THE IN CROWD - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 170 clues). Published 5/8/1988. By Bette Sue Cohen.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Riata (5)
- LASSO
- 6 Across: Respond to stimuli (5)
- REACT
- 11 Across: Set the oven at 350° (4)
- BAKE
- 15 Across: Franks' accompaniment (5)
- BEANS
- 20 Across: Fill with joy (5)
- ELATE
- 21 Across: Nobelist in Literature: 1976 (6)
- BELLOW
- 22 Across: Actor in "Support Your Local Sheriff!" (4)
- ELAM
- 23 Across: "Creatures that by a ___ nature teach": Shak. (5)
- RULEIN
- 24 Across: Physicist born on March 14, 1879 (12)
- ALBERTEINSTEIN
- 26 Across: Kentuckey Derby winner: 1980 (10)
- GENUINERISK
- 28 Across: Fishing net (4)
- SEINE
- 29 Across: "___ a Kick Out of You" (4)
- IGET
- 30 Across: Norwegian monetary unit (5)
- KRONE
- 32 Across: Chirp (5)
- TWEET
- 33 Across: Watched (4)
- EYED
- 34 Across: Bustle (4)
- TODO
- 35 Across: List of candidates (5)
- SLATE
- 36 Across: Seven-day cycle (4)
- WEEK
- 37 Across: Depth charge (3)
- CAN
- 38 Across: Recording in writing (5)
- NOTING
- 40 Across: Deep-seated (7)
- INGRAINED
- 44 Across: Opined (8)
- RECKONED
- 49 Across: Cayuga, Seneca, etc. (10)
- FINGERLAKES
- 53 Across: "Ben ___," 1959 film (3)
- HUR
- 54 Across: Apportions (6)
- ALLOTS
- 55 Across: Actor in "Scarface": 1932 (4)
- RAFT
- 57 Across: More profound (6)
- DEEPER
- 58 Across: Goddess of women and marriage (4)
- HERA
- 59 Across: For the most part (5)
- MAINLY
- 60 Across: ___ Major (5)
- CANIS
- 61 Across: ___ on (trampled) (4)
- TROD
- 62 Across: Gene Anthony Ray's role in "Fame" (5)
- LEROY
- 63 Across: A 1492 vessel (4)
- PINTA
- 64 Across: Outpatient facility (5)
- CLINIC
- 65 Across: Bear (5)
- STAND
- 67 Across: Bell-shaped flower (5)
- TULIP
- 68 Across: Archdiocese (3)
- SEE
- 69 Across: Word with wave or trust (4)
- BRAIN
- 70 Across: Interlace (6)
- ENTWINE
- 72 Across: Sharp-crested ridge (5)
- ARETE
- 73 Across: Condense (7)
- ABRIDGE
- 76 Across: Architects' org. (3)
- AIA
- 77 Across: Clothing (7)
- RAIMENT
- 80 Across: Moslem faith (5)
- ISLAM
- 81 Across: Folding (6)
- LAPPING
- 84 Across: Nurtured (4)
- BRED
- 85 Across: Cut with an ax (3)
- HEW
- 88 Across: Barrel part (5)
- STAVE
- 89 Across: Actress in "The Big Chill" (5)
- CLOSE
- 90 Across: "Forever ___," Winsor novel (5)
- AMBER
- 92 Across: Author of "Rosemary's Baby" (4)
- LEVIN
- 93 Across: "___ you do?" (5)
- HOWDO
- 94 Across: Oscar winner for "Moonstruck" (4)
- CHER
- 95 Across: Got on one's feet (5)
- STOOD
- 96 Across: Carpenter's activity (5)
- SAWING
- 97 Across: Medicinal plant (4)
- ALOE
- 98 Across: Coquettes (6)
- FLIRTS
- 100 Across: "Thanks ___!" (4)
- ALOT
- 101 Across: " . . . there is ___ and a great man . . . ": II Samuel (6)
- APRINCE
- 102 Across: Wedding response (3)
- IDO
- 103 Across: U.S. women's singles champion: 1979 and 1981 (10)
- TRACYAUSTIN
- 105 Across: Interwove (8)
- THREADED
- 107 Across: River in southern Alberta (7)
- REDDEER
- 109 Across: ___ to (adheres) (5)
- CLINGS
- 111 Across: First ___ (3)
- AID
- 112 Across: Emit smoke (4)
- REEK
- 113 Across: Raid (5)
- FORAY
- 115 Across: D.C. group (4)
- CONG
- 117 Across: West German river (4)
- SAAR
- 121 Across: Journalist-author Alexander (5)
- SHANA
- 123 Across: Brazilian seaport (5)
- BELEM
- 124 Across: Mascara recipient (4)
- LASH
- 125 Across: Musical vamp (4)
- INTRO
- 126 Across: "Crisis" publisher: 1776-83 (10)
- THOMASPAINE
- 128 Across: Pool V.I.P. (12)
- MINNESOTAFATS
- 132 Across: Label again (5)
- RETAG
- 133 Across: Singer James (4)
- ETTA
- 134 Across: Meantime (6)
- INTERIM
- 135 Across: Newmar or Andrews (5)
- JULIE
- 136 Across: Test choice (5)
- FALSE
- 137 Across: Part of Y.W.C.A. (4)
