THE BATTERED BARD

Difficulty: HardGrid: 21x21144 clues~30-60 minBy Betty Jorgensen12/8/1991

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across: Beatty film: 1981 (4 letters)
5 Across: Trek to Mecca (4 letters)
9 Across: Behave (3 letters)
12 Across: Cordwood measure (5 letters)
17 Across: Frenzied (4 letters)
18 Across: Penthouse? (5 letters)
19 Across: Mrs., in Madrid (3 letters)
20 Across: Tempting dangler (6 letters)
21 Across: Child and Howe, grab, L.B.J. pet (14 letters)
24 Across: Arabian group (6 letters)
25 Across: ___ cantata (sung Mass) (5 letters)
26 Across: A John (5 letters)
27 Across: Like a wet hen (3 letters)
28 Across: "___ Man Answers," Darin hit (3 letters)
31 Across: Dregs (4 letters)
32 Across: Torch (4 letters)
33 Across: P.D.Q. (6 letters)
37 Across: Parsons' homes (6 letters)
39 Across: Swan's victim (4 letters)
40 Across: Haggard novel (3 letters)
42 Across: Mix (4 letters)
43 Across: Performed one's work (5 letters)
44 Across: Spanish blue, look at, young fox (10 letters)
47 Across: Fight seg. (3 letters)
48 Across: Soprano Gluck (4 letters)
49 Across: Brief look (4 letters)
50 Across: Classify (4 letters)
51 Across: Prescribed amount (4 letters)
52 Across: Mauna ___ (3 letters)
53 Across: He wrote "A Delicate Balance" (5 letters)
54 Across: Green spaghetti sauce (5 letters)
56 Across: Concert halls (4 letters)
57 Across: Tools, riches, accompany, expand (21 letters)
62 Across: Thespians' org. (3 letters)
63 Across: Rainbow (3 letters)
64 Across: Ethiopian prince (3 letters)
65 Across: Topic, Magi gift, intone, range part, you and me (21 letters)
77 Across: Beatles film: 1965 (4 letters)
78 Across: "And ___ with the setting moon": Tennyson (5 letters)
79 Across: Entertainer Della (5 letters)
80 Across: Número ___ (3 letters)
81 Across: Mayan and Mundane (4 letters)
82 Across: A ___ apple (4 letters)
83 Across: Meadows (4 letters)
84 Across: Reclined (4 letters)
85 Across: Tate offering (3 letters)
86 Across: Relative, joy, slip (10 letters)
90 Across: ___ Delgada, E Azores (5 letters)
91 Across: Equal (4 letters)
93 Across: High dudgeon (3 letters)
94 Across: Miller and Blyth (4 letters)
95 Across: Aliens' transport (6 letters)
96 Across: Add value to (6 letters)
98 Across: Touch upon (4 letters)
99 Across: Health clubs (4 letters)
101 Across: Double curve (3 letters)
102 Across: Luau food (3 letters)
103 Across: Squirrel away (5 letters)
104 Across: Puts a stop to (5 letters)
106 Across: Emphasis (6 letters)
109 Across: Center, classic car, put down, headland (14 letters)
114 Across: Brunei's location (6 letters)
115 Across: Washington bill (3 letters)
116 Across: Having roof extensions (5 letters)
117 Across: Flag (4 letters)
118 Across: Canton dwellers (5 letters)
119 Across: Koppel or Knight (3 letters)
120 Across: Stowe book (4 letters)
121 Across: Tangy (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: "The ___ Quartet": Paul Scott (3 letters)
2 Down: Big bird (3 letters)
3 Down: U.S. currency (3 letters)
4 Down: Hydroplane (4 letters)
5 Down: Wiesbaden's state (5 letters)
6 Down: Spaces (5 letters)
7 Down: MIV halved (3 letters)
8 Down: Wicked, shameless woman (7 letters)
9 Down: Vanishing table item (7 letters)
10 Down: Antigone's uncle (5 letters)
11 Down: Mountain pool (4 letters)
12 Down: Philippine island (5 letters)
13 Down: Exchanges (6 letters)
14 Down: Sea eagle (3 letters)
15 Down: Dauphin's dad (3 letters)
16 Down: Ands, in Nice (3 letters)
18 Down: Dolts (5 letters)
20 Down: Vie (7 letters)
22 Down: Felt ill (5 letters)
23 Down: Dodge (5 letters)
28 Down: African antelope (6 letters)
29 Down: Uncultivated (6 letters)
30 Down: A kingdom (6 letters)
34 Down: Walked triumphantly (6 letters)
35 Down: Clinquant (6 letters)
36 Down: Trial (6 letters)
38 Down: Marmara, e.g. (3 letters)
39 Down: "Network" director (5 letters)
40 Down: Ray (5 letters)
41 Down: Come up with, as an idea (5 letters)
44 Down: Provençal love song (4 letters)
45 Down: Goal, in Geesthacht (4 letters)
46 Down: Once, once (4 letters)
49 Down: Shine (5 letters)
51 Down: Waterwitch (5 letters)
53 Down: "Just ___ doch-an'-dorris": Lauder (4 letters)
54 Down: Desiccate (5 letters)
55 Down: Emulate Goya (4 letters)
58 Down: Corn porridges (5 letters)
59 Down: Cries of surprise (4 letters)
60 Down: Smelting refuse (5 letters)
61 Down: Except (4 letters)
65 Down: Karloff film: 1940 (6 letters)
66 Down: Gentlemen, in München (6 letters)
67 Down: Click beetle (6 letters)
68 Down: Arafat (5 letters)
69 Down: Lorelei's river (5 letters)
70 Down: Ladder part (4 letters)
71 Down: Van Gogh's "Room at ___" (5 letters)
72 Down: ___ -do-well (4 letters)
73 Down: Binge (4 letters)
74 Down: Nicety (6 letters)
75 Down: Joins (6 letters)
76 Down: Sub detectors (6 letters)
82 Down: Emperor of Japan (7 letters)
84 Down: McGrew's lady (3 letters)
87 Down: Unnatural; stiff (7 letters)
88 Down: Accustom (5 letters)
89 Down: Matriculated (7 letters)
90 Down: Meat pie (5 letters)
92 Down: Ages (6 letters)
95 Down: Greens dish (5 letters)
97 Down: Volcanic peaks (5 letters)
98 Down: Make up for (5 letters)
99 Down: Thrust (5 letters)
100 Down: Lost color (5 letters)
103 Down: Boswell was one (4 letters)
105 Down: Agitated state (4 letters)
106 Down: Not pres. (3 letters)
107 Down: Intimidate (3 letters)
108 Down: Dernier ___ (3 letters)
110 Down: Musical acuity (3 letters)
111 Down: Failed NOW goal (3 letters)
112 Down: Title Drake held (3 letters)
113 Down: Concorde, e.g. (3 letters)

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