SORE BONES AND SAWBONES - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 10/18/1987. By Alfio Micci.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Poet Nicolson (5)
- ADELA
- 6 Across: Dolphin's cousin (7)
- GRAMPUS
- 13 Across: ___ Lama (5)
- DALAI
- 18 Across: Pliant (6)
- DOCILE
- 20 Across: Reaches (7)
- ATTAINS
- 21 Across: Pattern (6)
- DESIGN
- 22 Across: Start of a four-line verse (21)
- ONHALLOWEENAMEDICSAID
- 25 Across: Accumulated (8)
- STOREDUP
- 26 Across: Santa ___ (3)
- ANA
- 27 Across: Innuit or Yuit (6)
- ESKIMO
- 28 Across: Understand (3)
- GET
- 29 Across: Chuck's follower (5)
- WAGON
- 31 Across: French soul (3)
- AME
- 32 Across: Tongs' partner (6)
- HAMMER
- 36 Across: Ceremonial acts (5)
- RITES
- 37 Across: Saharan (4)
- ARID
- 38 Across: Lummox (3)
- OAF
- 41 Across: Length times width, e.g. (4)
- AREA
- 42 Across: Part of être (4)
- SONT
- 43 Across: Galatea's lover (4)
- ACIS
- 44 Across: Model McPherson (4)
- ELLE
- 45 Across: Second line of verse (21)
- ILLJOINYOUONTHESTREET
- 51 Across: "A ___ cara," Bellini aria (3)
- TEO
- 52 Across: Court allegations (5)
- PLEAS
- 53 Across: Despicable (4)
- VILE
- 54 Across: Teheran native (5)
- IRANI
- 55 Across: Caravansary (3)
- INN
- 56 Across: Bluewing (4)
- TEAL
- 57 Across: Group of six (5)
- HEXAD
- 58 Across: Three sheets to the wind (6)
- STONED
- 59 Across: Choreographer Michael (4)
- KIDD
- 60 Across: Vetches (5)
- TARES
- 61 Across: Mend (4)
- HEAL
- 62 Across: Edit film (6)
- SPLICE
- 65 Across: Judges' garb (5)
- TOGAS
- 66 Across: Marine flier (4)
- TERN
- 67 Across: Summer quaff (3)
- ADE
- 70 Across: Living teddy bear (5)
- KOALA
- 71 Across: Of a hypothetical unit of living matter (4)
- IDIC
- 72 Across: Veranda (5)
- LANAI
- 73 Across: Pedro's aunt (3)
- TIA
- 74 Across: Third line of verse (21)
- IWILLNOTDOTHETRICKING
- 79 Across: Mind, to Marcus (4)
- MENS
- 80 Across: Paris airport (4)
- ORLY
- 81 Across: "An apple ___ . . . " (4)
- ADAY
- 82 Across: Winged (4)
- ALAR
- 83 Across: Opposite of post (3)
- PRE
- 84 Across: Off Broadway award (4)
- OBIE
- 85 Across: Pipe (5)
- BRIAR
- 87 Across: Mower (6)
- SCYTHE
- 89 Across: Wheat, in Grenoble (3)
- BLE
- 90 Across: Brands (5)
- SEARS
- 91 Across: Neckpiece (3)
- BOA
- 92 Across: Kind of path (6)
- BEATEN
- 95 Across: Word with kin or nip (3)
- CAT
- 96 Across: Ode (8)
- CANTICLE
- 101 Across: End of the verse (21)
- ILLJUSTBETHERETOTREAT
- 105 Across: Nimble (6)
- VOLANT
- 106 Across: Was a diarist (7)
- ENTERED
- 107 Across: Strip a whale's blubber (6)
- FLENSE
- 108 Across: Clio or Edgar (5)
- AWARD
- 109 Across: Certain motel fee (7)
- DAYRATE
- 110 Across: Tallinn natives (5)
- ESTHS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Brouhahas (4)
- ADOS
- 2 Down: Mama's imperative (4)
- DONT
- 3 Down: Repeat (4)
