PLAYING THE ANGLES - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 4/4/1982. By Charles M. Deber.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Quote (4)
- CITE
- 5 Across: Exclude (5)
- DEBAR
- 10 Across: Malthusian dilemma (4)
- OVERPOPULATION
- 14 Across: Vertical (3)
- PERPENDICULAR
- 17 Across: Ace (4)
- ONER
- 18 Across: Marble (5)
- AGATE
- 19 Across: Assist (4)
- HELP
- 20 Across: Box elder (5)
- MAPLE
- 25 Across: Reminder (4)
- MEMO
- 26 Across: Cut of halibut (5)
- STEAK
- 27 Across: Be in debt (3)
- OWE
- 28 Across: Cubes of chance (4)
- DICE
- 30 Across: Watering place (3)
- SPA
- 32 Across: Movie pioneer (4)
- INCE
- 33 Across: Vestige or fish (5)
- UMBRA
- 36 Across: Drivers' maneuvers (7)
- RIGHTTURNS
- 39 Across: Toppled (7)
- UPENDED
- 41 Across: Newswoman Lindstrom (3)
- PIA
- 42 Across: Jags or cogs (5)
- TEETH
- 44 Across: Airport abbr. (3)
- ARR
- 45 Across: Counterpart of lati- (5)
- LONGI
- 46 Across: Utah ski resort (4)
- ALTA
- 48 Across: Endures (5)
- LASTS
- 50 Across: Release a canary (6)
- UNCAGE
- 52 Across: Chi. time (3)
- CST
- 55 Across: Spelling system (7)
- GLOSSIC
- 57 Across: Throbs (8)
- PULSATES
- 59 Across: Japanese apricot (3)
- UME
- 63 Across: Type of grass (3)
- RIE
- 64 Across: Coalition (4)
- BLOC
- 65 Across: Violinist Bull (3)
- OLE
- 66 Across: Veronica or Swan (4)
- LAKE
- 67 Across: Cupid (4)
- EROS
- 68 Across: Vow (4)
- OATH
- 69 Across: Mild cigar (5)
- CLARO
- 72 Across: ___ de vivre (4)
- JOIE
- 73 Across: A ___ Able (4)
- ASIN
- 74 Across: Entices (5)
- LURES
- 75 Across: Male red deer (4)
- HART
- 76 Across: Put out to sea (4)
- SAIL
- 77 Across: Stake (4)
- ANTE
- 78 Across: Prefix with fuse or fraction (3)
- DIF
- 79 Across: Hebrew prophet (4)
- AMOS
- 80 Across: Logos (3)
- TMS
- 81 Across: Thomas show (12)
- MAKEROOMFORDADDY
- 86 Across: Inst. in N.Y. (3)
- LIU
- 87 Across: Corrective (8)
- REMEDIAL
- 89 Across: Ancient Roman province (7)
- VENETIA
- 90 Across: Neighbor of Neb. (3)
- KAN
- 91 Across: Coal-tar product (6)
- CRESOL
- 92 Across: Sen. Kefauver (5)
- ESTES
- 95 Across: Clupeid fish (4)
- SHAD
- 96 Across: Like some stadiums (5)
- DOMED
- 98 Across: Tiny (3)
- WEE
- 100 Across: Places of call (5)
- PORTS
- 102 Across: '' . . . and Memories of ___!'': Poe (3)
- ELD
- 103 Across: Nightclub (7)
- HOTSPOT
- 107 Across: Like the polo crowd (5)
- HORSY
- 109 Across: Eight, in Essen (4)
- ACHT
- 110 Across: Kind of story or sister (3)
- SOB
- 112 Across: Gator's cousin (4)
- CROC
- 113 Across: Ward heeler (3)
- POL
- 114 Across: Ancient monument (5)
- STELE
- 116 Across: Flub (4)
- GOOF
- 119 Across: Nice way to end a pen-pal letter (10)
- ONAHAPPYNOTE
- 124 Across: ''I will speak daggers ___ . . . '': Hamlet (5)
- TOHER
- 125 Across: Sicilian spouter (4)
- ETNA
