IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 8/3/1997. By Peter Gordon.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Like putty in one's hands, maybe (6)
- SHAPED
- 7 Across: Teen's woe (7)
- PIMPLES
- 14 Across: Rum cocktail (6)
- MAITAI
- 20 Across: Rockville ___, L.I. (6)
- CENTRE
- 21 Across: Musical instrument with finger holes (7)
- OCARINA
- 22 Across: Tigers' school (6)
- AUBURN
- 23 Across: Soup ingredient (6)
- OXTAIL
- 24 Across: Start of a quip by 67-Across (14)
- WERELIVINGINAN
- 26 Across: Backgammon impossibility (3)
- TIE
- 27 Across: Tab topic (5)
- CELEB
- 29 Across: Ring thing (3)
- GEM
- 30 Across: It has a red coat (4)
- EDAM
- 31 Across: Quipu maker (4)
- INCA
- 33 Across: It might be sung on one's birthday (8)
- TELEGRAM
- 37 Across: Skins (5)
- PARES
- 39 Across: Part 2 of the quip (21)
- AGEWHENLEMONADEISMADE
- 44 Across: Exploits (5)
- DEEDS
- 45 Across: Hot (4)
- RACY
- 46 Across: Say further (3)
- ADD
- 47 Across: Place, as a bet (3)
- LAY
- 48 Across: Traveller's check (4)
- REIN
- 49 Across: Lucky draw (3)
- BYE
- 50 Across: Drudge (5)
- SLAVE
- 52 Across: Sharp taste (4)
- TANG
- 53 Across: With 56-Down, city near Knoxville (3)
- OAK
- 56 Across: See 72-Across (4)
- RATA
- 59 Across: Withdraws (7)
- SECEDES
- 61 Across: Part 3 of the quip (14)
- WITHARTIFICIAL
- 65 Across: Trouble (3)
- VEX
- 66 Across: Show stoppers (3)
- ADS
- 67 Across: Author of the quip (13)
- ALFREDENEUMAN
- 69 Across: Bumbling beast (3)
- BEE
- 72 Across: With 56-Across, like some shares (3)
- PRO
- 73 Across: Part 4 of the quip (14)
- INGREDIENTSAND
- 75 Across: Zones (7)
- REGIONS
- 79 Across: Ball girls (4)
- DEBS
- 80 Across: Downing and others: Abbr. (3)
- STS
- 81 Across: Some W.B.C. outcomes (4)
- TKOS
- 82 Across: Briny (5)
- OCEAN
- 83 Across: Suffers from (3)
- HAS
- 85 Across: Examines, with "over" (4)
- GOES
- 86 Across: Prado treasure (3)
- ORO
- 87 Across: Charles, e.g. (3)
- ROI
- 88 Across: Norwegian king (4)
- OLAV
- 92 Across: Beet variety (5)
- CHARD
- 94 Across: Part 5 of the quip (21)
- FURNITUREPOLISHISMADE
- 101 Across: 50's TV comedian (5)
- GOBEL
- 102 Across: Concurred (8)
- ASSENTED
- 103 Across: Pig (4)
- SLOB
- 104 Across: ___-humanite (crime against humanity): Fr. (4)
- LESE
- 105 Across: Historic grp. (3)
- DAR
- 107 Across: Airport line (5)
- TAXIS
- 109 Across: Alert, for short (3)
- APB
- 110 Across: End of the quip (14)
- WITHREALLEMONS
- 115 Across: Elusive subject, familiarly (6)
- NESSIE
- 117 Across: Deep-frying need (6)
- HOTOIL
- 118 Across: Ex-con, maybe (7)
- PAROLEE
- 119 Across: Rubber ring (6)
- GASKET
- 120 Across: Ticket order (6)
- ONEWAY
- 121 Across: Jacks or better, in poker (7)
- OPENERS
- 122 Across: Blurs (6)
- SMEARS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Nova follower (6)
- SCOTIA
- 2 Down: Spelling (6)
- HEXING
- 3 Down: What pronouns refer to (11)
- ANTECEDENTS
- 4 Down: Local org. (3)
- PTA
- 5 Down: Skater Heiden (4)
- ERIC
- 6 Down: Struck out (7)
- DELETED
