COMMON PROPER NOUNS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 170 clues). Published 10/7/1979. By Reginald L. Johnson.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Pepper picker (5)
- PIPER
- 6 Across: Flat (4)
- TAME
- 10 Across: Furl a sail (4)
- STOW
- 14 Across: Octagonal sign (4)
- STOP
- 18 Across: Philadelphia's Spectrum (5)
- ARENA
- 19 Across: Not so green (5)
- RIPER
- 20 Across: "Voltaire" star: 1933 (6)
- ARLISS
- 23 Across: Part of the La. Purchase (4)
- IOWA
- 24 Across: Knitwear and footwear (23)
- CARDIGANSANDWELLINGTONS
- 28 Across: Noun suffix (4)
- ENCE
- 29 Across: More frequently (7)
- OFTENER
- 30 Across: Horatio et al. (6)
- ALGERS
- 31 Across: Biographer of Henry James (4)
- EDEL
- 33 Across: Michael Romanov, e.g. (4)
- TSAR
- 35 Across: Arrow poison (4)
- INEE
- 36 Across: M.I.T. degree (3)
- SCD
- 39 Across: Hero of a Sheed book (3)
- ALI
- 41 Across: Hoople's expletive (4)
- EGAD
- 44 Across: The Vistula, to Poles (5)
- WISLA
- 47 Across: Dais V.I.P. (5)
- EMCEE
- 49 Across: Pendants and hairdos (23)
- LAVALIERESANDPOMPADOURS
- 56 Across: Lulus or kayos (5)
- ONERS
- 57 Across: Blurbs (5)
- RAVES
- 58 Across: European blackbird (5)
- OUSEL
- 59 Across: Neighbor of Minn. (4)
- NDAK
- 60 Across: N.Y.C. river (4)
- EAST
- 61 Across: League or Legion (8)
- AMERICAN
- 64 Across: Kind of paper or box (4)
- SAND
- 66 Across: Flue coating (4)
- SOOT
- 69 Across: Eleemosynar's largess (4)
- ALMS
- 70 Across: Make furrows (7)
- STRIATE
- 73 Across: Half a Broadway title (3)
- IDO
- 76 Across: Freshman cadet (5)
- PLEBE
- 79 Across: Desi Arnaz's autobiography (5)
- ABOOK
- 81 Across: Tiny Tim's verb (5)
- BLESS
- 83 Across: Headgear and frock coats (23)
- DERBIESANDPRINCEALBERTS
- 89 Across: Inside: Prefix (5)
- INTRA
- 90 Across: Flatbush hero of yore (5)
- REESE
- 91 Across: Of muscular vigor (5)
- TONAL
- 92 Across: Cellar player in '78 (3)
- MET
- 93 Across: Loaded, as a cannon (7)
- SHOTTED
- 96 Across: Kind of editor or hall (4)
- CITY
- 98 Across: Some were Dark (4)
- AGES
- 100 Across: Accouterments (4)
- GEAR
- 101 Across: Attempting (8)
- ESSAYING
- 105 Across: Now's partner (4)
- HERE
- 109 Across: Pilaster (4)
- ANTA
- 112 Across: Up and about (5)
- RISEN
- 115 Across: Like prophets Hosea, Joel et al. (5)
- MINOR
- 116 Across: Sub spotter (5)
- SONAR
- 117 Across: Signatures and life jackets (23)
- JOHNHANCOCKSANDMAEWESTS
- 122 Across: Pernod ingredient (5)
- ANISE
- 123 Across: Until now (5)
- ASYET
- 124 Across: Soprano Eames (4)
- EMMA
- 125 Across: Like Winkie (3)
- WEE
- 126 Across: Jockey Turcotte (3)
- RON
- 127 Across: Wheat, in England (4)
- CORN
- 130 Across: Apprehends (4)
- NABS
- 133 Across: Talking bird (4)
- MYNA
- 135 Across: Took long steps (6)
- STRODE
- 137 Across: Humphrey in '68 (7)
- NOMINEE
- 141 Across: Norwegian river (4)
- OTRA
- 144 Across: Carriages and rainwear (23)
- VICTORIASANDMACINTOSHES
- 150 Across: Neighborhood (4)
- AREA
- 151 Across: Gasoline and Shubert (6)
- ALLEYS
- 152 Across: Mont ___ (5)
- BLANC
- 153 Across: Parts of hammers (5)
- PEENS
- 154 Across: Hatching post (4)
- NEST
- 155 Across: Seattle ___ (4)
- SLEW
- 156 Across: French magazine (4)
- ELLE
- 157 Across: Ruhr city (5)
- ESSEN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Part of R.I.P. (4)
- PACE
- 2 Down: Khomeini's country (4)
- IRAN
- 3 Down: Sees (9)
- PERCEIVES
- 4 Down: Over (5)
- ENDED
- 5 Down: Heyerdahl craft (3)
- RAI
- 6 Down: Light shade (4)
- TINT
- 7 Down: Cathedral projection (4)
- APSE
- 8 Down: Intended (5)
