COMPOTE - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 1/2/1983. By Barbara Gillis.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: White cliffs feature (4)
- SCAR
- 5 Across: Sitology subject (4)
- DIET
- 9 Across: Defiles (4)
- COLS
- 13 Across: "Nabucco" is one (5)
- OPERA
- 18 Across: Floral emblem of Hawaii (5)
- LEHUA
- 19 Across: Foot section (4)
- INCH
- 20 Across: Medley (4)
- OLIO
- 21 Across: Intrepidity (5)
- VALOR
- 22 Across: Bakers' aides (5)
- ICERS
- 23 Across: Persian sprite (4)
- PERI
- 24 Across: A "Hud" star (4)
- NEAL
- 25 Across: Nobelist in Literature: 1948 (5)
- ELIOT
- 26 Across: Morsel (5)
- SCRAP
- 27 Across: Primly precise speech or behavior (15)
- PRUNESANDPRISMS
- 30 Across: Pinnacle (3)
- TOR
- 31 Across: Mangel-wurzel (4)
- BEET
- 33 Across: Varnish ingredient (7)
- TUNGOIL
- 34 Across: Submit (5)
- YIELD
- 36 Across: Fetal membrane (4)
- CAUL
- 38 Across: ___ linguae (6)
- LAPSUS
- 43 Across: Frangipani, e.g. (6)
- PASTRY
- 45 Across: Sinecures for ward heelers (14)
- POLITICALPLUMS
- 49 Across: Peripheral (5)
- OUTER
- 50 Across: Lava (4)
- SLAG
- 51 Across: Stowe stuff (4)
- SNOW
- 52 Across: Expression of disgust (4)
- UMPH
- 53 Across: Tedious (5)
- PROSY
- 54 Across: Writer Joyce (5)
- OATES
- 56 Across: ___ and yet so far (6)
- SONEAR
- 59 Across: Sloth, e.g. (3)
- SIN
- 60 Across: Elevate (7)
- ENNOBLE
- 62 Across: ___ Flow (5)
- SCAPA
- 65 Across: Attempt the impossible (19)
- GETFIGSFROMTHISTLES
- 71 Across: Dam on 110 Down (5)
- ASWAN
- 72 Across: Pacify (7)
- APPEASE
- 73 Across: Expressions of inquiry (3)
- EHS
- 75 Across: Gores (6)
- INSETS
- 79 Across: Actress Berger (5)
- SENTA
- 80 Across: English dramatist: 18th century (5)
- LILLO
- 82 Across: Paraphernalia (4)
- GEAR
- 85 Across: "Granada" composer (4)
- LARA
- 87 Across: Who's sorry now? (4)
- RUER
- 88 Across: He wrote "Philosopher's Quest" (5)
- EDMAN
- 89 Across: Contention causer (14)
- APPLEOFDISCORD
- 93 Across: Moslem lords (6)
- AMEERS
- 94 Across: Nap, in Navarra (6)
- SIESTA
- 95 Across: "Utopia" author (4)
- MORE
- 96 Across: Redolence (5)
- AROMA
- 97 Across: Adler's ___ Culture (7)
- ETHICAL
- 101 Across: Bearing (4)
- MIEN
- 102 Across: Swabbie (3)
- GOB
- 105 Across: Singers' goals (15)
- PEARSHAPEDTONES
- 111 Across: Supported (5)
- BORNE
- 113 Across: Veranda (5)
- LANAI
- 114 Across: Juan's chamber (4)
- SALA
- 115 Across: Sutter's place (4)
- MILL
- 116 Across: Demote (5)
- ABASE
- 117 Across: Heath (5)
- ERICA
- 118 Across: Tupolevs, e.g. (4)
- SSTS
- 119 Across: Blackthorn (4)
- SLOE
- 120 Across: Davey of baseball (5)
- LOPES
- 121 Across: Woody, for one (5)
- ALLEN
- 122 Across: Mountain in Thessaly (4)
- OSSA
- 123 Across: Perceptions (4)
- KENS
- 124 Across: Join (4)
