COMMAND PERFORMANCE - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 168 clues). Published 2/25/1979. By James and Phyllis Barrick.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Chagall (4)
- MARC
- 5 Across: Throat-clearing sound (4)
- AHEM
- 9 Across: Bam! (5)
- SOCKO
- 14 Across: Quick bread (5)
- SCONE
- 19 Across: Stair post (5)
- NEWEL
- 20 Across: "Olympia" painter (5)
- MANET
- 22 Across: Do a gardening job (5)
- PRUNE
- 23 Across: Weight unit (5)
- CARAT
- 24 Across: Former mil. educ. program (5)
- USAFI
- 25 Across: Ruhr city (5)
- ESSEN
- 26 Across: Histrion (5)
- ACTOR
- 27 Across: Cant (5)
- ARGOT
- 28 Across: With 30 Across, sports fan's imperative (6)
- TAKEME
- 30 Across: See 28 Across (16)
- OUTTOTHEBALLGAME
- 33 Across: Albanians' neighbors (5)
- SERBS
- 34 Across: Thread: Comb. form (3)
- NEM
- 35 Across: Check (4)
- REIN
- 36 Across: Aphrodite's beloved (6)
- ADONIS
- 37 Across: Stone paving block (4)
- SETT
- 39 Across: Exploit (4)
- DEED
- 41 Across: Voltaire was one (5)
- DEIST
- 44 Across: Spotlight (3)
- ARC
- 47 Across: Part of speech (4)
- VERB
- 49 Across: Yellow water flag (4)
- IRIS
- 51 Across: Tough alloy (5)
- STEEL
- 53 Across: Heart (3)
- COR
- 56 Across: Enjoin (3)
- BAR
- 57 Across: "Camino ___" (4)
- REAL
- 58 Across: Child in a casa (4)
- NINO
- 59 Across: Dry, as wine (3)
- SEC
- 60 Across: Sidestep (5)
- EVADE
- 62 Across: Chip's sister (3)
- AMY
- 63 Across: Org. formed in 1844 (4)
- YMCA
- 64 Across: Valuable shell (5)
- SCALA
- 66 Across: Skinks and geckos (8)
- REPTILES
- 68 Across: Moslem leader (4)
- IMAM
- 70 Across: Formerly formerly (4)
- ERST
- 72 Across: Bridge expert (4)
- LENZ
- 74 Across: Famed choreographer (7)
- DEMILLE
- 75 Across: W.W. II initials (3)
- ETO
- 76 Across: Fir or pine board (4)
- DEAL
- 77 Across: Geometer's term (4)
- SINE
- 78 Across: Oxford measure (3)
- EEE
- 79 Across: What the dr. ordered (3)
- MED
- 80 Across: Condition (6)
- STATUS
- 83 Across: Greek colonnade (4)
- STOA
- 85 Across: "___ that touch liquor . . . " (4)
- LIPS
- 87 Across: Madrileño's coin (6)
- PESETA
- 89 Across: Score standard (3)
- PAR
- 90 Across: Recent: Comb. form (3)
- NEO
- 92 Across: Relative (4)
- AUNT
- 94 Across: Dueling blade (4)
- EPEE
- 96 Across: For, to Fabius (3)
- NAM
- 97 Across: Left undone (7)
- OMITTED
- 99 Across: Foch of films (4)
- NINA
- 100 Across: Formal wear (4)
- GOWN
- 101 Across: Keddah (4)
- TRAP
- 103 Across: Brought to light (8)
- REVEALED
- 105 Across: Twilled fabric (5)
- SERGE
- 107 Across: Noun suffix (4)
- ANCE
- 109 Across: Looked for clams (3)
- DUG
- 111 Across: Fragrant resin (5)
- ELEMI
- 112 Across: Use a straw (3)
- SIP
- 114 Across: Instigate (4)
- ABET
- 115 Across: Build (4)
- REAR
- 116 Across: Macaw of Brazil (3)
- ARA
- 117 Across: Neighbor of Isr. (3)
- SYR
- 118 Across: Kind of drip (5)
- NASAL
- 120 Across: Australian parrot (4)
- LORY
- 121 Across: Game piece (4)
- DART
- 122 Across: Ferrer or Allen (3)
- MEL
- 123 Across: Starchy foodstuff (5)
- SALEP
- 125 Across: Melville opus (4)
- OMOO
- 127 Across: Couple (4)
- DUAD
- 129 Across: Property (6)
- ASSETS
- 134 Across: Hardy heroine (4)
- TESS
- 136 Across: Vessel for an adm. (3)
- USS
- 138 Across: Kitchen item (5)
- SIEVE
- 141 Across: With 145 Across, bride's imperative (16)
- GETMETOTHECHURCH
- 145 Across: See 141 Across (6)
- ONTIME
- 147 Across: Essence (5)
- AROMA
- 148 Across: Rose: Comb. form (5)
- RHODO
