REDUNDANCIES - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 6/15/1986. By Richard Silvestri.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Meals for dieters (6)
SALADS
7 Across: "The Heart of Dixie" (7)
ALABAMA
14 Across: Something to drive (5)
SCREW
19 Across: Dramatic principles (7)
UNITIES
21 Across: Crusader's foe (7)
SARACEN
22 Across: One-for-one transaction (5)
TRADE
23 Across: Trap (7)
ENSNARE
24 Across: Artificially formal (7)
STILTED
25 Across: Shortstop's asset (5)
RANGE
26 Across: Carried (5)
TOTED
27 Across: Jalousie feature (4)
SLAT
28 Across: Angled a plane (6)
BANKED
29 Across: Ethiopian prince (3)
RAS
31 Across: First of the cardinals (3)
ONE
32 Across: Palmist's words (4)
ISEE
34 Across: Downy duck (5)
EIDER
35 Across: N.T. book (3)
EPH
36 Across: Dark red rope (12)
MAROONSTRAND
40 Across: Cold and wet (4)
DANK
43 Across: Coward (4)
NOEL
45 Across: Literary snippets (3)
ANA
46 Across: Where Perry triumphed (4)
ERIE
47 Across: Large cask (3)
TUN
48 Across: Curved molding (4)
OGEE
49 Across: Undresses combos (11)
STRIPSBANDS
53 Across: Bog down (4)
MIRE
54 Across: Member of a German noble house (4)
WELF
55 Across: Cape Canaveral letters (4)
NASA
56 Across: Cob or cock (4)
MALE
57 Across: Feel intuitively (5)
SENSE
58 Across: Settles down snugly (7)
NESTLES
60 Across: Invoice (4)
BILL
61 Across: Stores fodder (7)
SILAGES
63 Across: Idyll maker (4)
POET
64 Across: Agree (5)
TALLY
65 Across: ___ impasse (4)
ATAN
66 Across: End of a freight (7)
CABOOSE
69 Across: Reformer Jacob (4)
RIIS
70 Across: Laura Lee Hope's ___ Twins (7)
BOBBSEY
74 Across: Scrap a mission (5)
ABORT
75 Across: Merit (4)
EARN
76 Across: Cauda (4)
TAIL
78 Across: Heine's "___ Troll" (4)
ATTA
79 Across: Proximate (4)
NEXT
80 Across: Heading for April (11)
SPRINGBOUND
83 Across: River to the Mosel (4)
SAAR
84 Across: Seidel filler (3)
ALE
85 Across: Dismounted (4)
ALIT
86 Across: Go amiss (3)
ERR
87 Across: Black, to Blake (4)
EBON
88 Across: Not so much (4)
LESS
90 Across: Transports sailboats by jitney (12)
BUSSESSMACKS
96 Across: Practice deception (3)
LIE
97 Across: Wise ones (5)
SAGES
99 Across: Location (4)
SITE
100 Across: Impertinent talk (3)
LIP
101 Across: Windup (3)
END
102 Across: Whirlybird (6)
COPTER
104 Across: One of Chaney's thousand (4)
FACE
106 Across: "___ Me," 1931 song (5)
ALLOF
108 Across: Violently (5)
AMAIN
109 Across: Compunction (7)
REMORSE
112 Across: First letter (7)
INITIAL
115 Across: ___ Haute (5)
TERRE
116 Across: Had the lead (7)
STARRED
117 Across: Mallorca's neighbor (7)
MENORCA
118 Across: Start of an attack (5)
ONSET
119 Across: Having left a will (7)
TESTATE
120 Across: Judged (6)
DEEMED

Down Answers

1 Down: Take to court (3)
SUE
2 Down: Miller of dancing fame (3)
ANN
3 Down: Catalogues cobblers' items (10)
LISTSHEELS
4 Down: Periodic-table listing: Abbr. (4)
ATNO
5 Down: One-celled alga (6)
DIATOM
6 Down: Evening love song (6)
SERENA
7 Down: The law, to Mr. Bumble (3)
ASS
8 Down: Relative of long. (3)
LAT
9 Down: Originates (6)
ARISES
10 Down: Tallchief's forte (6)
BALLET
11 Down: Proceedings (4)
ACTA
12 Down: Become acquainted (4)
MEET
13 Down: Moreover (3)
AND
14 Down: Cremona instrument (5)
STRAD
15 Down: Stretched one's neck (6)
CRANED
16 Down: Indecent reprimand (10)
RANKRATING
17 Down: Nose out (4)
EDGE
18 Down: Garden undesirable (4)
WEED
20 Down: Passover feast (5)
SEDER
28 Down: Waits (5)
BIDES
29 Down: Fame (6)
RENOWN
30 Down: Highest point of orbit (6)
APOGEE
32 Down: Old Greek region (5)
IONIA
33 Down: Photo (4)
SNAP
34 Down: Beloved of Geraint (4)
ENID
37 Down: Bireme gear (4)
OARS
38 Down: In truth (6)
REALLY
39 Down: "Where the Bee Sucks" composer (4)
ARNE
41 Down: Nightingale, for one (5)
NURSE
42 Down: Strike-zone boundary (5)
KNEES
44 Down: Sailed (8)
LEFTPORT
49 Down: Old daggers (5)
SNEES
50 Down: Distinguishing flavor (5)
TASTE
51 Down: Like Mona Lisa (7)
SMILING
52 Down: Fancy dances (5)
BALLS
53 Down: Average foundation (8)
MEANBASE
57 Down: Piece of concrete (4)
SLAB
59 Down: Spoils (4)
LOOT
60 Down: Scottish son (5)
BAIRN
61 Down: Salk contemporary (5)
SABIN
62 Down: "___ you so" (5)
ITOLD
64 Down: Characteristics (6)
TRAITS
66 Down: De Lesseps achievement (5)
CANAL
67 Down: White poplar (5)
ABELE
68 Down: Puts poles in cartons (10)
BOXESSPARS
71 Down: Barn-building company (10)
STABLEFIRM
72 Down: ___ shrdlu (printer's slug) (6)
ETAOIN
73 Down: Told stories (6)
YARNED
75 Down: Goddess of discord (4)
ERIS
76 Down: The Velvet Fog (5)
TORME
77 Down: Invisible emanation (4)
AURA
80 Down: Cavalry side arm (5)
SABER
81 Down: Added to (4)
PLUS
82 Down: Optimum (4)
BEST
89 Down: Pope's "The Dunciad," e.g. (6)
SATIRE
91 Down: Armed guard (6)
ESCORT
92 Down: Mountain chain (6)
SIERRA
93 Down: Demand as due (5)
CLAIM
94 Down: Baked bricks (6)
KILNED
95 Down: Feather key (6)
SPLINE
98 Down: Civet's relative (5)
GENET
102 Down: Roman censor (4)
CATO
103 Down: Augury (4)
OMEN
104 Down: Gala entertainment (4)
FETE
105 Down: One of a Latin trio (4)
AMAS
107 Down: Nebraska Indian (4)
OTOE
109 Down: Threesome after Q (3)
RST
110 Down: Complete collection (3)
SET
111 Down: Netherlands city (3)
EDE
113 Down: Royal-flush necessity (3)
ACE
114 Down: Terhune dog (3)
LAD

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