GLOBAL SITUATIONS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 172 clues). Published 2/20/1983. By Maurice J. Teitelbaum.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: He wrote "The Chocolate Soldier" (6)
- STRAUS
- 7 Across: Rome Beauty (5)
- APPLE
- 12 Across: Kind of whale (5)
- SPERM
- 17 Across: Vola (4)
- PALM
- 21 Across: Lindsay's partner (6)
- CROUSE
- 22 Across: Cutting tool (5)
- BURIN
- 23 Across: Part of Pliny's wardrobe (5)
- TOGAE
- 24 Across: Drought victim (4)
- OKIE
- 25 Across: German store employee? (12)
- ROSTOCKCLERK
- 27 Across: Rook support (5)
- ROOST
- 28 Across: City east of Callao Bay (4)
- LIMA
- 29 Across: Lhasa ___, Tibetan dog (4)
- APSO
- 30 Across: The "Splendid Splinter" (3)
- TED
- 31 Across: Libyan law enforcers? (14)
- TRIPOLICEWOMEN
- 34 Across: Drupe (5)
- PEACH
- 36 Across: Trig (4)
- NEAT
- 38 Across: ___ de plume (3)
- NOM
- 39 Across: Former Hyde Park resident (4)
- SARA
- 40 Across: Liech. neighbor (3)
- AUS
- 42 Across: Feet: Fr. (5)
- PIEDS
- 44 Across: Part of NATO (3)
- ATL
- 45 Across: Dustin Hoffman role (5)
- RATSO
- 50 Across: New Jersey money changers? (14)
- REDBANKTELLERS
- 55 Across: Assigns (6)
- ALLOTS
- 56 Across: American Beauty (4)
- ROSE
- 57 Across: Sydney Pollack film: 1982 (7)
- TOOTSIE
- 58 Across: Hyson, e.g. (3)
- TEA
- 60 Across: Omahas' homes (6)
- LODGES
- 61 Across: Place for an aspiring lt. (3)
- OCS
- 62 Across: Fish trap (6)
- EELPOT
- 63 Across: "Ode to ___": Collins (4)
- FEAR
- 64 Across: English scholar: 18th century (6)
- BROOME
- 65 Across: Fourth Estate (8)
- THEPRESS
- 67 Across: Angel's sign of joy (3)
- SRO
- 69 Across: Farm adjunct (4)
- SHED
- 71 Across: Basis of std. time (3)
- GMT
- 72 Across: Bell ringer, at times (6)
- SEXTON
- 73 Across: Enrapture (10)
- IMPARADISE
- 77 Across: Vaudeville family (4)
- FOYS
- 78 Across: W. Hemisphere group (3)
- OAS
- 79 Across: German U.N. employee? (11)
- BERLINGUIST
- 81 Across: Luckman of football fame (3)
- SID
- 82 Across: E. Indian herbs (4)
- TILS
- 84 Across: Michigan entertainers? (10)
- LANSINGERS
- 85 Across: Paste (6)
- STRASS
- 88 Across: French explorer (3)
- ACO
- 89 Across: Cry heard at St. Andrews (4)
- FORE
- 90 Across: Burns's always (3)
- EER
- 91 Across: Sageness (8)
- SAPIENCE
- 93 Across: Entertain sumptuously (6)
- REGALE
- 95 Across: Bombast (4)
- RANT
- 98 Across: Tec, at times (6)
- TAILER
- 100 Across: Use a Mason jar (3)
- CAN
- 101 Across: Fidel's friends (6)
- AMIGOS
- 102 Across: Vein's glory (3)
- ORE
- 103 Across: Member of some families (7)
- ADOPTEE
- 105 Across: Sideswipe reminder (4)
- DENT
- 106 Across: Certain alley buttons (6)
- RESETS
- 107 Across: Russian ranch hands? (14)
- MOSCOWPUNCHERS
- 110 Across: Procedures before a deal (5)
- ANTES
- 111 Across: Clarence or Doris (3)
- DAY
- 113 Across: Lucy Ricardo's friend (5)
- ETHEL
- 114 Across: Norse underworld queen (3)
- HEL
- 115 Across: Expressions of surprise (4)
- AHAS
- 117 Across: Nice friend (3)
- AMI
- 118 Across: Reduce a fever (4)
- LYSE
- 121 Across: News feature (5)
- RECAP
- 125 Across: Ohio coachman? (14)
- COLUMBUSDRIVER
- 131 Across: Requisite for a good R.N. (3)
- TLC
- 133 Across: Dippy or dotty (4)
- GAGA
- 134 Across: Hot spot (4)
- OVEN
- 135 Across: C'est-___ (that is to say) (5)
- ADIRE
- 136 Across: Turkish hotel V.I.P.? (12)
- ADIYAMANAGER
- 139 Across: An element (4)
- LEAD
- 140 Across: Pitch (5)
- RESIN
- 141 Across: Theologian's principle (5)
- TENET
- 142 Across: Strong (6)
- POTENT
- 143 Across: Sight from the Ponte Vecchio (4)
- ARNO
- 144 Across: Feather grass (5)
- STIPA
- 145 Across: M.I.T. grads (5)
- ENGRS
- 146 Across: Wields or strives (6)