- 126 Across: Corruptible (5)
- VENAL
- 127 Across: ''___ Misbehavin' '' (4)
- AINT
- 130 Across: Ford flop (5)
- EDSEL
- 131 Across: Fencer's blade (4)
- EPEE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Building blocks (3)
- CORNERSTONES
- 2 Down: Hostel (3)
- INN
- 3 Down: Golfer's gadget (3)
- TEE
- 4 Down: Miscue (5)
- ERROR
- 5 Down: Appointment (4)
- DATE
- 6 Down: Self (3)
- EGO
- 7 Down: Outlaws (7)
- BANDITS
- 8 Down: ''Dinner ___,'' 1933 song (7)
- ATEIGHT
- 9 Down: Colorado Rockies goalie (5)
- RESCH
- 10 Down: Electrical unit (3)
- OHM
- 11 Down: Churchill's gesture (3)
- VEE
- 12 Down: Shade givers (4)
- ELMS
- 14 Down: Afternoons (3)
- PMS
- 15 Down: Gourmand's delight (6)
- EATING
- 21 Down: Cluny ___ (4)
- LACE
- 22 Down: Barely managed (4)
- EKED
- 24 Down: Hit a fly (4)
- SWAT
- 29 Down: Greek vowel (3)
- ETA
- 31 Down: Orbital high points (7)
- APOGEES
- 33 Down: In desperate straits (5)
- UPAGAINSTTHEWALL
- 34 Down: Thousandth: Comb. form (5)
- MILLI
- 35 Down: Twirler's tool (5)
- BATON
- 36 Down: Come to (5)
- REACH
- 37 Down: Strumpet (5)
- TRULL
- 40 Down: Chemical suffixes (4)
- ENES
- 43 Down: Cream of the crop (5)
- ELITE
- 47 Down: Classifies (7)
- ASSORTS
- 49 Down: ''Thus ___ Zarathustra'' (5)
- SPAKE
- 51 Down: Flattop (7)
- CARRIER
- 53 Down: Struck (5)
- SMOTE
- 54 Down: Georgia and Cal (5)
- TECHS
- 56 Down: Normandy town (4)
- STLO
- 58 Down: Caucho (3)
- ULE
- 61 Down: Plaza dweller and namesakes (7)
- ELOISES
- 62 Down: Banshee sound (4)
- WAIL
- 64 Down: Comic operas (7)
- BOUFFES
- 67 Down: Tasso's patron (4)
- ESTE
- 69 Down: Teacher's need (5)
- CHALK
- 70 Down: Vampire (5)
- LAMIA
- 71 Down: From third to second to first base (11)
- AROUNDTHEHORN
- 72 Down: Serried (11)
- JAMMEDTOGETHER
- 73 Down: Low-down joint (5)
- ANKLE
- 74 Down: Delineate (4)
- LIMN
- 76 Down: Binaural systems (7)
- STEREOS
- 77 Down: Shoe width (3)
- AAA
- 78 Down: Biblical verb (5)
- DOEST
- 81 Down: A ___ minute (5)
- MILEA
- 82 Down: Public (5)
- OVERT
- 83 Down: Second of two (5)
- OTHER
- 84 Down: Coins in Qum (5)
- RIALS
- 87 Down: Can. lawmen (4)
- RCMP
- 88 Down: Broke (4)
- DOWNANDOUT
- 93 Down: Ladled (7)
- SPOONED
- 94 Down: Big-billed birds (7)
- TOUCANS
- 97 Down: Stableboy (6)
- OSTLER
- 99 Down: Ref. book (3)
- ENC
- 101 Down: Boutique (4)
- SHOP
- 103 Down: Have, to W.S. (4)
- HAST
- 104 Down: Eight: Comb. form (4)
- OCTO
- 106 Down: Motored (5)
- DROVE
- 108 Down: Pitchers for Pericles (5)
- OLPAE
- 111 Down: The two (4)
- BOTH
- 113 Down: Weary (4)
- PALL
- 115 Down: Osprey's cousin (3)
- ERN
- 117 Down: Undivided (3)
- ONE
- 118 Down: Distant (3)
- FAR
- 120 Down: ''Some ___ meat . . . '': Burns (3)
- HAE
- 121 Down: Kennel sound (3)
- YIP
- 122 Down: Compass point (3)
- NNE
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