ALL-YEAR HIT PARADE - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 168 clues). Published 1/13/1980. By Tap Osborn.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Irreligious (5)
- PAGAN
- 6 Across: Note, to Key (6)
- ASHARP
- 12 Across: Serape (5)
- SHAWL
- 17 Across: Largest natural lake in Wales (4)
- BALA
- 21 Across: In harmony (5)
- ATONE
- 22 Across: Trilling or Hampton (6)
- LIONEL
- 23 Across: Brokaw's show (5)
- TODAY
- 24 Across: Tiant (4)
- LUIS
- 25 Across: January 1 beauty queen's plea (18)
- DONTRAINONMYPARADE
- 28 Across: Octave of a feast (4)
- UTAS
- 29 Across: Rubber tree (3)
- ULE
- 30 Across: Docket (6)
- AGENDA
- 31 Across: Take a flier (4)
- RISK
- 32 Across: Show up for the 25th (5)
- REUNE
- 33 Across: Code word (4)
- ALFA
- 35 Across: Dirs. (4)
- ENES
- 36 Across: Material for 36 keys (5)
- EBONY
- 38 Across: Item near a tub (7)
- BATHMAT
- 40 Across: One with pressing duties (6)
- IRONER
- 42 Across: Jolo's archipelago (4)
- SULU
- 43 Across: Aug. 4, 1892, crime name (6)
- BORDEN
- 44 Across: Lack (7)
- ABSENCE
- 46 Across: June gardener's Elvis-style lament (9)
- IGOTSTUNG
- 49 Across: Former Met diva (4)
- ALDA
- 52 Across: Impious (6)
- UNHOLY
- 53 Across: Word with cork or thumb (5)
- SCREW
- 55 Across: Part of R.W.E. (5)
- WALDO
- 56 Across: Purdah prop (4)
- VEIL
- 57 Across: Quotidian (5)
- DAILY
- 58 Across: Wild plum (4)
- SLOE
- 59 Across: Yule-tree hanger (6)
- ICICLE
- 61 Across: Diplomat Silas (5)
- DEANE
- 62 Across: Bonn article (4)
- EINE
- 63 Across: Stone landmark (5)
- CAIRN
- 64 Across: Spiffily togged out (5)
- NATTY
- 65 Across: Curving out (6)
- CONVEX
- 66 Across: Deadlocked (4)
- HUNG
- 67 Across: Potpourri: Abbr. (4)
- MISC
- 68 Across: Tetra minus one (3)
- TRI
- 69 Across: "___ tu," Verdi aria (3)
- ERI
- 70 Across: Travel hazard (3)
- FOG
- 73 Across: April sound for bird watchers (15)
- SINGININTHERAIN
- 77 Across: Help call (3)
- SOS
- 78 Across: Spare rib, once (3)
- EVE
- 79 Across: Mouths (3)
- ORA
- 80 Across: Grafted: Her. (4)
- ENTE
- 81 Across: Gift of gab (4)
- LINE
- 82 Across: Establishes (6)
- SETSUP
- 84 Across: Kind of bulb (5)
- FLASH
- 86 Across: Fall quencher (5)
- CIDER
- 87 Across: Sibilant aside (4)
- PSST
- 91 Across: Sing lustily (5)
- TROLL
- 92 Across: "Micah ___," Doyle novel (6)
- CLARKE
- 93 Across: Listless (4)
- LOGY
- 94 Across: Speed: Comb. form (5)
- TACHO
- 95 Across: Together, at the Met (4)
- ADUE
- 96 Across: Feudal V.I.P. (5)
- THANE
- 97 Across: "I ___ the Songs" (5)
- WRITE
- 99 Across: Master of love ballads (6)
- MATHIS
- 100 Across: Viaud's pen name (4)
- LOTI
- 101 Across: July farm-journal entry (9)
- HOWDRYIAM
- 103 Across: K and C (7)
- RATIONS
- 104 Across: Wolves, often (6)
- OGLERS
- 106 Across: In the past (4)
- ONCE
- 107 Across: Ranch animal (6)
- MERINO
- 108 Across: Extempore (7)
- OFFHAND
- 110 Across: Vulgar (5)
- CRUDE
- 112 Across: Anjou's cousin (4)
- BOSC
- 113 Across: Additionally (4)
- ALSO
- 116 Across: Take a second shot at (5)
- RETRY
- 117 Across: Rank (4)
- OLID
- 118 Across: Gordon or Irish (6)
- SETTER
- 120 Across: Result of many a "lost weekend" (3)
- DTS
- 121 Across: Thine: Fr. (4)
- ATOI
- 122 Across: December dorm notice (18)
- HOMEFORTHEHOLIDAYS
- 127 Across: Prurient (4)
- LEWD
- 128 Across: "Paper Moon" name (5)
- ONEAL
- 129 Across: Usurer, for one (6)
- LOANER
- 130 Across: "The Friends of Eddie ___" (5)
- COYLE
- 131 Across: Toiler of yore (4)
- ESNE
- 132 Across: Art category (5)
