DOUBLE-THINK - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 164 clues). Published 10/28/1984. By John M. Samson.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Verdi product (5)
- OPERA
- 6 Across: Keats, e.g. (5)
- ODIST
- 11 Across: Giraffe's kin (5)
- OKAPI
- 16 Across: Actress Daniels (4)
- BEBE
- 20 Across: Kind of button (5)
- PANIC
- 21 Across: Director Zeffirelli (6)
- FRANCO
- 22 Across: Ward off (5)
- REPEL
- 23 Across: ___ Deo (4)
- LAUS
- 24 Across: Historic beginning (5)
- EPOCH
- 25 Across: "Ave Maria" is one (6)
- ORISON
- 26 Across: Dino's love (5)
- AMORE
- 27 Across: Vases (4)
- URNS
- 28 Across: Discard; reject (7)
- CASHIER
- 30 Across: Slapping sound (5)
- SPLAT
- 32 Across: Ladd film: 1946 (3)
- OSS
- 33 Across: 100 make a pound (5)
- PENCE
- 34 Across: Guiding spirit (5)
- ANGEL
- 36 Across: U.S. Vice President or Presidential candidate (14)
- ADLAISTEVENSON
- 39 Across: Pro golfer or comedian (11)
- GEORGEBURNS
- 43 Across: Russian river (4)
- URAL
- 44 Across: Sash or African sorcery (3)
- OBI
- 45 Across: South African dollar (4)
- RAND
- 46 Across: Network (4)
- RETE
- 47 Across: English admiral or U.S. actor (11)
- ROBERTBLAKE
- 52 Across: Saudi, e.g. (4)
- ARAB
- 53 Across: Many millenniums (4)
- AEON
- 55 Across: Allyson or Lockhart (4)
- JUNE
- 56 Across: ___ Troy, Paris's prize (7)
- HELENOF
- 57 Across: Bill of fare (8)
- MENUCARD
- 60 Across: Eradicate (5)
- ERASE
- 62 Across: Lake, to Byron (4)
- MERE
- 63 Across: Watchdog's warning (3)
- GRR
- 64 Across: Speak to (7)
- ADDRESS
- 65 Across: Novelist O'Flaherty (4)
- LIAM
- 66 Across: Cambridge and Beverly Hills, e.g. (5)
- DIETS
- 68 Across: Iacocca or Marvin (3)
- LEE
- 69 Across: Kind of dance (3)
- TAP
- 70 Across: Stick-in-the-muds (6)
- FOGIES
- 72 Across: Jet set's pet plane (3)
- SST
- 73 Across: Part of the crop (5)
- CREAM
- 75 Across: U. of Florida team (6)
- GATORS
- 78 Across: Colonist or former Patriot (9)
- JOHNSMITH
- 80 Across: Prickles (6)
- THORNS
- 81 Across: ___-dale of Sherwood Forest (5)
- ALANA
- 82 Across: Caesar-salad staple (3)
- COS
- 83 Across: Eddying (6)
- SWIRLY
- 84 Across: Bearskin, e.g. (3)
- RUG
- 85 Across: Gun a motor (3)
- REV
- 86 Across: Seraglio (5)
- HAREM
- 88 Across: Helm direction (4)
- ALEE
- 89 Across: Descries (7)
- DETECTS
- 93 Across: Suffix for Brooklyn (3)
- ITE
- 94 Across: Dispatch (4)
- SEND
- 95 Across: Repeatedly (5)
- OFTEN
- 97 Across: Iowan city or Belgian town (8)
- WATERLOO
- 98 Across: Saunters (7)
- STROLLS
- 100 Across: ___ were (so to speak) (4)
- ASIT
- 101 Across: Kirghiz range (4)
- ALAI
- 103 Across: Admonish (4)
- WARN
- 104 Across: Buccaneer or comedian (11)
- HENRYMORGAN
- 106 Across: Flubs (4)
- ERRS
- 108 Across: MacLaine role: 1963 (4)
- IRMA
- 109 Across: Whiz predecessor (3)
- GEE
- 110 Across: ___-de-boeuf (4)
- OEIL
- 111 Across: Comedian or former N.Y. mayor (11)
- JIMMYWALKER
- 114 Across: Explorer or actor (14)
- SEBASTIANCABOT
- 119 Across: Kind of fry or potatoes (5)
- SMALL
- 120 Across: Potted one, perhaps (5)
- PLANT
- 121 Across: U.S.A.F. decoration (3)
- DSC
- 122 Across: Leaven (5)
- YEAST
- 124 Across: Decked out (7)
- ATTIRED
- 128 Across: Italian wine district (4)
- ASTI
- 129 Across: "Mercure" composer (5)
- SATIE
- 131 Across: Rings (6)
- ANNULI
- 133 Across: Selassie (5)
- HAILE
- 134 Across: Shakes a leg (4)
- HIES
- 135 Across: Block of stamps (5)
- SHEET
- 136 Across: Slept "soundly" (6)
- SNORED
- 137 Across: Rousseau novel (5)
- EMILE
- 138 Across: Aerie, e.g. (4)
- NEST
- 139 Across: Less desirable (5)
