"The World's Most Ornery Crossword," by Eric Albert
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l..liM'tnit"fffi THE WORID'S ilIOST ORIIERY cRosswoRD BYERIC ALBERT Crazy Eights The crossword on this and the nexttwo pageshas two independent sets ofclues: "Hard" and "Easy." First, fold this page back onthedashed line so the clues below face the solving gridon page37. lf you useonly the Hard Clues (appearing below and continuing under the grid), you'll find the puzzle uncommonly challenging. lf youwant help, or prefer a less severe challenge, opento the Easy Clues (tucked in beneath your fold on page 36), 59 NovaScotia native 60 Meattreatment 61 L' de Pingourns (Anatole France novel) 62 Run-down 67 Basketball center 68 This miss 69 Man-Mancha link 70 Louisiana's namer 71 Perturbs 77 - Simbel (Ramses ll temple site) 78 Reactto blows 79 1985 Barry Levinson film 83 Hindi equivalent of "rex" 86 Restorer's deg.,perhaps 87 Quarterback call 88 They generally vote second 92 Composer Satie 93 Casalsprop 94 Cash cache, for short 95 Bowzer's band 96 Rocket killer, briefly 97 lt "does a hnrlri nnnrl" vvvt vvvv 98 Swell on the Seine 103 Nancy Drew's boyfriend 104 Heel, for one 106 Make-up artists? 107 Act as a melronome 112 Extremely ditficult 113 Gasbags 114 Laugh riot quality 115 Unevenly? 116 Fists of Fury star 117Pen punrsnmenl 118 Gomez's ponrayer 119Anesthetized 120 1984 Alan Rudolph movie 121 lsr. neighbor 122 Disputes 123 TV psychologist 124 Green eggs side dish 127 _ in the Crowd 129 Party 131Radius, e.g. 132 Labyrinth tocate 135 Resolve 137 Curiosity 141 lmmediately like 142 Emulate The Who in '86 143 Good naval discipline 144 Like the82 145 Reduced to scrap metal 146 Sage man? DOWN 1 Rush 2 Corbin's cnaracler 3 Place fora man of affairs? 4 Calaboose 5 C.Auguste Dupin's ongrnalor 6 Bein a cast 7 Suspense classic of 1950 8 Freddy's haunt I More or less HARD C1UES *** ACROSS 1 Miles Archer's partner 9 Laertes's sis 16 lvory tower inhabitant 24 Who greets the President first,and so on 25 Trialballoons 26 Moreallegro than lento 27 Creeknear Sharpsburg 28 lmmune from aroor 29 Gershwin's Paris pilgrim 30 Bowl section 31 Finishing last 33 Boute off a ship, for some 34 Sniggling catch 35 Weary 38 Hood'sr6sum6 43 Scoresby RBs 46 Brook 47 Betazoid on Star Trek, e.g. tE KingBhumibol Adulyadej, for one 49 Round singers 50 Get a riseout of? 51 Hobbyaddict 52 Writes a biographical sketchof 53 Off-road racer 54 Coquette's drop 55 Mouth{o- moutn recitation 56 Eleazar, for one 57 Dummy, to oectarer 58 Duvall role of 1 980 GAMEs FEBRUARY 1992 35
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Transcript of "The World's Most Ornery Crossword," by Eric Albert
l..liM'tnit"fffiTHE WORID'S ilIOST ORIIERY
cRosswoRDBY ERIC ALBERT
Crazy EightsThe crossword on this and the next two pages has twoindependent sets of clues: "Hard" and "Easy." First, fold thispage back on the dashed line so the clues below face thesolving grid on page 37. lf you use only the Hard Clues(appearing below and continuing under the grid), you'll findthe puzzle uncommonly challenging. lf you want help, orprefer a less severe challenge, open to the Easy Clues(tucked in beneath your fold on page 36),
59 Nova Scotianative
60 Meat treatment61 L' de
Pingourns(AnatoleFrance novel)
62 Run-down67 Basketball
center68 This miss69 Man-Mancha
l ink70 Louisiana's
namer71 Perturbs77 - Simbel
(Ramses l ltemple site)
78 React to blows79 1985 Barry
Levinson film83 Hindi
equivalent of"rex"
86 Restorer'sdeg., perhaps
87 Quarterbackcal l
88 They generallyvote second
92 ComposerSatie
93 Casals prop94 Cash cache,
for short95 Bowzer's band96 Rocket killer,
briefly97 lt "does a
hnr l r i nnnr l "v v v t v v v v
98 Swell on theSeine
103 Nancy Drew'sboyfriend
104 Heel, for one106 Make-up
artists?107 Act as a
melronome112 Extremely
dit f icult113 Gasbags
114 Laugh riotquality
115 Unevenly?116 Fists of Fury
star117 Pen
punrsnmenl118 Gomez's
ponrayer119 Anesthetized120 1984 Alan
Rudolph movie121 lsr. neighbor122 Disputes123 TV
psychologist124 Green eggs
side dish127 _ in the
Crowd129 Party131 Radius, e.g.132 Labyrinth
tocate135 Resolve137 Curiosity141 lmmediately
like142 Emulate The
Who in '86
143 Good navaldiscipline
144 Like the 82145 Reduced to
scrap metal146 Sage man?
