DERBY ANAGRAMS - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 4/29/1990. By Frances Hansen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Brief effort (4)
STAB
5 Across: Cassandra's gloomy prediction (4)
DOOM
9 Across: Protrude, as the chin (3)
JUT
12 Across: Isaac Wise, e.g. (5)
RABBI
17 Across: Attended (4)
CAME
18 Across: Utah ski resort (4)
ALTA
19 Across: Allie's TV friend (4)
KATE
20 Across: Mrs. Irving Berlin (5)
ELLIN
21 Across: They can take a yoke (4)
OXEN
22 Across: Ancien régime queen (5)
REINE
24 Across: Wall Street acronym (4)
AMEX
25 Across: States firmly (5)
AVERS
26 Across: NO CLOWNING, SIR!: 1988 (13)
WINNINGCOLORS
29 Across: U.S.A. LAST!: 1946 (7)
ASSAULT
31 Across: Early fig-leaf wearer (3)
EVE
32 Across: Face-stubble time (4)
FIVE
33 Across: He dealt in pelts (5)
ASTOR
34 Across: Flower's Saturday-night special? (6)
PISTIL
37 Across: Most indolent (7)
LAZIEST
39 Across: Operatic Eugene (6)
ONEGIN
43 Across: Valor; virtue (5)
ARETE
44 Across: D.A. WARM? LIAR!: 1937 (10)
WARADMIRAL
46 Across: Zilch (4)
ZERO
47 Across: Low place (3)
LEA
48 Across: "You ___ mouthful!" (5)
SAIDA
50 Across: Whitewalls (5)
TIRES
52 Across: Cole or Turner (3)
NAT
53 Across: Tolkien tree-giants (4)
ENTS
55 Across: PACK BUNS, ED!: 1985 (10)
SPENDABUCK
59 Across: Keen (5)
ACUTE
61 Across: Loathed (8)
DETESTED
63 Across: Staring open-mouthed (5)
AGAPE
64 Across: Joined in a common cause (6)
ALLIED
65 Across: One quart, roughly (5)
LITER
66 Across: Cantankerous (5)
CROSS
67 Across: MacLeod of "The Love Boat" (5)
GAVIN
68 Across: Kitchen gadget (6)
OPENER
70 Across: "Common Sense" author (5)
PAINE
71 Across: Maria von Trapp's title (8)
BARONESS
74 Across: Old Testament book (5)
HOSEA
75 Across: ONLY US, HANS!: 1983 (10)
SUNNYSHALO
77 Across: Pitfall (4)
TRAP
78 Across: The works (3)
ALL
79 Across: Gibbs of "227" (5)
MARLA
81 Across: Large antelope (5)
ELAND
83 Across: March 15, in Milano (3)
IDI
84 Across: Coral ridge (4)
REEF
86 Across: BLOBS OF RED!: 1976 (10)
BOLDFORBES
90 Across: O'Grady of song (5)
ROSIE
92 Across: Lord Mountbatten's wife (6)
EDWINA
94 Across: Previous (7)
EARLIER
95 Across: Stoppered the wine bottle (6)
CORKED
96 Across: Coup ___ (5)
DETAT
98 Across: "___ We Got Fun?": 1921 song (4)
AINT
99 Across: Mason's burden (3)
HOD
100 Across: SEND LEE!: 1956 (7)
NEEDLES
103 Across: DUNCE SLAIN? YES!: 1989 (13)
SUNDAYSILENCE
109 Across: Leaf angles (5)
AXILS
110 Across: Compassionate (4)
KIND
112 Across: Play for time (5)
STALL
113 Across: Actor Julia from San Juan (4)
RAUL
114 Across: "Giant" actor Sal ___ (5)
MINEO
115 Across: Plato topic (4)
EROS
116 Across: Jewish month (4)
ELUL
117 Across: Pound or Stone (4)
EZRA
118 Across: Forever, in poesy (5)
ETERN
119 Across: Spider's parlor (3)
WEB
120 Across: Import tax (4)
DUTY
121 Across: "Ich ___," Prince of Wales's motto (4)
DIEN

