YULE COLLECTION - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 136 clues). Published 12/23/1979. By Anne Fox.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Commander of David's army (4)
- JOAB
- 5 Across: Sound seeking attention (4)
- AHEM
- 9 Across: Mexican sandwich (4)
- TACO
- 13 Across: The other woman, Roman style (6)
- ALTERA
- 19 Across: Chaplet for Galahad (4)
- ORLE
- 20 Across: Long skirt, for short (4)
- MAXI
- 21 Across: Ebro y Tajo (4)
- RIOS
- 22 Across: Creator of Dr. Fu Manchu (6)
- ROHMER
- 23 Across: Glove leather (4)
- NAPA
- 24 Across: Buck heroine (4)
- OLAN
- 25 Across: Evergreens (4)
- YEWS
- 26 Across: Let ___ (bettor's expression) (6)
- ITRIDE
- 27 Across: Story by Queen Marie of Rumania (14)
- ACHRISTMASTALE
- 30 Across: Pieces of pottery (6)
- SHARDS
- 31 Across: Former Eastern rulers (5)
- SHAHS
- 32 Across: "Land of Cockaigne" author (5)
- SERAO
- 33 Across: Part of U.S.A. (6)
- STATES
- 35 Across: Actress Hagen (3)
- UTA
- 37 Across: Part of a bottle (4)
- NECK
- 38 Across: Petroleum (7)
- NAPHTHA
- 42 Across: Words by Faith Baldwin (17)
- BRIGHTISTHEMANGER
- 49 Across: Ad ___ (3)
- HOC
- 50 Across: Elusive one (3)
- EEL
- 51 Across: Bad ___ (German spa) (3)
- EMS
- 52 Across: "Rap session" (6)
- SEANCE
- 53 Across: Bungling (5)
- INEPT
- 55 Across: Actor Vigoda (3)
- ABE
- 56 Across: Sways (5)
- ROCKS
- 59 Across: Abysses (4)
- PITS
- 60 Across: Trolls (6)
- GNOMES
- 61 Across: Maugham character (5)
- SADIE
- 63 Across: Type of roof (3)
- HIP
- 64 Across: A Cantor (3)
- IDA
- 65 Across: Cal. ___ (4)
- TECH
- 66 Across: Words by Clement Moore (19)
- BUTAMINIATURESLEIGH
- 72 Across: Largest of seven (4)
- ASIA
- 73 Across: F.D.R. measure (3)
- NRA
- 74 Across: Tolkien creature (3)
- ENT
- 75 Across: Nebraskan Indians (5)
- OTOES
- 77 Across: Liliaceous plant (6)
- SMILAX
- 80 Across: Frustrate (4)
- FOIL
- 81 Across: Letter stroke (5)
- SERIF
- 83 Across: ___ de tête (3)
- MAL
- 84 Across: Speaker of the House: 1801–07 (5)
- MACON
- 85 Across: Trees or nuts (6)
- HAZELS
- 87 Across: Elec. unit (3)
- AMP
- 88 Across: Dec. 24 (3)
- EVE
- 89 Across: Kind of shadow (3)
- EYE
- 90 Across: "It was told ___" (words by Janet Knox) (17)
- THATASTARAPPEARED
- 95 Across: Celebration at Yuletide (7)
- WASSAIL
- 97 Across: Hurried (4)
- HIED
- 98 Across: Patriotic org. (3)
- SAR
- 99 Across: Puzzle word (6)
- ACROSS
- 102 Across: Mild expletives (5)
- EGADS
- 104 Across: Intrigue (5)
- CABAL
- 108 Across: Eddies (6)
- SWIRLS
- 111 Across: O. Henry story ending (14)
- THEYARETHEMAGI
- 114 Across: Two-seated carriage (6)
- LANDAU
- 115 Across: Deserve (4)
- RATE
- 116 Across: ___ fixe (4)
- IDEE
- 117 Across: Guthrie (4)
- ARLO
- 118 Across: Freshen, as a room (6)
- AIROUT
- 119 Across: ___ Major (4)
- URSA
- 120 Across: Piano piece (4)
- NOLA
- 121 Across: Religious image (4)
