FRACTURED ENGLISH - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 7/8/1979. By William Lutwiniak.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Popular flavoring (4)
- COLA
- 5 Across: Where the Tagus flows (5)
- SPAIN
- 10 Across: Unfailing (4)
- SURE
- 14 Across: Po tributary (4)
- ADDA
- 18 Across: Algerian port (4)
- ORAN
- 19 Across: Author of "Aminta" (5)
- TASSO
- 20 Across: Publish (5)
- 22 Across: Tolstoy et al. (4)
- LEOS
- 23 Across: Auto loans (10)
- CARTOUCHES
- 25 Across: Batters bird feather (10)
- RAMSHACKLE
- 27 Across: Island or breed of cattle (8)
- ALDERNEY
- 28 Across: A Brontë (5)
- EMILY
- 30 Across: British craft (6)
- EBOATS
- 31 Across: Vonnegut's "___ Cradle" (4)
- CATS
- 32 Across: Newspaper items (5)
- OBITS
- 33 Across: Coiffure pad (3)
- RAT
- 34 Across: Nawab and dey (6)
- RULERS
- 37 Across: Krait, e.g. (5)
- SNAKE
- 38 Across: Muskogean Indians (8)
- CHOCTAWS
- 43 Across: Aftersong (5)
- EPODE
- 44 Across: Old-time vehicle hit with force (11)
- STAGESTRUCK
- 46 Across: Pastureland (3)
- LEA
- 47 Across: Yacht haven (4)
- COVE
- 48 Across: Maison head (4)
- MARI
- 49 Across: Unsavory (4)
- RANK
- 50 Across: Appease temporarily (4)
- STAY
- 51 Across: Jackass, to Jacques (3)
- ANE
- 52 Across: What U.M.W. pickets do (11)
- DETERMINING
- 56 Across: Brodie (5)
- STEVE
- 57 Across: Declined (8)
- PASSEDUP
- 59 Across: "Golden Boy" author (5)
- ODETS
- 60 Across: Participant (6)
- SHARER
- 61 Across: Spring beauty (5)
- TULIP
- 62 Across: River of northeast Italy (5)
- PIAVE
- 63 Across: Reject (5)
- SCORN
- 64 Across: Treelike cactus (6)
- CHOLLA
- 66 Across: Dayan (5)
- MOSHE
- 67 Across: Want (8)
- SHORTAGE
- 70 Across: Lends an ear (5)
- HARKS
- 71 Across: Sleep discourse (11)
- RESTORATION
- 73 Across: Numerical prefix (3)
- TRI
- 74 Across: Unimproved (4)
- ASIS
- 75 Across: Cornmeal cake (4)
- PONE
- 76 Across: Spirited tune (4)
- LILT
- 77 Across: ___-Carlo Menotti (4)
- GIAN
- 78 Across: Adherent (3)
- ITE
- 79 Across: Bases soundly (11)
- GROUNDSWELL
- 83 Across: Disposed (5)
- PRONE
- 84 Across: Remedies (8)
- NOSTRUMS
- 86 Across: Escoffier's condiment (5)
- EPICE
- 87 Across: Blemishes (6)
- TAINTS
- 88 Across: Loser to D.D.E. (3)
- AES
- 89 Across: Punish (5)
- SPANK
- 90 Across: Sennit (4)
- CORD
- 91 Across: Specifies (6)
- STATES
- 94 Across: In ___ (briefly) (5)
- AWORD
- 95 Across: Cads (8)
- LOWLIFES
- 99 Across: Separate wale (10)
- PARTRIDGES
- 101 Across: Gleeful circle (10)
- BLITHERING
- 103 Across: Plant feature (4)
- AXIL
- 104 Across: Auto (5)
- COUPE
- 105 Across: Actress Anouk (5)
- AIMEE
- 106 Across: "Step ___!" (4)
- ONIT
- 107 Across: Coastal phenomenon (4)
- TIDE
- 108 Across: Understands (4)
- GETS
- 109 Across: Brants (5)
- GEESE
- 110 Across: Rorem and Calmer (4)