- WORSE
- 140 Across: Tiger color (5)
- TAWNY
- 141 Across: Indian tea (5)
- ASSAM
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Yamani's org. (4)
- OPEC
- 2 Down: Hemingway's nickname (4)
- PAPA
- 3 Down: Cabell or Slaughter (4)
- ENOS
- 4 Down: British explorer or late actor (13)
- RICHARDBURTON
- 5 Down: Longing (6)
- ACHING
- 6 Down: Governor of Indiana (3)
- ORR
- 7 Down: Lectern's locale (4)
- DAIS
- 8 Down: Harness, in Cape Town (6)
- INSPAN
- 9 Down: Dresses down (6)
- SCOLDS
- 10 Down: Opposed to modal (5)
- TONAL
- 11 Down: Mouths (3)
- ORA
- 12 Down: The Lone Ranger, to Tonto (8)
- KEMOSABE
- 13 Down: James or James, e.g. (7)
- APOSTLE
- 14 Down: Intrinsically (5)
- PERSE
- 15 Down: Suffix with duct (3)
- ILE
- 16 Down: Its source is Lake Tana (8)
- BLUENILE
- 17 Down: Gains gains (5)
- EARNS
- 18 Down: Swindle (5)
- BUNCO
- 19 Down: Clock inventor or German city (5)
- ESSEN
- 21 Down: Ancestors (9)
- FOREBEARS
- 29 Down: "Rome of Hungary" (4)
- EGER
- 31 Down: Zodiacal sign or Turkish mountain chain (6)
- TAURUS
- 33 Down: Slingshot missile (6)
- PEBBLE
- 35 Down: Played a pandurina (5)
- LUTED
- 37 Down: Had pressing problems (6)
- IRONED
- 38 Down: They may elect to elect (6)
- VOTERS
- 39 Down: Western U.S. grass (5)
- GRAMA
- 40 Down: Like a cornfield (5)
- EARED
- 41 Down: ___ off (sporadically) (5)
- ONAND
- 42 Down: Olds creation (3)
- REO
- 48 Down: Butler or actress in "G.W.T.W." (5)
- RHETT
- 49 Down: Fisher (6)
- ANGLER
- 50 Down: He likes Seoul food (6)
- KOREAN
- 51 Down: Zimbalist and Zimbalist Jr. (6)
- EFREMS
- 54 Down: Dobbin's denial? (5)
- NEIGH
- 55 Down: Ex-Cabinet member or Scottish inventor (9)
- JAMESWATT
- 58 Down: Brazilian coastal state (5)
- CEARA
- 59 Down: Uraei (4)
- ASPS
- 61 Down: He portrayed David Belasco (5)
- RAINS
- 62 Down: Netted (5)
- MESHY
- 65 Down: Slack (5)
- LOOSE
- 67 Down: Agave fiber (5)
- ISTLE
- 70 Down: Norwegian sight (5)
- FJORD
- 71 Down: Chaplin song (5)
- SMILE
- 73 Down: Slide (5)
- CHUTE
- 74 Down: Colonist or pianist (13)
- ROGERWILLIAMS
- 75 Down: Gaudy (6)
- GARISH
- 76 Down: Building wing (6)
- ALETTE
- 77 Down: Alewife's place (6)
- TAVERN
- 79 Down: Bird genus or Erin (5)
- IRENA
- 80 Down: Tare's companion (4)
- TRET
- 82 Down: Provençal poem or Canadian cape (5)
- CANSO
- 86 Down: Armet or sallet (6)
- HELMET
- 87 Down: Design of tesserae (6)
- MOSAIC
- 89 Down: Milker milker (9)
- DAIRYMAID
- 90 Down: Dick or Roy (5)
- CLARK
- 91 Down: Melodious Mel (5)
- TORME
- 92 Down: Sub seeker-out (5)
- SONAR
- 94 Down: Most wily (6)
- SLYEST
- 96 Down: Peace River tributary (6)
- FINLAY
- 97 Down: Enlivens (5)
- WARMS
- 99 Down: Sunday musician (8)
- ORGANIST
- 100 Down: Madison Ave. sights (8)
- AGENCIES
- 102 Down: Aldrin's Eagle (3)
- LEM
- 105 Down: Oven pan (7)
- ROASTER
- 107 Down: Ruth's sultanate (4)
- SWAT
- 111 Down: "When ___ Loved Me," Bennett hit (6)
- JOANNA
- 112 Down: "Let ___ . . . " (winter song) (6)
- ITSNOW
- 113 Down: Gibson or Lovelace's love (6)
- ALTHEA
- 114 Down: Hall-of-Famer Warren (5)
- SPAHN
- 115 Down: Ferguson or Janis (5)
- ELSIE
- 116 Down: College, author or actor (5)
- BATES
- 117 Down: Site of Hell's Canyon (5)
- IDAHO
- 118 Down: Steer or deer, e.g. (5)
- BEAST
- 123 Down: Change color (4)
- TURN
- 125 Down: Journalist Jacob: 1849–1914 (4)
- RIIS
- 126 Down: She scats with cats (4)
- ELLA
- 127 Down: Judge (4)
- DEEM
- 129 Down: Course dir. (3)
- SSW
- 130 Down: Printemps follower (3)
- ETE
- 132 Down: Spanish law (3)
- LEY
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