" . . . QUITE CONTRARY" - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 138 clues). Published 8/21/1983. By Frances Hansen.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Came to rest (4)
- ALIT
- 5 Across: Alaskan seaport (5)
- SITKA
- 10 Across: N.Y. museum acronym (4)
- MOMA
- 14 Across: Domicile (5)
- ABODE
- 19 Across: Sudanese people (4)
- MORU
- 20 Across: The 23d is comforting (5)
- PSALM
- 21 Across: Berber (4)
- ARAB
- 22 Across: Caused yawns (5)
- BORED
- 23 Across: How does your garden grow? (21)
- PRINCESSMARGARETSLACE
- 27 Across: How does your garden grow? (8)
- SADIOLUS
- 28 Across: Vol's state (4)
- TENN
- 29 Across: Sleeve type (6)
- RAGLAN
- 30 Across: Cash-register reading (6)
- NOSALE
- 31 Across: French governing body (5)
- SENAT
- 32 Across: Do a cotton-picking job (4)
- BALE
- 33 Across: Possessive pronoun (3)
- ITS
- 34 Across: Jeanne d'Arc was martyred here (5)
- ROUEN
- 35 Across: He dyes for a living (8)
- COLORMAN
- 39 Across: ___ Lama (5)
- DALAI
- 42 Across: How does your garden grow? (11)
- SOURWILLIAM
- 44 Across: ___ toot (carousing) (3)
- ONA
- 45 Across: Arabian Sea gulf (4)
- OMAN
- 46 Across: Later, alligator (4)
- SOON
- 47 Across: Castor, for one (3)
- OIL
- 48 Across: 904, to Nero (4)
- CMIV
- 49 Across: Baron's color (3)
- RED
- 50 Across: How does your garden grow? (11)
- BARKDRAGONS
- 54 Across: Dog star (4)
- ASTA
- 55 Across: Whenever (7)
- ANYTIME
- 57 Across: "Down ___ the Sugar Cane," 1908 song (5)
- AMONG
- 58 Across: Treatise on plants (6)
- HERBAL
- 60 Across: Pop (4)
- SODA
- 61 Across: Pepsy's penwork (5)
- DIARY
- 62 Across: Fragrance (4)
- ODOR
- 63 Across: Pieceworker (6)
- JOBBER
- 65 Across: Stickum (5)
- PASTE
- 66 Across: Abscam concern (7)
- BRIBERY
- 69 Across: Hautboy (4)
- OBOE
- 70 Across: How does your garden grow? (11)
- HATEINAMIST
- 73 Across: Goal (3)
- AIM
- 74 Across: Medieval crucifix (4)
- ROOD
- 75 Across: Before, poetically (3)
- ERE
- 76 Across: Shave an apple (4)
- PARE
- 77 Across: Lien on one's house: Abbr. (4)
- MTGE
- 78 Across: Last month, in a bus. letter (3)
- ULT
- 79 Across: How does your garden grow? (11)
- SPARROWSPUR
- 84 Across: "Merry Widow" man (5)
- LEHAR
- 85 Across: Go awry, as a plan (8)
- MISCARRY
- 87 Across: A Page form Okla. (5)
- PATTI
- 88 Across: Distinguished dict. (3)
- OED
- 89 Across: Agog (4)
- AVID
- 90 Across: Put in a piggery (5)
- STIED
- 91 Across: Carryings-on (6)
- ANTICS
- 94 Across: Of a feather (6)
- PINNAL
- 97 Across: A P.M. under George III (4)
- PITT
- 98 Across: How does your garden grow? (8)
- OLEOCUPS
- 100 Across: How does your garden grow? (21)
- ANDUGLYDAMESALLINAROW
- 104 Across: Talk gibberish (5)
- PRATE
- 105 Across: Isinglass (4)
- MICA
- 106 Across: Mirador (5)
- ORIEL
- 107 Across: Little monkey (4)
- TITI
- 108 Across: Prodded (5)
- POKED
- 109 Across: Hamill stunt (4)
- AXEL
- 110 Across: Mr. Bruce (memorable Dr. Watson) (5)
- NIGEL
- 111 Across: Shrine Bowl team (4)
- EAST
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Elec. units (4)
- AMPS
