BIBLICAL BASEBALL - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 172 clues). Published 5/17/1981. By Bert Rosenfield.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: ___ matter of fact (3)
- ASA
- 4 Across: ___ bodkins! (3)
- ODS
- 7 Across: Police dept. calls (4)
- APBS
- 11 Across: Shake ___ (get going) (4)
- ALEG
- 15 Across: Pipkin (3)
- POT
- 18 Across: Fouls (7)
- BEMIRES
- 20 Across: Small land mass (5)
- ISLET
- 21 Across: Italian philosopher-historian (5)
- CROCE
- 22 Across: "___ Blue?" (3)
- AMI
- 23 Across: JUDGES 15:4 (19)
- SAMSONWENTANDCAUGHT
- 26 Across: Select for membership (3)
- TAP
- 27 Across: Type of ball game (5)
- NOHIT
- 28 Across: Of a bishop's authority (8)
- DIOCESAN
- 29 Across: Seven ___ (hybrid rose) (7)
- SISTERS
- 31 Across: Water, figuratively (8)
- ADAMSALE
- 33 Across: Hagen from Gottingen (3)
- UTA
- 35 Across: Wedding-report word (3)
- NEE
- 36 Across: ___ Ike (Cliff Edwards) (7)
- UKULELE
- 39 Across: II SAMSON 17:26 (14)
- ABSALOMPITCHED
- 46 Across: Threshold (4)
- SILL
- 47 Across: Former L.A. manager and family (7)
- ALSTONS
- 50 Across: Linowitz or Hurok (3)
- SOL
- 51 Across: Vagrant (4)
- HOBO
- 52 Across: Musial (4)
- STAN
- 53 Across: Nautical term (4)
- ALEE
- 54 Across: W.W. II agency (3)
- OSS
- 56 Across: ___ Hills of India (4)
- NAGA
- 59 Across: Box-score col. (3)
- RBI
- 60 Across: Eclat (6)
- RENOWN
- 62 Across: NUMBERS 13:33 (14)
- WESAWTHEGIANTS
- 67 Across: Le Duc ___ of Hanoi (3)
- THO
- 68 Across: Yugoslav city (3)
- NIS
- 69 Across: U.S. missile (3)
- SAM
- 70 Across: In a flutter (7)
- DITHERY
- 73 Across: Keep ___ (watch closely) (6)
- TABSON
- 76 Across: Bear Bryant, for one (5)
- COACH
- 78 Across: Outdo (4)
- BEST
- 80 Across: Kin of shamrocks (4)
- OCAS
- 81 Across: Bedouin headcords (5)
- AGALS
- 82 Across: NUMBERS 11:32 (9)
- TENHOMERS
- 85 Across: Richter-scale item (5)
- QUAKE
- 86 Across: "___ Marlene" (4)
- LILI
- 87 Across: Many-headed missile (4)
- MIRV
- 89 Across: One of the Cyclades (5)
- DELOS
- 90 Across: Axis title, with "Der" (6)
- FUHRER
- 91 Across: Diplomatic conflict (7)
- COLDWAR
- 93 Across: Bankbook entry: Abbr. (3)
- INT
- 96 Across: Sash for Suzuki (3)
- OBI
- 97 Across: Creek (3)
- RIA
- 98 Across: LEVITICUS 20:23 (14)
- YESHALLNOTWALK
- 102 Across: Rejoin (6)
- ANSWER
- 106 Across: Dit's companion (3)
- DAH
- 108 Across: "___ fishin'" (4)
- GONE
- 109 Across: Drop a pop (3)
- ERR
- 110 Across: Dawnlike (4)
- EOAN
- 112 Across: Painted metalware (4)
- TOLE
- 113 Across: When William II died (4)
- IIOO
- 115 Across: Singer Janis ___ (3)
- IAN
- 117 Across: Victor at Tiberias: 1187 (7)
- SALADIN
- 120 Across: Mediocre (4)
- SOSO
- 121 Across: II CHRONICLES 33:22 (14)
- AMONSACRIFICED
- 125 Across: Graig of the Yankees (7)
- NETTLES
- 128 Across: Clink; slammer (3)
- CAN
- 129 Across: Subject in H.S. (3)
- SCI
- 130 Across: Verdi's Ethiopian king (8)
- AMONASRO
- 133 Across: "Lucky" inning (7)
- SEVENTH
- 137 Across: Phil of hockey fame (8)
- ESPOSITO
- 140 Across: Tissue layers (5)
- TELAE
- 143 Across: Comedian Olsen (3)
- OLE
- 144 Across: LEVITICUS 25:35 (19)
- THOUSHALTRELIEVEHIM
- 148 Across: Caucho (3)
- ULE
- 149 Across: Aged: Abbr. (5)
- AETAT
- 150 Across: Black haws (5)
- SLOES
- 151 Across: Bumblebees (7)
- DRONERS
- 152 Across: Face value (3)
- PAR
- 153 Across: Diving duck (4)
- SMEW
- 154 Across: Clods (4)
- OAFS
- 155 Across: Mideast rep. (3)
- ISR
- 156 Across: Shea player (3)
- MET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Univ. degrees (3)
- ABS
- 2 Down: O'Casey (4)
- SEAN
- 3 Down: Burp-gun fodder (4)
- AMMO
