OPERA-TION TIN PAN ALLEY

Difficulty: HardGrid: 23x23168 clues~30-60 minBy Bert Rosenfield5/15/1983

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Across

1 Across: Deep sleep (5 letters)
6 Across: Former film heavy (4 letters)
10 Across: Rounded hill (4 letters)
14 Across: Bridgebid (6 letters)
20 Across: Antistrophe follower (5 letters)
21 Across: Jack's adversary (4 letters)
22 Across: Wolfe (4 letters)
23 Across: Biblical plain (6 letters)
24 Across: Joshua's fellow-survivor (5 letters)
25 Across: Squabble (9 letters)
27 Across: La Brea, Calif., phenomenon (6 letters)
28 Across: THE TALES OF HOFFMANN (18 letters)
31 Across: Pts. of days (3 letters)
33 Across: Stage direction (5 letters)
34 Across: Author Whitten (3 letters)
35 Across: ___ Rio of silent films (3 letters)
36 Across: Swain (4 letters)
37 Across: Univ. degrees (3 letters)
39 Across: Photographic light (6 letters)
43 Across: Bounder (3 letters)
45 Across: "___ Peace" (6 letters)
47 Across: Deadly (5 letters)
50 Across: 31 gal. (3 letters)
51 Across: Subj. in the news (4 letters)
53 Across: Loud noises (7 letters)
54 Across: LA TRAVIATA (15 letters)
58 Across: Ethiopian battle site (5 letters)
59 Across: Capital of County Kerry (6 letters)
60 Across: Seine River feeder (5 letters)
61 Across: Slayer of Castor (4 letters)
62 Across: Under ___ (afoot) (3 letters)
65 Across: Broadway (8 letters)
68 Across: Obstinate (7 letters)
70 Across: S.E.C. member (3 letters)
71 Across: Automotive blooper (5 letters)
74 Across: Wild sheep of the Punjab (3 letters)
75 Across: Very foolish (7 letters)
76 Across: Bldg. maintenance man (4 letters)
77 Across: Of sons or daughters (6 letters)
79 Across: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (9 letters)
82 Across: Abridged, in a way (6 letters)
84 Across: Word of approval (4 letters)
85 Across: Musical instrument (7 letters)
87 Across: Newscaster Pappas (3 letters)
89 Across: Woodcutting tools (5 letters)
90 Across: Sphere upholder (3 letters)
91 Across: Rooted out (7 letters)
92 Across: Yes man's forte (8 letters)
95 Across: Parapsychological letters (3 letters)
96 Across: Former Portuguese coins (4 letters)
97 Across: Sebastian's twin (5 letters)
99 Across: Absorb (6 letters)
102 Across: Northern Chinese city (5 letters)
104 Across: I PAGLIACCI (15 letters)
108 Across: Music for a text (7 letters)
110 Across: For a rectangle, length x width (4 letters)
111 Across: Halloween sound (3 letters)
112 Across: Growing out (5 letters)
113 Across: Straightened (6 letters)
114 Across: Homeless ones, for short (3 letters)
115 Across: Member of the Five Nations (6 letters)
118 Across: Fast jet (3 letters)
119 Across: Melodic subject (4 letters)
120 Across: Roscoe Tanner specialty (3 letters)
122 Across: The Long March leader (3 letters)
124 Across: In from the field (5 letters)
127 Across: Second person (3 letters)
128 Across: RIGOLETTO (18 letters)
136 Across: Not forming an angle (6 letters)
139 Across: Having an independent accent (9 letters)
140 Across: Kind of bucket (5 letters)
141 Across: Indian name of Mt. Rainier (6 letters)
142 Across: Call to hunting dogs (4 letters)
143 Across: Buckwheat tree (4 letters)
144 Across: ___-out (inconsistent) (5 letters)
145 Across: Puffs up (6 letters)
146 Across: Certain dyes (4 letters)
147 Across: N. C. college (4 letters)
148 Across: Endures (5 letters)

