CONVENTIONAL PLACES

Difficulty: HardGrid: 23x23170 clues~30-60 minBy Bert H. Kruse7/15/1979

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Across

1 Across: "17," for one (6 letters)
7 Across: Memorable coloratura (5 letters)
12 Across: Thin coat of watercolor (4 letters)
16 Across: Espionage name (4 letters)
20 Across: Balfe heroine (6 letters)
21 Across: Taurus's eastern neighbor (5 letters)
22 Across: Prefix with chamber (4 letters)
23 Across: Philippine island (5 letters)
24 Across: Credit Managers Assn. site (12 letters)
26 Across: Distillers of America site (10 letters)
28 Across: Goddess of dawn (3 letters)
29 Across: Rental papers (6 letters)
30 Across: Macho type (5 letters)
32 Across: Is impertinent (6 letters)
33 Across: Made tracks (4 letters)
34 Across: Vends (5 letters)
35 Across: Eye trouble (4 letters)
36 Across: Chiropteran (3 letters)
39 Across: "___ ever so humble . . . " (4 letters)
40 Across: Raven (4 letters)
41 Across: Beecham or Beerbohm (3 letters)
42 Across: Some are tight (4 letters)
46 Across: Geology topic (7 letters)
48 Across: Wool-gather (5 letters)
50 Across: Layer of tissue (4 letters)
51 Across: Judge (4 letters)
52 Across: McPherson (5 letters)
53 Across: Site of Clockmakers Unlimited (13 letters)
57 Across: Depression initials (3 letters)
58 Across: Clothing (6 letters)
60 Across: Bartok and Gabor (4 letters)
61 Across: Releases (6 letters)
62 Across: Securities' nominal value (3 letters)
63 Across: Initials since 1922 (4 letters)
64 Across: Stiff (5 letters)
66 Across: Flat failure (3 letters)
67 Across: Singles-bar rara avis (6 letters)
69 Across: Biggin (3 letters)
70 Across: Calder Society site (13 letters)
75 Across: Frangipane (4 letters)
76 Across: Pushkin gallant (6 letters)
78 Across: Third of Field's trio (3 letters)
79 Across: Ark landing place (6 letters)
81 Across: Bills (4 letters)
82 Across: Furniture Mfrs. Assn. site (13 letters)
87 Across: Scot's negative (3 letters)
90 Across: Mountain crests (6 letters)
92 Across: "The stag at ___ . . . " (3 letters)
93 Across: Synthetic fabric (5 letters)
94 Across: Ferrer and Brooks (4 letters)
95 Across: "Angela ___" (3 letters)
96 Across: Pleasure cart (6 letters)
99 Across: To ___ (exactly) (4 letters)
100 Across: Shoulder warmers (6 letters)
102 Across: Ingot (3 letters)
103 Across: Trampoline Enthusiasts, Inc. site (13 letters)
107 Across: Celebrated bovine (5 letters)
108 Across: Bagnold (4 letters)
110 Across: Soft palates (4 letters)
111 Across: Gremio and Grumio (5 letters)
112 Across: Perk up (7 letters)
114 Across: Level (4 letters)
115 Across: Suffix with journal (3 letters)
116 Across: Fille's mother (4 letters)
117 Across: Big first for baby (4 letters)
118 Across: "The College Widow" author (3 letters)
119 Across: Water bird (4 letters)
121 Across: "Mend when thou ___": Lear (5 letters)
122 Across: Egyptian queen of the gods (4 letters)
123 Across: On ___ of (for) (6 letters)
126 Across: Soup (5 letters)
127 Across: Defective (6 letters)
129 Across: Adherent (3 letters)
132 Across: Gourmands of America, N. Dak. site (10 letters)
134 Across: U.S. Soc. of Sculptors site (12 letters)
137 Across: Weapon handles (5 letters)
138 Across: Cry of contempt (4 letters)
139 Across: Not together (5 letters)
140 Across: Rouge ___ (6 letters)
141 Across: Produces lace (4 letters)
142 Across: Chipper (4 letters)
143 Across: Memoranda (5 letters)
144 Across: Playgoers' mecca (6 letters)

