MUSICAL DIRECTIONS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 12/16/1984. By Barbara Lunder Gillis.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Preminger or Kruger (4)
- OTTO
- 5 Across: Brume (4)
- MIST
- 9 Across: Oil source (5)
- SHALE
- 14 Across: Swift horse (4)
- ARAB
- 18 Across: Rhine feeder (4)
- RUHR
- 19 Across: Imitate (4)
- ECHO
- 20 Across: Lesser Sunda island (5)
- TIMOR
- 21 Across: Stream (4)
- POUR
- 22 Across: Sketch (4)
- DRAW
- 23 Across: ___ und Drang (5)
- STURM
- 25 Across: Basque province (5)
- ALAVA
- 26 Across: Icelandic literary work (4)
- EDDA
- 27 Across: OUTSIDE (21)
- ONTHESUNNYOFTHESTREET
- 31 Across: Tooth wearers (4)
- ELKS
- 32 Across: Dolt (3)
- OAF
- 33 Across: Motives (7)
- REASONS
- 34 Across: Province in China (6)
- SHANSI
- 37 Across: Be moodily silent (4)
- SULK
- 39 Across: Large, thick or gross (5)
- MACRO
- 41 Across: Assist, in "Texian" (3)
- HEP
- 42 Across: Accompany (6)
- ATTEND
- 44 Across: Othello's ensign (4)
- IAGO
- 45 Across: Sir, in colonial India (5)
- SAHIB
- 50 Across: Gumbo (4)
- OKRA
- 52 Across: N African garment (4)
- HAIK
- 53 Across: Pasture grass (5)
- GRAMA
- 55 Across: Art cult (4)
- DADA
- 56 Across: Star of "The Entertainer": 1960 (7)
- OLIVIER
- 59 Across: Doctrine (5)
- TENET
- 61 Across: Cryptologist (7)
- ENCODER
- 63 Across: One of the Furies (6)
- ALECTO
- 64 Across: Agitated states (5)
- SNITS
- 65 Across: Ancient Hebrew month (3)
- BUL
- 66 Across: Soak up rays (3)
- TAN
- 67 Across: Malay boat (5)
- PRAHU
- 68 Across: Shelley's "___ Skylark" (3)
- TOA
- 69 Across: Moon crater named for a French astronomer (5)
- ARAGO
- 71 Across: British break (3)
- TEA
- 73 Across: Marble or plane (3)
- MIG
- 74 Across: Spanish silver pesos (5)
- DUROS
- 76 Across: Piranha (6)
- CARIBE
- 78 Across: Brake sound (7)
- SCREECH
- 80 Across: Misbehave (5)
- ACTUP
- 81 Across: Roguish trick (7)
- KNAVERY
- 83 Across: Puccini piece (4)
- ARIA
- 84 Across: Openbill, e.g. (5)
- STORK
- 86 Across: Wrongful act (4)
- TORT
- 88 Across: Wildcat (4)
- EYRA
- 89 Across: Becomes oxidized (5)
- RUSTS
- 91 Across: Long from La. (4)
- HUEY
- 92 Across: Lowest decks (6)
- ORLOPS
- 95 Across: "___ the ramparts . . . " (3)
- OER
- 96 Across: Addicts (5)
- USERS
- 98 Across: Newts (4)
- EFTS
- 99 Across: Refer (6)
- ALLUDE
- 101 Across: By the joint action of (7)
- BETWEEN
- 105 Across: Powell co-star (3)
- LOY
- 106 Across: Portico for Pericles (4)
- STOA
- 107 Across: TOP OFF (21)
- IMSITTINGONOFTHEWORLD
- 115 Across: Spare (4)
- LEAN
- 116 Across: Double curves (5)
- OGEES
- 117 Across: An archangel (5)
- URIEL
- 118 Across: Sign of sorrow (4)
- TEAR
- 119 Across: "Venerable" English scholar (4)
- BEDE
- 120 Across: Coast (5)
- SHORE
- 121 Across: City on the Oka (4)
- OREL
- 122 Across: Site of Hannibal's defeat: 202 B.C. (4)
