ABRIDGED BOOKS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 134 clues). Published 9/21/1997. By Mike Shenk.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: In a fog (6)
- SPACED
- 7 Across: Fattening sites (5)
- STIES
- 12 Across: School founded by a brewer (6)
- VASSAR
- 18 Across: Comic Judy (6)
- TENUTA
- 19 Across: Fusilli's shape (6)
- SPIRAL
- 20 Across: Delta, for one (7)
- AIRLINE
- 21 Across: John Knowles book about the tortoise's winning strategy? (13)
- ASEPARATEPACE
- 23 Across: Paper launched in 1944 (7)
- LEMONDE
- 24 Across: Its setting is a setting (3)
- GEM
- 25 Across: Color close to aqua (4)
- TEAL
- 26 Across: Makes sound (5)
- HEALS
- 28 Across: Slumber party guest (4)
- GIRL
- 29 Across: Public outcry (5)
- STINK
- 32 Across: Frasier's brother (5)
- NILES
- 35 Across: Debate position (3)
- PRO
- 36 Across: Diamond corners (5)
- BASES
- 37 Across: John Kennedy Toole book about a desert union? (19)
- ACONFEDERACYOFDUNES
- 41 Across: Luke's sister (4)
- LEIA
- 42 Across: "Whip It" singers (4)
- DEVO
- 43 Across: Wrong (5)
- AMISS
- 44 Across: Parkers plug them (6)
- METERS
- 46 Across: Peruvian coin (3)
- SOL
- 47 Across: Musical based on "La Bohème" (4)
- RENT
- 48 Across: "___ So Fine" (3)
- HES
- 51 Across: Discussion groups (6)
- PANELS
- 52 Across: Sine, cosine and tangent (6)
- RATIOS
- 55 Across: Recess (6)
- ALCOVE
- 57 Across: Duke is part of it, for short (3)
- ACC
- 58 Across: Henry James story about a mutiny? (16)
- THETURNOFTHECREW
- 62 Across: Minimal swimwear (5)
- THONG
- 65 Across: Tour-planning org. (3)
- AAA
- 66 Across: Island ring (3)
- LEI
- 67 Across: Islam's largest branch (5)
- SUNNI
- 68 Across: Jane Austen book about Rosa Parks? (16)
- RIDEANDPREJUDICE
- 74 Across: Moral misdeed (3)
- SIN
- 75 Across: Ring combo (6)
- ONETWO
- 76 Across: Patch sort (6)
- IRONON
- 77 Across: Strasberg subject (6)
- ACTING
- 80 Across: Was a pioneer (3)
- LED
- 81 Across: Door feature (4)
- KNOB
- 84 Across: Horror director Craven (3)
- WES
- 85 Across: Kite-flying need (6)
- STRING
- 86 Across: Be cyclical (5)
- RECUR
- 87 Across: Writer Tarbell and others (4)
- IDAS
- 89 Across: Superwide shoe specification (4)
- EEEE
- 90 Across: Thomas Hardy book about a taxpayer's deductions for groceries? (19)
- THERETURNOFTHENAIVE
- 96 Across: Prophets (5)
- SEERS
- 97 Across: City on Guanabara Bay (3)
- RIO
- 98 Across: Pianist Peter and family (5)
- NEROS
- 99 Across: Doughy snack (5)
- KNISH
- 101 Across: Robust (4)
- HALE
- 102 Across: Start of many Latin American place names (5)
- SANTO
- 104 Across: Dubai native (4)
- ARAB
- 106 Across: Filing asst. (3)
- CPA
- 107 Across: It's not wall-to-wall (7)
- AREARUG
- 109 Across: John Grisham book about fashion show critics? (13)
- THERUNWAYJURY
- 114 Across: Ordinary (7)
- MUNDANE
- 115 Across: Sheathe (6)
- ENCASE
- 116 Across: Frosh topper (6)
- BEANIE
- 117 Across: Sudden contractions (6)
- SPASMS
- 118 Across: TV event of January 1977 (5)
- ROOTS