- ASSN
- 138 Across: Prado display (5)
- GOYAS
- 139 Across: Absquatulates (5)
- FLEES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Tenant's document (5)
- LEASE
- 2 Down: Bowling lane (5)
- ALLEY
- 3 Down: Italic language (5)
- SABINE
- 4 Down: Spirited horse (5)
- STEED
- 5 Down: "___ the ramparts . . . " (3)
- OER
- 6 Down: Checked (5)
- REINED
- 7 Down: Howard of baseball fame (6)
- ELSTON
- 8 Down: Hgt. (3)
- ALT
- 9 Down: "Producer's Showcase" producer (3)
- COE
- 10 Down: Instant (7)
- TWINKLING
- 11 Down: Sired (5)
- BEGOT
- 12 Down: Coeur d'___, Idaho (5)
- ALENE
- 13 Down: Welles role (4)
- KANE
- 14 Down: Flightless bird (3)
- EMU
- 15 Down: ___ yeast (vitamin source) (7)
- BREWERS
- 16 Down: Calif.'s motto (6)
- EUREKA
- 17 Down: "I cannot tell ___" (4)
- ALIE
- 18 Down: Nutcracker's suite (4)
- NEST
- 19 Down: Where to find a drip? (3)
- SINK
- 21 Down: Depart! (6)
- BEGONE
- 25 Down: Children of Uranus and Gaea (6)
- TITANS
- 27 Down: 0, e.g. (6)
- INTEGER
- 31 Down: Prevailed uncontrollably (5)
- RAGED
- 35 Down: Is frugal (5)
- STINTS
- 36 Down: Nictitated (5)
- WINKED
- 37 Down: French president: 1954-59 (4)
- COTY
- 39 Down: Function (6)
- OFFICE
- 41 Down: Play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (12)
- INHERITTHEWIND
- 42 Down: Sixth-largest continent (6)
- EUROPE
- 43 Down: Wagon with detachable sides (4)
- DRAY
- 44 Down: Highway exits (5)
- RAMPS
- 45 Down: May or Stritch (5)
- ELAINE
- 46 Down: Carmel V.I.P. (12)
- CLINTEASTWOOD
- 47 Down: Caffeine-rich nut (4)
- KOLA
- 48 Down: Flowing off gradually (6)
- DRAINING
- 50 Down: Keep (5)
- RETAIN
- 51 Down: "Brigadoon" lyricist (6)
- LERNER
- 52 Down: Footless animal (4)
- APOD
- 56 Down: Black bird (3)
- ANI
- 58 Down: Hayes or Traubel (5)
- HELEN
- 60 Down: Clothed (4)
- CLAD
- 62 Down: Enticed (5)
- LURED
- 64 Down: Robbery or arson (5)
- CRIME
- 65 Down: Short plant stalk (5)
- STIPE
- 66 Down: "A Tramp Abroad" writer (4)
- TWAIN
- 67 Down: More subdued (5)
- TAMER
- 69 Down: Hired assassin (5)
- BRAVO
- 71 Down: Siestas (4)
- NAPS
- 74 Down: Leaf (5)
- BLADE
- 75 Down: A Queen (6)
- ELLERY
- 78 Down: Costello's partner (6)
- ABBOTT
- 79 Down: Angered (4)
- IRED
- 80 Down: Beloved of Tristram (6)
- ISOLDE
- 82 Down: Artery (5)
- AORTA
- 83 Down: A gun inventor (6)
- GATLING
- 86 Down: Show (5)
- EVINCE
- 87 Down: Alar (5)
- WINGED
- 89 Down: Stylish (4)
- CHIC
- 91 Down: King Guzzle's kingdom (3)
- MOO
- 92 Down: Actor Teeter (4)
- LARA
- 93 Down: Hit musical of the 60's (4)
- HAIR
- 94 Down: "American Bandstand" host (5)
- CLARK
- 95 Down: Smooth (5)
- SATINY
- 96 Down: Made haste (4)
- SPED
- 98 Down: "___ the breeze . . . " (6)
- FREEAS
- 99 Down: Monetary unit of Ecuador (5)
- SUCRE
- 101 Down: Correctly (6)
- ARIGHT
- 103 Down: Of adolescents (7)
- TEENAGE
- 104 Down: Activity for Sam Snead? (7)
- SLAMMING
- 106 Down: Two-wheeled carriage (6)
- HANSOM
- 108 Down: Albee products (6)
- DRAMAS
- 110 Down: Outer coat enclosing the eyeball (6)
- SCLERA
- 113 Down: Makes a pretense of (5)
- FEINTS
- 114 Down: N.Y. city (5)
- OLEAN
- 116 Down: Watering place (5)
- OASIS
- 117 Down: Wicked (5)
- SINFUL
- 118 Down: Start of a Dickens title (5)
- ATALE
- 119 Down: Ade book: 1896 (5)
- ARTIE
- 120 Down: Annual Pasadena display (5)
- ROSES
- 121 Down: Queens stadium (4)
- SHEA
- 122 Down: "The ___ Baltimore," Wilson play (4)
- HOTL
- 123 Down: Leatherwings (4)
- BATS
- 126 Down: Type of bus ticket: Abbr. (3)
- TRF
- 127 Down: Thimblerig object (3)
- PEA
- 129 Down: Division word (3)
- INTO
- 130 Down: Marshal of France: 1804 (3)
- NEY
- 131 Down: Famed racecar driver's monogram (3)
- AJF
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