- GENRE
- 133 Across: Domain (6)
- SPHERE
- 134 Across: Assault (5)
- ONSET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "Kiss Me, Kate" locale (5)
- PADUA
- 2 Down: Coral reef (5)
- ATOLL
- 3 Down: Closed-shop sign in May (10)
- GONEFISHIN
- 4 Down: Colony denizen (3)
- ANT
- 5 Down: Tiber tributary (4)
- NERA
- 6 Down: Property receiver (7)
- ALIENEE
- 7 Down: "Born again" candidate (6)
- SINNER
- 8 Down: Street toughs (5)
- HOODS
- 9 Down: Soprano Moffo (4)
- ANNA
- 10 Down: Ad ___ (pertinent) (3)
- REM
- 11 Down: Wield (3)
- PLY
- 12 Down: Coloring agent (5)
- STAIN
- 13 Down: Oversized (5)
- HORSY
- 14 Down: Aleutian isle (4)
- ADAK
- 15 Down: Bundle (3)
- WAD
- 16 Down: Caustic (3)
- LYE
- 17 Down: October victory for Yale (10)
- BLUEHEAVEN
- 18 Down: November headache (12)
- AUTUMNLEAVES
- 19 Down: Tropical vine (5)
- LIANA
- 20 Down: Desirable thing (5)
- ASSET
- 26 Down: Means (6)
- AGENCY
- 27 Down: English musician: 1835–1909 (5)
- PROUT
- 32 Down: Sent back: Abbr. (3)
- RTD
- 34 Down: Tiny space (6)
- AREOLE
- 36 Down: "Bravo," Greek style (4)
- EUGE
- 37 Down: March shopper's woe (15)
- BLOWININTHEWIND
- 38 Down: Parisian's plug (5)
- BONDE
- 39 Down: Ex-constellation (4)
- ARGO
- 41 Down: "___ a Rose" (4)
- ONLY
- 42 Down: Squad-car item (5)
- SIREN
- 43 Down: Domineer (5)
- BULLY
- 44 Down: Carcassonne's river (4)
- AUDE
- 45 Down: ___ B'rith (4)
- BNAI
- 47 Down: Kind of hitter (6)
- SWITCH
- 48 Down: Savoir-faire (4)
- TACT
- 50 Down: Moola (6)
- DINERO
- 51 Down: Actress Smith (6)
- ALEXIS
- 53 Down: Cast (5)
- SLING
- 54 Down: Welsh-bred dog (5)
- CORGI
- 58 Down: Health spa feature (5)
- SAUNA
- 60 Down: Class distinction (5)
- CASTE
- 61 Down: Rub out (4)
- DOIN
- 63 Down: Nest noise (5)
- CHIRP
- 65 Down: Muezzin (5)
- CRIER
- 67 Down: Byelorussian city (5)
- MINSK
- 68 Down: Judge for Dred Scott (5)
- TANEY
- 70 Down: Like a gala (6)
- FESTAL
- 71 Down: Cook too long (6)
- OVERDO
- 72 Down: Weatherman's August warning (12)
- GETOUTOFTOWN
- 73 Down: "Body and ___" (4)
- SOUL
- 74 Down: Start of a hymn (6)
- NEARER
- 75 Down: Nobelist in Literature: 1948 (5)
- ELIOT
- 76 Down: Spine (5)
- RIDGE
- 83 Down: Jingly February outing (10)
- SLEIGHRIDE
- 84 Down: Defects (5)
- FLAWS
- 85 Down: Camera genius Edwin (4)
- LAND
- 86 Down: Region, to Keats (5)
- CLIME
- 87 Down: Color change on old silver (6)
- PATINA
- 88 Down: They resume in September (10)
- SCHOOLDAYS
- 89 Down: Kind of plaster (4)
- SHIN
- 90 Down: Flip (4)
- TOSS
- 92 Down: Combo on the keys (5)
- CHORD
- 94 Down: Film maker Jacques (4)
- TATI
- 96 Down: In that case (4)
- THEN
- 98 Down: Hambletonian, e.g. (4)
- RACE
- 99 Down: Grateau's wave (6)
- MARCEL
- 102 Down: "___ Something to Me" (5)
- YOUDO
- 103 Down: Put back in shape (7)
- RESTORE
- 105 Down: Minstrel's song (3)
- LAY
- 107 Down: Machree of songdom (6)
- MOTHER
- 108 Down: Fanon (5)
- ORALE
- 109 Down: Celebrations (5)
- FETES
- 110 Down: Net, in business (5)
- CLEAR
- 111 Down: Jaeger's weapon (5)
- RIFLE
- 112 Down: Fashion's Geoffrey (5)
- BEENE
- 114 Down: Panache (5)
- STYLE
- 115 Down: Central Caucasian (5)
- OSSET
- 117 Down: Augury (4)
- OMEN
- 118 Down: ___ Jahan (4)
- SHAH
- 119 Down: Petrocelli of baseball (4)
- RICO
- 122 Down: Duroc (3)
- HOG
- 123 Down: Romberg's "___ Alone" (3)
- ONE
- 124 Down: Literary monogram (3)
- RLS
- 125 Down: Porter's "You're the ___" (3)
- TOP
- 126 Down: Giovanni or José (3)
- DON
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