Song Play
An amateur crossword constructor shares her original puzzle with us.
by Janet Morrey
| ACROSS 1. Long 5. "Mrs. Dalloway" author 10. Sizes up briefly 13. Sac prefix 17. Bird feeder's offering 18. Where to put hex 19. Mitchell song for a deer hunter? 23. Help badly 24. Whaddaya take __? 25. Readily usable 26. Beatle song for an editor? 29. Jungle sound 30. Pub.'s mail 31. Lachrymose 32. Pertaining to an epic 34. Mr. Bean 38. Promoters' prayers 40. Picked 44. Part of London or Manhattan 45. Byrds' song for a well-fed jetsetter 52. Impress 53. Theoretical: pref. 54. Polynesian place name 55. A Doolittle 56. Edson Arantes do Nascimento 57. Electric weaver 58. Seeger song for a jouster? 61. Milker 62. Decorator's reference 65. Deliver verbally 66. Masher's targets 67. Ayes 68. Stones 69. Manitoba locale 71. Places for Adam's apples 73. Breeze through an exam 74. They're seven to our one 77. Fall color 78. Peggy Lee song for a Velcro lover? 81. Mint 82. Follow 83. Beseech the devil 84. Help out 85. Kind of cap 86. It might rip 87. Seasonal song for Southern beauties? 90. _Grande (Arizona monument) 91. Farmer's refrain 93. Crossword bird 94. Lead the way 95. Like a guitar 100. Party mo. in Germany 101. Sporty autos 103. Stand 106. Led Zeppelin song for Galileo? 113. One winging it 115. Ground breaker 116. Nettle 117. Original dramas 118. Munch's, "The Scream". e.g. 119. Complete: pref. 120. With me for openers 121. Marine transp. 122. Decorate 123. Symbol of grace Janet admits that some of the entries in her puzzle are a little bit "funky". She is trying to improve her cruciverbal skills and wants us to know that the puzzle was created without the aid of computer software or construction programs. Well done, Janet! A good early effort! Thanks for sharing it with us. If you have a puzzle to submit, please contact me. |
DOWN 1. PDQ 2. "Pearl of the Antilles" 3. Dickens' 'umble one 4. Small finale 5. Breeding grounds 6. Suitable recruits 7. How the flat lady sings 8. Has an arrogant demeanor 9. Name for fast cars 10. String up 11. Caffeine source 12. Cannes contest 13. Essential acid: abbr. 14. Boldness 15. Mexican cape 16. Cocinero's crock 20. Realtor's concern 21. Perch 22. Plunk starter 27. Naughty prez. initially 28. Billy 33. First person in Graz 34. Wicker worker's want 35. Where to find bull sitters 36. Beatle song for Little Bo Peep? 37. Cry of delight 39. What to do in Valletta 41. Song for a borrowing banjo player? 42. Like footwear 43. Pitchers 45. It's often twisted 46. Big mackerels 47. Jus' gettin' by in Dogpatch 48. Coin accepters 49. Activity center 50. Converter's suffix 51. Lemon juice? 56. Bugsd when they're snug 59. Bob and Robert 60. Work out 63. Python 64. Scores: abbr. 66. Mole 68. Like pieces of eight 69. Like a quick translation 70. Child martyr 71. Washed out 72. Emirate 73. _in the market (downturn) 74. Ring up 75. Candy man 76. Say it badly 78. Faith in Lourdes 79. Monogram for the prize giver 80. Long distance writer 85. Modern day crusaders; abbr. 87. Usa a Bic quick 88. Ridge 89. Boxed 92. French river and department 94. What's the_? 96. Inviting letters 97. Power co. 98. Some passages 99. Charcoal or pearl 101. "__ alive; magic is..." 102. Biblical pronouns 103. Currently in 104. Miss after marriage? 105. WW1 German admiral 107. Former, once 108. Vetch 109. Fine ending 110. Screen 111. Skat woman 112. Car model 114. Trouble spot in Quebec © Janet Morrey SOLUTION |
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