POUND FOOLISH - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 166 clues). Published 3/25/1979. By Henry Hook.
Classic newspaper crossword from the archive. About our puzzle library.
Want to try solving it yourself first? Play this puzzle
Across Answers
- 1 Across: Televiewer's problem (6)
- STATIC
- 7 Across: Bronx cheer (4)
- RAZZ
- 11 Across: MacMurray (4)
- FRED
- 15 Across: Shelter for cows (4)
- BYRE
- 19 Across: Like Jenny Lind, e.g. (7)
- SWEDISH
- 20 Across: Robert ___ (4)
- ELEE
- 21 Across: Prentiss (5)
- PAULA
- 22 Across: Ending with court or right (4)
- EOUS
- 23 Across: Upstart (7)
- PARVENU
- 24 Across: Zaftig (15)
- PLEASINGLYPLUMP
- 27 Across: Begin's land: Abbr. (3)
- ISR
- 28 Across: Scotch cocktails (7)
- ROBROYS
- 30 Across: Sodden (3)
- WET
- 31 Across: Parlor, in Puebla (4)
- SALA
- 32 Across: Jacket or collar (4)
- ETON
- 34 Across: Compete in a roleo (4)
- BIRL
- 35 Across: "Applause" actress (6)
- BACALL
- 38 Across: Impenetrable (5)
- DENSE
- 41 Across: Trevi throwaways (4)
- LIRE
- 42 Across: Ibsen hero (4)
- GYNT
- 43 Across: Scottish ruler: 1437–60 (7)
- JAMESII
- 44 Across: "The Kiss" sculptor (5)
- RODIN
- 45 Across: Fish or sailboat (8)
- SKIPJACK
- 47 Across: Heywood proverb, with "The" (14)
- FATISINTHEFIRE
- 49 Across: "The corn is ___ . . . " (6)
- ASHIGH
- 50 Across: Leeds's river (4)
- AIRE
- 51 Across: Together: Mus. dir. (4)
- ADUE
- 52 Across: Dock wkr. (4)
- STEV
- 53 Across: Bygone toiler (4)
- ESNE
- 55 Across: 123-45-6789 org. (3)
- SSA
- 58 Across: Party garb, at times (7)
- PAJAMAS
- 64 Across: Lasses (7)
- WENCHES
- 66 Across: Algerian port (4)
- ORAN
- 69 Across: Astronaut (6)
- LOVELL
- 70 Across: TV ad (3)
- CML
- 73 Across: Pod plant (4)
- OKRA
- 74 Across: British and Roman (7)
- EMPIRES
- 77 Across: Approach to a pew (5)
- AISLE
- 78 Across: A title since 1882 (23)
- HEAVYWEIGHTCHAMPIONSHIP
- 83 Across: Tatum O'Neal's Oscar role (5)
- ADDIE
- 84 Across: Inserts new ammo (7)
- RELOADS
- 85 Across: "___ Yar," Yevtushenko poem (4)
- BABI
- 86 Across: Still (3)
- YET
- 87 Across: Connections (6)
- TIEINS
- 89 Across: Iodine source (4)
- KELP
- 90 Across: Bargain hunter's time (7)
- SALEDAY
- 93 Across: Cruel people (7)
- SADISTS
- 95 Across: Kept a tryst (3)
- MET
- 97 Across: To join, in Dijon (4)
- UNIR
- 98 Across: Judicial garb (4)
- ROBE
- 101 Across: Author of "The Alteration" (4)
- AMIS
- 104 Across: "___ Cassius . . . " (4)
- YOND
- 106 Across: "Was ___?" (Berliner's query) (6)
- ISTDAS
- 108 Across: College V.I.P. (14)
- BIGMANONCAMPUS
- 115 Across: Agua ___ (race track) (8)
- CALIENTE
- 117 Across: Frost's "___ Will" (5)
- ABOYS
- 118 Across: Bishop's staff (7)
- CROSIER
- 119 Across: Tim or Alice (4)
- TINY
- 120 Across: Wagtail's cousin (4)
- LARK
- 121 Across: Doesn't stay put (5)
- ROAMS
- 122 Across: Mother's whistler (6)
- KETTLE
- 123 Across: Snorting sound (4)
- HUNH
- 124 Across: High-hat (4)
- SNOB
- 125 Across: Pioneer in Hollywood (4)
- LOEW
- 127 Across: Horseplay (3)
- FUN
- 128 Across: Field tent for G.W. (7)
- MARQUEE
- 131 Across: Ripen (3)
- AGE
- 132 Across: Eddy song (15)
- STOUTHEARTEDMEN
- 137 Across: Woody Allen film (7)
- SLEEPER
- 139 Across: Argot (4)
- CANT
- 140 Across: Needlework case: Var. (5)
- ETWEE
- 141 Across: Hoarfrost (4)
- RIME
- 142 Across: Sudden great profit (7)
- KILLING
- 143 Across: Hefner or Downs (4)
- HUGH
- 144 Across: Elihu of Boston (4)
- YALE
- 145 Across: Caesar's wife (4)
- UXOR
- 146 Across: Words "in your eyes," musically (6)