- 119 Across: Baseball card number (6)
- ATBATS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Harts (5)
- STAGS
- 2 Down: Coin of Córdoba (6)
- PESETA
- 3 Down: Lacking in substance (6)
- ANEMIC
- 4 Down: Trophy (3)
- CUP
- 5 Down: Pilot's projection: Abbr. (3)
- ETA
- 6 Down: Blowgun ammo (4)
- DART
- 7 Down: Relieved (7)
- SPELLED
- 8 Down: Service award (3)
- TIP
- 9 Down: 401(k)'s kin (3)
- IRA
- 10 Down: Singly (4)
- EACH
- 11 Down: Happy colleague (6)
- SLEEPY
- 12 Down: Competes (4)
- VIES
- 13 Down: Radius setting (3)
- ARM
- 14 Down: Campaign poster inscriptions (7)
- SLOGANS
- 15 Down: Gary of "Forrest Gump" (6)
- SINISE
- 16 Down: Guitarist Segovia (6)
- ANDRES
- 17 Down: Cassette parts (5)
- REELS
- 19 Down: Sobersided (5)
- STAID
- 20 Down: 1984 Steve Martin/Lily Tomlin film (7)
- ALLOFME
- 22 Down: Dido's love (6)
- AENEAS
- 27 Down: Like appreciative fans (5)
- AROAR
- 30 Down: "Jefferson in Paris" star (5)
- NOLTE
- 31 Down: Use a prie-dieu (5)
- KNEEL
- 33 Down: 1974 foreign-language hit (6)
- ERESTU
- 34 Down: Knowledge, in France (6)
- SAVOIR
- 36 Down: Stirs (7)
- BUSTLES
- 38 Down: Historic event (5)
- FIRST
- 39 Down: Upended umlaut (5)
- COLON
- 40 Down: Alice's cat (5)
- DINAH
- 44 Down: Kind of shop or language (7)
- MACHINE
- 45 Down: Prepared for transmission (7)
- ENCODED
- 48 Down: Meddles (7)
- HORNSIN
- 49 Down: Vespers time (7)
- EVENING
- 50 Down: Ross's forte (6)
- SEWING
- 51 Down: Recon unit (6)
- PATROL
- 52 Down: Win (4)
- REAP
- 53 Down: "Computers for people" company (5)
- ATARI
- 54 Down: Old five-centesimi coin (5)
- SOLDO
- 56 Down: Heart ward, for short (3)
- CCU
- 59 Down: Swindled (3)
- HAD
- 60 Down: Sinn ___ (4)
- FEIN
- 61 Down: Behavioral quirk (3)
- TIC
- 63 Down: Clear (3)
- NET
- 64 Down: Rubbernecks (7)
- GAWKERS
- 69 Down: Time being (5)
- NONCE
- 70 Down: Field marshal Rommel (5)
- ERWIN
- 71 Down: Actor Baker (6)
- JOEDON
- 72 Down: Precarious (6)
- UNSAFE
- 73 Down: Corroded (5)
- EATEN
- 78 Down: Floorboard sound (5)
- CREAK
- 79 Down: Soundtrack album, e.g. (5)
- TIEIN
- 82 Down: Scandal reaction (7)
- OUTRAGE
- 83 Down: Bobby Orr, from 1966 to 1976 (5)
- BRUIN
- 85 Down: It has its ups and downs (6)
- SEESAW
- 86 Down: Enjoys a favorite book (7)
- REREADS
- 88 Down: "Die Fledermaus" composer (7)
- STRAUSS
- 90 Down: Shred (6)
- TEARUP
- 91 Down: "All's Well That Ends Well" heroine (6)
- HELENA
- 92 Down: Cad (6)
- ROTTER
- 93 Down: "Deed I Do" singer (5)
- HORNE
- 94 Down: Andean beast (6)
- VICUNA
- 95 Down: Morale (6)
- ESPRIT
- 96 Down: Pillow covers (5)
- SHAMS
- 100 Down: He introduced the Easter egg roll on the White House lawn (5)
- HAYES
- 102 Down: Stars (4)
- SUNS
- 103 Down: Cry of despair (4)
- OHNO
- 105 Down: Rum cake (4)
- BABA
- 108 Down: Fishes-Bull go-between (3)
- RAM
- 110 Down: "The Island of the Day Before" author (3)
- ECO
- 111 Down: Snitch (3)
- RAT
- 112 Down: In addition (3)
- YET
- 113 Down: Quick punch (3)
- JAB
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