- NEDS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Comedienne Imogene (4)
- COCA
- 2 Down: Nuncupative (4)
- ORAL
- 3 Down: Shortening (4)
- LARD
- 4 Down: Come before (8)
- ANTECEDE
- 5 Down: Tours de force (6)
- STUNTS
- 6 Down: Sets the stride (5)
- PACES
- 7 Down: Pallid (4)
- ASHY
- 8 Down: Honshu bay (3)
- ISE
- 9 Down: Kelso feeder (7)
- NOSEBAG
- 10 Down: Ariel et al. (7)
- SPRITES
- 11 Down: U.S.S.R. range (5)
- URALS
- 12 Down: Frosted (4)
- RIMY
- 13 Down: Nav. rank (3)
- ENS
- 14 Down: "Little Men" author (6)
- ALCOTT
- 15 Down: Ten: Prefix (4)
- DEKA
- 16 Down: Lamebrain (4)
- DOLT
- 17 Down: Enzymes (4)
- ASES
- 21 Down: Gibraltar (7)
- THEROCK
- 24 Down: "___ Ben Jonson!" (5)
- ORARE
- 26 Down: To the rear (5)
- ABACK
- 29 Down: M.C.'s prop (4)
- MIKE
- 32 Down: Walking ___ (elated) (5)
- ONAIR
- 34 Down: Summary (5)
- RECAP
- 35 Down: "Once ___ time . . . " (5)
- UPONA
- 36 Down: Goes for conservatives (11)
- LOVESTORIES
- 37 Down: ___ throat (5)
- STREP
- 38 Down: Common swifts: Scot. (5)
- CRANS
- 39 Down: Put up drapes (4)
- HUNG
- 40 Down: Change state (11)
- ALTERNATION
- 41 Down: Move waveringly (5)
- WEAVE
- 42 Down: Word with sooth and nay (5)
- SAYER
- 44 Down: Paid attention (5)
- SATUP
- 45 Down: Hackneyed (5)
- TRITE
- 48 Down: Press and radio (5)
- MEDIA
- 50 Down: Kick off (5)
- START
- 52 Down: Valleys (5)
- DELLS
- 53 Down: Dewy (5)
- MOIST
- 54 Down: Ezra Pound's home state (5)
- IDAHO
- 55 Down: At no time (5)
- NEVER
- 56 Down: Clipped (5)
- SHORN
- 58 Down: Miffed state (5)
- SULKS
- 60 Down: Skedaddle (5)
- SCOOT
- 62 Down: Poznán, to a Berliner (5)
- POSEN
- 63 Down: Pitchman's stooge (5)
- SHILL
- 64 Down: Kind of reaction (5)
- CHAIN
- 65 Down: Must (5)
- HASTO
- 66 Down: Waiters' handouts (5)
- MENUS
- 67 Down: Country crossover (5)
- STILE
- 68 Down: Acknowledge (5)
- GRANT
- 69 Down: ___ Tages (one day): Ger. (5)
- EINES
- 71 Down: Solarium, e.g. (4)
- ROOM
- 72 Down: Smart ___ (5)
- ALECK
- 75 Down: ___ acid (7)
- PRUSSIC
- 77 Down: N.F.L. milieu (8)
- GRIDIRON
- 79 Down: Garson (5)
- GREER
- 80 Down: Testifies (7)
- DEPOSES
- 81 Down: Go a round (4)
- SPAR
- 82 Down: Blatherskite (7)
- WINDBAG
- 83 Down: "Ici on ___ . . . " (5)
- PARLE
- 85 Down: Blab (6)
- TATTLE
- 87 Down: Chewink (6)
- TOWHEE
- 89 Down: Cleaned (up) (5)
- SWEPT
- 90 Down: Enclosures (5)
- COTES
- 91 Down: Lovers' quarrel (4)
- SPAT
- 92 Down: Prepare to take off (4)
- TAXI
- 93 Down: Saharan (4)
- ARID
- 94 Down: Malarial symptom (4)
- AGUE
- 95 Down: Cuba libre ingredient (4)
- LIME
- 96 Down: Minute (4)
- FINE
- 97 Down: Bagnold (4)
- ENID
- 98 Down: N.C.O.'s (4)
- SGTS
- 100 Down: Saluki or dingo (3)
- DOG
- 102 Down: Taradiddle (3)
- LIE
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