A- - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 2/4/1990. By Donald V. Lee II.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Medicinal root bark or S.C. mountain (6)
- SSSFRS
- 7 Across: While on the contrary (6)
- WHERES
- 13 Across: Finial (3)
- EPI
- 16 Across: Music-industry acronym (3)
- SCP
- 19 Across: Circus swing (6)
- TRPEZE
- 20 Across: Spanish city (6)
- SEVILL
- 21 Across: Crumbly soil (3)
- MRL
- 22 Across: Poi source (3)
- TRO
- 23 Across: Hemingway title (13)
- TOHVENDHVENOT
- 25 Across: Harden by heat (3)
- BKE
- 26 Across: Harvest (3)
- REP
- 27 Across: Arrow poison (4)
- INEE
- 28 Across: Eagles' nests (5)
- ERIES
- 29 Across: Of a religious festival (10)
- PENTECOSTL
- 32 Across: Basketball player (4)
- CGER
- 33 Across: Pay attention (4)
- MIND
- 34 Across: Settle by intervention (6)
- MEDITE
- 35 Across: It comes in reams (4)
- PPER
- 36 Across: South Pacific island group (4)
- TONG
- 37 Across: Goneril's father (3)
- LER
- 38 Across: Level (6)
- FLTTEN
- 40 Across: Water from steam, e.g. (11)
- CONDENSTION
- 45 Across: ___ de foie gras (3)
- PTE
- 46 Across: Musical instruments (5)
- ORGNS
- 49 Across: Diversion (6)
- PSTIME
- 50 Across: Unexceptional (7)
- ORDINRY
- 52 Across: Former Raider QB (6)
- STBLER
- 53 Across: Liquid vessels (5)
- BSINS
- 54 Across: Small flasks (7)
- CNTEENS
- 55 Across: Thieves (7)
- STELERS
- 56 Across: Tolstoy et al. (4)
- LEOS
- 57 Across: ___ High Command of W.W. II (5)
- LLIED
- 58 Across: Greeted (8)
- WELCOMED
- 60 Across: Sicilian volcano (3)
- ETN
- 61 Across: Sailor (4)
- SEMN
- 62 Across: Hurdy-gurdies (4)
- ROTS
- 63 Across: Brewer's yeast (3)
- BRM
- 66 Across: Streetside pillars (8)
- LMPPOSTS
- 70 Across: Dried orchid tubers (5)
- SLEPS
- 72 Across: Parsonage (4)
- MNSE
- 73 Across: Unfortunate event (7)
- DISSTER
- 75 Across: Type of lock or wheel (7)
- MORTISE
- 77 Across: Thomas and Robert (5)
- PINES
- 78 Across: Roil anew (6)
- RESTIR
- 79 Across: Worker along the Thames (7)
- RIVERMN
- 80 Across: Flower parts (6)
- STMENS
- 81 Across: Dexterous (5)
- DROIT
- 82 Across: Spurious wing of a bird (3)
- LUL
- 83 Across: Indulgent, in a way (11)
- GRNDFTHERLY
- 85 Across: Receives with approval (6)
- CCEPTS
- 87 Across: River islets (3)
- ITS
- 88 Across: Couples (4)
- PIRS
- 89 Across: Small point of land (4)
- SPIT
- 91 Across: Feel indignant (6)
- RESENT
- 93 Across: Elaborate meal (4)
- FEST
- 94 Across: Tasteless or uncultured (4)
- CRSS
- 98 Across: Restaurant order for two (10)
- CHTEUBRIND
- 100 Across: Threaten (5)
- MENCE
- 101 Across: Bristlelike parts (4)
- SETE
- 102 Across: French king (3)
- ROI
- 103 Across: "Cavalleria" temptress (3)
- LOL
- 104 Across: Cameraman (13)
- CINEMTOGRPHER
- 107 Across: Early Christian pulpit (3)
- MBO
- 108 Across: Carpentry need (3)
- NIL
- 109 Across: Wrought-iron grating (6)
- GRILLE
- 110 Across: Resident of Haifa (6)
- ISRELI