- 2 Down: Navigational device (5)
- LORAN
- 3 Down: Rainbow: Prefix (5)
- IRIDO
- 4 Down: Man from the Barbary Coast (8)
- TUNISIAN
- 5 Down: Witches' stock in trade (6)
- SPELLS
- 6 Down: Progeny (5)
- ISSUE
- 7 Down: Russian news agency (4)
- TASS
- 8 Down: J–N connection (3)
- KLM
- 9 Down: Dilettante (7)
- AMATEUR
- 10 Down: Actress Anna of "The Rose Tattoo" (7)
- MAGNANI
- 11 Down: Praying figure (5)
- ORANT
- 12 Down: Deface (3)
- MAR
- 13 Down: Beame or Burrows (3)
- ABE
- 14 Down: Double this for a Faulkner book (7)
- ABSALOM
- 15 Down: Inimitable Scarecrow at Oz (6)
- BOLGER
- 16 Down: Viva voce (4)
- ORAL
- 17 Down: Ten: Comb. form (4)
- DECA
- 18 Down: Definitely not Mary's garden (4)
- EDEN
- 24 Down: Raccoon's kin (5)
- COATI
- 25 Down: Magazine plea (5)
- RENEW
- 26 Down: Singing syllables (5)
- TRALA
- 31 Down: Plumb the depths (5)
- SOUND
- 32 Down: Seethes (5)
- BOILS
- 34 Down: Fischer's castle (4)
- ROOK
- 35 Down: Hold fast (5)
- CLING
- 36 Down: How does your garden grow? (10)
- MOMSBREATH
- 37 Down: Louise or Loos (5)
- ANITA
- 38 Down: Part of U.S.N.A. (5)
- NAVAL
- 39 Down: Mrs. Copperfield, née Spenlow (4)
- DORA
- 40 Down: "You said it, brother!" (4)
- AMEN
- 41 Down: How does your garden grow? (10)
- LADYSBOOTS
- 42 Down: In a pet (4)
- SORE
- 43 Down: Daft (5)
- LOONY
- 46 Down: Third largest of the Philippines (5)
- SAMAR
- 48 Down: St.-John's-bread (5)
- CAROB
- 50 Down: Sojourn (4)
- BIDE
- 51 Down: Reach by radio (5)
- RAISE
- 52 Down: Cremona name (5)
- AMATI
- 53 Down: Bridge is his long suit (5)
- GOREN
- 56 Down: "And so ___" (see 61 Across) (5)
- TOBED
- 58 Down: Silver, for one (5)
- HORSE
- 59 Down: Work on copy (4)
- EDIT
- 61 Down: Librarian's gadget (5)
- DATER
- 63 Down: Great vessel for grog (5)
- JORUM
- 64 Down: Small change in the agora (5)
- OBOLI
- 65 Down: Dodge (5)
- PARRY
- 66 Down: Spinning-wheel sound (4)
- BIRR
- 67 Down: Capital of Latvia (4)
- RIGA
- 68 Down: Norse giant (4)
- YMER
- 70 Down: Caught wind of (5)
- HEARD
- 71 Down: Assigned to a post: Abbr. (5)
- APPTD
- 72 Down: Where to climb Haleakala (4)
- MAUI
- 77 Down: Ply with healing potions (8)
- MEDICATE
- 79 Down: Attacked brutally (7)
- SAVAGED
- 80 Down: Beadlike pellet (5)
- PRILL
- 81 Down: Most favorable (7)
- OPTIMAL
- 82 Down: Actor Ralph of "The Waltons" (5)
- WAITE
- 83 Down: Cowboy's hat (7)
- STETSON
- 84 Down: Pretend (5)
- LETON
- 86 Down: Danish king of England: 1017–35 (6)
- CANUTE
- 88 Down: His moon was for "the Misbegotten" (6)
- ONEILL
- 90 Down: New "Age" (5)
- SPACE
- 91 Down: Shaded walk (5)
- ALLEE
- 92 Down: Papal court (5)
- CURIA
- 93 Down: Leopard's immutable markings (5)
- SPOTS
- 94 Down: "Hair" (and other hits) producer (4)
- PAPP
- 95 Down: Cio-Cio-San's set of boxes (4)
- INRO
- 96 Down: Neighbor of Minn. (4)
- NDAK
- 98 Down: Few: Prefix (4)
- OLIG
- 99 Down: Loretta of "M*A*S*H" (4)
- SWIT
- 101 Down: Singer Sumac (3)
- YMA
- 102 Down: Social reformer Dorothea (3)
- DIX
- 103 Down: "Exodus" hero (3)
- ARI
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