DOWN
1 Rush2 Corbin's
cnaracler3 Place for a
man of affairs?4 Calaboose5 C. Auguste
Dupin'songrnalor
6 Be in a cast7 Suspense
classic of 19508 Freddy's hauntI More or less
HARD C1UES ***
ACROSS
1 Miles Archer'spartner
9 Laertes's sis16 lvory tower
inhabitant24 Who greets
the Presidentfirst, and so on
25 Trial balloons26 More allegro
than lento27 Creek near
Sharpsburg28 lmmune from
aroor29 Gershwin's
Paris pi lgr im30 Bowl section31 Finishing last33 Boute off a
ship, for some34 Sniggl ing
catch35 Weary38 Hood's r6sum643 Scores by RBs46 Brook47 Betazoid on
Star Trek, e.g.tE King Bhumibol
Adulyadej, forone
49 Round singers50 Get a rise out
of?51 Hobby addict52 Writes a
biographicalsketch of
53 Off-road racer54 Coquette's
drop55 Mouth{o-
moutnrecitat ion
56 Eleazar, forone
57 Dummy, tooectarer
58 Duvall role of1 980
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_heckers Zarathustra"chmo 42 Hosti l i tyroctor's order, tl4 Steel in the>r short bookracksight 45 Star-basedruffaut 46 Film set insiderotagonist a computerlelp Hamelin 47 Joint halfiray of Silver 48 Salon jobipoons 49 MusicalShark" of ornamentsong 50 l tal ian bread?Vake - 51 Travel expenseouble" 52 Chordata andnow Arthropodailuffers 53 Daphne Du _
54 Pompous snort55 Radiator part56 Dismount57 Mesa Verde
attractions59 The non-
si lence of thelambs
60 Farr 's M.A.S-Hwife
63 White-watercratt
64 Jeff Lynne'sgroup, for short
65 Innards, inslang
65 Decuple69 Comic Bean72 Refrain start73 Finsteraarhorn,
for one74 Monokini 's lack75 Dessert cart
choices
75 Some rays80 Rubberneck81 "Greenland's
lcy Mountains,"
82 Toxic avengers:Abbr.
83 Three Milelsland devices
84 Planting time85 Friend of Mrs.
Calabash89 Marbles90 Us, according
to Pogo91 Florida's most
populouscounty
97 Myriad98 Runs down99 Substitute
sovereign100 Leader of the
Pack?
101 Mrs. Peel 'spartner, on lheAvengers
102 Gun barrelmeasurement
105 Tenth of a cent106 "Texas tea"107 Radio unit108 Beethoven
beneficiary109 Gourmand110 Nann ies 'needs111 F la t , e .g .113 Babysitter 's
bane114 Hecklers' cr ies1 16 Not worthy of117 Vociferated119 College lecturer120 En _ (pastry-
wrappeo)122 Wacky Bob
Newhart Showr a a a n t i n n i e i
123 Suffer the heat124 Dragonfl ies do
it125 Ouzo ingredient126 Like Oscar
Madison128 Greek salad
ingredient130 Sigmund's
daughter131 Universe's start132 PC components133 Word in most
ot the TenCommandments
134 Trigger pul ler?135 NYC subway
l tne136 Classic car138 Towers of note:
Abbr .139 Bank breaker140 Reckless
goooess
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47 Mortise'spartner in joints(NONET anag.)
48 Hue49 Warbles50 ltalian coins5'l Taxi passenger52 Animal
kingdomdivisions(HAPLY anag.)
53 Writer DaphneD u -
54 Throat-clearingsound
55 Spring's shape56 Step down57 Adobe homes59 Lamb cries60 Actress
Rosalind ofM-A-S'H
63 Eskimo's canoe64 Xanadusinging
group: Abbr.65 Pipe-fixing
business66 1000% as
greal69 Actor/director
Welles72 _ la la73 Swiss peak74 Lid75 Chocolate-
rceo, cream-filled pastries
76 Uses the rink80 Stare stupidly81 Sunday song82 Mileage-rating
group: Abbr.83 Nuclear power
plant devices84 Tree-planting
occasion:2 wds.
85 Comediannicknamed"Schnozzola":2 wds.
89 Soundness ofmrno
90rFoe91 Miami's county97 Quite a few98 Very small
amounls
99 State universitygovernor
lfi! Boy with 21merit badges:2 wds.
