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Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 142 clues). Published 7/4/1982. By Anne Fox.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Pilgrimage to Mecca (4)
HADJ
5 Across: Wind (4)
COIL
9 Across: Rich soil (4)
LOAM
13 Across: Manila hemp (5)
ABACA
18 Across: Region (4)
AREA
19 Across: Cod's cousin (4)
HAKE
20 Across: Physician: Comb. form (5)
IATRO
21 Across: Ape (5)
MIMIC
22 Across: "Yankee Doodle" words (21)
STUCKAFEATHERINHISHAT
26 Across: Jargon (6)
PATOIS
27 Across: Make tracks (3)
HIE
28 Across: Bugbears (5)
OGRES
29 Across: Uris hero (3)
ARI
30 Across: Greek letters (5)
BETAS
33 Across: Kind of cat (3)
FAT
35 Across: Term of endearment (3)
HON
36 Across: Church calendar (4)
ORDO
37 Across: Words by K. L. Bates (20)
ABOVETHEFRUITEDPLAIN
42 Across: Fuss (3)
ADO
43 Across: Plat, e.g. (3)
MAP
44 Across: Vigoda (3)
ABE
45 Across: Herb of grace (3)
RUE
46 Across: Words by J. W. Howe (20)
SINCEGODISMARCHINGON
55 Across: Calm; composed (6)
STEADY
56 Across: Follower of Paul (4)
ETTE
57 Across: Netherlands river (3)
LEK
58 Across: Syr. neighbor (3)
LEB
60 Across: Device for Walton (4)
LURE
62 Across: Shell adjunct (3)
OAR
63 Across: "From ___ to shining . . . " (3)
SEA
64 Across: Purposive (5)
TELIC
66 Across: Words by J. Hopkinson (21)
HAILCOLUMBIAHAPPYLAND
72 Across: Man with an army (5)
ARNIE
73 Across: ___ Elum, city in Wash. (3)
CLE
74 Across: Guevara (3)
CHE
75 Across: Met extra (4)
SUPE
76 Across: Beast of burden (3)
YAK
77 Across: Barrette (3)
PIN
78 Across: Early church desk (4)
AMBO
80 Across: Football great (6)
NAMATH
84 Across: Key words (20)
BYTHEDAWNSEARLYLIGHT
90 Across: Wilde forte (3)
WIT
91 Across: Chemical prefix (3)
ACI
92 Across: Sgt. (3)
NCO
93 Across: Greek Aurora (3)
EOS
94 Across: "Stand ___" (words from Berlin) (20)
BESIDEHERANDGUIDEHER
103 Across: Capital of Aisne (4)
LAON
104 Across: Henry ___, modern U.S. sculptor (3)
ROX
105 Across: Turkish title (3)
AGA
106 Across: White (5)
SNOWY
107 Across: Ossuary (3)
URN
108 Across: City in Puerto Rico (5)
PONCE
110 Across: Kind (3)
ILK
112 Across: Nullify (6)
NEGATE
116 Across: Words by G. P. Morris (21)
FLAGOFOURUNIONFOREVER
121 Across: Mortal (5)
FATAL
122 Across: Employing (5)
USING
123 Across: Lout (4)
BOOR
124 Across: Kansas city (4)
IOLA
125 Across: Scintilla (5)
SPARK
126 Across: Tear (4)
REND
127 Across: Mas that maa (4)
EWES
128 Across: Hole punchers (4)
AWLS

Down Answers

1 Down: Fastener (4)
HASP
2 Down: Greek gulf (4)
ARTA
3 Down: O.T. book (4)
DEUT
4 Down: Writer Timerman (6)
JACOBO
5 Down: Pure (6)
CHASTE
6 Down: Lout (3)
OAF
7 Down: Jack's predecessor (3)
IKE
8 Down: A wife of Jacob (4)
LEAH
9 Down: New Guinea port (3)
LAE
10 Down: Other: Sp. (4)
OTRO
11 Down: Properly (6)
ARIGHT
12 Down: "Last of the Cocked Hats" (6)
MONROE
13 Down: Writer Kingsley (4)
AMIS
14 Down: Twice (3)
BIS
15 Down: Ethiopian province (6)
AMHARA
16 Down: Poet who wrote "As If" (6)
CIARDI
17 Down: Part of A.D.A. (6)
ACTION
20 Down: Words by Walt Whitman (19)
IHEARAMERICASINGING
23 Down: City on the Dnepr (4)
KIEV
24 Down: Pet (4)
TIFF
25 Down: Writer Van Loon (7)
HENDRIK
31 Down: Vapor: Comb. form (4)
ATMO
32 Down: Ghost (5)
SHADE
34 Down: Helicon (4)
TUBA
36 Down: Cassini (4)
OLEG
37 Down: Access (4)
ADIT
38 Down: Popular color (4)
BONE
39 Down: Abridgment (7)
EPITOME
40 Down: Suffix with cash (3)
IER
41 Down: Equivoque (3)
PUN
42 Down: Jennet (3)
ASS
47 Down: Thickened areas of skin (5)
CALLI
48 Down: Extract (5)
EDUCE
49 Down: A compass, for short (4)
GYRO
50 Down: Pierce (4)
STAB
51 Down: Durrell novel (4)
CLEA
52 Down: Piles up (5)
HEAPS
53 Down: Stew pot (4)
OLLA
54 Down: Dresden denial (4)
NEIN
59 Down: A–E connection (3)
BCD
61 Down: Spanish hero (5)
ELCID
63 Down: Shack (7)
SHEBANG
64 Down: Serving as a model (5)
TYPAL
65 Down: Resin (5)
ELEMI
66 Down: Windrow contents (3)
HAY
67 Down: Nejd native (4)
ARAB
68 Down: Black (4)
INKY
69 Down: Cubitus (4)
ULNA
70 Down: Alas! (4)
AHME
71 Down: Insignificant (4)
PUNY
77 Down: ___ Amiens (First Crusade preacher) (7)
PETEROF
79 Down: Roman Hades (5)
ORCUS
81 Down: Pulitzer Prize author (4)
AGEE
82 Down: U.S. missile (4)
THOR
83 Down: Alts. (3)
HTS
85 Down: Duplicate (4)
TWIN
86 Down: Played a child's game (3)
HID
87 Down: Kind of dance (3)
WAR
88 Down: Ath. group (4)
NCAA
89 Down: Meat cut (4)
LOIN
94 Down: Palisades (6)
BLUFFS
95 Down: Flap on a cap (6)
EARLAP
96 Down: "Moonlight ___" (6)
SONATA
97 Down: Lovelace's greater love (6)
HONOUR
98 Down: Condone (6)
EXCUSE
99 Down: Surrealist (4)
DALI
100 Down: Generous ones (6)
DONORS
101 Down: Jug (4)
EWER
102 Down: Greek goddess of health (6)
HYGEIA
108 Down: "Young Hickory" (4)
POLK
109 Down: Hibernia (4)
ERIN
111 Down: Honshu seaport (4)
KOBE
113 Down: Claim (4)
AVOW
114 Down: William of Uri (4)
TELL
115 Down: Times (4)
ERAS
117 Down: Needlefish (3)
GAR
118 Down: "Hansel ___ Gretel" (3)
UND
119 Down: Eleanor Smeal's org. (3)
NOW
120 Down: Howe, to G.W. (3)
FOE

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