X MARKS THE SPOT

Difficulty: HardGrid: 21x21140 clues~30-60 minBy Robert H. Wolfe9/28/1997

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Old Turkish aristocracy (5 letters)
6 Across
___ Gailey of "Miracle on 34th Street" (4 letters)
10 Across
"He" and "she" follower (4 letters)
14 Across
Hold off (5 letters)
19 Across
Wasn't upright (5 letters)
20 Across
Actress Anderson (4 letters)
21 Across
Crown (4 letters)
22 Across
Mideast's Gulf of ___ (5 letters)
23 Across
Heckles, say (10 letters)
25 Across
Rare book dealer's abbr. (4 letters)
26 Across
1989 Tom Hanks film, with "The" (5 letters)
27 Across
UXS (15 letters)
29 Across
Examines closely (5 letters)
30 Across
Temper (3 letters)
31 Across
Afr. nation (3 letters)
32 Across
Obeyed a flasher (6 letters)
33 Across
Timely girl's name (5 letters)
34 Across
Deplorable (3 letters)
35 Across
Bleat (3 letters)
36 Across
In ___ (not yet moved) (4 letters)
37 Across
Down (3 letters)
39 Across
"To Evening," e.g. (3 letters)
40 Across
0X (13 letters)
44 Across
Early American orator Fisher ___ (4 letters)
45 Across
Jerusalem artichoke, e.g. (5 letters)
48 Across
Tabloid, maybe (3 letters)
49 Across
Pays what's expected (7 letters)
51 Across
Western tribe (4 letters)
52 Across
Problem for a dentist (4 letters)
54 Across
"___ Baby" ("Hair" song) (4 letters)
56 Across
They lack refinement (4 letters)
58 Across
___ Town (4 letters)
59 Across
Razor-billed bird (3 letters)
60 Across
Cutty ___ (4 letters)
61 Across
Some theater (7 letters)
64 Across
Mil. drop site (3 letters)
65 Across
TH000X (13 letters)
68 Across
Grp. that conducts many tests (3 letters)
69 Across
Runner's jersey (7 letters)
71 Across
Pro side (4 letters)
72 Across
One of 13 Popes (3 letters)
73 Across
French count, maybe (4 letters)
74 Across
Flurries (4 letters)
75 Across
Not solid (4 letters)
76 Across
Old-fashioned lady (4 letters)
77 Across
"___ agnus Dei" (Christian phrase) (4 letters)
78 Across
Former (7 letters)
81 Across
Roll (3 letters)
82 Across
Inevitable (5 letters)
83 Across
Spell (4 letters)
85 Across
IX (13 letters)
90 Across
Copy (3 letters)
91 Across
Bluejacket (3 letters)
92 Across
Before long (4 letters)
93 Across
Player's grp. (3 letters)
94 Across
Barbecue sound (3 letters)
97 Across
Tangs (5 letters)
99 Across
Tie again (6 letters)
102 Across
Stable nibble (3 letters)
103 Across
Shooter (3 letters)
104 Across
Temple architectural features (5 letters)
105 Across
bXw (15 letters)
109 Across
Jousting (5 letters)
110 Across
Morales of "La Bamba" (4 letters)
111 Across
Free of criticism (10 letters)
112 Across
King protectors (5 letters)
113 Across
Regnum (4 letters)
114 Across
Ring foe (4 letters)
115 Across
Noted Civil War biography (5 letters)
116 Across
Pick up (5 letters)
117 Across
Spawning fish (4 letters)
118 Across
Ending with hoop (4 letters)
119 Across
Chicago's ___ Expressway (5 letters)

Down

1 Down
Common defenses (6 letters)
2 Down
Equus and others (6 letters)
3 Down
Covered, in a way (6 letters)
4 Down
Over (4 letters)
5 Down
Decoration for a newlywed's car (8 letters)
6 Down
Threw toward (7 letters)
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Fibrous (4 letters)
8 Down
Inner beginner (4 letters)
9 Down
Dropping, in a manner of speaking (8 letters)
10 Down
Indy occurrence (7 letters)
11 Down
Soft drink name (5 letters)
12 Down
"Who's there?" reply (5 letters)
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Figure in a murder mystery (8 letters)
14 Down
Lightly touches (6 letters)
15 Down
Accouter (5 letters)
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10 X (14 letters)
17 Down
It's on its way out (7 letters)
18 Down
Struggles with, as a varmint (7 letters)
24 Down
Let go (5 letters)
28 Down
Kind of horn (4 letters)
36 Down
Afternoon fare (4 letters)
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Gray (3 letters)
40 Down
Onetime Chicago V.I.P. (4 letters)
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Early wheels (5 letters)
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Eastern verse (5 letters)
43 Down
Suffix with glass (3 letters)
44 Down
A celebrity may have one (4 letters)
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Big brass (5 letters)
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More romance (6 letters)
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? X (14 letters)
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Breaks down, in a way (4 letters)
52 Down
Kind of society (4 letters)
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"Star Wars" name (4 letters)
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Showed wonderment (5 letters)
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Warner ___ (4 letters)
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Win over (6 letters)
60 Down
Eye-opening problem (4 letters)
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Word in a billet-doux (4 letters)
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Pion's place (4 letters)
63 Down
Saddled (5 letters)
65 Down
What's more (4 letters)
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Film director Sam (5 letters)
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S.C. Johnson spray (5 letters)
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Joint deposit? (4 letters)
73 Down
Kind of ears (4 letters)
75 Down
Announcement makers, for short (3 letters)
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Tony-winning producer Theodore (4 letters)
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Some TNT sports coverage (3 letters)
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Backside (8 letters)
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Certain illustrations (8 letters)
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Utensils (8 letters)
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Church events (7 letters)
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Shoe style (7 letters)
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Major news media (7 letters)
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Sicilian resort (4 letters)
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Object of a charity search (7 letters)
89 Down
More than "Gosh!" (5 letters)
91 Down
Dangerous pest (6 letters)
94 Down
"___ Nacht" (German Christmas carol) (6 letters)
95 Down
Fine liner fabric (6 letters)
96 Down
Nobel and others (6 letters)
98 Down
Summits (5 letters)
100 Down
Succeed (5 letters)
101 Down
Hoops (5 letters)
106 Down
Cat's-paw, e.g. (4 letters)
107 Down
Rhine feeder (4 letters)
108 Down
Sped (4 letters)

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