BREEDING READING - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 166 clues). Published 7/11/1982. By William Lutwiniak.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Jehu (5): CABBY
6 Across: Calendar period (5): EPACT
11 Across: Symbols of office (5): MACES
16 Across: Heroic works (5): SAGAS
21 Across: Stan's pal (5): OLLIE
22 Across: Some Renoirs (5): NUDES
23 Across: Reconciled (5): ATONE
24 Across: Bring out (5): EDUCE
25 Across: Vol. I (17): PLANNEDPARENTHOOD
28 Across: Ream fraction (5): QUIRE
29 Across: Ditty (4): SONG
30 Across: Pilfer (5): SWIPE
31 Across: U.S. Indians (5): ERIES
32 Across: Duped (6): GULLED
33 Across: Catchall abbr. (3): ETC
34 Across: Avocet's cousin (5): STILT
35 Across: Piece of cloth (4): GORE
36 Across: Palatial accommodations (6): SUITES
37 Across: Proverbial septet (4): SEAS
38 Across: Plaints (5): MOANS
40 Across: Bread, in Brest (4): PAIN
41 Across: Vol. II (17): GREATEXPECTATIONS
46 Across: Lunar feature (4): MARE
50 Across: MO imperative (6): SHOWME
51 Across: Wroth (5): IRATE
52 Across: Mark well (4): NOTE
53 Across: Eared vessel (4): EWER
54 Across: Storied batter (5): CASEY
55 Across: Ekberg (5): ANITA
56 Across: U.S. beef center (5): OMAHA
58 Across: Man of Meshed (5): IRANI
59 Across: Lalapalooza (4): ONER
60 Across: Jason's craft (4): ARGO
61 Across: Lacquered metalware (4): TOLE
62 Across: Up (6): ARISEN
63 Across: Existed (3): WAS
64 Across: Vol. III (17): NATURALCHILDBIRTH
69 Across: Picador's target (4): TORO
70 Across: Pyle of TV (5): GOMER
71 Across: Exploits (4): USES
72 Across: Vol. IV (17): JOYOFCHILDRAISING
77 Across: Andrews or Maxwell, for short (3): AFB
80 Across: Strayed follower (6): STOLEN
82 Across: Perdition (4): HELL
83 Across: Nat or Natalie (4): COLE
84 Across: "Dove sono" is one (4): ARIA
85 Across: Goes for (5): LIKES
86 Across: Overindulges (5): SATES
87 Across: Cancel a launching (5): ABORT
89 Across: Fencing gear (5): EPEES
90 Across: Maddened (4): IRED
91 Across: Rights org. (4): ACLU
92 Across: Crash, to the R.A.F. (5): PRANG
93 Across: Natural-gas component (6): ETHANE
94 Across: Dinero unit (4): PESO
95 Across: Vol. V (17): THEPRESCHOOLCHILD
99 Across: ___ were (4): ASIT
100 Across: Indo-European (5): ARYAN
101 Across: City NW of Nîmes (4): ALES
102 Across: Mexican statesman (6): JUAREZ
105 Across: Musical dir. (4): STAC
106 Across: True-blue (5): LOYAL
108 Across: Mil. man (3): COL
111 Across: Mystical formula (6): MANTRA
112 Across: Squirrel away (5): STASH
113 Across: Minh headquarters (5): HANOI
114 Across: Lariat (4): ROPE
115 Across: C'est-___ (5): ADIRE
116 Across: Vol. VI (17): THETEENAGEPROBLEM
119 Across: Dishes out (5): METES
120 Across: Kind of energy (5): SOLAR
121 Across: Solus (5): ALONE
122 Across: Coronet (5): TIARA
123 Across: Till now (5): ASYET
124 Across: Men of letters (5): POETS
125 Across: Nuclear particle (5): MESON
126 Across: Elian piece (5): ESSAY