- 111 Across: Former Boston ace (3)
- SIN
- 112 Across: City in Nev. (3)
- ELY
- 113 Across: Landed properties (6)
- ESTTES
- 114 Across: Discipline (6)
- CHSTEN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Radio interference (5)
- STTIC
- 2 Down: East Indian garment (5)
- SRONG
- 3 Down: Algerian cavalry soldier (5)
- SPHEE
- 4 Down: Pyrexia (5)
- FEVER
- 5 Down: Demolish (3)
- RZE
- 6 Down: Brightly colored polyp (8)
- SENEMONE
- 7 Down: Capital residents (12)
- WSHINGTONINS
- 8 Down: Lifted with effort (5)
- HEVED
- 9 Down: Projecting rims (4)
- EVES
- 10 Down: Shower (3)
- RIN
- 11 Down: Lover on the run (6)
- ELOPER
- 12 Down: Scheduled (5)
- SLTED
- 13 Down: Fortify (7)
- EMBTTLE
- 14 Down: Budgerigar (6)
- PRKEET
- 15 Down: Of the small intestines (4)
- ILEC
- 16 Down: Key work (15)
- STRSPNGLEDBNNER
- 17 Down: Establish (5)
- CRETE
- 18 Down: Abele or aspen (5)
- POPLR
- 24 Down: Empties (5)
- DRINS
- 30 Down: Stylish; smart: Slang (5)
- NIFTY
- 31 Down: Fit to be surgically treated (7)
- OPERBLE
- 34 Down: Bad guy (5)
- MENIE
- 36 Down: Harnessed oxen (4)
- TEMS
- 37 Down: Weighted (5)
- LODED
- 39 Down: Primitive family symbols (6)
- TOTEMS
- 40 Down: Qualified (5)
- CPBLE
- 41 Down: Caucasian inhabitant (5)
- OSSET
- 42 Down: Part of N.A.A.C.P. (15)
- NTIONLSSOCITION
- 43 Down: Ross and Rigg (4)
- DINS
- 44 Down: Incensed (4)
- IRTE
- 45 Down: Solve grammatically (4)
- PRSE
- 47 Down: Close by (3)
- NER
- 48 Down: Ladies of Spain: Abbr. (3)
- SRS
- 51 Down: Compass dir. (3)
- NNW
- 52 Down: Brown ermines (5)
- STOTS
- 54 Down: Loud and continued noise (5)
- CLMOR
- 55 Down: Range of view (5)
- SCOPE
- 57 Down: Salmon or frog, e.g. (5)
- LEPER
- 59 Down: Household gods (12)
- LRESNDPENTES
- 61 Down: Rove; ramble (6)
- SPTITE
- 64 Down: Munitions depot (5)
- RSENL
- 65 Down: Untidy (5)
- MESSY
- 67 Down: Chew (7)
- MSTICTE
- 68 Down: Dravidian language (4)
- TMIL
- 69 Down: Former U.K. coin (3)
- SOV
- 70 Down: Blaze and Brenda (5)
- STRRS
- 71 Down: Delineate (4)
- LIMN
- 72 Down: Marceau forte (4)
- MIME
- 73 Down: Yugoslav town (3)
- DRD
- 74 Down: Noun-forming suffix (3)
- IER
- 76 Down: Yacht race (5)
- REGTT
- 77 Down: Trails (4)
- PTHS
- 79 Down: Muscovite's land (5)
- RUSSI
- 80 Down: Advantageous (8)
- STRTEGIC
- 82 Down: Sideways (7)
- LTERLLY
- 84 Down: Complete failure (5)
- FISCO
- 86 Down: Precook (6)
- PRBOIL
- 87 Down: Late Hindu leader and namesakes (6)
- INDIRS
- 89 Down: Beats it (5)
- SCRMS
- 90 Down: Irrational fear (5)
- PHOBI
- 92 Down: Confine at the zoo (5)
- ENCGE
- 93 Down: Dow or ewe (5)
- FEMLE
- 94 Down: Weinberger et al. (5)
- CSPRS
- 95 Down: Put back on the burner (5)
- REHET
- 96 Down: Engraved pillars (5)
- STELE
- 97 Down: European songbird (5)
- SERIN
- 99 Down: Armbones (4)
- ULNE
- 100 Down: Dissolve (4)
- MELT
- 105 Down: Bryant or Loos (3)
- NIT
- 106 Down: Hasty; reckless (3)
- RSH
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