YULETIDE SPIRIT - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 12/22/1985. By John M. Samson.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Comedienne Peggy (4)
- CASS
- 5 Across: First V.P. (5)
- ADAMS
- 10 Across: Floridian Reubin (5)
- ASKEW
- 15 Across: Jezebel's husband (4)
- AHAB
- 19 Across: Arthur from Richmond (4)
- ASHE
- 20 Across: Olympic locale of 1988 (5)
- KOREA
- 21 Across: Maui neighbor (5)
- LANAI
- 22 Across: PBS show (4)
- NOVA
- 23 Across: Yule gifts from Bigfoot? (16)
- STOCKINGSTUFFERS
- 26 Across: Superficial (4)
- GLIB
- 27 Across: Kind of jelly (7)
- CURRANT
- 28 Across: Yes follower (6)
- SIRREE
- 29 Across: Unfold (6)
- EVOLVE
- 31 Across: Vermont's ___ Creek (5)
- OTTER
- 32 Across: "Ain't She Sweet?" composer (4)
- AGER
- 33 Across: Polite Post (5)
- EMILY
- 34 Across: Cosmetician Lauder (5)
- ESTEE
- 36 Across: Located (5)
- SITED
- 38 Across: Foretold (8)
- PRESAGED
- 41 Across: Interwove (8)
- ENTWINED
- 43 Across: Appomattox name (5)
- GRANT
- 44 Across: Gorky river (3)
- OKA
- 45 Across: Book ascribed to St. Luke (4)
- ACTS
- 48 Across: Bears' founder (5)
- HALAS
- 49 Across: Busch and Marsh of films (4)
- MAES
- 50 Across: Shoelace tag (5)
- AGLET
- 52 Across: Startling sound (3)
- BOO
- 53 Across: Water-polo team (5)
- SEVEN
- 54 Across: Regal Egyptian name (6)
- RAMSES
- 56 Across: ___-mémoire (4)
- AIDE
- 57 Across: Cambridgeshire's Isle of ___ (3)
- ELY
- 58 Across: Birdhouse dweller (4)
- WREN
- 59 Across: Title in Bangalore (5)
- RANEE
- 60 Across: Yuletide drink (4)
- NOGG
- 62 Across: Weatherwax's collie (6)
- LASSIE
- 64 Across: Cocked hat (7)
- TRICORN
- 66 Across: Pres. Ford, e.g. (6)
- OMAHAN
- 69 Across: Jot (4)
- IOTA
- 70 Across: "Unsafe at Any Speed" author (5)
- NADER
- 71 Across: What Claus is coming to (4)
- TOWN
- 73 Across: Singer's syllable (3)
- TRA
- 74 Across: Choreographer White (4)
- ONNA
- 76 Across: Dawdle (6)
- LOITER
- 78 Across: TV talk-show hostess Freeman (5)
- SANDI
- 79 Across: Unit for Steve Cram (3)
- LAP
- 80 Across: Aquarium fish (5)
- TETRA
- 82 Across: Some noncoms (4)
- SGTS
- 83 Across: Pole in a Gaelic game (5)
- CABER
- 84 Across: Nabors role (4)
- PYLE
- 85 Across: Suffix for sheep (3)
- ISH
- 86 Across: Questionable (5)
- FISHY
- 88 Across: Circus-parade sight (8)
- CALLIOPE
- 90 Across: "Hurry!" (8)
- STEPONIT
- 92 Across: Actor Markham (5)
- MONTE
- 93 Across: "Ariel" poet (5)
- PLATH
- 96 Across: Originated (5)
- AROSE
- 97 Across: Touch down (4)
- LAND
- 98 Across: Hood's missile (5)
- ARROW
- 100 Across: Idaho, e.g. (6)
- POTATO
- 102 Across: Sally (6)
- SORTIE
- 104 Across: Southwestern saloon (7)
- CANTINA
- 106 Across: High: Comb. form (4)
- ALTI
- 107 Across: Buddy Rich, at three? (16)
- LITTLEDRUMMERBOY
- 110 Across: Redolent garlands (4)
- LEIS
- 111 Across: A sister of Clio (5)
- ERATO
- 112 Across: Evans of "Dynasty" (5)
- LINDA
- 113 Across: Receive a stipend (4)
- EARN
- 114 Across: Nutmeg product (4)
- MACE
- 115 Across: American saint (5)
