PRIORESSES - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 138 clues). Published 3/15/2009. By Patrick Berry.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Sporty Mazdas (6)
- MIATAS
- 7 Across: Name shared by two apostles (5)
- JAMES
- 12 Across: Org. founded by Samuel Gompers (3)
- AFL
- 15 Across: Dartboard site (3)
- PUB
- 18 Across: Eastern Catholic who recognizes the pope's authority (6)
- UNIATE
- 19 Across: Habitual practices (6)
- USAGES
- 21 Across: Geological epoch when mastodons appeared (7)
- MIOCENE
- 23 Across: Ridiculed someone as loudly as possible? (13)
- SCREAMEDSCORN
- 25 Across: Colombian carrier (7)
- AVIANCA
- 26 Across: Scratch left on a table? (3)
- TIP
- 27 Across: Oscar winner Kedrova (4)
- LILA
- 28 Across: Piece of hay? (11)
- STABLESTALK
- 30 Across: Comedic bits by guys sitting at a bar? (10)
- STOOLSKITS
- 34 Across: Stoked, perhaps (4)
- AGOG
- 35 Across: Originally (3)
- NEE
- 36 Across: Architect Saarinen (4)
- EERO
- 37 Across: Does some improvisations (5)
- SCATS
- 39 Across: Astronaut's old wound? (9)
- SPACESCAR
- 43 Across: Book recited during Purim (6)
- ESTHER
- 46 Across: Tarot suit (4)
- CUPS
- 48 Across: Modest knowledge (7)
- SMATTER
- 49 Across: "Tarzan" star Ron (3)
- ELY
- 50 Across: Holders of jacks (6)
- MODEMS
- 52 Across: Co. that makes bar code scanners (3)
- NCR
- 53 Across: Worked at an herb shop, maybe? (8)
- SOLDSAGE
- 57 Across: Change devices that divert trains to different tracks? (12)
- SWITCHSHUNTS
- 63 Across: Gilbert and Sullivan princess (3)
- IDA
- 64 Across: "Rapture" singer Baker (5)
- ANITA
- 66 Across: Nautical passage (6)
- STRAIT
- 67 Across: The Pacific's "Valley Isle" (4)
- MAUI
- 68 Across: It may be checked (4)
- KING
- 70 Across: Actor Rhames of the "Mission: Impossible" films (4)
- VING
- 72 Across: Icon on Guinness bottles (4)
- HARP
- 73 Across: Cracker coating (4)
- SALT
- 74 Across: Literary award shaped like a rocket (4)
- HUGO
- 75 Across: Blockbuster movie, e.g. (6)
- RENTAL
- 77 Across: World Heritage Site in Jordan (5)
- PETRA
- 80 Across: CBS show with two spinoffs (3)
- CSI
- 81 Across: Ore refinery? (12)
- SMELTINGSPOT
- 84 Across: Large field of dirt? (8)
- SOILSPAN
- 86 Across: Director Jean-___ Godard (3)
- LUC
- 87 Across: "Holy moly!" (6)
- YEGODS
- 89 Across: Opposite of paleo- (3)
- NEO
- 90 Across: Kickback for good publicity (7)
- PLUGOLA
- 94 Across: "Let's Make a Deal" choice (4)
- DOOR
- 95 Across: Pythian Games site (6)
- DELPHI
- 99 Across: Reaction upon being hit with a chair in WrestleMania? (9)
- SHAMSHOCK
- 101 Across: Removes lumps from batter (5)
- STIRS
- 104 Across: Schönberg's "Moses und ___" (4)
- ARON
- 105 Across: German "rocks" (3)
- EIS
- 106 Across: Desideratum (4)
- NEED
- 108 Across: What an angry robot might do? (10)
- SPITSCREWS
- 111 Across: What Buffy might be doing at the end of a long, hard night? (11)
- SLAYINGSLOW
- 116 Across: See 121-Down (4)
- LEIA
- 117 Across: Hierarchy chart's top box (3)
- CEO
- 118 Across: Atlas Mountains locale (7)
- ALGERIA
- 119 Across: Increase in perfect basketball shots? (13)
- SWISHINGSWELL
- 123 Across: Making, as money (7)
- MINTING
- 124 Across: Out, in library lingo (6)
- ONLOAN
- 125 Across: Be a busybody (6)
- MEDDLE
- 126 Across: It's considerably bigger than D (3)
- EEE
- 127 Across: ___ Miguel (largest of the Azores) (3)
- SAO