Down Answers

1 Down: Clumsy craft (4)
SCOW
2 Down: Hirsch sitcom (4)
TAXI
3 Down: Final word (4)
AMEN
4 Down: Arnold or Tony (7)
BENNETT
5 Down: Weedy grass (6)
DARNEL
6 Down: Actor Vidov (4)
OLEG
7 Down: Auricular (4)
OTIC
8 Down: Flaherty film (9)
MANOFARAN
9 Down: Traffic tie-ups (4)
JAMS
10 Down: Salt Lake City player (3)
UTE
11 Down: "Hello, sucker!" Guinan (5)
TEXAS
12 Down: Logic (6)
REASON
13 Down: Santa Anna's deposer (7)
ALVAREZ
14 Down: Tricolore hue (4)
BLEU
15 Down: Spin a log (4)
BIRL
16 Down: Part of M.I.T. (4)
INST
19 Down: Abdul-Jabbar (6)
KAREEM
23 Down: Stowe's ice-crosser (5)
ELIZA
27 Down: Campus climbers (5)
IVIES
28 Down: "The Art of Love" poet (4)
OVID
30 Down: Filched (5)
STOLE
33 Down: In ___ (quickly) (6)
ATRICE
34 Down: Went white (5)
PALED
35 Down: Papas from Greece (5)
IRENE
36 Down: SWELL ESTATE!: 1977 (11)
SEATTLESLEW
37 Down: Put on cargo (5)
LADED
38 Down: Part of a daily dozen? (6)
SITUPS
40 Down: RUINS GIN? EEK!: 1980 (11)
GENUINERISK
41 Down: Fuming (5)
IRATE
42 Down: Well-known (5)
NOTED
44 Down: Rheostat part (5)
WIPER
45 Down: Ararat docker (3)
ARK
49 Down: Fall bloomer (5)
ASTER
51 Down: Round of cheers (5)
SALVO
54 Down: Fish catcher (5)
SEINE
56 Down: "Mack the Knife" singer (5)
DARIN
57 Down: Ecstasy's partner (5)
AGONY
58 Down: Diamond corners (5)
BASES
60 Down: "Make my day" Eastwood (5)
CLINT
62 Down: Iron or shovel preceder (5)
STEAM
64 Down: Duelist Burr (5)
AARON
66 Down: Honkers' home (6)
CANADA
67 Down: Festive affairs (5)
GALAS
68 Down: Travelers' Midwest mecca (5)
OHARE
69 Down: Propelled a gondola (5)
POLED
70 Down: Young hen (6)
PULLET
71 Down: Plantation hand (5)
BALER
72 Down: Thompson or Hawkins (5)
SADIE
73 Down: Looked through keyholes (5)
SPIED
75 Down: Angels love these letters (3)
SRO
76 Down: Made dull (9)
HEBETATED
80 Down: Taper off (5)
ABATE
82 Down: Talk inanely (5)
DROOL
85 Down: A crab on the roof? (7)
FIDDLER
87 Down: Hoaxes (6)
FRAUDS
88 Down: Ken ___ of "thirtysomething" (4)
OLIN
89 Down: Cortices (5)
RINDS
91 Down: Systematic (7)
ORDERED
93 Down: Wrestling hold (6)
NELSON
95 Down: A bit nippy (6)
CHILLY
97 Down: Lopsided (5)
ASKEW
100 Down: Doe or Roe (4)
NAME
101 Down: Ramp sign (4)
EXIT
102 Down: "___ kleine Nachtmusik" (4)
EINE
103 Down: Brahmin (4)
SNOB
104 Down: Korean border river (4)
YALU
105 Down: Trollop (4)
SLUT
106 Down: Hakenkreuzler (4)
NAZI
107 Down: Smoke meat (4)
CURE
108 Down: Dash (4)
ELAN
111 Down: Dander (3)
IRE

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