- 7 Down: Shalikashvili's predecessor (6)
- POWELL
- 8 Down: 90's brew (7)
- ICEBEER
- 9 Down: Warp, say (3)
- MAR
- 10 Down: It comes before adolescence (3)
- PRE
- 11 Down: "___ Darlin'" (1957 hit) (3)
- LIL
- 12 Down: Sphinx (6)
- ENIGMA
- 13 Down: Copy to a floppy (4)
- SAVE
- 14 Down: Enthusiastic exclamation (3)
- MAN
- 15 Down: They're boring (6)
- AUGERS
- 16 Down: In the same place (6)
- IBIDEM
- 17 Down: Deli option (9)
- TUNASALAD
- 18 Down: Composer Khachaturian (4)
- ARAM
- 19 Down: A keeper may keep it (3)
- INN
- 25 Down: Ties up (7)
- IMPEDES
- 28 Down: Contact, perhaps (4)
- LENS
- 32 Down: Hanging clear of the bottom (6)
- AWEIGH
- 34 Down: A.M. TV offering (3)
- GMA
- 35 Down: Mythical bird (3)
- ROC
- 36 Down: "___ questions?" (3)
- ANY
- 38 Down: Relief (3)
- AID
- 40 Down: Female octopus (3)
- HEN
- 41 Down: "Pillow Talk" actress (3)
- DAY
- 42 Down: 1993 Kevin Kline comedy (4)
- DAVE
- 43 Down: Choice beef cuts (4)
- EYES
- 48 Down: Bust, so to speak (4)
- RAID
- 49 Down: Bleated (5)
- BAAED
- 50 Down: Fugitive's trail (5)
- SCENT
- 51 Down: "Jurassic Park" girl (3)
- LEX
- 52 Down: Its slogan was once "The things we do to make you happy" (3)
- TWA
- 53 Down: Wrinkle-resistant fabric (5)
- ORLON
- 54 Down: Govt. agent's employer (3)
- ATF
- 55 Down: Opera's ___ Te Kanawa (4)
- KIRI
- 56 Down: See 53-Across (5)
- RIDGE
- 57 Down: Biting (5)
- ACERB
- 58 Down: Pea stabbers (5)
- TINES
- 60 Down: Olympics great Janet (5)
- EVANS
- 62 Down: He doubted God's ability to bring water out of a rock (5)
- AARON
- 63 Down: Wards (off) (5)
- FENDS
- 64 Down: Film director Bunuel (4)
- LUIS
- 68 Down: New York ___ (3)
- MET
- 69 Down: Popular dessert (11)
- BAKEDALASKA
- 70 Down: "The Dukes of Hazzard" spinoff (4)
- ENOS
- 71 Down: Jour. staff (3)
- EDS
- 72 Down: Airline to Karachi (3)
- PIA
- 74 Down: Attacks (6)
- STORMS
- 75 Down: It might have the shakes (4)
- ROOF
- 76 Down: Tannish (4)
- ECRU
- 77 Down: TV pal of Mary and Rhoda (9)
- GEORGETTE
- 78 Down: Ought to have, informally (7)
- SHOULDA
- 84 Down: Certain look (3)
- AIR
- 85 Down: Accelerator (3)
- GAS
- 87 Down: Map abbr. (3)
- RTE
- 88 Down: Saturn's wife (3)
- OPS
- 89 Down: ___ Fresnos, Tex. (3)
- LOS
- 90 Down: Black and tan ingredient (3)
- ALE
- 91 Down: Bordeaux business owner (7)
- VINTNER
- 92 Down: Popular cereal (4)
- CHEX
- 93 Down: Stashes (7)
- HIDINGS
- 95 Down: Absentee (6)
- NOSHOW
- 96 Down: Where the Tagus flows (6)
- IBERIA
- 97 Down: Cap attachment (6)
- EARLAP
- 98 Down: Conditions of equilibrium (6)
- STASES
- 99 Down: More silly (6)
- DOPIER
- 100 Down: ___ Field (6)
- EBBETS
- 104 Down: British emblem (4)
- LION
- 106 Down: ___ Snaps (dog treats) (4)
- ALPO
- 108 Down: Petticoat junction (4)
- SEAM
- 110 Down: "Name him!" (3)
- WHO
- 111 Down: England's Isle of ___ (3)
- ELY
- 112 Down: Before, in poetry (3)
- ERE
- 113 Down: Sun follower? (3)
- MON
- 114 Down: Big cheer (3)
- OLE
- 116 Down: Compass dir. (3)
- SSE
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