HACKED SAWS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 6/24/1979. By Caroline G. Fitzgerald.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Where the Yukon rises (6)
- CANADA
- 7 Across: Sculptor Lorado (4)
- TAFT
- 11 Across: Part of a slip (5)
- STRAP
- 16 Across: Vinegary (6)
- ACETIC
- 17 Across: Nondependent (6)
- EARNER
- 19 Across: "I'm in ___ for Love" (7)
- THEMOOD
- 22 Across: Offense (21)
- THEOTHERSIDEOFDEFENSE
- 25 Across: Silken (5)
- SERIC
- 26 Across: Floating zoo (3)
- ARK
- 27 Across: Brace (3)
- TWO
- 28 Across: Advice to a loner (6)
- MINGLE
- 29 Across: Reason for a D.S.C. (7)
- HEROISM
- 33 Across: Greek dialect (5)
- ELEAN
- 35 Across: Cave man of comics (3)
- OOP
- 36 Across: Studio spinner (4)
- DISC
- 40 Across: Trash (14)
- ALLTHATLITTERS
- 43 Across: Stamen parts (7)
- ANTHERS
- 45 Across: Triclinium meal (4)
- CENA
- 46 Across: Herring barrel (4)
- CADE
- 47 Across: Principled (5)
- MORAL
- 48 Across: Eureka! (3)
- AHA
- 49 Across: Electrical unit (3)
- MHO
- 52 Across: Mallorca or Menorca (4)
- ISLA
- 56 Across: Poor devil (12)
- AFIENDINNEED
- 60 Across: "___ the truth!" (6)
- AINTIT
- 62 Across: Factor in Mendel's law (4)
- GENE
- 64 Across: Kind of shark (4)
- LOAN
- 65 Across: Two English saints (7)
- OSWALDS
- 67 Across: Surgeons' assts. (3)
- RNS
- 68 Across: Ann or Andy (7)
- RAGDOLL
- 70 Across: "Be my ___!": Shak. (5)
- TROTH
- 72 Across: "Let them ___" (7)
- EATCAKE
- 74 Across: Stone or Iron (3)
- AGE
- 75 Across: Dennis the Menace (7)
- HELLION
- 77 Across: Blow ___ top (4)
- ONES
- 79 Across: Looped handle (4)
- ANSA
- 80 Across: Individual (6)
- PERSON
- 82 Across: Decorator's activity (12)
- EMBELLISHING
- 85 Across: Formerly formerly (4)
- ERST
- 86 Across: Haw's opposite (3)
- GEE
- 87 Across: Pop singer Janis (3)
- IAN
- 88 Across: Tiny creature in warm seas (5)
- SALPA
- 91 Across: Old chest for valuables (4)
- ARCA
- 95 Across: Cut of beef (4)
- RUMP
- 97 Across: Lacking atmosphere (7)
- AIRLESS
- 99 Across: Jonathan Livingston (14)
- ABIRDINTHESAND
- 103 Across: Discordia (4)
- ERIS
- 104 Across: Parties, British style (3)
- DOS
- 106 Across: Give way (5)
- BUDGE
- 107 Across: ___ aqueduct, brain channel (7)
- SYLVIAN
- 109 Across: Branch of physical science (6)
- OPTICS
- 111 Across: Antediluvian (3)
- OLD
- 113 Across: River islet (3)
- AIT
- 114 Across: Elèves' milieu (5)
- ECOLE
- 119 Across: Put a nag up against a Derby winner (21)
- LEADAHORSETOSLAUGHTER
- 124 Across: Hot under the collar (7)
- ENRAGED
- 125 Across: ___ time (singly) (6)
- ONEATA
- 126 Across: Englishman (6)
- BRITON
- 127 Across: Soothing word (5)
- THERE
- 128 Across: Soviet refusal (4)
- NYET
- 129 Across: Liquid used in perfumery (6)
- IONONE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Clowder members (4)
- CATS
- 2 Down: Charley horse (4)
- ACHE
- 3 Down: ___-do-well (4)
- NEER
- 4 Down: To you, in Toulouse (4)
- ATOI