- MEANT
- 9 Down: Piscivorous fliers (5)
- ERNES
- 10 Down: Use a crosscut (3)
- SAW
- 11 Down: Due follower (3)
- TRE
- 12 Down: Globular jar (4)
- OLLA
- 13 Down: Founder of Providence (8)
- WILLIAMS
- 14 Down: Emulates Muffet (4)
- SITS
- 15 Down: As well (3)
- TOO
- 16 Down: Have (3)
- OWN
- 17 Down: Ballerina's ___ seul (3)
- PAS
- 19 Down: Battle of Brit. heroes (3)
- RAF
- 21 Down: Omen (4)
- SIGN
- 22 Down: Old-time dirk (4)
- SNEE
- 25 Down: Nobelist in Medicine: 1906 (5)
- GOLGI
- 26 Down: Sketched (5)
- DRAWN
- 27 Down: A cause of corruption (5)
- GREED
- 32 Down: N.Z. tunas (4)
- EELS
- 34 Down: Disencumber (3)
- RID
- 36 Down: Run before a gale (4)
- SCUD
- 37 Down: Wax: Sp. (4)
- CERA
- 38 Down: Scriptorium item (4)
- DESK
- 39 Down: Bitter, resinous juice (4)
- ALOE
- 40 Down: Singer Cantrell (4)
- LANA
- 42 Down: Treats with CO2 (7)
- AERATES
- 43 Down: Small drink (4)
- DRAM
- 45 Down: Destroyer's gun platform (7)
- SPONSON
- 46 Down: Brock or Gehrig (3)
- LOU
- 48 Down: V.P. (7)
- MONDALE
- 50 Down: Jujitsu and judo (4)
- ARTS
- 51 Down: First lady (3)
- EVE
- 52 Down: To be: Sp. (3)
- SER
- 53 Down: Largest of seven (4)
- ASIA
- 54 Down: DDT target (4)
- PEST
- 55 Down: Opposite of apteral (4)
- ALAR
- 62 Down: Bordeaux exports (7)
- CLARETS
- 63 Down: Both: Comb. form (4)
- AMBI
- 65 Down: Izaak Walton's delight (6)
- NIBBLE
- 67 Down: Narcotic (6)
- OPIATE
- 68 Down: "Viva!" relative (3)
- OLE
- 70 Down: Orkney shed (4)
- SKEO
- 71 Down: Something to serve (4)
- TERM
- 72 Down: Palazzo d'___, at Varese (4)
- ESTE
- 73 Down: Ugandan name (3)
- IDI
- 74 Down: Retreats (4)
- DENS
- 75 Down: Straight: Comb. form (4)
- ORTH
- 77 Down: Shakespeare (4)
- BARD
- 78 Down: Ship's course (3)
- ENE
- 80 Down: Fall mo. (3)
- OCT
- 82 Down: Fast plane (3)
- SST
- 84 Down: Heavy shoes (7)
- BROGANS
- 85 Down: Propriety (7)
- DECENCY
- 86 Down: Greek letters (4)
- PSIS
- 87 Down: Unclose is one for counsel (7)
- ANAGRAM
- 88 Down: Drop behind (3)
- LAG
- 94 Down: Fictional plantation (4)
- TARA
- 95 Down: Shamrock land (4)
- ERIN
- 97 Down: Hindu god (4)
- YAMA
- 99 Down: Old woman's home (4)
- SHOE
- 102 Down: Yang's partner (3)
- YIN
- 103 Down: Neighbor of Ky. (3)
- IND
- 104 Down: Westernmost U.S. continental city (4)
- NOME
- 106 Down: Wraps, as in bandages (9)
- ENSWATHES
- 107 Down: Charge per unit (4)
- RATE
- 108 Down: Gaelic (4)
- ERSE
- 109 Down: Discordant (4)
- AJAR
- 110 Down: What a censor deles (4)
- NONO
- 111 Down: "The ___ Red Line," Jones book (4)
- THIN
- 113 Down: Yellow-journalism tidbits (8)
- SCANDALS
- 114 Down: A daughter of Hyperion (3)
- EOS
- 116 Down: Fluctuate (4)
- SWAY
- 118 Down: Hundred: Comb. form (5)
- HECTO
- 119 Down: Range of sight (3)
- KEN
- 120 Down: Custer's finale (5)
- STAND
- 121 Down: Ant (5)
- EMMET
- 128 Down: Odd, in Aberdeen (4)
- ORRA
- 129 Down: Ruffle (4)
- ROIL
- 131 Down: Frozen dessert (5)
- BOMBE
- 132 Down: Narrow-minded (5)
- SMALL
- 134 Down: Things to count (5)
- NOSES
- 135 Down: Photocopy, for short (4)
- STAT
- 136 Down: Donkey, in Bavaria (4)
- ESEL
- 138 Down: Suffix with iron or myth (4)
- ICAL
- 139 Down: Last of the teens (4)
- NINE
- 140 Down: Letter abbr. (3)
- ENC
- 142 Down: Pleven or Coty (4)
- RENE
- 143 Down: Y.M.C.A. or N.A.A.C.P. (4)
- ASSN
- 144 Down: Forefront (3)
- VAN
- 145 Down: Dander (3)
- IRE
- 146 Down: These: Fr. (3)
- CES
- 147 Down: Certain vote (3)
- AYE
- 148 Down: State in Austl. (3)
- NSW
- 149 Down: Begin, in poesy (3)
- OPE
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