TITLE TRANSFERS - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 142 clues). Published 7/21/1985. By Tap Osborn.

Classic newspaper crossword from the archive. About our puzzle library.

Want to try solving it yourself first? Play this puzzle

Across Answers

1 Across: Ziti or vermicelli (5)
PASTA
6 Across: A pal of Curly (3)
MOE
9 Across: Reasoning power (3)
WIT
12 Across: F.D.R.'s predecessor (3)
HCH
15 Across: Word in a Maugham title (3)
ALE
18 Across: Namesakes of a wife of Esau (5)
ADAHS
19 Across: He wrote "Steps in Time" (7)
ASTAIRE
21 Across: Jinni summoner (7)
ALADDIN
23 Across: "Man on the Run" (13)
TALESOFHATTAN
25 Across: Most chary (7)
WARIEST
26 Across: Rampant fear (8)
HYSTERIA
27 Across: "Stolen Hours" (12)
THEDESPERATE
29 Across: Silkworm (4)
ERIA
30 Across: Apple dish (3)
PIE
31 Across: Erie-to-Buffalo dir. (3)
ENE
32 Across: European yard (5)
METER
33 Across: Wading birds (6)
STILTS
36 Across: Two shakes (3)
SEC
37 Across: Kind of shrew (3)
ERD
38 Across: Col., e.g. (3)
SCH
39 Across: Determination (4)
WILL
40 Across: Kind of dough or ball (4)
SOUR
42 Across: Common contract (5)
LEASE
45 Across: Game-stopping word (4)
TIME
48 Across: Touched down (4)
ALIT
49 Across: "A Loss of Roses" (12)
AREREDMYLOVE
53 Across: Lon's follower (3)
NOL
54 Across: Flash of light (5)
GLEAM
56 Across: Have a real crush on (5)
ADORE
57 Across: Burstyn or Drew (5)
ELLEN
58 Across: Trevi number (3)
TRE
59 Across: Fate (3)
LOT
61 Across: Represent (5)
ENACT
63 Across: True grit (4)
SAND
64 Across: Bad actor (3)
HAM
65 Across: Advice to a toper (7)
SOBERUP
69 Across: Furor (5)
STORM
71 Across: Herzog is one (7)
ISRAELI
73 Across: Onassis nickname (3)
ARI
74 Across: Jack from Miami, Ariz. (4)
ELAM
76 Across: Concert hall (5)
ODEUM
78 Across: Bouncer's cry (3)
OUT
79 Across: In back of (3)
FOR
80 Across: "The ___ delicate": Shak. (5)
AIRIS
82 Across: Insect: Comb. form (5)
ENTOM
84 Across: Gypsy or Bedouin (5)
NOMAD
88 Across: To boot (3)
AND
89 Across: "Breaking Away" (12)
UPISHARDTODO
92 Across: Chibchan (4)
RAMA
93 Across: Ginseng or licorice (4)
ROOT
95 Across: "Father of Lies" (5)
SATAN
96 Across: Sei's cousin (4)
ORCA
97 Across: Theater sign (4)
EXIT
98 Across: Evergreen (3)
FIR
100 Across: Nabokov heroine (3)
ADA
101 Across: Chemical suffix (3)
ANE
102 Across: One of the Four Horsemen (6)
FAMINE
104 Across: Composer Jule (5)
STYNE
106 Across: About 14 gallons in Budapest (3)
AKO
107 Across: No and J (3)
DRS
108 Across: Political worker (4)
AIDE
109 Across: "Fallen Angel" (12)
LOOKHOMEWARD
112 Across: School gathering (8)
ASSEMBLY
116 Across: Rival (7)
EMULATE
117 Across: "Lost Horizon" (13)
BEYONDTHEBLUE
119 Across: Diplomatic cooling off (7)
DETENTE
120 Across: Acid dye (7)
ORANGER
121 Across: She started with Stiller (5)
MEARA
122 Across: Husher's word (3)
SSH
123 Across: Mild British oath (3)
GOR
124 Across: Greek letters (3)
XIS
125 Across: Numéro ___ (3)
UNO
126 Across: Mlles., in Madrid (5)
SRTAS