Down

1 Down: Dry, in Durango (4 letters)
2 Down: Large ocean fish (4 letters)
3 Down: Jacket material (9 letters)
4 Down: Concert hall (5 letters)
5 Down: Contradict (5 letters)
6 Down: Klein or Young (6 letters)
7 Down: City of the Taj (4 letters)
8 Down: Sudermann's "___ Sorge" (4 letters)
9 Down: Kind of caterpillar (4 letters)
10 Down: Appellation for Mack (5 letters)
11 Down: Flavored wine drink (5 letters)
12 Down: Type of vaccine (4 letters)
13 Down: Ward or James (4 letters)
14 Down: Basketry fiber (5 letters)
15 Down: SALOME (12 letters)
16 Down: Bogey minus one (3 letters)
17 Down: A Dada founder (3 letters)
18 Down: DER ROSENKAVALIER (13 letters)
19 Down: Starter (7 letters)
26 Down: Blue or White (4 letters)
29 Down: Egyptian pleasure god (3 letters)
30 Down: ___ man out (3 letters)
32 Down: Beer, in slanguage (4 letters)
36 Down: Forehead (4 letters)
37 Down: Sternward (3 letters)
38 Down: Thai monetary unit (4 letters)
40 Down: Box-score stat. (3 letters)
41 Down: Dictionary abbr. (3 letters)
42 Down: Culpability (5 letters)
43 Down: Enters (7 letters)
44 Down: Grunhorn or Jagerhorn (3 letters)
46 Down: Strike ___ (model) (5 letters)
48 Down: Montgomery of ___ (7 letters)
49 Down: Musical refrain syllables (6 letters)
51 Down: Boot one (3 letters)
52 Down: Kind of goose or lynx (6 letters)
53 Down: Parts of circles (5 letters)
55 Down: "Agnus ___" (3 letters)
56 Down: Hankerings (4 letters)
57 Down: Scotch bonnet (3 letters)
61 Down: Type of valve (6 letters)
63 Down: "Tiny Alice" playwright (5 letters)
64 Down: Nautical spars (5 letters)
66 Down: Navigational hazards (6 letters)
67 Down: Nepalese goats (5 letters)
69 Down: Verse foot (5 letters)
71 Down: New Hebrides island (5 letters)
72 Down: John D. giveaways (5 letters)
73 Down: DIE WALKURE (13 letters)
75 Down: "Rose ___ rose . . . " (3 letters)
76 Down: Garson co-star (7 letters)
78 Down: LA BOHEME (12 letters)
80 Down: 1957 A.L. home-run king (7 letters)
81 Down: Water nymph (6 letters)
83 Down: Resemble some participles (6 letters)
86 Down: Prompter's job (5 letters)
88 Down: An Adams (4 letters)
91 Down: Bert's Sesame St. sidekick (5 letters)
92 Down: He won the Manila thriller (3 letters)
93 Down: "Now It ___ Told," 1938 song (5 letters)
94 Down: Murder, ___ (3 letters)
98 Down: Harem room (3 letters)
100 Down: Hakenkreuze (9 letters)
101 Down: Explosives (4 letters)
103 Down: Vulcan's forge (4 letters)
104 Down: Vitiate (3 letters)
105 Down: Bon ___ (high style) (3 letters)
106 Down: Straddler, e.g. (3 letters)
107 Down: A race-starting word (3 letters)
108 Down: Cloy (4 letters)
109 Down: Ennoble (7 letters)
114 Down: Mountain ___ (hooch) (3 letters)
115 Down: Part of London (4 letters)
116 Down: Spelunking hazard (6 letters)
117 Down: Mischievous child of Eris (3 letters)
121 Down: Imogene et al. (5 letters)
122 Down: Fable: Comb. form (5 letters)
123 Down: Pseudonym in a Dumas novel (5 letters)
125 Down: Perform a cook-out job (5 letters)
126 Down: Yoga posture (5 letters)
129 Down: ___ bene (4 letters)
130 Down: Tito (4 letters)
131 Down: Major ending (4 letters)
132 Down: Make turbid (4 letters)
133 Down: Familiar with (4 letters)
134 Down: Jalopy feature (4 letters)
135 Down: Termini (4 letters)
137 Down: Wood sorrel (3 letters)
138 Down: ___ a little (quite a bit) (3 letters)

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