Down Answers

1 Down: Wooded area (5): COPSE
2 Down: Apply quotas (5): ALLOT
3 Down: Mont ___ (5): BLANC
4 Down: Luscious cherry (4): BING
5 Down: Hankering (3): YEN
6 Down: Erect (7): ENDWISE
7 Down: Eye part (5): PUPIL
8 Down: Conform (5): ADAPT
9 Down: Part of a bird's bill (4): CERE
10 Down: Lao-___ (3): TSE
11 Down: Spanish married woman (7): MATRONA
12 Down: Eager (7): ATHIRST
13 Down: Australian cry (5): COOEE
14 Down: Outfielder Slaughter (4): ENOS
15 Down: But, to Ovid (3): SED
16 Down: Spangle (6): SEQUIN
17 Down: Grown-up (5): ADULT
18 Down: Duplicity (5): GUILE
19 Down: Plantation (5): ACRES
20 Down: Spore (4): SEED
26 Down: Will subject (6): ESTATE
27 Down: Undo (6): NEGATE
32 Down: Semblance (5): GUISE
34 Down: Sordid (5): SEAMY
36 Down: Obese bag man (5): SANTA
37 Down: Bushelman (5): SEWER
38 Down: Protein source (4): MEAT
39 Down: Numerical prefix (4): OCTA
40 Down: Belittled (6): POOHED
41 Down: Republic on the Gulf of Guinea (5): GHANA
42 Down: Floribundas (5): ROSES
43 Down: River of Brazil (5): XINGU
44 Down: Before (5): PRIOR
45 Down: Totally (5): INALL
46 Down: Rates (6): MERITS
47 Down: Flooded (5): AWASH
48 Down: Descartes (4): RENE
49 Down: "The Waltons" role (4): ERIN
50 Down: Old tub (4): SCOW
55 Down: ___ self-defense (5): ARTOF
56 Down: Different (5): OTHER
57 Down: Ballerina Shearer (5): MOIRA
58 Down: Kind of verb: Abbr. (5): IRREG
60 Down: Home-run champ (5): AARON
62 Down: Oise feeder (5): AISNE
64 Down: "Drake" poet (5): NOYES
65 Down: Nimble (5): AGILE
66 Down: Lazes (5): LOLLS
67 Down: CINC's charge (3): CMD
68 Down: Put up (5): BUILT
69 Down: City on the Maumee (6): TOLEDO
72 Down: Gags (5): JOKES
73 Down: Alpine house (6): CHALET
74 Down: In a dither (5): HETUP
75 Down: Image: Prefix (5): ICONO
76 Down: Sugar source (5): SORGO
77 Down: Of space (5): AREAL
78 Down: Old Nick (5): FIEND
79 Down: Scurrilous (4): BASE
80 Down: Gaffe (4): SLIP
81 Down: Radial (4): TIRE
84 Down: Plant nuisance (5): APHIS
86 Down: Split: Prefix (5): SCHIZ
87 Down: Alms box (4): ARCA
88 Down: Berlin road (4): BAHN
89 Down: Hepburn role in "On Golden Pond" (5): ETHEL
91 Down: In difficulty (5): ATSEA
92 Down: Lover of Cupid (6): PSYCHE
93 Down: Bakery item (6): ECLAIR
96 Down: Drum beat (7): RATATAT
97 Down: Utensils on pencils (7): ERASERS
98 Down: Divulge (7): LAYOPEN
99 Down: Stop (6): ARREST
102 Down: Green gems (5): JADES
103 Down: Concord (5): UNITY
104 Down: Ending of a Kilmer poem (5): ATREE
105 Down: Memorial pillar (5): STELE
106 Down: African capital (5): LAGOS
107 Down: ___-trump (bridge bid) (5): ONENO
108 Down: Certain sodas (5): COLAS
109 Down: "Oberto" is one (5): OPERA
110 Down: Second SAC chief (5): LEMAY
111 Down: Doll's word (4): MAMA
112 Down: Begone! (4): SHOO
113 Down: Robust (4): HALE
114 Down: Box-score data (4): RBIS
116 Down: Recipe abbr. (3): TSP
117 Down: For, to Fabius (3): NAM
118 Down: Resident: Suffix (3): OTE

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