- ECHO
- 4 Down: Kind of dice (4)
- LIAR
- 5 Down: Purport (6)
- ALLEGE
- 6 Down: Stare openmouthed (4)
- GAWP
- 7 Down: Map abbr. (3)
- RTE
- 8 Down: Munched (3)
- ATE
- 9 Down: Run (6)
- MANAGE
- 10 Down: Instruments for Ax and Watts (6)
- PIANOS
- 11 Down: Deprive, in a way (5)
- UNMAN
- 12 Down: Compass pt. (3)
- SSE
- 13 Down: Adorned (6)
- DECKED
- 14 Down: Holly of Dixie (4)
- ASSI
- 15 Down: Writer O'Flaherty (4)
- LIAM
- 16 Down: Comfort, in Calabria (4)
- AGIO
- 17 Down: Neither Rep. nor Dem. (3)
- IND
- 19 Down: Church official (5)
- ELDER
- 21 Down: Fire (7)
- DISMISS
- 23 Down: Ump's cry (3)
- OUT
- 24 Down: Hon (6)
- DEARIE
- 29 Down: Bowery figures (5)
- WINOS
- 30 Down: Aleutian isle (4)
- ATTU
- 32 Down: "Katie Went to ___": C. Porter (5)
- HAITI
- 33 Down: "Stormy Weather" composer (5)
- ARLEN
- 34 Down: Casaba (5)
- MELON
- 35 Down: Army off. (3)
- MAJ
- 36 Down: Queenly (5)
- ROYAL
- 37 Down: Yearned (5)
- ACHED
- 38 Down: N.Y. city (5)
- OLEAN
- 39 Down: Coeur d'___, Idaho (5)
- ALENE
- 40 Down: Malodorous (5)
- FETID
- 42 Down: Sam of links fame (5)
- SNEAD
- 43 Down: World supporter (5)
- ATLAS
- 44 Down: Flynn of flicks (5)
- ERROL
- 46 Down: Kind of illusion (7)
- OPTICAL
- 47 Down: ___ la Cité (5)
- ILEDE
- 48 Down: Ham it up (7)
- OVERACT
- 49 Down: Puts thumbs down (5)
- NIXES
- 50 Down: Immense (7)
- TITANIC
- 57 Down: Sacred: Comb. form (5)
- HAGIO
- 58 Down: Oriental hostelry (5)
- SERAI
- 59 Down: Prevents publication of (5)
- KILLS
- 60 Down: Hot drink (5)
- TODDY
- 61 Down: Unit of inductance (5)
- HENRY
- 62 Down: Cut corners (5)
- SKIMP
- 63 Down: Capability (5)
- POWER
- 64 Down: Woolen cloth (5)
- LAINE
- 65 Down: Legal paper (5)
- TITLE
- 66 Down: Turkic language (5)
- TATAR
- 67 Down: Inclining (5)
- ATILT
- 68 Down: Alice's cat (5)
- DINAH
- 69 Down: Tidal flood (5)
- EAGRE
- 72 Down: Namesakes of Clytemnestra's mother (5)
- LEDAS
- 75 Down: "This was the ___ Roman . . . ": Shak. (7)
- NOBLEST
- 76 Down: Help to adjust (6)
- ORIENT
- 77 Down: Long-running Broadway musical (4)
- HAIR
- 78 Down: Round Table knight (3)
- KAY
- 84 Down: Deaden (6)
- OBTUND
- 85 Down: Star of "Shampoo" (6)
- BEATTY
- 86 Down: Cronkite successor (6)
- RATHER
- 87 Down: What "Mac" means (5)
- SONOF
- 88 Down: Guernseys (6)
- CATTLE
- 90 Down: "Aida" segment (5)
- SCENA
- 91 Down: Leatherwing (3)
- BAT
- 92 Down: Cuff (4)
- BLOW
- 93 Down: Singer Logan (4)
- ELLA
- 94 Down: Discordant (4)
- AJAR
- 96 Down: Surrender formally (4)
- CEDE
- 97 Down: Piques (4)
- IRES
- 98 Down: Copper (4)
- CENT
- 99 Down: Castigate (4)
- LASH
- 100 Down: Vous ___ (4)
- ETES
- 101 Down: Marsh elder (3)
- IVA
- 102 Down: Partner of board (3)
- BED
- 103 Down: Roman or Christian (3)
- ERA
- 104 Down: Macerate (3)
- RET
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