Down Answers

1 Down: Footway (4)
PATH
2 Down: "An apple ___ . . . " (4)
ADAY
3 Down: Mineo and Bando (4)
SALS
4 Down: "The Secret Heart" (11)
THETELLTALE
5 Down: Proclaim (6)
ASSERT
6 Down: Rackets rulers (5)
MAFIA
7 Down: Work-safety agcy. (4)
OSHA
8 Down: Between zeta and theta (3)
ETA
9 Down: Willow twig (5)
WITHE
10 Down: Dies ___ (4)
IRAE
11 Down: "Scarf up the ___ . . . ": Shak. (9)
TENDEREYE
12 Down: Ship's bow area (5)
HAWSE
13 Down: Sharp sound (4)
CLAP
14 Down: Male seals' surrounders (6)
HAREMS
15 Down: "Fugitive Family" (11)
ADEATHINTHE
16 Down: Schedule, in Metz (5)
LISTE
17 Down: Word of welcome (5)
ENTER
20 Down: Tall story (5)
ATTIC
22 Down: What Forman and Huston do (6)
DIRECT
24 Down: State north of Madras (6)
ORISSA
28 Down: Most desirable of goals (7)
ENDALLS
30 Down: Outdoor stairways (7)
PERRONS
33 Down: Hook's booty (4)
SWAG
34 Down: Money holder (4)
TILL
35 Down: U.S. Open tennis victor over Arthur: 1972 (4)
ILIE
36 Down: Fashion fabric (5)
SUEDE
37 Down: Shade tree (3)
ELM
41 Down: Old English money (3)
ORA
43 Down: Town in Kenya (5)
SOLAI
44 Down: Nevertheless (6)
EVENSO
46 Down: Lesson of a sort (5)
MORAL
47 Down: Resin used in making ink (5)
ELEMI
50 Down: Muse of mime (5)
ERATO
51 Down: C.I.A. tool (7)
DECODER
52 Down: Gridiron sweep (6)
ENDRUN
55 Down: Actress Jeanne (6)
MOREAU
60 Down: Signs of spring (6)
TULIPS
62 Down: Course (5)
TREND
65 Down: Moslem's second month (5)
SAFAR
66 Down: Vallee college town (5)
ORONO
67 Down: "Sweet Hostage" (11)
BIRDOFYOUTH
68 Down: Utah-Ariz. river (5)
PARIA
70 Down: Central issues (7)
MUTTONS
72 Down: "Escape by Night" (11)
ATOREMEMBER
75 Down: Error (7)
MISTAKE
77 Down: Part of M.T.M. (5)
MOORE
81 Down: Spar with nobody (9)
SHADOWBOX
83 Down: Year in Pope Clement VIII's era (3)
MDC
85 Down: Fashion word (4)
MAXI
86 Down: Lebanon's ___ Gemayel (4)
AMIN
87 Down: Palm fruit (4)
DATE
90 Down: Library treasures (3)
ANA
91 Down: Big and clumsy (6)
OAFISH
94 Down: Gentle sound (6)
TINKLE
99 Down: Change a tapestry (6)
REHANG
101 Down: A son of Caleb (5)
ARDON
103 Down: Revokes a legacy (6)
ADEEMS
104 Down: Coasters (5)
SLEDS
105 Down: Volumes (5)
TOMES
106 Down: Caliph's cousin (5)
AMEER
107 Down: Rosaceous plant (5)
DRYAS
108 Down: Texas pro (5)
ASTRO
110 Down: Kruger or Bismarck (4)
OTTO
111 Down: Gas: Comb. form (4)
AERI
112 Down: South Yemen's gulf (4)
ADEN
113 Down: Baa (4)
BLAT
114 Down: Brain orifice (4)
LURA
115 Down: Affirmative votes (4)
YEAS
118 Down: Annamese measure of length (3)
NGU

Ready to play?

Try solving this puzzle yourself, or explore more crosswords.