COMPOSER POSERS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 7/8/1990. By Charles M. Deber.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: ___ Alto (4)
- PALO
- 5 Across: A step up (5)
- RISER
- 10 Across: Fog's companion (4)
- MIST
- 14 Across: Wetland (5)
- MARSH
- 19 Across: LXXVII x II (4)
- CLIV
- 20 Across: ___ nous (5)
- ENTRE
- 21 Across: Dividing word (4)
- INTO
- 22 Across: Air a view (5)
- OPINE
- 23 Across: Gatherers of honey for Georges? (10)
- BIZETSBEES
- 25 Across: A flier or fryer for Frédéric? (10)
- CHOPINSPAN
- 27 Across: More glittering (8)
- STARRIER
- 28 Across: "___ de Lune" (5)
- CLAIR
- 30 Across: Soaks (6)
- STEEPS
- 31 Across: An old story from Paul? (14)
- HINDEMITHSMYTH
- 34 Across: Fakes (5)
- SHAMS
- 36 Across: Ampersands (4)
- ANDS
- 37 Across: Slanting (6)
- ASLOPE
- 41 Across: Charlie and clan (5)
- CHANS
- 42 Across: Drudge (4)
- PLOD
- 44 Across: Jr. high, e.g. (3)
- SCH
- 46 Across: Town SE of Brussels (5)
- YVOIR
- 48 Across: Resound (4)
- RING
- 49 Across: West German state (4)
- SAAR
- 50 Across: Bull (transliterated from the Greek) (6)
- TAUROS
- 53 Across: Jason's ship (4)
- ARGO
- 54 Across: Chi. airport code (3)
- ORD
- 55 Across: A growler for Giacomo? (13)
- PUCCINISPOOCH
- 58 Across: Actor Shackelford (3)
- TED
- 59 Across: Ready (7)
- PREPARE
- 61 Across: Suffixes with attend and appear (5)
- ANCES
- 62 Across: Boring tools (6)
- AUGERS
- 64 Across: Viking Ericson (4)
- LEIF
- 65 Across: Certain pitches (7)
- SLIDERS
- 67 Across: Fabricator (4)
- LIAR
- 68 Across: Pulpits (6)
- ROSTRA
- 70 Across: Safe place (5)
- HAVEN
- 71 Across: Actress June from N.Y.C. (7)
- ALLYSON
- 74 Across: Residue (3)
- ASH
- 75 Across: Footwear for Franz Peter? (13)
- SCHUBERTSSHOE
- 79 Across: Bk. notation (3)
- PTO
- 80 Across: Type type, for short (4)
- ITAL
- 82 Across: Certain fishermen (6)
- EELERS
- 83 Across: Lament (4)
- WEEP
- 84 Across: Skin opening (4)
- PORE
- 85 Across: Eatery (5)
- DINER
- 87 Across: Mineo or Maglie (3)
- SAL
- 88 Across: Custom (4)
- NORM
- 89 Across: Polonius hid behind this (5)
- ARRAS
- 90 Across: Extras (6)
- ADDONS
- 92 Across: Bambi, for one (4)
- DEER
- 94 Across: Municipal maps (5)
- PLATS
- 95 Across: A lure by Ludwig? (14)
- BEETHOVENSBAIT
- 100 Across: Protozoans (6)
- AMEBAS
- 104 Across: Loathed (5)
- HATED
- 105 Across: Aquarium accessories (8)
- AERATORS
- 109 Across: A watercolor by Wolfgang? (10)
- MOZARTSART
- 111 Across: A few things for Franz to do? (10)
- LISZTSLIST
- 113 Across: Miscued (5)
- ERRED
- 114 Across: Certain entrance fee (4)
- ANTE
- 115 Across: Lincoln's late cousin (5)
- EDSEL
- 116 Across: Start of Idaho's motto (4)
- ESTO
- 117 Across: Approaches (5)
- NEARS
- 118 Across: Spurry or henbit (4)
- WEED
- 119 Across: ___ Carte, opera company (5)
- DOYLY
- 120 Across: Enlist again: G.I. slang (4)
- REUP
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Chem. pollutants (4)
- PCBS
