PALM READING - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 3/19/1978. By Tap Osborn.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Wherewithal (4)
- CASH
- 5 Across: Fifth wheel (5)
- SPARE
- 10 Across: Wonder drug (4)
- ACTH
- 14 Across: D-day craft (4)
- LCTS
- 18 Across: Italian harps (4)
- ARPE
- 19 Across: Debussy's "___" (5)
- LAMER
- 20 Across: Seaver's former bailiwick (4)
- SHEA
- 21 Across: State or city in Brazil (5)
- CEARA
- 22 Across: Palm (10)
- BEACHOROIL
- 24 Across: Palmate (10)
- HANDSHAPED
- 26 Across: Veranda in Oahu (5)
- LANAI
- 27 Across: "Rule Brittania" composer (4)
- ARNE
- 28 Across: Palm part (10)
- LINEOFFATE
- 29 Across: Upper crust (5)
- ELITE
- 30 Across: Wellington, to Napoleon (3)
- FOE
- 31 Across: "___ the ramparts . . . " (3)
- OER
- 32 Across: Run-of-the-mill (4)
- SOSO
- 33 Across: But, to Brutus (3)
- SED
- 34 Across: Baum marten (3)
- FUR
- 35 Across: Indy "500" (4)
- RACE
- 37 Across: Sneak attack (4)
- RAID
- 41 Across: For shame! (3)
- TCH
- 43 Across: Family member (3)
- SIS
- 44 Across: Pavlov (4)
- IVAN
- 45 Across: Al of films (6)
- PACINO
- 47 Across: Battle site: 1862 (7)
- RAPIDAN
- 50 Across: Blacksmiths, at times (6)
- SHOERS
- 52 Across: Tooth: Comb. form (6)
- ODONTO
- 53 Across: Part of A.E.C. (6)
- ATOMIC
- 54 Across: Get ___ of oneself (5)
- AHOLD
- 55 Across: Member of a certain college (7)
- ELECTOR
- 56 Across: Peace or Marine (5)
- CORPS
- 57 Across: Statue garment (5)
- DRAPE
- 58 Across: Dwindle (6)
- SHRINK
- 60 Across: "___ Perpetua," Idaho motto (4)
- ESTO
- 61 Across: Palmer is one (11)
- ARCHIPELAGO
- 63 Across: "How like ___ . . . ": Shak. (4)
- AGOD
- 67 Across: Kind of blind (6)
- SCREEN
- 69 Across: Balbo (5)
- ITALO
- 70 Across: Part of a mart (5)
- STORE
- 71 Across: Raised aloft (7)
- SPHERED
- 74 Across: Madras, e.g. (5)
- STATE
- 75 Across: Lark (6)
- FROLIC
- 76 Across: "Riders to ___," Synge play (6)
- THESEA
- 77 Across: Poorly done (6)
- BOTCHY
- 79 Across: Letterpress worker (7)
- PROOFER
- 80 Across: Feminist, colloquially (6)
- LIBBER
- 81 Across: Father-in-law of Esau (4)
- ANAH
- 82 Across: Truth, Chinese style (3)
- TAO
- 83 Across: Guileful (3)
- SLY
- 84 Across: Composer Speaks (4)
- OLEY
- 85 Across: Pure and simple (4)
- MERE
- 86 Across: Part of H.R.H. (3)
- HER
- 87 Across: Nabokov title (3)
- ADA
- 89 Across: Middle-age spread (4)
- FLAB
- 93 Across: Timetable abbr. (3)
- ARR
- 94 Across: Morsel for Seattle Slew (3)
- OAT
- 95 Across: N.C.O.'s (5)
- SERGS
- 98 Across: Palmistry (10)
- CHIROMANCY
- 102 Across: Indira's gown (4)
- SARI
- 103 Across: Ho Chi Minh's capital (5)
- HANOI
- 104 Across: Apparel made from palmlike plants (10)
- PANAMAHATS
- 105 Across: Palmy (10)
- PROSPEROUS
- 107 Across: Quibble (5)
- ARGUE
- 108 Across: ___ Hopkins, Continental Navy leader (4)
- ESEK
- 109 Across: Shillong is its capital (5)
- ASSAM
