A MUSICAL QUIZ - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 6/18/1995. By Rich Norris.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Gruesome (6)
- MORBID
- 7 Across: Appeal (4)
- PRAY
- 11 Across: Mount for Abraham (3)
- ASS
- 14 Across: Cut (4)
- SNIP
- 18 Across: Lawrence of Arabia portrayer (6)
- OTOOLE
- 19 Across: Résumé entry (9)
- REFERENCE
- 22 Across: New Rochelle college (4)
- IONA
- 23 Across: Creedence Clearwater question, 1970 (16)
- WHOLLSTOPTHERAIN
- 25 Across: Skier's aid (4)
- TBAR
- 26 Across: "There, there," e.g. (9)
- SOFTWORDS
- 27 Across: War room fixture (3)
- MAP
- 28 Across: Moss Hart's autobiography (6)
- ACTONE
- 30 Across: Prominent legal celebrity (3)
- ITO
- 31 Across: "Cat on _____ Tin Roof" (4)
- AHOT
- 33 Across: Blocked (7)
- IMPEDED
- 34 Across: Sonny and Cher question, 1966 (13)
- WHATNOWMYLOVE
- 40 Across: 1813-14 Vice President (5)
- GERRY
- 41 Across: Sought congers (5)
- EELED
- 42 Across: First manned mooncraft (5)
- EAGLE
- 43 Across: Maj.'s superior (3)
- COL
- 44 Across: Sound exasperated (4)
- SIGH
- 47 Across: False god (4)
- BAAL
- 48 Across: Off track (6)
- ASTRAY
- 50 Across: Minnesota appellation (4)
- FATS
- 51 Across: Mauna _____ (3)
- KEA
- 52 Across: Exaggerated (9)
- STRETCHED
- 54 Across: 1973 Vidal novel (4)
- BURR
- 55 Across: Extend, in a way (5)
- RENEW
- 57 Across: Slavic hero (4)
- TITO
- 58 Across: Prophet in I and II Kings (6)
- ELIJAH
- 60 Across: Uneven (5)
- EROSE
- 61 Across: Kind of panel (5)
- SOLAR
- 64 Across: Press (9)
- PUBLICITY
- 67 Across: Not so many (5)
- FEWER
- 68 Across: Holiday hanging (5)
- CREPE
- 69 Across: Degrades (6)
- ABASES
- 70 Across: Sci-fi film of 1954 (4)
- THEM
- 72 Across: X-_____ (5)
- RATED
- 73 Across: Damask, for one (4)
- ROSE
- 74 Across: Speaks tersely (9)
- APHORIZES
- 79 Across: "_____ been real!" (3)
- ITS
- 80 Across: Immerse (4)
- SOAK
- 81 Across: Common answering machine message (6)
- CALLME
- 83 Across: Compact (4)
- TAMP
- 84 Across: Phone or cycle preceder (4)
- MEGA
- 86 Across: Montana call (3)
- HUT
- 87 Across: "Cheers" character (5)
- CARLA
- 88 Across: Visit again (5)
- RESEE
- 89 Across: Liquid fat (5)
- OLEIN
- 91 Across: Young Rascals question, 1967 (13)
- HOWCANIBESURE
- 94 Across: Gave consent (7)
- ACCEDED
- 96 Across: "My Way" songwriter (4)
- ANKA
- 97 Across: Jiff (3)
- SEC
- 98 Across: Speed (6)
- BARREL
- 99 Across: Patient's need (3)
- TLC
- 100 Across: Arctic habitats (9)
- SEALERIES
- 106 Across: One _____ (ball game) (4)
- OCAT
- 107 Across: Bobby Freeman question, 1958 (16)
- DOYOUWANTTODANCE
- 111 Across: Source of confusion (4)
- MAZE
- 112 Across: Michael Jordan, e.g. (9)
- SUPERSTAR
- 113 Across: L.A.'s _____ Boulevard (6)
- VENICE
- 114 Across: Hopalong Cassidy portrayer (4)
- BOYD
- 115 Across: Legal things (3)
- RES
- 116 Across: Carry on (4)
- WAGE
- 117 Across: Ready for typesetting (6)
- EDITED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Cuts (4)
