SENTENCING THE CELEBRITIES - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 138 clues). Published 8/28/1983. By Maura B. Jacobson.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Twain is buried here (6)
- ELMIRA
- 7 Across: Minx's specialty (7)
- SASSING
- 14 Across: Becky Sharp's friend (6)
- AMELIA
- 20 Across: Ease up (6)
- LOOSEN
- 21 Across: Composer Salieri (7)
- ANTONIO
- 22 Across: Parlors (6)
- SALONS
- 23 Across: Fred Jim Tom Edna (21)
- FRIENDLYNABORSMIXBEST
- 26 Across: "The Lady ___" (5)
- INRED
- 27 Across: Rat-___ (4)
- ATAT
- 28 Across: Cyrano's problem (4)
- NOSE
- 29 Across: Less noble (5)
- BASER
- 30 Across: Kiltie's refusal (3)
- NAE
- 31 Across: Neck of land (7)
- ISTHMUS
- 34 Across: Part of T.A.E. (4)
- ALVA
- 36 Across: El stop (3)
- STA
- 37 Across: City on the Mohawk (5)
- UTICA
- 38 Across: Caddy contents (3)
- TEA
- 40 Across: Lowed (5)
- MOOED
- 42 Across: Lola H. L. Teresa (21)
- ALBRIGHTMENCKENWRIGHT
- 50 Across: Annual period (6)
- SEASON
- 51 Across: Swimmer Williams et al. (7)
- ESTHERS
- 52 Across: Pouting grimace (4)
- MOUE
- 53 Across: Lazy or black-eyed one (5)
- SUSAN
- 54 Across: Verdi's "La Forza ___ Destino" (3)
- DEL
- 56 Across: Nanny has three (3)
- ENS
- 57 Across: Hit with a ray gun (6)
- ZAPPED
- 59 Across: Go-aheads (3)
- OKS
- 60 Across: Bring up on charges (7)
- ARRAIGN
- 63 Across: Turnpike levy (4)
- TOLL
- 64 Across: Alistair Robert Jack George (21)
- COOKEBURNSLEMMONPEELE
- 72 Across: Linguist Chomsky (4)
- NOAM
- 73 Across: Cry of praise (7)
- HOSANNA
- 74 Across: Sleep phase, familiarly (3)
- REM
- 75 Across: Unbend (6)
- RELENT
- 78 Across: L.B.J. beagle (3)
- HIM
- 80 Across: Rotating piece (3)
- COG
- 81 Across: Architect Jones (5)
- INIGO
- 83 Across: Western Samoan city (4)
- APIA
- 84 Across: Skulnik of the stage (7)
- MENASHA
- 87 Across: Kind of garage (6)
- ONECAR
- 88 Across: Oscar Thomas William Dean John (21)
- WILDEWOLFEHOWELLSDALY
- 93 Across: Stalk: Comb. form (5)
- SCAPI
- 94 Across: Roman hearth deity (3)
- LAR
- 95 Across: Hornet's nest (5)
- NIDUS
- 96 Across: Monterey's Fort ___ (3)
- ORD
- 99 Across: Do pruning (4)
- SNIP
- 100 Across: Languid speaker (7)
- DRAWLER
- 102 Across: Barbary beast (3)
- APE
- 105 Across: Shortchange (5)
- CHEAT
- 107 Across: Vincent Lopez theme (4)
- NOLA
- 110 Across: Babylonian war god (4)
- IRRA
- 111 Across: The Bulbul Ameer (5)
- ABDUL
- 113 Across: Ronald Lou Karen Dan (21)
- COLMANGROZABLACKBEARD
- 117 Across: Apprehensive (6)
- UNEASY
- 118 Across: Slattern (7)
- TROLLOP
- 119 Across: Pass (6)
- ELAPSE
- 120 Across: Eosin (6)
- REDDYE
- 121 Across: Free of iniquity (7)
- SINLESS
- 122 Across: More soppy (6)
- WETTER
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Fey (5)
- ELFIN
- 2 Down: Liza's sister (5)
- LORNA
- 3 Down: Watered silk (5)
- MOIRE
- 4 Down: Peekaboo words (4)
- ISEE