- EXERTS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Row (5)
- SCRAP
- 2 Down: Figure of speech (5)
- TROPE
- 3 Down: La Croce ___ (Red Cross, in Italy) (5)
- ROSSA
- 4 Down: Parade of a sort (8)
- AUTOCADE
- 5 Down: Pvt.'s home away from home (3)
- USO
- 6 Down: Amish, e.g. (4)
- SECT
- 7 Down: Start of a kindergarten refrain (5)
- ABCDE
- 8 Down: Kabul currency (3)
- PUL
- 9 Down: Most comely (9)
- PRETTIEST
- 10 Down: N.Y. line (4)
- LIRR
- 11 Down: Light (8)
- ENKINDLE
- 12 Down: ___ Thurmond of S.C. (5)
- STROM
- 13 Down: Snooker, e.g. (4)
- POOL
- 14 Down: Meredith's "The ___" (6)
- EGOIST
- 15 Down: Scaramouch (6)
- RASCAL
- 16 Down: Verse form (5)
- METER
- 17 Down: Game having chukkers (4)
- POLO
- 18 Down: Tamiroff (4)
- AKIM
- 19 Down: Viatmin C source (4)
- LIME
- 20 Down: Picayunish (4)
- MEAN
- 26 Down: Author Kesey (3)
- KEN
- 32 Down: Stance (4)
- POSE
- 33 Down: Aggressive tyrant (7)
- WARLORD
- 35 Down: Center of interest (3)
- HUB
- 37 Down: Prone (5)
- APTTO
- 41 Down: Glossy fabric (6)
- SATEEN
- 43 Down: Samuel's teacher (3)
- ELI
- 44 Down: On the Marmara (4)
- ASEA
- 46 Down: Actor Ray (4)
- ALDO
- 47 Down: African entertainer? (12)
- TOGOGODANCER
- 48 Down: Like some grasses (6)
- STEMMY
- 49 Down: Aryan people of Caucasia (6)
- OSSETS
- 50 Down: Author de la ___ (5)
- ROCHE
- 51 Down: English therapist, perhaps? (12)
- ESSEXOLOGIST
- 52 Down: Cambodian family (4)
- NOLS
- 53 Down: Keystone ___ of early films (4)
- KOPS
- 54 Down: Tpk. (3)
- RTE
- 55 Down: Pulitzer Prize dramatist: 1967 (5)
- ALBEE
- 56 Down: Molders (4)
- ROTS
- 59 Down: Musical upbeat (5)
- ARSIS
- 62 Down: Symposium topic, for Plato (4)
- EROS
- 63 Down: Bloomery worker (6)
- FORGER
- 66 Down: Sch. groups (4)
- PTAS
- 67 Down: Small electronic organ (6)
- SPINET
- 68 Down: Deer playground (5)
- RANGE
- 70 Down: White House monogram (3)
- HST
- 73 Down: Apr. collectors (3)
- IRS
- 74 Down: II x DXXV + I (3)
- MLI
- 75 Down: Otic: Comb. form (3)
- AUR
- 76 Down: Prefix for play or band (3)
- DIS
- 77 Down: Type of fly (4)
- FIRE
- 79 Down: Impediment (3)
- BAR
- 80 Down: Resolution time in Toledo (5)
- ENERO
- 81 Down: Pother (4)
- STIR
- 82 Down: "___-boom-de-ré" (6)
- TARARA
- 83 Down: Kitchen visitors of yore (6)
- ICEMEN
- 84 Down: Loamy deposit (5)
- LOESS
- 85 Down: Drama-school subject (6)
- SPEECH
- 86 Down: Radar displays (5)
- SCANS
- 87 Down: Transmitted (4)
- SENT
- 89 Down: Vagrants (7)
- FLOTSAM
- 91 Down: In ___ (in position) (4)
- SITU
- 92 Down: Danish measure of length (4)
- ALEN
- 94 Down: U.S. author: 1909–55 (4)
- AGEE
- 96 Down: Host (4)
- ARMY
- 97 Down: Avant-garde member (3)
- NEO
- 98 Down: Bathroom fixture (9)
- TOWELRING
- 99 Down: Put to use (5)
- APPLY
- 103 Down: Cause to function (8)
- ACTIVATE
- 104 Down: Scale note: Var. (3)
- DOH
- 105 Down: Deputize (8)
- DELEGATE
- 108 Down: Trucking rig (4)
- SEMI
- 109 Down: Pronoun (3)
- HER
- 111 Down: "Sapho" and "Jack" author (6)
- DAUDET
- 112 Down: Town near Perugia (6)
- ASSISI
- 116 Down: Girders (5)
- HBARS
- 117 Down: Type of theater (5)
- ARENA
- 119 Down: S.o.'s and e.r.a. (5)
- STATS
- 120 Down: Wahoo (3)
- ELM
- 122 Down: Bird, e.g. (5)
- CAGER
- 123 Down: Mole, maybe (5)
- AGENT
- 124 Down: Widgets (5)
- PARTS
- 125 Down: Popular flavoring (4)
- COLA
- 126 Down: Wireless word (4)
- OVER
- 127 Down: Not pinguid (4)
- LEAN
- 128 Down: Ruin (4)
- UNDO
- 129 Down: Result when a tap isn't tip-top (4)
- DRIP
- 130 Down: A Churchill successor (4)
- EDEN
- 132 Down: Horn, e.g. (4)
- CAPE
- 137 Down: Suffix with law or saw (3)
- YER
- 138 Down: Associate of Luna (3)
- NOX
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