X MARKS THE SPOT - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 9/28/1997. By Robert H. Wolfe.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Old Turkish aristocracy (5)
- AGHAS
- 6 Across: ___ Gailey of "Miracle on 34th Street" (4)
- FRED
- 10 Across: "He" and "she" follower (4)
- SAID
- 14 Across: Hold off (5)
- DEFER
- 19 Across: Wasn't upright (5)
- LEANT
- 20 Across: Actress Anderson (4)
- LONI
- 21 Across: Crown (4)
- PATE
- 22 Across: Mideast's Gulf of ___ (5)
- AQABA
- 23 Across: Heckles, say (10)
- INTERRUPTS
- 25 Across: Rare book dealer's abbr. (4)
- INSC
- 26 Across: 1989 Tom Hanks film, with "The" (5)
- BURBS
- 27 Across: UXS (15)
- BETWEENYOUANDME
- 29 Across: Examines closely (5)
- SIFTS
- 30 Across: Temper (3)
- IRE
- 31 Across: Afr. nation (3)
- ALG
- 32 Across: Obeyed a flasher (6)
- SLOWED
- 33 Across: Timely girl's name (5)
- APRIL
- 34 Across: Deplorable (3)
- SAD
- 35 Across: Bleat (3)
- MAA
- 36 Across: In ___ (not yet moved) (4)
- SITU
- 37 Across: Down (3)
- EAT
- 39 Across: "To Evening," e.g. (3)
- ODE
- 40 Across: 0X (13)
- NEXTTONOTHING
- 44 Across: Early American orator Fisher ___ (4)
- AMES
- 45 Across: Jerusalem artichoke, e.g. (5)
- TUBER
- 48 Across: Tabloid, maybe (3)
- RAG
- 49 Across: Pays what's expected (7)
- ANTESUP
- 51 Across: Western tribe (4)
- UTES
- 52 Across: Problem for a dentist (4)
- CHIP
- 54 Across: "___ Baby" ("Hair" song) (4)
- ABIE
- 56 Across: They lack refinement (4)
- ORES
- 58 Across: ___ Town (4)
- BOYS
- 59 Across: Razor-billed bird (3)
- AUK
- 60 Across: Cutty ___ (4)
- SARK
- 61 Across: Some theater (7)
- CABARET
- 64 Across: Mil. drop site (3)
- APO
- 65 Across: TH000X (13)
- AFTERTHOUGHTS
- 68 Across: Grp. that conducts many tests (3)
- FDA
- 69 Across: Runner's jersey (7)
- SINGLET
- 71 Across: Pro side (4)
- AYES
- 72 Across: One of 13 Popes (3)
- LEO
- 73 Across: French count, maybe (4)
- DEUX
- 74 Across: Flurries (4)
- ADOS
- 75 Across: Not solid (4)
- PIED
- 76 Across: Old-fashioned lady (4)
- MARM
- 77 Across: "___ agnus Dei" (Christian phrase) (4)
- ECCE
- 78 Across: Former (7)
- QUONDAM
- 81 Across: Roll (3)
- WAD
- 82 Across: Inevitable (5)
- FATED
- 83 Across: Spell (4)
- BOUT
- 85 Across: IX (13)
- BESIDEONESELF
- 90 Across: Copy (3)
- APE
- 91 Across: Bluejacket (3)
- TAR
- 92 Across: Before long (4)
- ANON
- 93 Across: Player's grp. (3)
- PGA
- 94 Across: Barbecue sound (3)
- SSS
- 97 Across: Tangs (5)
- ZESTS
- 99 Across: Tie again (6)
- REBIND
- 102 Across: Stable nibble (3)
- OAT
- 103 Across: Shooter (3)
- TAW
- 104 Across: Temple architectural features (5)
- ANTAE
- 105 Across: bXw (15)
- INBLACKANDWHITE
- 109 Across: Jousting (5)
- ATILT
- 110 Across: Morales of "La Bamba" (4)
- ESAI
- 111 Across: Free of criticism (10)
- UNASSAILED
- 112 Across: King protectors (5)
- ROOKS
- 113 Across: Regnum (4)
- RULE
- 114 Across: Ring foe (4)
- TORO
- 115 Across: Noted Civil War biography (5)