101 Rider's horse102 Yawn-
provoking talker105 Grain-grinding
srte106 Unrefined, as
oil or people107 Radio
frequency unit108 "F1r _"
(Beethovenwork)
109 "Peter, Peter,pumpkin - ..."
110 Baby carriages111 Spare in the
trunk113 Rotten kid114 Owl sounds116 Under1 17 Gave a holler119 Col lege
instructor (TENcoD anag.)
120 En _ (cookedin a pastrycrust) (CUT OREanag.)
122 Christmas song123 Cook a steak124 Hang in the air125 Licorice-
flavored herb126 Untidy128 Greekcheese130 - Karenina131 Gun sound132 Sufiix for many
sciences133 "- on your
life!" ("Forgeti t ! " )
134 Actor Scheider135 New York
subway line:Abbr.
136 Rock's _Speedwagon
138 Motorist'sgroup: Abbr.
139 Stockingmishap
140 Had lunch
EASY C1UES *acRoss
1 Bogart's role inThe MalteseFalcon: 2 wds.
I Hamlet's love16 College-related24 Diplomatic
etiquette25 Ant antennae26 Medium speed,
in music (DATEROOM anag.)
27 Civil War battlesite in Maryland
28 Neuter29 The "A" in AFL-
cro30 Layer31 Least speedy33 What pirates'
victims walk(with "the")
34 Snaky fish35 Become
pooped: 2 wds.38 Arrest record,
in slang: 2 wds,43 Six-point
football scores;Abbr.
46 Put up with47 Mind reader48 Bangkok native49 Some
fishermen50 Rise as if by
magic51 Evil fellow52 JFK's _ rn
Courage53 Vehicle akin to
a mopeo54 Kleenex's cloth
counterpan55 Gab session56 Follower of
Moses'sbrother (ARIANOTE anag.)
57 Sharer of abusrness
58 Olive -(Popeye's girl)
59 Puritanicalperson
60 Heal6l _-de-France
62 Poorlymaintained
67 What webreathe
58 That girl69 Man -
Mancha:2wds.70 French explorer
of theMississippi
71 Shakes up7/ _ Dhabi
(Persian GulfcitY)
78 Virginia dance79 1985 film based
on ArthurConan Doyle'scharacters:3 wds.
&l Prince of India86 Arts degree:
Abbr. (inSLIMFAST)
87 Footballoffensiveoption: 2 wds.
88 Opposite of"supported"
92 Estrada ofCHiPs
93 _ and anow94 Bank money
machine: Abbr.95 '50s group of
the '70s: 3 wds.96 Missile defense
system: Abbr.97 Drink from a
dairy farm98 Very good:
2 wds., Fr.103 Beafty of lhe
Big Easy104 Order106 They make new
things107 What good
watches do:2 wds.
112 Attempting113 Boastful people114 Wild mirth115 In an unusual
way116 Kung fu movie
star: 2 wds.' l17 All alone
118 Actor Julia ofThe AddamsFamily
119 Made numb120 Hand-raiser's
request: 2 wds.121 Damascus's
nation: Abbr.122 Disputes, as a
will123 Parker-
(gamecompany)
124 _ it up(overact)
127 Has _ thatcould stop aclock (is ugly):2 wds.
129 Go on adrinking spree
131 Skeleton piece132 Where the
sense ofbalance iscentered:2 wds.
135 Removewrinkles from:2 wds.
137 Unusualindividual:2 wds.
141 Begin to l ike:2 wds.
142 Get togetheragain
143 StretchedqualitY
144 Furtive145 Figured a sum146 Author of
classicWesterns:2 wds.
DOWN
1 Suddenoutpourlng
2 Nickname forgolfer Palmer
3 Roadsidelodging
4 Mix with aspoon
5 "Quoth theRaven" writer
6 Play part7 1988 Dennis
Quaid movieI A Nightmare on
_: 2 wds.9 Out _ ( i l l -
tempered):2 wds.
10 ComedianHerman
11 Put a spell on12 Bui ld ing
additions13 Golfer on the
Seniors Tour:2 wds.
14 Form 1040issuer: Abbr,
15 Donkey16 Doctors'group:
Abbr.17 Be a rival18 The Story of
_ (Truffautfi lm): 2 wds.
19 Rid of rodents(TRADE anag.)
20 " go bragh!"21 Bobby Darin hit
song: 3 wds.22 "Give _ rest!"
("Stop that!"):2 wds.
23 Pro's opposite32 Untruthful
ones3 5 - o n a
tangent(digress):2 wds.
36 Jock Ewing'swife, on Dal/as
37 Tattles39 Suspects'
excusestO Small, in dress
srzes41 Uttered, old-
style42 Despise44 Romance writer
Steel45 Based on the
stars (REALISEDanag.)
46 Disney special-effects film of1982
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