- ICON
- 122 Across: Sailor's jumper (6)
- BLOUSE
- 123 Across: Rabin's predecessor (4)
- MEIR
- 124 Across: Midge (4)
- GNAT
- 125 Across: Corvine calls (4)
- CAWS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Dr. Salk (5)
- JONAS
- 2 Down: Plant resembling spinach (5)
- ORACH
- 3 Down: Beginning (5)
- ALPHA
- 4 Down: Tight squeeze (7)
- BEARHUG
- 5 Down: Bible book (4)
- AMOS
- 6 Down: Discontinues (5)
- HALTS
- 7 Down: Critical studies (7)
- EXAMENS
- 8 Down: Moslem tower (7)
- MINARET
- 9 Down: Christmas thought from Dickens (21)
- TRYTOKEEPITALLTHEYEAR
- 10 Down: Suburb of Honolulu (4)
- AIEA
- 11 Down: Monks' wear (5)
- COWLS
- 12 Down: Caucasian native (5)
- OSSET
- 13 Down: Bristles (7)
- ARISTAE
- 14 Down: Words by John Bowring (18)
- LOTHEPRINCEOFPEACE
- 15 Down: Beat (6)
- THRASH
- 16 Down: Bedouin chief (4)
- EMIR
- 17 Down: Foxx (4)
- REDD
- 18 Down: War god (4)
- ARES
- 28 Down: Title of an editorial by Francis Church: 1897 (18)
- ISTHEREASANTACLAUS
- 29 Down: Meistersinger Hans: 1494–1576 (5)
- SACHS
- 34 Down: Item on Pierre's Yule tree (4)
- ANGE
- 36 Down: Air: Comb. form (4)
- ATMO
- 39 Down: Book by Oates (4)
- THEM
- 40 Down: Faith follower (4)
- HOPE
- 41 Down: Bible book (4)
- ACTS
- 42 Down: Arthur and Lillie (4)
- BEAS
- 43 Down: Middle Eastern fiddle (5)
- REBAB
- 44 Down: ___ Diable (5)
- ILEDU
- 45 Down: Italian island (6)
- ISCHIA
- 46 Down: California Indian (5)
- MAIDU
- 47 Down: Red star in Scorpius (7)
- ANTARES
- 48 Down: Cartoonists' org. (3)
- NCS
- 54 Down: ___ game (5)
- NOHIT
- 57 Down: Relations (3)
- KIN
- 58 Down: Dutch philosopher: 1632–77 (7)
- SPINOZA
- 60 Down: Set (3)
- GEL
- 62 Down: Aviator Balbo (5)
- ITALO
- 65 Down: Shoe type (6)
- TSTRAP
- 67 Down: Cake ___ (3)
- MIX
- 68 Down: Ram on high (5)
- ARIES
- 69 Down: Chemical suffix (3)
- ENE
- 70 Down: Pyle of TV (5)
- GOMER
- 71 Down: Throw with effort (5)
- HEAVE
- 76 Down: Gift for a moppet (4)
- SLED
- 77 Down: Merganser (4)
- SMEW
- 78 Down: Yucatec (4)
- MAYA
- 79 Down: Desserts (4)
- ICES
- 80 Down: Falstaffian (3)
- FAT
- 82 Down: Puckerels (4)
- IMPS
- 85 Down: Circle of light (4)
- HALO
- 86 Down: Siberian antelope (5)
- SAIGA
- 91 Down: Shaggy (7)
- HIRSUTE
- 92 Down: Bringing up (7)
- REARING
- 93 Down: Appended (7)
- ADDEDON
- 94 Down: Semitic language (7)
- ARAMAIC
- 96 Down: "La Tosca" dramatist (6)
- SARDOU
- 100 Down: Fiddle with a uke (5)
- STRUM
- 101 Down: N.Y.S.E. unit (5)
- SHARE
- 103 Down: Stone monument (5)
- STELA
- 105 Down: Hannibal's family name (5)
- BARCA
- 106 Down: Lit up (5)
- AGLOW
- 107 Down: Service group (5)
- LIONS
- 108 Down: Thick slice (4)
- SLAB
- 109 Down: Lament (4)
- WAIL
- 110 Down: Obi accessory (4)
- INRO
- 112 Down: Though, to Tacitus (4)
- ETSI
- 113 Down: Fervor (4)
- HEAT
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