- YESYES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Third Reich emblems (9)
- SWASTIKAS
- 2 Down: Modern maniac (9)
- TERRORIST
- 3 Down: Part of speech: Abbr. (3)
- ADV
- 4 Down: Level (4)
- TIER
- 5 Down: "Money ___ object" (4)
- ISNO
- 6 Down: Twister from Philly (13)
- CHUBBYCHECKER
- 7 Down: Homework assignment (6)
- REPORT
- 8 Down: Chemical radical (5)
- ALLYL
- 9 Down: Kin of omegas (4)
- ZEES
- 10 Down: Colombian statesman (3)
- ZEA
- 11 Down: Disney classic (8)
- FANTASIA
- 12 Down: Indian drugget, e.g. (3)
- RUG
- 13 Down: Extension (3)
- ELL
- 14 Down: "Seven ___ in May" (4)
- DAYS
- 15 Down: ___ Georgia, succulent peach (7)
- BELLEOF
- 16 Down: We (7)
- YOUANDI
- 17 Down: Jamaican export (3)
- RUM
- 18 Down: Occult ability (3)
- ESP
- 19 Down: Pitches (6)
- SPIELS
- 21 Down: "Five Easy ___" (6)
- PIECES
- 25 Down: Pundit (5)
- SWAMI
- 26 Down: Chaplain (5)
- PADRE
- 29 Down: Canadien's milieu (4)
- RINK
- 33 Down: Cohan, to Uncle Sam (6)
- NEPHEW
- 35 Down: College in Maine (5)
- BATES
- 36 Down: Peter ___ Hayes (4)
- LIND
- 37 Down: Became cheerful (5)
- LITUP
- 39 Down: Letter man (3)
- SIR
- 40 Down: 180° from WSW (3)
- ENE
- 42 Down: Wisecrack (3)
- GAG
- 43 Down: Crock (3)
- JAR
- 46 Down: Jazzman's jargon (4)
- JIVE
- 47 Down: Cries from the Dane (4)
- FIES
- 48 Down: Repair (4)
- HEAL
- 50 Down: "The way of ___ in the air": Prov. 30:19 (7)
- ANEAGLE
- 54 Down: Horror-film sound (6)
- SHRIEK
- 56 Down: Last year's frosh (5)
- SOPHS
- 57 Down: Tune for a Horne (4)
- ARIA
- 59 Down: Folk singer Baez (4)
- JOAN
- 60 Down: Rara ___ (4)
- AVIS
- 61 Down: Reticulated (5)
- MESHY
- 62 Down: Reynolds or Sherman (5)
- ALLIE
- 63 Down: Caught forty (5)
- SLEPT
- 65 Down: Women's org. (3)
- NOW
- 67 Down: Symbol of mourning (7)
- ARMBAND
- 68 Down: Native of Katmandu (6)
- NEPALI
- 70 Down: Powwows (5)
- CHATS
- 71 Down: Radio, TV, etc. (5)
- MEDIA
- 72 Down: Took cargo aboard (5)
- LADED
- 74 Down: Warehouse or march (5)
- ETAPE
- 75 Down: Played host (3)
- MCD
- 76 Down: Malamute's look-alike (13)
- SIBERIANHUSKY
- 79 Down: Numbers for a corpulent Henry (4)
- VIII
- 80 Down: Desires (4)
- YENS
- 81 Down: Oak or island (4)
- HOLM
- 82 Down: Suffix with aster (3)
- OID
- 88 Down: Ollie's pal (4)
- STAN
- 90 Down: Basks (4)
- SUNS
- 91 Down: Freshman course (4)
- ARTI
- 92 Down: Sings fancily (6)
- YODELS
- 94 Down: Garret garb (5)
- SMOCK
- 96 Down: Melville book (5)
- TYPEE
- 99 Down: Fruity dessert (9)
- BANANAPIE
- 100 Down: Female hormones (9)
- ESTROGENS
- 102 Down: Concerning (4)
- INRE
- 103 Down: Clear (8)
- SCOTFREE
- 105 Down: "___ Town" (3)
- OUR
- 107 Down: Tricky (3)
- SLY
- 108 Down: Ingot (3)
- BAR
- 109 Down: Nigerian tribe (3)
- IBO
- 110 Down: Concur (7)
- GOALONG
- 111 Down: "Shut ___!" (7)
- MYMOUTH
- 112 Down: Plus quality (5)
- ASSET
- 113 Down: Shrewd (6)
- ASTUTE
- 114 Down: Pooh's creator (5)
- MILNE
- 115 Down: After quatre (4)
- CINQ
- 116 Down: Anita of films (6)
- EKBERG
- 119 Down: C.I.A. head (6)
- TURNER
- 123 Down: Blood: Prefix (5)
- HAEMO
- 126 Down: Morsel for Muffet (4)
- WHEY
- 128 Down: Thirty years hence (4)
- MMIX
- 129 Down: Newsman Abel (4)
- ELIE
- 130 Down: Grown-up grigs (4)
- EELS
- 132 Down: Acad. (3)
- SCH
- 133 Down: Saint Anthony's cross (3)
- TAU
- 134 Down: Pariah, Japanese style (3)
- ETA
- 135 Down: Piercing tool (3)
- AWL
- 136 Down: Actress Joanne (3)
- DRU
- 138 Down: City in Nevada (3)
- ELY
Ready to play?
Try solving this puzzle yourself, or explore more crosswords.