- 5 Down: Version (9)
- RENDITION
- 6 Down: Plus (3)
- AND
- 7 Down: "You can ___ again!" (7)
- SAYTHAT
- 8 Down: Region in Indochina (5)
- ANNAM
- 9 Down: Ordinances (8)
- STATUTES
- 10 Down: Cry out loud (3)
- SOB
- 11 Down: Privy to (4)
- INON
- 12 Down: Actor Robert De ___ (4)
- NIRO
- 13 Down: Filmy items (9)
- GOSSAMERS
- 14 Down: "___ was going to St. Ives . . . " (3)
- ASI
- 15 Down: Boxer turned actor (7)
- MAXBAER
- 16 Down: Exile island (4)
- ELBA
- 17 Down: Wind-borne soil (5)
- LOESS
- 18 Down: Map detail (5)
- INSET
- 19 Down: "Ad ___ per aspera" (5)
- ASTRA
- 24 Down: Gate closure (5)
- LATCH
- 25 Down: Casabas, e.g. (6)
- MELONS
- 32 Down: Poster (4)
- SIGN
- 33 Down: Posted (4)
- SENT
- 35 Down: Pledge (3)
- VOW
- 37 Down: She-bear, to Octavia (4)
- URSA
- 39 Down: Dry fruits (7)
- ACHENES
- 41 Down: Cheek dent (6)
- DIMPLE
- 42 Down: Org. (5)
- ASSOC
- 43 Down: White: Prefix (5)
- LEUKO
- 44 Down: Chaliapin, for one (5)
- BASSO
- 45 Down: Black: Prefix (5)
- MELAN
- 46 Down: Barbie's beau (3)
- KEN
- 47 Down: Rep. group (3)
- GOP
- 48 Down: Artist's concern (3)
- HUE
- 49 Down: Spread hay (3)
- TED
- 54 Down: Type of table or major (4)
- DRUM
- 55 Down: Miscalculate (3)
- ERR
- 57 Down: Novelist Gale (4)
- ZONA
- 58 Down: Castor or Pollux (3)
- ALP
- 60 Down: As blind as ___ (4)
- ABAT
- 61 Down: "Moby Dick" narrator (7)
- ISHMAEL
- 62 Down: Nanty ___, neighbor of Johnstown (3)
- GLO
- 63 Down: Chinese society (4)
- TONG
- 65 Down: Works dough (6)
- KNEADS
- 66 Down: Many eras (3)
- EON
- 67 Down: Large parrot (5)
- MACAW
- 68 Down: L–P connection (3)
- MNO
- 69 Down: Heath (5)
- ERICA
- 70 Down: Juridic (5)
- LEGAL
- 71 Down: Atlanta campus (5)
- EMORY
- 75 Down: Inexperienced (3)
- RAW
- 76 Down: Finial (3)
- EPI
- 77 Down: Mae West role (3)
- LIL
- 78 Down: Whirlybird sites (9)
- HELIPORTS
- 79 Down: Mil. branch (3)
- INF
- 81 Down: Suited for safeguarding (9)
- INSURABLE
- 82 Down: Beatty and Calmer (4)
- NEDS
- 84 Down: Acting droopy (6)
- MOPING
- 85 Down: One source of roe (4)
- SHAD
- 86 Down: Like Hagar of the comics (8)
- HORRIBLE
- 87 Down: Word with shoppe (4)
- OLDE
- 89 Down: Rapture (7)
- ECSTASY
- 90 Down: Pallid (3)
- WAN
- 91 Down: Swathes (7)
- ENWRAPS
- 92 Down: Fragrant bush (5)
- LILAC
- 96 Down: Come about (5)
- OCCUR
- 97 Down: Avignon's river (5)
- RHONE
- 98 Down: Opposite of stetted (5)
- DELED
- 101 Down: Guthrie namesakes (5)
- ARLOS
- 102 Down: Learn to fit in (5)
- ADAPT
- 103 Down: Race-track prize (5)
- PURSE
- 104 Down: Church functionary (5)
- ELDER
- 106 Down: "Diary of ___ Housewife" (4)
- AMAD
- 108 Down: Asiatic lemur (4)
- LORI
- 109 Down: Radio-controlled bomb (4)
- AZON
- 112 Down: Tempo (4)
- BEAT
- 114 Down: Comedian Louis (3)
- NYE
- 115 Down: The works (3)
- ALL
- 116 Down: Site of the Royal Botanic Gardens (3)
- KEW
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