PROPHECY - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 164 clues). Published 1/18/1998. By Ed Early and Bob Klahn.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Theater worker (7): PROPMAN
8 Across: Hank Aaron or Jesse Owens, e.g. (8): ALABAMAN
16 Across: "Wild Thing" group, with "the" (6): TROGGS
22 Across: Day in Hollywood (7): LARAINE
23 Across: Breakdown (8): COLLAPSE
24 Across: Capital of Zimbabwe (6): HARARE
25 Across: Part 1 of a prophecy by Martin Luther King Jr. (23): IHAVEADREAMTHATONEDAYON
28 Across: Marshal Dillon portrayer (6): ARNESS
29 Across: Cone-shaped heaters (5): ETNAS
30 Across: Grocery area (5): AISLE
31 Across: More than suggestive (4): LEWD
32 Across: Track pick, informally (3): NAG
33 Across: Sharp (3): SLY
34 Across: Jalopy (4): HEAP
36 Across: Fr. holy woman (3): STE
37 Across: Prophecy, part 2 (23): THEREDHILLSOFGEORGIATHE
48 Across: Holmes girl (5): ELSIE
49 Across: Soup holder (6): TUREEN
50 Across: What Moses did (3): LED
51 Across: Prophecy, part 3 (21): SONSOFFORMERSLAVESAND
58 Across: Bob Hope's "___ Russia $1,200" (4): IOWE
59 Across: 1/6 fl. oz. (3): TSP
60 Across: Extinct New Zealanders (4): MOAS
61 Across: Brown of renown (3): LES
62 Across: Sludge (4): GOOK
64 Across: Swindle (7): CONGAME
67 Across: Seesaw quorum (3): TWO
69 Across: Prepare to surf, perhaps (5): LOGON
71 Across: Category (5): GENRE
72 Across: Joint protection (7): KNEEPAD
73 Across: Unpopular slice (3): END
75 Across: Wreck (5): TOTAL
77 Across: "___ here" (store sign) (3): PAY
78 Across: Time to act (4): DDAY
79 Across: Prophecy, part 4 (9): THESONSOF
83 Across: Big name in games (4): SEGA
85 Across: Mer makeup (3): EAU
87 Across: Riveter of song (5): ROSIE
89 Across: Some wait for this (3): TIP
90 Across: Cooperative interaction (7): SYNERGY
93 Across: Hundred smackers (5): CSPOT
95 Across: Halfhearted (5): TEPID
98 Across: Charisse of "Silk Stockings" (3): CYD
100 Across: Laszlo player in "Casablanca" (7): HENREID
101 Across: Kin's partner (4): KITH
102 Across: Child's play (3): TAG
103 Across: Grape brandy (4): MARC
105 Across: Kind of trip (3): EGO
107 Across: Pretense (4): AIRS
108 Across: Prophecy, part 5 (21): FORMERSLAVEOWNERSWILL
114 Across: Salad topper (3): OIL
115 Across: Where suits are pressed (6): TRIALS
116 Across: Laundry woe (5): STAIN
117 Across: Prophecy, part 6 (23): BEABLETOSITDOWNTOGETHER
126 Across: Split (3): RAN
127 Across: Memorable 1995 hurricane (4): OPAL
128 Across: Buffoon (3): OAF
129 Across: Half and half (3): ONE
130 Across: Famous redhead (4): ERIC
132 Across: Make sense (5): ADDUP
135 Across: Poker challenge (5): ICALL
138 Across: Shade (6): NUANCE
141 Across: End of the prophecy (23): ATTHETABLEOFBROTHERHOOD
145 Across: Whip (6): THRASH
146 Across: Bête noire (8): ANATHEMA
147 Across: Correction, of sorts (7): ERASURE
148 Across: "Grand" hotels (6): HYATTS
149 Across: Well-worn (8): TATTERED
150 Across: Biased (7): COLORED

