 118 Down: Grain sorghum (4)
- MILO
- 119 Down: Little, in Lanark (3)
- SMA
- 120 Down: Haw's partner (3)
- HEM
- 121 Down: "___ is Silvia?" (3)
- WHO
- 122 Down: German article (3)
- DER
- 123 Down: Mil. rank (3)
- PFC
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