- RELEE
- 116 Across: Pick up (5)
- SENSE
- 117 Across: Spawning fish (4)
- EELS
- 118 Across: Ending with hoop (4)
- STER
- 119 Across: Chicago's ___ Expressway (5)
- EDENS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Common defenses (6)
- ALIBIS
- 2 Down: Equus and others (6)
- GENERA
- 3 Down: Covered, in a way (6)
- HATTED
- 4 Down: Over (4)
- ANEW
- 5 Down: Decoration for a newlywed's car (8)
- STREAMER
- 6 Down: Threw toward (7)
- FLUNGAT
- 7 Down: Fibrous (4)
- ROPY
- 8 Down: Inner beginner (4)
- ENTO
- 9 Down: Dropping, in a manner of speaking (8)
- DISUSING
- 10 Down: Indy occurrence (7)
- SPINOUT
- 11 Down: Soft drink name (5)
- AANDW
- 12 Down: "Who's there?" reply (5)
- ITSME
- 13 Down: Figure in a murder mystery (8)
- DECEDENT
- 14 Down: Lightly touches (6)
- DABSAT
- 15 Down: Accouter (5)
- EQUIP
- 16 Down: 10 X (14)
- FARFROMPERFECT
- 17 Down: It's on its way out (7)
- EBBTIDE
- 18 Down: Struggles with, as a varmint (7)
- RASSLES
- 24 Down: Let go (5)
- RELAX
- 28 Down: Kind of horn (4)
- ALTO
- 36 Down: Afternoon fare (4)
- SOAP
- 38 Down: Gray (3)
- AGE
- 40 Down: Onetime Chicago V.I.P. (4)
- NESS
- 41 Down: Early wheels (5)
- TRIKE
- 42 Down: Eastern verse (5)
- HAIKU
- 43 Down: Suffix with glass (3)
- INE
- 44 Down: A celebrity may have one (4)
- AURA
- 45 Down: Big brass (5)
- TUBAS
- 46 Down: More romance (6)
- UTOPIA
- 47 Down: ? X (14)
- BEYONDQUESTION
- 50 Down: Breaks down, in a way (4)
- SOBS
- 52 Down: Kind of society (4)
- CAFE
- 53 Down: "Star Wars" name (4)
- HUTT
- 54 Down: Showed wonderment (5)
- AAHED
- 55 Down: Warner ___ (4)
- BROS
- 57 Down: Win over (6)
- SEDUCE
- 60 Down: Eye-opening problem (4)
- STYE
- 61 Down: Word in a billet-doux (4)
- CHER
- 62 Down: Pion's place (4)
- ATOM
- 63 Down: Saddled (5)
- TAXED
- 65 Down: What's more (4)
- ALSO
- 66 Down: Film director Sam (5)
- RAIMI
- 67 Down: S.C. Johnson spray (5)
- GLADE
- 70 Down: Joint deposit? (4)
- GOUT
- 73 Down: Kind of ears (4)
- DEAF
- 75 Down: Announcement makers, for short (3)
- PAS
- 76 Down: Tony-winning producer Theodore (4)
- MANN
- 79 Down: Some TNT sports coverage (3)
- NBA
- 80 Down: Backside (8)
- DERRIERE
- 81 Down: Certain illustrations (8)
- WOODCUTS
- 82 Down: Utensils (8)
- FLATWARE
- 83 Down: Church events (7)
- BAZAARS
- 84 Down: Shoe style (7)
- OPENTOE
- 86 Down: Major news media (7)
- DAILIES
- 87 Down: Sicilian resort (4)
- ENNA
- 88 Down: Object of a charity search (7)
- SPONSOR
- 89 Down: More than "Gosh!" (5)
- EGADS
- 91 Down: Dangerous pest (6)
- TSETSE
- 94 Down: "___ Nacht" (German Christmas carol) (6)
- STILLE
- 95 Down: Fine liner fabric (6)
- SATEEN
- 96 Down: Nobel and others (6)
- SWEDES
- 98 Down: Summits (5)
- TALKS
- 100 Down: Succeed (5)
- ENSUE
- 101 Down: Hoops (5)
- BBALL
- 106 Down: Cat's-paw, e.g. (4)
- KNOT
- 107 Down: Rhine feeder (4)
- AARE
- 108 Down: Sped (4)
- HIED
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