LE PUZZLE - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 6/13/1999. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Eritrea's capital (6): ASMARA
7 Across: Heart contraction (7): SYSTOLE
14 Across: "The ___ Williams Show" of 1960's TV (4): CARA
18 Across: Bearers of calves (6): WHALES
19 Across: Many a Floridian (7): RETIREE
20 Across: Dressed (up) (5): DUDED
21 Across: Alaska denizens (7): KODIAKS
23 Across: Fiasco at the bar? (13): SLOEGINFIZZLE
25 Across: Trial (3): WOE
26 Across: Rural tracts (4): LEAS
28 Across: Lecterns (5): PODIA
29 Across: Hosts (6): EMCEES
30 Across: Minimally (4): ATAD
32 Across: The Baron, of college basketball (4): RUPP
34 Across: Bleaching solution (3): LYE
35 Across: Maximum (6): UTMOST
36 Across: Direct (5): REFER
38 Across: Jupiter and others (7): DEITIES
40 Across: "Dream-Land" poet (3): POE
41 Across: Conscription problem? (11): DRAFTPICKLE
43 Across: City or province of Spain (7): CORDOBA
47 Across: Ornamental attire (4): SASH
48 Across: Dick (3): TEC
49 Across: Fire (3): CAN
50 Across: Crepe de Chine, e.g. (4): SILK
52 Across: Actor Erwin (3): STU
53 Across: "___ fliegende Holländer" (Wagner opera) (3): DER
55 Across: Part of a classical trio (4): AMAS
57 Across: Inexpensive cigar (6): STOGIE
59 Across: Black (5): SABLE
61 Across: A little knight life? (11): CASTLEPARTY
65 Across: Actress Benaderet (3): BEA
66 Across: Desktop problem (7): CLUTTER
68 Across: Unconventional (5): OUTRE
69 Across: Effective (7): OPERANT
71 Across: Pop musician Ocasek (3): RIC
72 Across: Tom's fishing gear? (11): THUMBTACKLE
75 Across: Sound units (5): SONES
76 Across: They can be twisted (6): ANKLES
78 Across: Nerve opening? (4): NEUR
79 Across: Bubblehead (3): ASS
81 Across: It's bigger than a med. (3): LGE
82 Across: Lighten up? (4): PALE
83 Across: "Le Coq ___" (3): DOR
84 Across: Summit gatherers, for short (3): PMS
86 Across: Locale in the game Clue (4): HALL
88 Across: Lampoons (7): SENDSUP
91 Across: Pop stars turned versifiers? (11): BEATLEPOETS
95 Across: Publisher Ballantine (3): IAN
96 Across: How to give a reprimand (7): STERNLY
98 Across: ___ nous (5): ENTRE
99 Across: Unruffled (6): SEDATE
102 Across: PC component (3): CRT
103 Across: Kid's ball material (4): NERF
105 Across: "Leaving Las Vegas" actress (4): SHUE
106 Across: Opening at an opening (6): ACTONE
107 Across: March (5): TROOP
109 Across: River to the Colorado (4): GILA
111 Across: Inuit: Abbr. (3): ESK
112 Across: Little laughter while still on the runway? (13): GROUNDCHUCKLE
115 Across: Suggest (7): CONNOTE
117 Across: Dentist's request (5): RINSE
118 Across: Column feature (7): SUBHEAD
119 Across: Amazed onlooker, e.g. (6): STARER
120 Across: Vaulted church area (4): APSE
121 Across: Yields (7): ASSENTS
122 Across: Yield (6): SAYYES

Down Answers

1 Down: Opposite of smooth (7): AWKWARD
2 Down: Marksman (7): SHOOTER
3 Down: Did some quick metalwork? (15): MADEAFASTBUCKLE
4 Down: Ryan's "Love Story" co-star (3): ALI
5 Down: "Get ___!" (4): REAL
6 Down: Poser (5): ASKER
7 Down: S.A.T. takers (3): SRS
8 Down: Shrill cry (4): YELP
9 Down: Cop's contact (7): STOOLIE
10 Down: Do some craftwork (6): TIEDYE
11 Down: Saturnalias (6): ORGIES
12 Down: Princess who observed the Force (4): LEIA
13 Down: Yet, in poems (3): EEN
14 Down: Ancient Incan capital (5): CUZCO
15 Down: Cooper's tools (5): ADZES
16 Down: Sign a new lease (5): RELET
17 Down: Summer quaffs (4): ADES
20 Down: Became faint (6): DIMMED
22 Down: Fahd, for one (5): SAUDI
24 Down: Stench (5): FETOR
27 Down: Light arrays (7): SPECTRA
31 Down: Fallback position (7): DEFAULT
33 Down: Diving maneuver (4): PIKE
35 Down: Very soon after (4): UPON
37 Down: A.C.L.U. concerns: Abbr. (3): RTS
39 Down: Infant's need, for short (3): TLC
42 Down: Oft-framed document (3): PHD
43 Down: ___ Grande, Ariz. (4): CASA
44 Down: Bear, in Bolivia (3): OSO
45 Down: Hypothesis about the origin of bracelets? (15): BIGBANGLETHEORY
46 Down: Property recipient, in law (7): ALIENEE
49 Down: "The Life of the Insects" playwright (5): CAPEK
51 Down: Poet who wrote "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever" (5): KEATS
52 Down: Steinbeck's birthplace (7): SALINAS
54 Down: Light brown (4): ECRU
55 Down: Union locale (5): ALTAR
56 Down: Cougar, briefly (4): MERC
57 Down: 60's-70's hallucinogen (3): STP
58 Down: Yardarm attachments (4): TYES
59 Down: Jettison (5): SCRAP
60 Down: Cigar end? (4): ETTE
62 Down: Judicious (5): SOBER
63 Down: 1984 Peace Prize recipient (4): TUTU
64 Down: Some deer (4): ROES
67 Down: Replies of confusion (3): EHS
70 Down: Spray alternatives (7): ROLLONS
73 Down: Queue before Q (4): MNOP
74 Down: End of a trip (7): LASTLEG
77 Down: Actor Cariou (3): LEN
80 Down: H. Rider Haggard adventure (3): SHE
83 Down: Buggy terrain (4): DUNE
84 Down: According to (3): PER
85 Down: "Buddenbrooks" author (4): MANN
87 Down: Rue Morgue culprit (3): APE
89 Down: One of the Lennon sisters (6): DIANNE
90 Down: Filled (5): SATED
91 Down: Show (7): BETOKEN
92 Down: Full of feeling (5): LYRIC
93 Down: One on a board (7): TRUSTEE
94 Down: Pleasure ___ (7): SEEKERS
96 Down: Benchwarmers (6): SCRUBS
97 Down: Lozenge (6): TROCHE
99 Down: Old money (5): SCRIP
100 Down: Formal jackets (5): ETONS
101 Down: Put out (5): DOUSE
104 Down: Dentist's suggestion (5): FLOSS
106 Down: City on the Yamuna River (4): AGRA
107 Down: So (4): THUS
108 Down: Surveyor's work (4): PLAT
110 Down: Architectural pier (4): ANTA
113 Down: 11-member 19th-century org. (3): CSA
114 Down: MS. preparers (3): EDS
116 Down: Vocal objection (3): NAY

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