WITH COMPLIMENTS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 138 clues). Published 2/4/1996. By D.J. Kahn.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Deception (4)
- SCAM
- 5 Across: "This Gun for Hire" star, 1942 (4)
- LADD
- 9 Across: Fires (4)
- CANS
- 13 Across: Story, sometimes (5)
- ALIBI
- 18 Across: White-spotted rodent (4)
- PACA
- 19 Across: "O.K." (4)
- ISEE
- 20 Across: Cowboy's lasso (5)
- RIATA
- 22 Across: bringing ruin (5)
- FATAL
- 23 Across: Compliment for Ken Griffey Jr.? (9)
- ONTHEBALL
- 25 Across: Killer whales (5)
- ORCAS
- 26 Across: Bigger than big (5)
- OBESE
- 27 Across: Volunteer's words (5)
- IWILL
- 28 Across: Air conditioner abbr. (3)
- BTU
- 29 Across: Compliment for Mickey Rooney? (11)
- WELLGROOMED
- 31 Across: Compliment for Frankenstein's monster? (11)
- LEVELHEADED
- 34 Across: Disinclined (5)
- LOATH
- 35 Across: Unsteady on one's feet (5)
- AREEL
- 36 Across: NOt beyond (8)
- INSIDEOF
- 39 Across: School founded in 1440 (4)
- ETON
- 43 Across: Dig in (3)
- EAT
- 45 Across: Missile launcher (5)
- SLING
- 47 Across: First name in TV comedy (4)
- REDD
- 48 Across: Brief (4)
- MINI
- 49 Across: Classical meeting sites (5)
- STOAS
- 52 Across: Block houses? (6)
- IGLOOS
- 54 Across: Pacify (7)
- APPEASE
- 57 Across: Board game form India: Var. (8)
- PARCHESI
- 60 Across: "At Seventeen" singer Janis (3)
- IAN
- 61 Across: 10-stringed lyre (4)
- ASOR
- 62 Across: Kind of center (3)
- REC
- 63 Across: Attack (5)
- STORM
- 64 Across: Expect (3)
- ASK
- 65 Across: Sum total (9)
- AGGREGATE
- 67 Across: Compliment for Wyatt Earp? (15)
- STRAIGHTSHOOTER
- 70 Across: Noted Corsican family name (9)
- BONAPARTE
- 73 Across: "The Crying Game" actor (3)
- REA
- 74 Across: Bartender's supply (5)
- LIMES
- 76 Across: Mirror (3)
- APE
- 77 Across: "___the calmly gathered thought": Whittier (4)
- UNTO
- 78 Across: "Roll___bones" (3)
- DEM
- 79 Across: Capable of changing (8)
- ADAPTIVE
- 82 Across: Queen's Cup, e.g. (7)
- REGATTA
- 84 Across: French wine center (6)
- RHEIMS
- 86 Across: Rush hour shortage (5)
- TAXIS
- 87 Across: ___Fox (4)
- BRER
- 88 Across: ___-Japanese War (4)
- SINO
- 90 Across: Hamelin helper (5)
- PIPER
- 93 Across: Kind of brain (3)
- PEA
- 94 Across: Reliever's goal (4)
- SAVE
- 95 Across: Computer access code (8)
- PASSWORD
- 97 Across: The time being (5)
- NONCE
- 100 Across: Testifies (5)
- AVOWS
- 102 Across: Compliment for E.T.? (11)
- DOWNTOEARTH
- 106 Across: Compliment for Alessandro Volta? (11)
- APOWERHOUSE
- 111 Across: Hotel ending (3)
- IER
- 112 Across: Early TV drama sponsor (5)
- ALCOA
- 113 Across: Father-in-law of Jacob (5)
- LABAN
- 114 Across: "The Wild Duck" dramstist (5)
- IBSEN
- 115 Across: Compliment for Steffi Graf? (9)
- FAULTLESS
- 117 Across: Public enemy No. 1, 1933 (5)
- FLOYD
- 118 Across: Rose and others (5)
- PETES
- 119 Across: Otherwise (4)
- ELSE
- 120 Across: Biol. subject (4)
- ANAT
- 121 Across: "What___!" (5)
- AMESS
- 122 Across: Libertine (4)