- MEET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Plaster painting (from "dry": It.) (5)
- SECCO
- 2 Down: Small quahogs (12)
- CHERRYSTONES
- 3 Down: Atmosphere (4)
- AURA
- 4 Down: Bronx cheer (9)
- RASPBERRY
- 5 Down: Immersed (6)
- DIPPED
- 6 Down: Static (5)
- INERT
- 7 Down: Beige (4)
- ECRU
- 8 Down: Spare (4)
- THIN
- 9 Down: Refers to for information (8)
- CONSULTS
- 10 Down: New York city (5)
- OLEAN
- 11 Down: Old Chinese weight unit (5)
- LIANG
- 12 Down: Former Italian coin (5)
- SOLDO
- 13 Down: Imbricate (7)
- OVERLAP
- 14 Down: Language of Buddhism (4)
- PALI
- 15 Down: Early Olympic site (4)
- ELIS
- 16 Down: Space (4)
- ROOM
- 17 Down: Some are fine (4)
- ARTS
- 18 Down: Roll (4)
- LIST
- 28 Down: Ornamental case (4)
- ETUI
- 29 Down: Bore (4)
- PILL
- 32 Down: English cathedral town (3)
- ELY
- 35 Down: Natives: Suffix (4)
- ITES
- 36 Down: ___ arms (6)
- COATOF
- 37 Down: Boolean ___ (7)
- ALGEBRA
- 39 Down: We or us, e.g. (6)
- PLURAL
- 40 Down: "Cogito, ergo ___" (3)
- SUM
- 41 Down: Grid official (3)
- UMP
- 42 Down: "Quiet!" (3)
- SSH
- 43 Down: John Williams's group (4)
- POPS
- 44 Down: Charioteer constellation (6)
- AURIGA
- 45 Down: Designs (5)
- PLANS
- 46 Down: Electees (3)
- INS
- 47 Down: Murmur, in a way (3)
- COO
- 48 Down: Arista (3)
- AWN
- 50 Down: Air (4)
- SONG
- 55 Down: Spills over (5)
- SLOPS
- 57 Down: Being, to Cato (4)
- ESSE
- 58 Down: Law (3)
- ACT
- 60 Down: Before zwei (4)
- EINS
- 61 Down: Kind of butterfly (7)
- EMPEROR
- 63 Down: Mae West line (12)
- PEELMEAGRAPE
- 64 Down: Building stone (6)
- ASHLAR
- 66 Down: Spins (6)
- TWIRLS
- 67 Down: Strike out (3)
- FAN
- 68 Down: Possession right (6)
- TENURE
- 69 Down: Execrated (5)
- HATED
- 70 Down: Danube feeder (4)
- ISAR
- 74 Down: Buck book (4)
- SONS
- 76 Down: Imp (3)
- ELF
- 77 Down: Jot (3)
- TAD
- 78 Down: Indian title (3)
- SRI
- 80 Down: Fragrant perennial (9)
- LEMONBALM
- 81 Down: Footnote word (4)
- IDEM
- 82 Down: Energy source (3)
- GAS
- 83 Down: Finial (3)
- EPI
- 84 Down: Mimic (3)
- APE
- 86 Down: ___ wet hen (8)
- ASMADASA
- 90 Down: Annual, as some winds (7)
- ETESIAN
- 91 Down: Pledge (4)
- OATH
- 92 Down: Young zebra (4)
- COLT
- 93 Down: Metric unit (3)
- ARE
- 96 Down: June passages (6)
- AISLES
- 98 Down: Actress Signe (5)
- HASSO
- 99 Down: Bridge declaration (5)
- IPASS
- 100 Down: Gaels (5)
- CELTS
- 101 Down: Extra dividend (5)
- MELON
- 103 Down: Assault (5)
- ONSET
- 104 Down: Bonnet denizens (4)
- BEES
- 105 Down: Entreaty (4)
- PLEA
- 106 Down: Warren or Holliman (4)
- EARL
- 107 Down: Indigo (4)
- ANIL
- 108 Down: Contest (4)
- RACE
- 109 Down: City in Siberia (4)
- OMSK
- 110 Down: African river (4)
- NILE
- 112 Down: Hautboy (4)
- OBOE
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