- 110 Across: Pandora's escapees (4)
- ILLS
- 111 Across: Origin (4)
- SEED
- 112 Across: Sturdy boat (4)
- DORY
- 113 Across: Salad days (5)
- TEENS
- 114 Across: Vortex (4)
- EDDY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Kind of stitch (5)
- CABLE
- 2 Down: Of space (5)
- AREAL
- 3 Down: Palma (11)
- SPANISHPORT
- 4 Down: Underworld goddess (6)
- HECATE
- 5 Down: Road sign (3)
- SLO
- 6 Down: Candle sealer (8)
- PARAFFIN
- 7 Down: In love (7)
- AMOROUS
- 8 Down: Conductor from Hungary (6)
- REINER
- 9 Down: Contemporary of Dashiell (4)
- ERLE
- 10 Down: ___ maple, or box elder (9)
- ASHLEAVED
- 11 Down: Pullman (8)
- CHAIRCAR
- 12 Down: N.C. neighbor (4)
- TENN
- 13 Down: Place guarded by Cerberus (5)
- HADES
- 14 Down: Palm (14)
- LEAFORCOCKATOO
- 15 Down: Matador's cloak (4)
- CAPA
- 16 Down: Tare's partner (4)
- TRET
- 17 Down: Marquis de ___ (4)
- SADE
- 21 Down: Tribal heads: Abbr. (4)
- CHFS
- 23 Down: Scurried (4)
- HIED
- 25 Down: ___ Canals (3)
- SOO
- 31 Down: Palmer (13)
- ORIOLEPITCHER
- 36 Down: Letters (3)
- ENS
- 38 Down: Solecism (4)
- AINT
- 39 Down: Divider's word (4)
- INTO
- 40 Down: Spot for a slot (4)
- DOOR
- 41 Down: Footprint (5)
- TRACE
- 42 Down: Two Roman statesmen (5)
- CATOS
- 43 Down: Micmac's cousin (3)
- SAC
- 45 Down: Salk's target (5)
- POLIO
- 46 Down: Gulf of ___ (4)
- ADEN
- 48 Down: Palms off (14)
- IMPOSESBYFRAUD
- 49 Down: Prefix with prove or solve (3)
- DIS
- 50 Down: Ben, the artist (5)
- SHAHN
- 51 Down: Shoshonean (4)
- HOPI
- 54 Down: U.N. leader in 1948 (4)
- ARCE
- 55 Down: Sic (4)
- ERGO
- 57 Down: Stowe novel (4)
- DRED
- 58 Down: Grayish (5)
- SLATY
- 59 Down: Boggs or Irwin (4)
- HALE
- 61 Down: Hindmost (5)
- AREAR
- 62 Down: Eskimo town near Thule (4)
- ETAH
- 64 Down: Palmer (11)
- GOLFSARNOLD
- 65 Down: Bay window (5)
- ORIEL
- 66 Down: Criticize severely (5)
- DECRY
- 68 Down: Algonquian (4)
- CREE
- 70 Down: Hit-show sign (3)
- SRO
- 71 Down: Town on the Vire (4)
- STLO
- 72 Down: Villapiano of the Raiders (4)
- PHIL
- 73 Down: Goddess of youth (4)
- HEBE
- 74 Down: Sight on a clear night (9)
- STARRYSKY
- 75 Down: To's partner (3)
- FRO
- 77 Down: Socko! (3)
- BAM
- 78 Down: Short play (8)
- ONEACTER
- 79 Down: Zealous advocate (8)
- PARTISAN
- 82 Down: Garden favorite (7)
- TEAROSE
- 86 Down: Throaty (6)
- HOARSE
- 87 Down: Wimbledon champ: 1975 (4)
- ASHE
- 88 Down: Sweetie pie (6)
- DEARIE
- 90 Down: Capital of Togo (4)
- LOME
- 91 Down: Physicians' org. (3)
- AMA
- 92 Down: Exclaimed one's disdain (5)
- BAHED
- 96 Down: Elliot or Jay (5)
- GOULD
- 97 Down: Timid one (5)
- SISSY
- 98 Down: Auditors: Abbr. (4)
- CPAS
- 99 Down: One of the leporids (4)
- HARE
- 100 Down: "Picnic" author (4)
- INGE
- 101 Down: Ovid (4)
- NASO
- 102 Down: Young oyster (4)
- SPAT
- 106 Down: Heath and Eden: Abbr. (3)
- PMS
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