TIC-TAC-TOE - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 144 clues). Published 8/9/1992. By S. E. Booker.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Chap trap (4)
- VAMP
- 5 Across: ___-Coeur, basilica in Paris (5)
- SACRE
- 10 Across: Mr. Frost (4)
- JACK
- 14 Across: Magazine contents (4)
- AMMO
- 18 Across: Fragrant wood (5)
- CEDAR
- 19 Across: More competent (5)
- ABLER
- 20 Across: "To Live and Die ___," 1985 film (4)
- INLA
- 21 Across: Secret retreat (4)
- LAIR
- 22 Across: "___ Till Somebody Loves You" (11)
- YOURENOBODY
- 24 Across: Queue cue (4)
- NEXT
- 25 Across: Birthplace of Ceres (4)
- ENNA
- 26 Across: Take off (6)
- REMOVE
- 27 Across: Pitch in (3)
- AID
- 28 Across: Buffalo Bob Smith's co-star (10)
- HOWDYDOODY
- 30 Across: Nile reptile (3)
- ASP
- 31 Across: Begum's spouse (3)
- AGA
- 33 Across: For nothing (4)
- FREE
- 35 Across: Actress Gilbert (4)
- SARA
- 36 Across: They, in Lyon (3)
- ILS
- 37 Across: V.I.P.'s (5)
- EXECS
- 38 Across: Separate differing ingredients (5)
- UNMIX
- 42 Across: Vapid verbiage (12)
- GOBBLEDYGOOK
- 47 Across: Jordan feat (8)
- SLAMDUNK
- 50 Across: Stagger (4)
- REEL
- 51 Across: "City of Victory" (5)
- CAIRO
- 52 Across: Way out (4)
- EXIT
- 53 Across: Kett of the comics (4)
- ETTA
- 54 Across: Bear in the air (4)
- URSA
- 55 Across: Ilk (4)
- TYPE
- 56 Across: In a stubborn way (10)
- CONTRARILY
- 58 Across: Special editions (6)
- EXTRAS
- 60 Across: First king of the English (6)
- EGBERT
- 63 Across: Deutsch one (3)
- EIN
- 64 Across: Hard-luck case (5)
- LOSER
- 65 Across: Zealot (7)
- DIEHARD
- 67 Across: Cosmic principle (5)
- KARMA
- 72 Across: Doctrine (3)
- ISM
- 75 Across: Surgical instrument (6)
- XYSTER
- 76 Across: Attacked (6)
- CAMEAT
- 77 Across: Not essential (10)
- EXTRANEOUS
- 82 Across: With 118 Across, famous name in spydom (4)
- MATA
- 84 Across: Woes (4)
- ILLS
- 85 Across: Summit (4)
- APEX
- 86 Across: "The Haj" author (4)
- URIS
- 87 Across: Father (5)
- BEGET
- 88 Across: Archibald of N.B.A. fame (4)
- NATE
- 89 Across: Maddens (8)
- DERANGES
- 91 Across: Beaut (12)
- LALLAPALOOZA
- 94 Across: Slyly derisive (5)
- SNIDE
- 95 Across: Asian peninsula (5)
- MALAY
- 96 Across: Marshall Plan agcy. (3)
- ECA
- 97 Across: Cab (4)
- TAXI
- 100 Across: Fleming of "Rawhide" (4)
- ERIC
- 101 Across: Second tel. line (3)
- EXT
- 102 Across: ___-C.I.O. (3)
- AFL
- 105 Across: Like virgin territory (10)
- UNEXPLORED
- 109 Across: Large New Zealand parrot (3)
- KEA
- 112 Across: Tot's spot (6)
- MEASLE
- 114 Across: Will of "The Waltons" (4)
- GEER
- 115 Across: "Les Bergeries" author (4)
- ANET
- 116 Across: George Burns sequel: 1980 (11)
- OHGODBOOKII
- 118 Across: See 82 Across (4)
- HARI
- 119 Across: Dog in a Barrie play (4)
- NANA
- 120 Across: Fired up (5)
- EAGER
- 121 Across: Former queen of Italy (5)
- ELENA
- 122 Across: River of Hades (4)
- STYX
- 123 Across: Recolors (4)
- DYES
- 124 Across: Mode (5)
- STYLE
- 125 Across: Spanish muralist (4)