Down Answers

1 Down: Yielding (6): PLIANT
2 Down: Enthusiastic (6): RAHRAH
3 Down: Moon shade (6): ORANGE
4 Down: Make way? (4): PAVE
5 Down: Architect ___ van der Rohe (4): MIES
6 Down: Literary olios (4): ANAS
7 Down: "___ Kelly" (Jagger film) (3): NED
8 Down: Vinegar radical (6): ACETYL
9 Down: Item of interest (4): LOAN
10 Down: Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock (4): ALMA
11 Down: Short orders (4): BLTS
12 Down: "Wonderful!" (3): AAH
13 Down: Film rating org. (4): MPAA
14 Down: Spot of wine? (4): ASTI
15 Down: Missouri town near the George Washington Carver National Monument (6): NEOSHO
16 Down: "Lyin' Eyes" singers (9): THEEAGLES
17 Down: "Awesome!" (3): RAD
18 Down: Like some votes (4): ORAL
19 Down: Most festive (6): GAYEST
20 Down: Wall Street analysts' concern (6): GROWTH
21 Down: Letter getter (6): SENDEE
26 Down: Cameo carvings (7): RELIEFS
27 Down: Red or Card, for short (4): NLER
33 Down: Geared down, perhaps (7): SHIFTED
35 Down: Crusty ones (4): PIES
38 Down: Had a heart but used a club? (7): RENEGED
39 Down: Some trains (3): ELS
40 Down: Brit. award (3): DSO
41 Down: 8 1/2" x 11" size: Abbr. (3): LTR
42 Down: It's often served at home (7): SUMMONS
43 Down: Two-toned treat (4): OREO
44 Down: Savage (5): FERAL
45 Down: Plaster of paris (5): GESSO
46 Down: Fotomat abbr. (3): ENL
47 Down: "Love thy neighbor" is one (5): ADAGE
51 Down: Speedily (4): SOON
52 Down: Admitted (9): OWNEDUPTO
53 Down: Make up one's mind (3): OPT
54 Down: Detached (5): ALOOF
55 Down: Hole in the wall? (4): VENT
56 Down: Unrivaled (9): NONPAREIL
57 Down: The first Mrs. Copperfield (4): DORA
58 Down: "E-w-w-w!" (3): ICK
63 Down: Code breaker (3): KEY
65 Down: Here and there? (5): APART
66 Down: 11-Down extra (4): MAYO
68 Down: Very early (3): WEE
70 Down: Old car with a 389 engine (3): GTO
71 Down: Senator who made the rounds (5): GLENN
74 Down: "i" lid (3): DOT
76 Down: "For ___ sow..." (4): ASYE
79 Down: Model Cheryl (5): TIEGS
80 Down: Cool, once (3): HEP
81 Down: Violinist Paganini (7): NICCOLO
82 Down: Operative (3): SPY
84 Down: Tennyson's "___ and Enid" (7): GERAINT
85 Down: Theologian who opposed Martin Luther (3): ECK
86 Down: "Oh, right!" (4): ASIF
88 Down: Wishing spot (4): STAR
90 Down: Excluding (7): SHORTOF
91 Down: Tomorrow's woman (4): GIRL
92 Down: Giant gains: Abbr. (3): YDS
94 Down: Mary Tyler Moore catch phrase on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (5): OHROB
96 Down: Elaborate Japanese porcelain (5): IMARI
97 Down: Lifeboat support (5): DAVIT
99 Down: Snuggery (3): DEN
102 Down: Clairvoyants (9): TELEPATHS
104 Down: Soothsay (4): READ
106 Down: Unified whole (7): GESTALT
109 Down: Venus's home (4): MILO
110 Down: Shavetails: Abbr. (3): LTS
111 Down: Berlin-to-Cologne dir. (3): WSW
112 Down: Problem of the middle ages? (3): SAG
113 Down: "___ geht's?" (3): WIE
117 Down: Something to catch or save (6): BREATH
118 Down: Unrefined (6): EARTHY
119 Down: "Peer Gynt" dancer (6): ANITRA
120 Down: Fake fanfare (4): TADA
121 Down: Dracula's mother-in-law? (6): OLDBAT
122 Down: Mutually fee-free (6): NOLOAD
123 Down: O.B.E., for one (6): HONOUR
124 Down: Performance extension (6): ENCORE
125 Down: Thatched (6): REEDED
131 Down: Powwow (4): CHAT
133 Down: Wrist attachment (4): ULNA
134 Down: Swamp thing (4): PEAT
135 Down: "___ hollers..." (4): IFHE
136 Down: Rubber Duck, for one (4): CBER
137 Down: Baïonnette, e.g. (4): ARME
138 Down: Prowling Wolfe (4): NERO
139 Down: River to the Caspian (4): URAL
140 Down: "Now I see!" (4): AHSO
142 Down: It goes to extremes (3): EST
143 Down: Polo Grounds legend (3): OTT
144 Down: "___ Ramsey" (70's western) (3): HEC

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