LOOK BOTH WAYS - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 5/29/1994. By Janet R. Bender.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Subject of the film "Sweet Dreams" (5)
CLINE
6 Across: Nonpoisonous (4)
SAFE
10 Across: Showed contempt (4)
SPAT
14 Across: Move, in a way (3)
AWE
17 Across: Facilitated (5)
AIDED
18 Across: Encumber (5)
CRAMP
20 Across: Colin Dexter's inspector (5)
MORSE
21 Across: Grazing ground (3)
LEA
22 Across: Why Mr. Martin isn't popular on Memorial Day? (17)
STEVELAMSMALEVETS
25 Across: Fish with long jaws (3)
GAR
26 Across: Coach (7)
TRAINER
27 Across: Drift (5)
TENOR
28 Across: "Maisie" star (7)
SOTHERN
30 Across: Successfully persuade (4)
SELL
31 Across: Michaels and McGuire (3)
ALS
33 Across: Hoglike critters (6)
TAPIRS
35 Across: Mountain home (5)
AERIE
36 Across: Pro (5)
ADEPT
38 Across: Plantation homes (6)
MANORS
40 Across: "Hogwash!" (4)
LIES
41 Across: Impolite goodbye (5)
SCRAM
45 Across: What the quality control chief did at the Japanese auto plant? (15)
TRAPATOYOTAPART
48 Across: Allan Folsom's "_____ After Tomorrow" (6)
THEDAY
50 Across: "The King" portrayer (3)
YUL
51 Across: Some cocktails (5)
SOURS
52 Across: _____ scale (7)
RICHTER
54 Across: Arthur Murray lesson (5)
SAMBA
58 Across: Brit. honorary initials (3)
MBE
59 Across: Where "Hatikvah" is sung: Abbr. (3)
ISR
62 Across: Bonne _____ (clever thought) (4)
IDEE
63 Across: Disparity (3)
GAP
65 Across: Impends (5)
NEARS
67 Across: Vice President John _____ Garner (5)
NANCE
69 Across: Why Mr. Beatty's fragrant herbs get trampled? (21)
NEDRAGESINANISEGARDEN
74 Across: Esurience (5)
GREED
75 Across: Vogue (5)
TREND
76 Across: Jihad (3)
WAR
77 Across: Dryer residue (4)
LINT
78 Across: Radiator sound (3)
SSS
79 Across: "_____ now!" (3)
ACT
82 Across: Romance scene (5)
TRYST
84 Across: Pink (7)
ROSEATE
86 Across: Take in (5)
SNARE
88 Across: W.W. I inits. (3)
AEF
90 Across: Person in a circle, maybe (6)
WINNER
91 Across: What the tipsy Oscar artist couldn't do? (15)
DRAWALEVELAWARD
98 Across: Infers (5)
READS
99 Across: Ethnic music (4)
RAGA
100 Across: Agnew and others (6)
SPIROS
101 Across: City west of Manchester (5)
KEENE
103 Across: Oven brand (5)
AMANA
105 Across: Magnet alloy (6)
ALNICO
107 Across: Stowe's Little _____ (3)
EVA
108 Across: Shot (4)
DRAM
112 Across: Shine (7)
GLISTEN
114 Across: Uneven (5)
EROSE
116 Across: Extra (7)
OVERAGE
118 Across: "A Spy in the House of Love" author (3)
NIN
119 Across: Why the Burbank train derailed? (17)
LENOSETAGATESONEL
122 Across: Nav. rank (3)
ENS
123 Across: "_____ you glad...?" (5)
ARENT
124 Across: Go smoothly (5)
SKATE
125 Across: Adm. Byrd book (5)
ALONE
126 Across: Eastern holiday (3)
TET
127 Across: Soft drink (4)
SODA
128 Across: Soft drinks (4)
ADES
129 Across: Arms supplies? (5)
ULNAE

Down Answers

1 Down: Signature sites (5)
CASTS
2 Down: Petrol quantity (5)
LITRE
3 Down: Pinnacle (5)
IDEAL
4 Down: Novelist Shute (5)
NEVIL
5 Down: Old New York tourist site, _____ Musee (4)
EDEN
6 Down: Showing deep embarassment (7)
SCARLET
7 Down: Inlet (3)
ARM
8 Down: "Spartacus" author (4)
FAST
9 Down: Ant (5)
EMMET
10 Down: Supreme ruler: Abbr. (3)
SOV
11 Down: Part of the White House (9)
PRESSROOM
12 Down: Regarding (4)
ASTO
13 Down: Seed cover (5)
TESTA
14 Down: Berber's home (7)
ALGERIA
15 Down: Not as energetic (7)
WEARIER
16 Down: Pledge money, at law (7)
EARNEST
19 Down: Summer hat (6)
PANAMA
20 Down: Fine yarn (6)
MERINO
23 Down: Hindrance for Superman (4)
LEAD
24 Down: Pitchy Steady Eddie (5)
LOPAT
29 Down: Subsidizes (5)
HELPS
32 Down: Still active (4)
SPRY
34 Down: Orbison and Rogers (4)
ROYS
36 Down: Latin I verb (4)
AMAT
37 Down: Elementary particles (4)
TAUS
39 Down: Proof of purchase, maybe (4)
STUB
41 Down: "Elevator music" music (7)
STRINGS
42 Down: Faultfinders (7)
CHIDERS
43 Down: Abates (7)
RECEDES
44 Down: Stick (6)
ADHERE
46 Down: Filofax (7)
PLANNER
47 Down: Bout locale (5)
ARENA
49 Down: Old-fashioned criminal (4)
YEGG
53 Down: Actress Charlotte (3)
RAE
55 Down: A successor to Gompers (5)
MEANY
56 Down: Shop tool (7)
BANDSAW
57 Down: Biblical lion (3)
ARI
59 Down: Archeologist Jones (7)
INDIANA
60 Down: Like some candles (7)
SCENTED
61 Down: Share-croppers (7)
RENTERS
64 Down: "Hey!" (3)
PST
66 Down: Compass dir. (3)
SSW
68 Down: Actress Francis (6)
ARLENE
70 Down: Turkish city (5)
ADANA
71 Down: N.Y.C. subway (3)
IRT
72 Down: Canal site (3)
EAR
73 Down: Mushroom (4)
GROW
80 Down: Hall-of-Famer Hubbard and others (4)
CALS
81 Down: Used a surgical saw (9)
TREPANNED
83 Down: Shipbuilder's choice (4)
TEAK
85 Down: King (4)
SIRE
86 Down: Spenser's bird "of goodly hue" (5)
SWANS
87 Down: Kind of eye (4)
EVIL
89 Down: Exempt (4)
FREE
91 Down: Fishing device (7)
DRAGNET
92 Down: Nautical rope (7)
RAMLINE
93 Down: Facing (7)
AGAINST
94 Down: English poet Dowson (6)
ERNEST
95 Down: Nantes's river (5)
LOIRE
96 Down: Annual racing events (6)
ASCOTS
97 Down: Allocates (7)
DEVOTES
102 Down: Pew locale (4)
NAVE
104 Down: Africa's _____ Mountains (5)
ATLAS
106 Down: City known for its puppet theater (5)
OSAKA
108 Down: Comical (5)
DROLL
109 Down: Wouldn't stop (5)
RANON
110 Down: Satellite launcher (5)
AGENA
111 Down: Brawl (5)
MELEE
113 Down: Architect Saarinen (4)
EERO
115 Down: "Holy moly!" (4)
EGAD
117 Down: Genesis name (4)
ESAU
120 Down: Three _____ match (3)
ONA
121 Down: Had (3)
ATE

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