- ZAMA
- 123 Across: Galena and pyrite (4)
- ORES
- 124 Across: Certain heaters (5)
- ETNAS
- 125 Across: Kind of physician (4)
- META
- 126 Across: Discoverer of heavy hydrogen (4)
- UREY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Catholic calendar (4)
- ORDO
- 2 Down: Rotate (4)
- TURN
- 3 Down: "___ Hagen Girl," Reagan film (4)
- THAT
- 4 Down: NOWHERE (6)
- ORWHEN
- 5 Down: Soldier's gear (7)
- MESSKIT
- 6 Down: Metrical stress (5)
- ICTUS
- 7 Down: Eschew (4)
- SHUN
- 8 Down: Actor Rip (4)
- TORN
- 9 Down: Rod (5)
- STAFF
- 10 Down: Dagger handle (4)
- HILT
- 11 Down: Oriental nurse (4)
- AMAH
- 12 Down: EXCUSE ME (15)
- LOVERCOMEBACKTO
- 13 Down: Utensil on a pencil (6)
- ERASER
- 14 Down: Mimics (5)
- APERS
- 15 Down: Copland ballet (5)
- RODEO
- 16 Down: Poet Wystan Hugh (5)
- AUDEN
- 17 Down: Spoiled children (5)
- BRATS
- 24 Down: HOMELESS (13)
- MYOLDKENTUCKY
- 28 Down: Actress Lanchester (4)
- ELSA
- 29 Down: Durmast or roble (3)
- OAK
- 30 Down: N.M. resort (4)
- TAOS
- 34 Down: Drive away (4)
- SHOO
- 35 Down: Volcano in Iceland (5)
- HEKLA
- 36 Down: CUT IN (10)
- APRILPARIS
- 37 Down: Plaice's place (3)
- SEA
- 38 Down: Groups of troops (5)
- UNITS
- 39 Down: Trade centers (5)
- MARTS
- 40 Down: Turkish title (3)
- AGA
- 43 Down: ALL GONE (15)
- THROUGHTHENIGHT
- 44 Down: DROP KICK (13)
- IGETAOUTOFYOU
- 46 Down: Fuss (3)
- ADO
- 47 Down: SKIP IT (10)
- HADTOBEYOU
- 48 Down: Notion (4)
- IDEA
- 49 Down: Farm structure (4)
- BARN
- 51 Down: Declare (4)
- AVER
- 54 Down: Frog or toad (6)
- ANURAN
- 57 Down: Translation for Caesar's "Veni" (5)
- ICAME
- 58 Down: System of morals (6)
- ETHICS
- 60 Down: City in W France (5)
- NIORT
- 62 Down: Pianist Schumann (5)
- CLARA
- 70 Down: Bestow (4)
- GIVE
- 71 Down: Despot (4)
- TSAR
- 72 Down: Beige (4)
- ECRU
- 74 Down: Challenges (5)
- DARES
- 75 Down: Frolic (5)
- SPORT
- 77 Down: Was human (5)
- ERRED
- 79 Down: Break bread (3)
- EAT
- 82 Down: River through The Broads (4)
- YARE
- 85 Down: "___ Town" (3)
- OUR
- 87 Down: Literary initials (3)
- RLS
- 90 Down: Kugel ingredient (4)
- SUET
- 93 Down: Kneecap (7)
- PATELLA
- 94 Down: Road sign (4)
- SLOW
- 97 Down: Bristly (6)
- SETOSE
- 98 Down: Ages upon ages (3)
- EON
- 100 Down: Founder of Taoism (6)
- LAOTZU
- 101 Down: Finely tempered sword (5)
- BILBO
- 102 Down: Arabian ruler (5)
- EMEER
- 103 Down: Hebrew letter (5)
- TSADE
- 104 Down: Hock and sack (5)
- WINES
- 105 Down: Christie's "Poirot ___ a Client" (5)
- LOSES
- 106 Down: Cookie pan (5)
- SHEET
- 108 Down: Xenon's cousin (4)
- NEON
- 109 Down: City ESE of Erfurt (4)
- GERA
- 110 Down: Out of (4)
- FROM
- 111 Down: Bore (4)
- TIRE
- 112 Down: Construct (4)
- REAR
- 113 Down: Brocaded fabric (4)
- LAME
- 114 Down: Low cart (4)
- DRAY
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