- SETON
- 116 Across: Hanker (5)
- YEARN
- 117 Across: More (4)
- ELSE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Portland's bay (5)
- CASCO
- 2 Down: Wily (6)
- ASTUTE
- 3 Down: Attire for Wilander (6)
- SHORTS
- 4 Down: Hides (8)
- SECRETES
- 5 Down: Similar (4)
- AKIN
- 6 Down: "I ___ Care," 1905 song (4)
- DONT
- 7 Down: Rosario loc. (3)
- ARG
- 8 Down: Hodgepodge (4)
- MESS
- 9 Down: Gluts (8)
- SATIATES
- 10 Down: Southwestern N.Y. university (6)
- ALFRED
- 11 Down: Morley of TV (5)
- SAFER
- 12 Down: Kind of jerk (4)
- KNEE
- 13 Down: Mug's lug (3)
- EAR
- 14 Down: "Star Trek" principals? (7)
- WISEMEN
- 15 Down: Zambian neighbor (6)
- ANGOLA
- 16 Down: Advice to a hall decorator? (14)
- HOLLYGOLIGHTLY
- 17 Down: Tel ___ (4)
- AVIV
- 18 Down: Crèche cynosure (4)
- BABE
- 24 Down: Black in "Nashville" (5)
- KAREN
- 25 Down: Exhorted (5)
- URGED
- 30 Down: ACTION program (5)
- VISTA
- 33 Down: Wipe out (5)
- ERASE
- 35 Down: Heavenly (8)
- ETHEREAL
- 36 Down: Song new parents long for? (11)
- SILENTNIGHT
- 37 Down: ___ instant (immediately) (4)
- INAN
- 38 Down: How every Santa should look? (11)
- PRESENTABLE
- 39 Down: Supplemented, with "out" (4)
- EKED
- 40 Down: Coin inscription (4)
- DATE
- 42 Down: Roller (4)
- WAVE
- 43 Down: Winning hit, in baseball lingo (5)
- GAMER
- 45 Down: Second son (4)
- ABEL
- 46 Down: ___ di Rienzi, Roman orator (4)
- COLA
- 47 Down: Hellman's Christmas Eve work? (14)
- TOYSINTHEATTIC
- 49 Down: Lord's residence (5)
- MANOR
- 51 Down: Dippy or dotty (4)
- GAGA
- 53 Down: Loretta from Passaic (4)
- SWIT
- 54 Down: Heiden's skate (5)
- RACER
- 55 Down: Spring-blooming herb (8)
- SNOWDROP
- 59 Down: Fair attractions (5)
- RIDES
- 61 Down: Hawks' Georgian home (4)
- OMNI
- 63 Down: Hang glide (4)
- SOAR
- 65 Down: Like a flophouse (5)
- RATTY
- 67 Down: Russian sea (4)
- ARAL
- 68 Down: Scruff (4)
- NAPE
- 72 Down: "The ___ Love Belongs . . . ": Kahn-Jones (4)
- ONEI
- 74 Down: N.B.A.'s Birdsong (4)
- OTIS
- 75 Down: Retreat (4)
- NEST
- 77 Down: Actor Davis (5)
- OSSIE
- 78 Down: 'Tis the seasoning to be chary of (4)
- SALT
- 81 Down: In progress (5)
- AFOOT
- 83 Down: How Frank speaks? (8)
- CANDIDLY
- 84 Down: Place for a partridge? (8)
- PEARTREE
- 87 Down: They comfort heels (7)
- INSOLES
- 88 Down: Actor in "Tony Rome" (5)
- CONTE
- 89 Down: Santa's alternative vehicle? (5)
- PLANE
- 91 Down: "___ the Lord" (6)
- PRAISE
- 92 Down: A Jackson brother (6)
- MARLON
- 94 Down: Clannish, in a way (6)
- TRIBAL
- 95 Down: Tee privileges (6)
- HONORS
- 97 Down: Numbers game (5)
- LOTTO
- 99 Down: Levi of the links (5)
- WAYNE
- 100 Down: Victorious symbol (4)
- PALM
- 101 Down: Olive genus (4)
- OLEA
- 102 Down: Thermo follower (4)
- STAT
- 103 Down: Buffalo's county (4)
- ERIE
- 104 Down: U.S.N.A. rank below capt. (4)
- CMDR
- 105 Down: "___ Called Peter," 1955 movie (4)
- AMAN
- 108 Down: Exasperation (3)
- IRE
- 109 Down: "Faerie Queene" damsel (3)
- UNA
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