- 2 Down: Came to rest (4)
- ALIT
- 3 Down: Judy's girl (4)
- LIZA
- 4 Down: Projection (8)
- OVERHANG
- 5 Down: Gums (6)
- RESINS
- 6 Down: Ilka Chase's "___ We Cry" (5)
- INBED
- 7 Down: Cubic meter (5)
- STERE
- 8 Down: Before, to the Bard (3)
- ERE
- 9 Down: Take back (7)
- RESCIND
- 10 Down: Minor Prophet and namesakes (6)
- MICAHS
- 11 Down: "___ Own Write," Lennon book (5)
- INHIS
- 12 Down: Attack (5)
- STORM
- 13 Down: Apex (3)
- TOP
- 14 Down: Every 30 days (7)
- MONTHLY
- 15 Down: Chevet (4)
- APSE
- 16 Down: "Cherry-___," Herrick poem (4)
- RIPE
- 17 Down: Green bean (4)
- SNAP
- 18 Down: Coop group (4)
- HENS
- 24 Down: Clips (5)
- TRIMS
- 26 Down: Adherents (4)
- ISTS
- 29 Down: Inc., in the U.K. (3)
- LTD
- 32 Down: New Zealand native (5)
- MAORI
- 33 Down: Uncouth person (5)
- YAHOO
- 34 Down: Bake eggs (5)
- SHIRR
- 35 Down: Applause for George? (11)
- HANDELSHAND
- 38 Down: Eggs: Lat. (3)
- OVA
- 39 Down: A cove for Cole? (11)
- PORTERSPORT
- 40 Down: "The ___ Sanction," 1975 film (5)
- EIGER
- 41 Down: Field yield (4)
- CROP
- 42 Down: Tempo (4)
- PACE
- 43 Down: Example of 5 Down (3)
- LAC
- 44 Down: Part of SST (5)
- SUPER
- 45 Down: Irritable (5)
- CROSS
- 47 Down: Stewart and Serling (4)
- RODS
- 49 Down: Exterior boundary (7)
- SURFACE
- 50 Down: Fire starters (7)
- TINDERS
- 51 Down: Bronowski's "The ___ of Man" (6)
- ASCENT
- 52 Down: Shore-dinner tidbit (7)
- SCALLOP
- 55 Down: What socks come in (5)
- PAIRS
- 56 Down: More innocent (6)
- NAIVER
- 57 Down: Oil, in Orléans (5)
- HUILE
- 60 Down: Favorite (3)
- PET
- 63 Down: Cheerful (3)
- GAY
- 65 Down: Dolphins' coach (5)
- SHULA
- 66 Down: Tag (5)
- LABEL
- 68 Down: Foray (4)
- RAID
- 69 Down: Port for Pompey (5)
- OSTIA
- 71 Down: Attention getter (4)
- AHEM
- 72 Down: Other women, to El Cid (5)
- OTRAS
- 73 Down: Ayes' opposites (4)
- NOES
- 76 Down: "Steppenwolf" author (5)
- HESSE
- 77 Down: Type of testimony (5)
- SWORN
- 78 Down: Sun. speech (3)
- SER
- 81 Down: Headed (3)
- LED
- 84 Down: One who babbles (8)
- PRATTLER
- 86 Down: Portrayer of many O'Neill protagonists (7)
- ROBARDS
- 88 Down: Teased (7)
- NEEDLED
- 89 Down: Cryptonym's cousin (5)
- ALIAS
- 91 Down: Cardinal's quarters (4)
- NEST
- 92 Down: Kind of line to sign (6)
- DOTTED
- 93 Down: Woodward role in 1957 (3)
- EVE
- 94 Down: To a degree (6)
- PARTLY
- 96 Down: Man in the van of a clan (5)
- THANE
- 97 Down: " . . . Poker Flat" author (5)
- HARTE
- 98 Down: Impertinent (5)
- SASSY
- 99 Down: Cutting edge (5)
- BEZEL
- 100 Down: Sitcom starring Sherman Hemsley (4)
- AMEN
- 101 Down: The man for all seasons (4)
- MORE
- 102 Down: Biblical scribe (4)
- EZRA
- 103 Down: Humorist Arthur (Bugs) ___ (4)
- BAER
- 106 Down: Locale of Beauvais (4)
- OISE
- 107 Down: Q-V connection (4)
- RSTU
- 108 Down: Octagonal sign (4)
- STOP
- 110 Down: Observed (3)
- SAW
- 112 Down: Wedding words (3)
- IDO
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