- 149 Across: Exchange premiums (5)
- AGIOS
- 151 Across: Himalayan apparitions (5)
- YETIS
- 152 Across: Card game (5)
- POKER
- 153 Across: Rod of baseball (5)
- CAREW
- 154 Across: Very soft and liquid (5)
- RUNNY
- 155 Across: What spread-eagleists do (5)
- ORATE
- 156 Across: Room for jugs, linens, etc. (5)
- EWERY
- 157 Across: Mme. de ___ (5)
- STAEL
- 158 Across: Indigency (4)
- NEED
- 159 Across: Applies (4)
- USES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Western scenery (5)
- MESAS
- 2 Down: Vigilant (5)
- AWAKE
- 3 Down: Alludes (6)
- REFERS
- 4 Down: Cragsman's imperative (17)
- CLIMBEVRYMOUNTAIN
- 5 Down: Soul, in Savoie (3)
- AME
- 6 Down: Wears (5)
- HASON
- 7 Down: Occurred as a consequence (6)
- ENSUED
- 8 Down: Cardinals' imperative (15)
- MEETMEINSTLOUIS
- 9 Down: Outburst (5)
- SPATE
- 10 Down: Prom flower (6)
- ORCHID
- 11 Down: Kitten's quality (8)
- CUTENESS
- 12 Down: Peak (4)
- KNOB
- 13 Down: " . . . ___ perfumed sea": Poe (4)
- OERA
- 14 Down: Cooking direction (5)
- SCALD
- 15 Down: Lading (5)
- CARGO
- 16 Down: Harmonium (5)
- ORGAN
- 17 Down: Ruth's mother-in-law (5)
- NAOMI
- 18 Down: Diminutive suffixes (5)
- ETTES
- 19 Down: Acorn (3)
- NUT
- 21 Down: Potent compound (3)
- TNT
- 29 Down: Value (6)
- ESTEEM
- 31 Down: Certain numbers (8)
- ORDINALS
- 32 Down: Advanced (4)
- LATE
- 38 Down: Went over carefully (6)
- TRACED
- 40 Down: Sevareid (4)
- ERIC
- 42 Down: Road of yore (4)
- ITER
- 43 Down: Withdraw (6)
- SECEDE
- 44 Down: Arab garment (3)
- ABA
- 45 Down: Branches (4)
- RAMI
- 46 Down: Dust bowler's imperative (11)
- CRYMEARIVER
- 48 Down: Tantaras (6)
- BLARES
- 50 Down: Fabric with a lustrous finish (6)
- SOLEIL
- 52 Down: Hostess's imperative (17)
- LETMEENTERTAINYOU
- 53 Down: Queen's imperative (11)
- CALLMEMADAM
- 54 Down: Short poem (6)
- ODELET
- 55 Down: Mignonette (6)
- RESEDA
- 61 Down: Clock numerals (3)
- VII
- 65 Down: WAC colonel's imperative (15)
- ANNIEGETYOURGUN
- 67 Down: Coop sound (4)
- PEEP
- 69 Down: Counselor: Abbr. (3)
- ATT
- 71 Down: Archfiend (5)
- SATAN
- 73 Down: One of the Marx Brothers (5)
- ZEPPO
- 80 Down: Ascus contents (6)
- SPORES
- 81 Down: In a docile way (6)
- TAMELY
- 82 Down: Blind, in falconry (4)
- SEEL
- 84 Down: Toughen (6)
- ANNEAL
- 86 Down: Peninsula in Alaska (6)
- SEWARD
- 88 Down: Patriotic org. (3)
- SAR
- 91 Down: Black Sea port (6)
- ODESSA
- 93 Down: Moslem's hat (8)
- TARBOOSH
- 95 Down: Thalia, Clio et al. (6)
- ENNEAD
- 98 Down: Pro ___ (3)
- TEM
- 102 Down: Unadulterated (4)
- PURE
- 104 Down: Watch part (4)
- DIAL
- 106 Down: Microbe (4)
- GERM
- 108 Down: Celebrated tenor (6)
- CARUSO
- 110 Down: Colleen, colloquially (3)
- GAL
- 113 Down: Excess (8)
- PLETHORA
- 119 Down: Helper: Abbr. (4)
- ASST
- 124 Down: River in the Carolinas (6)
- PEEDEE
- 126 Down: Songbird (6)
- OSCINE
- 128 Down: Inhibits (6)
- DETERS
- 129 Down: Wide open (5)
- AGAPE
- 130 Down: Goat antelope (5)
- SEROW
- 131 Down: Feed a fire (5)
- STOKE
- 132 Down: Hard red wheat (5)
- EMMER
- 133 Down: Pathetic (5)
- TEARY
- 135 Down: Glower (5)
- SCOWL
- 137 Down: Gave light (5)
- SHONE
- 139 Down: Plutarch work, for short (5)
- VITAE
- 140 Down: Sends forth (5)
- EMITS
- 142 Down: Grampuses (4)
- ORCS
- 143 Down: Demonstrative (4)
- THAT
- 144 Down: Former Mideast initials (3)
- UAR
- 146 Down: Compass pt. (3)
- ESE
- 150 Down: One of the Chaplins (3)
- SYD
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