- 5 Down: Leave in the lurch (5)
- DITCH
- 6 Down: "Alas!" in Anhalt (3)
- ACH
- 7 Down: Part of TNT (3)
- TRI
- 8 Down: Moreover (3)
- AND
- 9 Down: Iambs or spondees (4)
- FEET
- 10 Down: Dogtail, e.g. (6)
- TROWEL
- 11 Down: Norm: Abbr. (3)
- STD
- 12 Down: Subjects of discourses (7)
- THEMATA
- 13 Down: Highbred (7)
- REFINED
- 14 Down: Sanction (4)
- AMEN
- 15 Down: Orangutans (6)
- PONGOS
- 17 Down: Little Lord Fauntleroy (5)
- ERROL
- 18 Down: Henderson, with his metronome (13)
- ASKITCHINTIME
- 20 Down: Locale of Frogner Park (4)
- OSLO
- 21 Down: Benchley's "The ___" (4)
- DEEP
- 23 Down: H.L. members (5)
- EARLS
- 24 Down: One of the Pirates (4)
- FOLI
- 30 Down: Lug of a jug (3)
- EAR
- 31 Down: Gallagher's partner (5)
- SHEAN
- 32 Down: Subject of a Pope essay (3)
- MAN
- 34 Down: Favorite word of Anna's king (3)
- ETC
- 36 Down: Rain check, at times (3)
- DAM
- 37 Down: Wife of Athamas (3)
- INO
- 38 Down: Sandburg's "Always the Young ___" (9)
- STRANGERS
- 39 Down: Irritated (6)
- CHAFED
- 41 Down: Most subdued (6)
- TAMEST
- 42 Down: Saddler's product (4)
- REIN
- 44 Down: Hophni's father (3)
- ELI
- 48 Down: Nabokov heroine (3)
- ADA
- 50 Down: Indy trailer (13)
- HEWHOLAPSLAST
- 51 Down: Turkish chamber (3)
- ODA
- 53 Down: Tree or fig (9)
- STRANGLER
- 54 Down: Player milieu (5)
- LINKS
- 55 Down: Uncertain (5)
- ATSEA
- 57 Down: Terry or Drew (5)
- ELLEN
- 58 Down: Steelers' coach (4)
- NOLL
- 59 Down: Nemo, to Nero (5)
- NOONE
- 60 Down: " . . . of folly": Addison (5)
- ADASH
- 61 Down: "How ___ with me . . . ?": Macbeth (3)
- IST
- 62 Down: Oenology symbol (5)
- GRAPE
- 63 Down: Gung-ho (5)
- EAGER
- 66 Down: Sordor (4)
- LEES
- 69 Down: Taunting word (3)
- OHO
- 71 Down: Herrick or Service (6)
- ROBERT
- 73 Down: Venezia sight (6)
- CANALE
- 76 Down: Gamb (3)
- LEG
- 78 Down: "Delta of Venus" author (3)
- NIN
- 81 Down: Sudden pain (4)
- STAB
- 83 Down: English swabbie (5)
- LIMEY
- 84 Down: Neighbor of Syr. (3)
- ISR
- 89 Down: "___ Love You" (3)
- PSI
- 90 Down: Numbskull (3)
- ASS
- 92 Down: Chest wall (7)
- RIBCAGE
- 93 Down: Knockout (7)
- CRUSHER
- 94 Down: Say more (3)
- ADD
- 96 Down: Vocalized pauses (3)
- UHS
- 97 Down: Santa ___ race track (5)
- ANITA
- 98 Down: Mt. near Troy (3)
- IDA
- 99 Down: Suddenly (6)
- ASTART
- 100 Down: Sikorsky (4)
- IGOR
- 101 Down: Wrestling hold (6)
- NELSON
- 102 Down: Teresa de ___ (5)
- AVILA
- 104 Down: Handout (4)
- DOLE
- 105 Down: Hit Broadway (4)
- OPEN
- 108 Down: Amazon tributary (5)
- NEGRO
- 110 Down: Town on the Niger (4)
- IDAH
- 112 Down: Refuse (4)
- DENY
- 115 Down: Yak or jaw (4)
- CHIN
- 116 Down: Teutonic king (4)
- OTTO
- 117 Down: Trotsky (4)
- LEON
- 118 Down: Former lightweight champ (4)
- ERNE
- 120 Down: Ronsard product (3)
- ODE
- 121 Down: Whence Pate drives (3)
- TEE
- 122 Down: Pilcorn (3)
- OAT
- 123 Down: Where, in prescriptions (3)
- UBI
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