- RAKE
- 123 Across: "N.Y.P.D. Blue" offs. (4)
- DETS
- 124 Across: Eyelid problem (4)
- STYE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Indulge (5)
- SPOIL
- 2 Down: "___talk?" (comedy line) (5)
- CANWE
- 3 Down: Chemical catalysts (10)
- ACTIVATORS
- 4 Down: "The Song of the Earth" composer (6)
- MAHLER
- 5 Down: Canadian pol. label (3)
- LIB
- 6 Down: Clear___ (7)
- ASABELL
- 7 Down: Fourth in a series (5)
- DELTA
- 8 Down: Fooling (8)
- DELUDING
- 9 Down: Puts pressure on (6)
- CROWDS
- 10 Down: Yorkshire river (4)
- AIRE
- 11 Down: Ocean compound (4)
- NACL
- 12 Down: Played for time (7)
- STALLED
- 13 Down: Under way (5)
- AFOOT
- 14 Down: Debut at Turin, 2/1/1896 (8)
- LABOHEME
- 15 Down: Particular (4)
- ITEM
- 16 Down: Low (4)
- BASE
- 17 Down: TV's "___Three Lives" (4)
- ILED
- 21 Down: Compliment for Mary Lou Retton? (12)
- ASGOODASGOLD
- 24 Down: Glamour rival (4)
- ELLE
- 30 Down: W.W.II heroes: Abbr. (3)
- RAF
- 32 Down: Men (3)
- HES
- 33 Down: Spin (7)
- ENGLISH
- 37 Down: Caddie's offering (4)
- IRON
- 38 Down: Composer___Pres (3)
- DES
- 40 Down: Miss topper (5)
- TIARA
- 41 Down: Attack (5)
- ONSET
- 42 Down: Family reunion member (5)
- NIECE
- 43 Down: Psychic's field (3)
- ESP
- 44 Down: ___standstill (3)
- ATA
- 46 Down: Name add-on (3)
- III
- 50 Down: ___part (role-plays) (5)
- ACTSA
- 51 Down: Olympics event (7)
- SHOTPUT
- 53 Down: Ribbon holder of song (7)
- OAKTREE
- 55 Down: Bassanio's love (6)
- PORTIA
- 56 Down: Take for oneself (7)
- PREEMPT
- 58 Down: Off-base (6)
- ERRANT
- 59 Down: Compliment for Marquis de Sade? (12)
- SMARTASAWHIP
- 61 Down: Before the present (3)
- AGO
- 64 Down: Archeological datum (3)
- AGE
- 65 Down: "So!" (3)
- AHA
- 66 Down: Actress Scacchi (5)
- GRETA
- 68 Down: "Am___blame?" (3)
- ITO
- 69 Down: Minor-league, maybe (7)
- SEMIPRO
- 70 Down: Zingers (5)
- BARBS
- 71 Down: Milieu of 99-Down (5)
- OPERA
- 72 Down: Israeli region (5)
- NEGEV
- 75 Down: Sales tax in some states (10)
- SIXPERCENT
- 78 Down: Lateen-rigged boat (4)
- DHOW
- 79 Down: Its scientific name is Naja haje (3)
- ASP
- 80 Down: Go (for) (3)
- VIE
- 81 Down: That: Sp. (3)
- ESA
- 83 Down: Sunken spaces (8)
- AREAWAYS
- 84 Down: Hosp. personnel (3)
- RNS
- 85 Down: Assisted, in a way (8)
- MIDWIFED
- 89 Down: Practices teetotalism (7)
- ISSOBER
- 91 Down: Commit (7)
- ENTRUST
- 92 Down: Down Under bounder (3)
- ROO
- 95 Down: ___favor (3)
- POR
- 96 Down: Hans Christian Andersen's birthplace (6)
- ODENSE
- 98 Down: Litter-free (4)
- NEAT
- 99 Down: "Master Class" subject (6)
- CALLAS
- 101 Down: Sells by machine (5)
- VENDS
- 103 Down: Fraser of 50's-60's tennis (5)
- NEALE
- 104 Down: ___nothing of (5)
- TOSAY
- 105 Down: Dispatch (5)
- HASTE
- 106 Down: Code word for "A" (4)
- ALFA
- 107 Down: Conceal, as a card (4)
- PALM
- 108 Down: Kind of pipe (4)
- OBOE
- 109 Down: Racketeer's org.? (4)
- USTA
- 110 Down: Request (4)
- SEEK
- 116 Down: Nice article (3)
- LES
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