- 4 Down: Copper-tin alloy (6)
- OROIDE
- 5 Down: ___ floss (6)
- DENTAL
- 6 Down: Jacksonville-to-Tampa dir. (3)
- SSW
- 7 Down: Home of Tennyson's Elaine (7)
- ASTOLAT
- 8 Down: Inert medicament (7)
- PLACEBO
- 9 Down: Very well, in Verona (4)
- BENE
- 10 Down: Norms: Abbr. (4)
- STDS
- 11 Down: Indonesia's ___ Islands (3)
- ARU
- 12 Down: Yule fuel (4)
- LOGS
- 13 Down: Sea urchins (6)
- ECHINI
- 14 Down: Race-starting words (6)
- GETSET
- 15 Down: Golfer Jerry (4)
- PATE
- 16 Down: Moreno of the Pirates (4)
- OMAR
- 17 Down: They're hot at Belmont (4)
- TIPS
- 19 Down: PSALMS 26:1 (14)
- ISHALLNOTSLIDE
- 20 Down: Amazon dolphin (4)
- INIA
- 21 Down: Pound works (6)
- CANTOS
- 24 Down: Stanky and Ott (3)
- EDS
- 25 Down: Veneer-shaping sheet (4)
- CAUL
- 30 Down: Georgia or Texas (4)
- TECH
- 32 Down: One of three squares (4)
- MEAL
- 34 Down: In company with (5)
- AMONG
- 36 Down: Crimea's locale (4)
- USSR
- 37 Down: Cheat on a check (4)
- KITE
- 38 Down: Mongolia's ___ Bator (4)
- ULAN
- 40 Down: Fuji's topper (4)
- SNOW
- 41 Down: Aides to execs. (5)
- ASSTS
- 42 Down: Scotties' garb (6)
- PLAIDS
- 43 Down: Trolley's relative (8)
- HORSECAR
- 44 Down: Recede (3)
- EBB
- 45 Down: "___ Hear a Waltz?" (3)
- DOI
- 48 Down: Burdette of diamond fame (3)
- LEW
- 49 Down: Part of simian motto (9)
- SEENOEVIL
- 53 Down: Soon (4)
- ANON
- 55 Down: "___ Na Na" of TV (3)
- SHA
- 57 Down: Canter, for example (4)
- GAIT
- 58 Down: White ___ (termite) (3)
- ANT
- 61 Down: "___ on first?" (4)
- WHOS
- 63 Down: Shensi province capital (4)
- SIAN
- 64 Down: Author Sholem ___ (4)
- ASCH
- 65 Down: Confused (9)
- EMBROILED
- 66 Down: GENESIS 31:26 (14)
- THOUHASTSTOLEN
- 71 Down: Hogarth's made progress (4)
- RAKE
- 72 Down: North Sea feeder (4)
- YSER
- 73 Down: Steatite (4)
- TALC
- 74 Down: Exchange premium (4)
- AGIO
- 75 Down: Flamboyant puffery (8)
- BALLYHOO
- 76 Down: Between rg. and lg. (3)
- CTR
- 77 Down: Kind of carrier (3)
- HOD
- 79 Down: Tee preceder (3)
- ESS
- 83 Down: Sound from Grimalkin (4)
- MEOW
- 84 Down: Island off Corsica (4)
- ELBA
- 85 Down: A Dafoe charge, for short (4)
- QUIN
- 87 Down: Portia tree (4)
- MAHO
- 88 Down: Like Bani-Sadr (6)
- IRANIC
- 90 Down: Tarkenton (4)
- FRAN
- 92 Down: Savoyard monogram (3)
- WSG
- 94 Down: Opp. of 6 Down (3)
- NNE
- 95 Down: Artistic trunks (5)
- TORSI
- 99 Down: Norman and King (5)
- LEARS
- 100 Down: Farm machine, for short (4)
- TRAC
- 101 Down: Japanese carp (3)
- KOI
- 103 Down: What a ewe grew (4)
- WOOL
- 104 Down: Otherwise (4)
- ELSE
- 105 Down: Cars of the 20's (4)
- REOS
- 106 Down: Rad. x 2 (3)
- DIA
- 107 Down: Firing-range word (3)
- AIM
- 111 Down: Hammerstein heroine (4)
- ANNA
- 114 Down: Grimm opener (4)
- ONCE
- 116 Down: Most precise (6)
- NICEST
- 118 Down: ___ all (lowest) (7)
- LEASTOF
- 119 Down: Marvels at (7)
- ADMIRES
- 122 Down: Barbara and Clara (6)
- SANTAS
- 123 Down: "O Canada," for one (6)
- ANTHEM
- 124 Down: Dace or plaice (4)
- FISH
- 126 Down: Fragrant compounds (6)
- ESTERS
- 127 Down: Actor Howard (6)
- TREVOR
- 131 Down: Natives of: Suffix (4)
- OTES
- 132 Down: Lon ___ of Cambodia (3)
- NOL
- 133 Down: Dinner beginner (4)
- SOUP
- 134 Down: Author Leffland (4)
- ELLA
- 135 Down: Swerve (4)
- VEER
- 136 Down: Table d'___ (4)
- HOTE
- 138 Down: ___ doble, corrida music (4)
- PASO
- 139 Down: Sonoran stewpot (4)
- OLLA
- 141 Down: Throat-clearer's sound (4)
- AHEM
- 142 Down: Ireland, to a Gael (4)
- EIRE
- 145 Down: Big Detroit org. (3)
- UAW
- 146 Down: March 15, in Milano (3)
- IDI
- 147 Down: Colo. time (3)
- MST
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