- MOWS
- 2 Down: First-century Roman emperor (4)
- OTHO
- 3 Down: Rafter's locale (4)
- ROOF
- 4 Down: Flee (4)
- BOLT
- 5 Down: Proverbial bringer of misfortune (7)
- ILLWIND
- 6 Down: Nash competitor (6)
- DESOTO
- 7 Down: Cattle _____ (4)
- PROD
- 8 Down: Exercise units (4)
- REPS
- 9 Down: Behind (3)
- AFT
- 10 Down: Slangy assent (3)
- YEH
- 11 Down: Freshen, as milk (6)
- AERATE
- 12 Down: Hike (4)
- SNAP
- 13 Down: School subj. (3)
- SCI
- 14 Down: They usually work evenings (7)
- SITTERS
- 15 Down: Peter and Gordon's answer to 23-Across (11)
- NOBODYIKNOW
- 16 Down: Nutty (5)
- INANE
- 17 Down: Trimmed (5)
- PARED
- 20 Down: Take out (6)
- REMOVE
- 21 Down: Paint store choices (7)
- ENAMELS
- 24 Down: Think, old-style (4)
- TROW
- 29 Down: E.M.T.'s procedure (3)
- CPR
- 31 Down: Bit of Chlorophyta (4)
- ALGA
- 32 Down: Sacrosanct (4)
- HOLY
- 33 Down: Gershwin's answer to 107-Across (10)
- IGOTRHYTHM
- 34 Down: Entanglements (4)
- WEBS
- 35 Down: Make simmer (4)
- HEAT
- 36 Down: Winglike (4)
- ALAR
- 37 Down: Coded wire transmission (8)
- TELETAPE
- 38 Down: Apportion (4)
- METE
- 39 Down: Lager quantity (4)
- YARD
- 43 Down: 200 milligrams (5)
- CARAT
- 45 Down: Specklebreasts, e.g. (5)
- GEESE
- 46 Down: One who hesitates (5)
- HAWER
- 48 Down: Behave (3)
- ACT
- 49 Down: The Miracles' answer to 91-Across (10)
- SHOPAROUND
- 50 Down: Honshu peak (4)
- FUJI
- 53 Down: Out of gas (5)
- TIRED
- 54 Down: Some ballpoints (4)
- BICS
- 55 Down: Send (to) (5)
- REFER
- 56 Down: Solitary ones (8)
- EREMITES
- 58 Down: Choice word (4)
- ELSE
- 59 Down: George Washington no-no (3)
- LIE
- 61 Down: Open-weave fabric (5)
- SCRIM
- 62 Down: Emulate Webster (5)
- ORATE
- 63 Down: Prince's answer to 34-Across (11)
- LETSGOCRAZY
- 65 Down: Sinker of sorts (5)
- UBOAT
- 66 Down: Luxuriate (4)
- BASK
- 71 Down: Toolshed item (3)
- HOE
- 74 Down: "...and to _____ good night!" (4)
- ALLA
- 75 Down: Approach (4)
- PLAN
- 76 Down: Actress Pitts (4)
- ZASU
- 77 Down: Like certain profs. (4)
- EMER
- 78 Down: Maximilian von _____ (4)
- SPEE
- 80 Down: Badges (7)
- SHIELDS
- 81 Down: Opaque barite (4)
- CAWK
- 82 Down: Ancient strongbox (4)
- ARCA
- 85 Down: Cautioned (7)
- ALERTED
- 87 Down: Agree (6)
- CONCUR
- 88 Down: Withdrew (7)
- RECEDED
- 90 Down: City east of Utrecht (3)
- EDE
- 91 Down: Nimbi (6)
- HALOES
- 92 Down: "They laughed when _____..." (4)
- ISAT
- 93 Down: "Could This _____?" (1990 song) (6)
- BELOVE
- 94 Down: Invention of 1945 (5)
- ABOMB
- 95 Down: Kind of bean (5)
- CACAO
- 99 Down: A or O, e.g. (4)
- TYPE
- 100 Down: Catch (4)
- SNAG
- 101 Down: French 101 verb (4)
- ETRE
- 102 Down: Hindu royalty (4)
- RANI
- 103 Down: Monogram part: Abbr. (4)
- INIT
- 104 Down: _____ signum (4)
- ECCE
- 105 Down: Spring purchases (4)
- SEED
- 108 Down: Part of S.O.S., supposedly (3)
- OUR
- 109 Down: Vane dir. (3)
- WSW
- 110 Down: _____ loss (3)
- ATA
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