Down

1 Down: "Quién ___?" (4 letters)
2 Down: Musical group (4 letters)
3 Down: "___ Well . . . " (4 letters)
4 Down: Like a Dogpatch hero (3 letters)
5 Down: Indigo (4 letters)
6 Down: Mendel Soc. site (7 letters)
7 Down: Hot drink (6 letters)
8 Down: Ready for conflict (5 letters)
9 Down: They have sobrinos and sobrinas (4 letters)
10 Down: Ship-size unit (3 letters)
11 Down: Naked (8 letters)
12 Down: With affection (6 letters)
13 Down: Author Seton et al. (5 letters)
14 Down: Tommy's Tommy gun (4 letters)
15 Down: Plymouth Rock (3 letters)
16 Down: Rube (7 letters)
17 Down: Stagg (4 letters)
18 Down: Steak order (4 letters)
19 Down: Annoys (4 letters)
23 Down: Rule (4 letters)
25 Down: Dehiscent (6 letters)
27 Down: Alienate (8 letters)
31 Down: Oleoresin (5 letters)
34 Down: Sir Patrick of balladry (5 letters)
35 Down: Storages for forages (5 letters)
36 Down: Support (6 letters)
37 Down: Melodious (6 letters)
38 Down: Natl. Funeral Directors site (13 letters)
39 Down: Follower of muy or très (4 letters)
41 Down: Religious group (4 letters)
43 Down: American Press Assn. site (13 letters)
44 Down: Take off (6 letters)
45 Down: Chichi (5 letters)
47 Down: Esau's land (4 letters)
48 Down: Old Nick (5 letters)
49 Down: Peg Woffington's creator (5 letters)
50 Down: Silent vamp (5 letters)
54 Down: Saskatchewan's capital (6 letters)
55 Down: Soda variety (4 letters)
56 Down: Cosa ___ (6 letters)
59 Down: Liquor drink (4 letters)
65 Down: Footnote abbr. (4 letters)
66 Down: Baseboard (4 letters)
68 Down: Presidential monogram: 1881–85 (3 letters)
70 Down: Grandson of Noah (6 letters)
71 Down: Olympics contestant: 1976 (4 letters)
72 Down: Truncate (3 letters)
73 Down: He wrote "The Fight" (6 letters)
74 Down: "Indeed!" in Ireland (4 letters)
77 Down: Trouter's need (3 letters)
80 Down: Plant beards (4 letters)
81 Down: Epithet for Elizabeth I (6 letters)
83 Down: Hornet, e.g. (5 letters)
84 Down: In any way (4 letters)
85 Down: Historic Bantu empire (5 letters)
86 Down: Corp. official (5 letters)
88 Down: Part of SHAPE (6 letters)
89 Down: Early ascetic (6 letters)
90 Down: Relative of topaz (5 letters)
91 Down: "Scram!" (8 letters)
94 Down: Bamako is its capital (4 letters)
97 Down: Bomb trial (5 letters)
98 Down: Man or Skye (4 letters)
99 Down: Shoelace tag (5 letters)
101 Down: "10-33!" in CB lingo (4 letters)
104 Down: A Forsyte wife (5 letters)
105 Down: Viking (8 letters)
106 Down: Ma or Pa (6 letters)
109 Down: Pours (7 letters)
113 Down: Start of a P.O. motto (7 letters)
116 Down: Paludal (6 letters)
117 Down: River rapids (6 letters)
120 Down: Automotive pioneer (4 letters)
121 Down: "Born Yesterday" director: 1950 (5 letters)
122 Down: Buffalo pro on ice (5 letters)
123 Down: Opp. of sold (4 letters)
124 Down: Silkworm (4 letters)
125 Down: Military command (4 letters)
126 Down: Stay (4 letters)
127 Down: Campus group (4 letters)
128 Down: "Abominable" one (4 letters)
129 Down: Admired one (4 letters)
130 Down: Hit, old style (4 letters)
131 Down: Starchy food (4 letters)
133 Down: Saturn's consort (3 letters)
135 Down: Post post letters (3 letters)
136 Down: Follower of Santa (3 letters)

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