- SERT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Irks (5)
- VEXES
- 2 Down: "What ___!": Bette Davis line (5)
- ADUMP
- 3 Down: "Das Kapital" author (4)
- MARX
- 4 Down: Reign (7)
- PREVAIL
- 5 Down: Little big horn (3)
- SAX
- 6 Down: Israel's Eban (4)
- ABBA
- 7 Down: Cato's 161 (4)
- CLXI
- 8 Down: He played Fred Sanford (8)
- REDDFOXX
- 9 Down: Trick ending (3)
- ERY
- 10 Down: Brings bad luck to (6)
- JINXES
- 11 Down: Once more (4)
- ANEW
- 12 Down: Loam lumps (5)
- CLODS
- 13 Down: Trevanian's "The Summer of ___" (5)
- KATYA
- 14 Down: Brandy cocktail (9)
- ALEXANDER
- 15 Down: Tailless cat (4)
- MANX
- 16 Down: Look after (4)
- MIND
- 17 Down: Describing Superman's vision (4)
- XRAY
- 18 Down: Author McFadden (4)
- CYRA
- 23 Down: Disregards (8)
- NEGLECTS
- 28 Down: Darn kin (4)
- HECK
- 29 Down: Snare, for one (4)
- DRUM
- 32 Down: As plain ___ (5)
- ASDAY
- 34 Down: Reed or Harrison (3)
- REX
- 37 Down: Flagrant (9)
- EGREGIOUS
- 39 Down: Philadelphia Orchestra conductor (4)
- MUTI
- 40 Down: Worldwide: Abbr. (4)
- INTL
- 41 Down: Approve (4)
- OKAY
- 42 Down: Cooked cereal (5)
- GRUEL
- 43 Down: Copy, in a way (5)
- XEROX
- 44 Down: Defeats (5)
- BESTS
- 45 Down: Sound loudly (5)
- BLARE
- 46 Down: Cried out sharply (5)
- YIPED
- 47 Down: Junior (3)
- SON
- 48 Down: Low-cal word (4)
- LITE
- 49 Down: Longfellow town (4)
- ATRI
- 52 Down: Very (9)
- EXTREMELY
- 56 Down: Auto attachment (4)
- CRAT
- 57 Down: "Diana" singer (4)
- ANKA
- 59 Down: Singular performance (4)
- ARIA
- 61 Down: Ottoman governors (4)
- BEYS
- 62 Down: Expressions of inquiry (3)
- EHS
- 66 Down: " . . . ___ greater length of chain": Goldsmith (5)
- DRAGA
- 68 Down: " . . . whether I am ___ or a Sphinx": Dickens (5)
- AMINX
- 69 Down: Hang loose (5)
- RELAX
- 70 Down: "Psycho-Cybernetics" author (5)
- MALTZ
- 71 Down: Bewildered (5)
- ATSEA
- 73 Down: Comfy (4)
- SNUG
- 74 Down: Slight (4)
- MERE
- 76 Down: Underground vault (8)
- CATACOMB
- 77 Down: St. Louis span (4)
- EADS
- 78 Down: Ajar (4)
- OPEN
- 79 Down: Actress Copley (4)
- TERI
- 80 Down: Hope-Crosby movie: 1947 (9)
- ROADTORIO
- 81 Down: Letters from Greece (3)
- XIS
- 83 Down: Cheyenne's home (5)
- TEPEE
- 87 Down: Villain, in oaters (8)
- BLACKHAT
- 90 Down: Lowest high tide (4)
- NEAP
- 91 Down: Fat (4)
- LARD
- 92 Down: Clay, now (3)
- ALI
- 93 Down: Certain paints (7)
- LATEXES
- 95 Down: "Let's ___ little as we can": Shak. (6)
- MEETAS
- 98 Down: Chan portrayer (5)
- OLAND
- 99 Down: Slangy negative (5)
- IXNAY
- 102 Down: Inquisitive one (5)
- ASKER
- 103 Down: Fire starter (5)
- FLINT
- 104 Down: Organa of "Star Wars" (4)
- LEIA
- 105 Down: Cries of repugnance (4)
- UGHS
- 106 Down: Straight up (4)
- NEAT
- 107 Down: Uncanny (4)
- EERY
- 108 Down: Lacoste of tennis (4)
- RENE
- 110 Down: Like custard (4)
- EGGY
- 111 Down: Katarina Witt feat (4)
- AXEL
- 113 Down: Car bar (4)
- AXLE
- 116 Down: Ballot marks (3)
- XES
- 117 Down: One of the rappers (3)
- DRE
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