- 128 Across: Tossed (5)
- SLUNG
- 129 Across: Judge (6)
- ASSESS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Too good to miss, as a TV show (7)
- MUSTSEE
- 2 Down: Urges on (7)
- INCITES
- 3 Down: 1970 disaster flick (7)
- AIRPORT
- 4 Down: Inventor's inits. (3)
- TAE
- 5 Down: In any way (5)
- ATALL
- 6 Down: Penultimate round (5)
- SEMIS
- 7 Down: Like bar mitzvahs (6)
- JUDAIC
- 8 Down: Dummkopf (3)
- ASS
- 9 Down: Buddy (3)
- MAC
- 10 Down: Yes-men feed them (4)
- EGOS
- 11 Down: Tempur-Pedic competitor (5)
- SERTA
- 12 Down: Combination (7)
- AMALGAM
- 13 Down: V, to Valerian (4)
- FIVE
- 14 Down: "Family Guy" mom (4)
- LOIS
- 15 Down: Hair shirt wearer's activity (7)
- PENANCE
- 16 Down: Not properly explained (7)
- UNCLEAR
- 17 Down: It might hold the solution (6)
- BEAKER
- 20 Down: Hiccups, so to speak (5)
- SNAGS
- 22 Down: Cool ___ (3)
- CAT
- 24 Down: Group with an Exalted Ruler (4)
- ELKS
- 29 Down: Hits with one's fist (4)
- BOPS
- 31 Down: ___ and aahed (5)
- OOHED
- 32 Down: Folded fast food (4)
- TACO
- 33 Down: Snow tire features (5)
- STUDS
- 38 Down: Ejects (5)
- SPEWS
- 40 Down: "Bold Lover, never, never ___ thou kiss": Keats (5)
- CANST
- 41 Down: Make aquatints (4)
- ETCH
- 42 Down: Moves fingers across strings (6)
- STRUMS
- 44 Down: "Born Free" lioness (4)
- ELSA
- 45 Down: Illinois governor before Blagojevich (4)
- RYAN
- 47 Down: See 115-Down (5)
- SMITH
- 50 Down: Dispensing, with "out" (6)
- METING
- 51 Down: Standing subway passenger's aid (5)
- STRAP
- 53 Down: Worshipers at Amritsar's Golden Temple (5)
- SIKHS
- 54 Down: Disgrace (5)
- ODIUM
- 55 Down: Depression-era photojournalist Dorothea (5)
- LANGE
- 56 Down: Accepted fact (5)
- GIVEN
- 58 Down: Nice touch (6)
- CARESS
- 59 Down: Aware of (5)
- HIPTO
- 60 Down: Org. co-founded by W. E. B. Du Bois (5)
- NAACP
- 61 Down: City in Tornado Alley (5)
- TULSA
- 62 Down: Audit, with "on" (5)
- SITIN
- 65 Down: Apprehensive (5)
- ANTSY
- 69 Down: "The Lord of the Rings" ring bearer (6)
- GOLLUM
- 71 Down: Opened wide (5)
- GAPED
- 75 Down: Maker of Caplio cameras (5)
- RICOH
- 76 Down: Brand recognition aids (5)
- LOGOS
- 78 Down: Drink garnish, often (4)
- RIND
- 79 Down: Away from the wind (4)
- ALEE
- 82 Down: Actions on shirtsleeves (4)
- TUGS
- 83 Down: Honey pie (5)
- TOOTS
- 85 Down: Alternative energy type (5)
- SOLAR
- 88 Down: IV (4)
- DRIP
- 90 Down: 2008 World Series winner (7)
- PHILLIE
- 91 Down: Trattoria dish (7)
- LASAGNE
- 92 Down: In ancient times (7)
- LONGAGO
- 93 Down: Strong hold'em holding (4)
- ACES
- 96 Down: Go before (7)
- PRECEDE
- 97 Down: Writer William Dean ___ (7)
- HOWELLS
- 98 Down: Foot pads? (7)
- INSOLES
- 99 Down: Bun topper (6)
- SESAME
- 100 Down: Only five-time U.S. Horse of the Year (5)
- KELSO
- 102 Down: Irritating (6)
- RILING
- 103 Down: W.W. II submachine gun (4)
- STEN
- 107 Down: Certain crossword entries (5)
- DOWNS
- 109 Down: Arithmetic series symbol (5)
- SIGMA
- 110 Down: Docket listings (5)
- CASES
- 112 Down: On the other hand (3)
- YET
- 113 Down: Rainbow goddess (4)
- IRIS
- 114 Down: Ingénue in Chekhov's "The Seagull" (4)
- NINA
- 115 Down: With 47-Down, Oscar nominee for "Ali" (4)
- WILL
- 120 Down: Old bronze coin (3)
- SOU
- 121 Down: ___ Solo, love interest of 116-Across (3)
- HAN
- 122 Down: Dict. entries (3)
- WDS
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