COMPOSER POSERS

Difficulty: HardGrid: 21x21140 clues~30-60 minBy Charles M. Deber7/8/1990

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Across

1 Across: ___ Alto (4 letters)
5 Across: A step up (5 letters)
10 Across: Fog's companion (4 letters)
14 Across: Wetland (5 letters)
19 Across: LXXVII x II (4 letters)
20 Across: ___ nous (5 letters)
21 Across: Dividing word (4 letters)
22 Across: Air a view (5 letters)
23 Across: Gatherers of honey for Georges? (10 letters)
25 Across: A flier or fryer for Frédéric? (10 letters)
27 Across: More glittering (8 letters)
28 Across: "___ de Lune" (5 letters)
30 Across: Soaks (6 letters)
31 Across: An old story from Paul? (14 letters)
34 Across: Fakes (5 letters)
36 Across: Ampersands (4 letters)
37 Across: Slanting (6 letters)
41 Across: Charlie and clan (5 letters)
42 Across: Drudge (4 letters)
44 Across: Jr. high, e.g. (3 letters)
46 Across: Town SE of Brussels (5 letters)
48 Across: Resound (4 letters)
49 Across: West German state (4 letters)
50 Across: Bull (transliterated from the Greek) (6 letters)
53 Across: Jason's ship (4 letters)
54 Across: Chi. airport code (3 letters)
55 Across: A growler for Giacomo? (13 letters)
58 Across: Actor Shackelford (3 letters)
59 Across: Ready (7 letters)
61 Across: Suffixes with attend and appear (5 letters)
62 Across: Boring tools (6 letters)
64 Across: Viking Ericson (4 letters)
65 Across: Certain pitches (7 letters)
67 Across: Fabricator (4 letters)
68 Across: Pulpits (6 letters)
70 Across: Safe place (5 letters)
71 Across: Actress June from N.Y.C. (7 letters)
74 Across: Residue (3 letters)
75 Across: Footwear for Franz Peter? (13 letters)
79 Across: Bk. notation (3 letters)
80 Across: Type type, for short (4 letters)
82 Across: Certain fishermen (6 letters)
83 Across: Lament (4 letters)
84 Across: Skin opening (4 letters)
85 Across: Eatery (5 letters)
87 Across: Mineo or Maglie (3 letters)
88 Across: Custom (4 letters)
89 Across: Polonius hid behind this (5 letters)
90 Across: Extras (6 letters)
92 Across: Bambi, for one (4 letters)
94 Across: Municipal maps (5 letters)
95 Across: A lure by Ludwig? (14 letters)
100 Across: Protozoans (6 letters)
104 Across: Loathed (5 letters)
105 Across: Aquarium accessories (8 letters)
109 Across: A watercolor by Wolfgang? (10 letters)
111 Across: A few things for Franz to do? (10 letters)
113 Across: Miscued (5 letters)
114 Across: Certain entrance fee (4 letters)
115 Across: Lincoln's late cousin (5 letters)
116 Across: Start of Idaho's motto (4 letters)
117 Across: Approaches (5 letters)
118 Across: Spurry or henbit (4 letters)
119 Across: ___ Carte, opera company (5 letters)
120 Across: Enlist again: G.I. slang (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: Chem. pollutants (4 letters)
2 Down: Came to rest (4 letters)
3 Down: Judy's girl (4 letters)
4 Down: Projection (8 letters)
5 Down: Gums (6 letters)
6 Down: Ilka Chase's "___ We Cry" (5 letters)
7 Down: Cubic meter (5 letters)
8 Down: Before, to the Bard (3 letters)
9 Down: Take back (7 letters)
10 Down: Minor Prophet and namesakes (6 letters)
11 Down: "___ Own Write," Lennon book (5 letters)
12 Down: Attack (5 letters)
13 Down: Apex (3 letters)
14 Down: Every 30 days (7 letters)
15 Down: Chevet (4 letters)
16 Down: "Cherry-___," Herrick poem (4 letters)
17 Down: Green bean (4 letters)
18 Down: Coop group (4 letters)
24 Down: Clips (5 letters)
26 Down: Adherents (4 letters)
29 Down: Inc., in the U.K. (3 letters)
32 Down: New Zealand native (5 letters)
33 Down: Uncouth person (5 letters)
34 Down: Bake eggs (5 letters)
35 Down: Applause for George? (11 letters)
38 Down: Eggs: Lat. (3 letters)
39 Down: A cove for Cole? (11 letters)
40 Down: "The ___ Sanction," 1975 film (5 letters)
41 Down: Field yield (4 letters)
42 Down: Tempo (4 letters)
43 Down: Example of 5 Down (3 letters)
44 Down: Part of SST (5 letters)
45 Down: Irritable (5 letters)
47 Down: Stewart and Serling (4 letters)
49 Down: Exterior boundary (7 letters)
50 Down: Fire starters (7 letters)
51 Down: Bronowski's "The ___ of Man" (6 letters)
52 Down: Shore-dinner tidbit (7 letters)
55 Down: What socks come in (5 letters)
56 Down: More innocent (6 letters)
57 Down: Oil, in Orléans (5 letters)
60 Down: Favorite (3 letters)
63 Down: Cheerful (3 letters)
65 Down: Dolphins' coach (5 letters)
66 Down: Tag (5 letters)
68 Down: Foray (4 letters)
69 Down: Port for Pompey (5 letters)
71 Down: Attention getter (4 letters)
72 Down: Other women, to El Cid (5 letters)
73 Down: Ayes' opposites (4 letters)
76 Down: "Steppenwolf" author (5 letters)
77 Down: Type of testimony (5 letters)
78 Down: Sun. speech (3 letters)
81 Down: Headed (3 letters)
84 Down: One who babbles (8 letters)
86 Down: Portrayer of many O'Neill protagonists (7 letters)
88 Down: Teased (7 letters)
89 Down: Cryptonym's cousin (5 letters)
91 Down: Cardinal's quarters (4 letters)
92 Down: Kind of line to sign (6 letters)
93 Down: Woodward role in 1957 (3 letters)
94 Down: To a degree (6 letters)
96 Down: Man in the van of a clan (5 letters)
97 Down: " . . . Poker Flat" author (5 letters)
98 Down: Impertinent (5 letters)
99 Down: Cutting edge (5 letters)
100 Down: Sitcom starring Sherman Hemsley (4 letters)
101 Down: The man for all seasons (4 letters)
102 Down: Biblical scribe (4 letters)
103 Down: Humorist Arthur (Bugs) ___ (4 letters)
106 Down: Locale of Beauvais (4 letters)
107 Down: Q-V connection (4 letters)
108 Down: Octagonal sign (4 letters)
110 Down: Observed (3 letters)
112 Down: Wedding words (3 letters)

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