RR CROSSINGS - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 11/9/1997. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Bygone geographical inits. (3): SSR
4 Across: Area south of the Atlas Mountains (6): SAHARA
10 Across: Copier (4): APER
14 Across: Spots (3): ADS
17 Across: Western Athletic Conf. team (4): UTEP
19 Across: Five-time Sugar Bowl champs (7): OLEMISS
21 Across: Opera based on two Wedekind plays (4): LULU
22 Across: Popular 20's auto (3): REO
23 Across: Conservative group (12): RADICALRIGHT
25 Across: Newspaper employee (8): PRESSMAN
27 Across: Arouse (6): FIREUP
28 Across: Parting words (6): ADIEUS
30 Across: Wolfgang Köhler's movement (7): GESTALT
31 Across: Where the current enters (5): ANODE
32 Across: Ran (4): FLED
33 Across: His real name was Ernesto (3): CHE
35 Across: Site of ancient Samos (5): IONIA
36 Across: Kind of eng. (3): CIV
37 Across: Boys (4): TADS
38 Across: Tour de France activity (10): ROADRACING
40 Across: Trenton-to-Newark dir. (3): ENE
41 Across: Parts of hoops (4): RIMS
42 Across: Hair-dyeing job (5): ROOTS
44 Across: P.R., so to speak (3): INK
45 Across: "The Magus" setting (6): GREECE
47 Across: St. Lawrence Seaway terminus (6): DULUTH
48 Across: Sultanate on the South China Sea (6): BRUNEI
52 Across: Apt. divisions (3): RMS
53 Across: Canary relatives (6): SERINS
54 Across: ___ hawk (American bird) (7): COOPERS
55 Across: Host (5): EMCEE
58 Across: High ground (6): UPLAND
59 Across: The Fighting Tigers, for short (3): LSU
60 Across: Fa follower (3): SOL
61 Across: ___-di-dah (3): LAH
62 Across: Wreck (6): DERAIL
64 Across: San ___ (Marin County seat) (6): RAFAEL
67 Across: Literary monogram (3): TSE
68 Across: George's brother (3): IRA
69 Across: Woosnam of the P.G.A. (3): IAN
70 Across: Demonstrated, in a dramatic way (6): RIOTED
72 Across: Ogees, e.g. (5): ESSES
74 Across: Meteorological concern (7): AIRMASS
76 Across: Grave (6): SOMBER
77 Across: Heat meas. (3): BTU
78 Across: Mogadishu resident (6): SOMALI
79 Across: Jamie Lee in "Halloween" (6): LAURIE
80 Across: Home runs, in baseball slang (6): TATERS
83 Across: Resentment (3): IRE
84 Across: A one ___ chance (5): INTEN
85 Across: Character builder? (4): GENE
86 Across: Nav. rank (3): ENS
88 Across: Place for a target group? (10): RIFLERANGE
92 Across: Rocky Lane spoke for him (4): MRED
93 Across: Slangy turndown (3): NAW
94 Across: Some museum rooms (5): ATRIA
95 Across: With 89-Down, a casino cry (3): LET
96 Across: Nuremberg negative (4): NEIN
97 Across: Andy Kaufman role on "Taxi" (5): LATKA
99 Across: Family reunion attender (7): GRANDMA
101 Across: In installments (6): ONTIME
104 Across: More comely (6): FAIRER
105 Across: As tight as possible? (8): TIPSIEST
107 Across: Area for improvement? (12): RECOVERYROOM
109 Across: Payroll service giant, initially (3): ADP
110 Across: Big sports event sponsor (4): NIKE
111 Across: Excel (7): ACHIEVE
112 Across: Nobelist Wiesel (4): ELIE
113 Across: Thou (3): GEE
114 Across: Kind of student (4): GRAD
115 Across: Drove (6): HERDED
116 Across: Scholarly prof.'s degree (3): LLD

Down Answers

1 Down: Superficial (7): SURFACE
2 Down: Adding some color to (8): STAINING
3 Down: Kids' game (8): REDROVER
4 Down: Controversial 70's-80's sitcom (4): SOAP
5 Down: "That's ___!" (3): ALL
6 Down: Ushers in (7): HERALDS
7 Down: LSD and others (6): AMIDES
8 Down: Set (5): RIGID
9 Down: New York stadium name (4): ASHE
10 Down: High mountain (3): ALP
11 Down: Rid (6): PURGED
12 Down: Gen. Robt. ___ (4): ELEE
13 Down: "The Deer Hunter" event (15): RUSSIANROULETTE
14 Down: Fashion label since 1975 (6): ARMANI
15 Down: Handle, as goods (6): DEALIN
16 Down: "The Volcano Lover" novelist (6): SONTAG
18 Down: Motley (4): PIED
20 Down: R-V connection (3): STU
24 Down: English source (3): CUE
26 Down: Prepare for an emergency, in a way (7): STOCKUP
29 Down: Lawn-care products brand (6): SCOTTS
32 Down: Recognition (4): FAME
34 Down: Talk (over) (4): HASH
37 Down: Some contractions (4): TICS
38 Down: Certain tournament (10): ROUNDROBIN
39 Down: RNA sugar (6): RIBOSE
41 Down: Special ed course (15): REMEDIALREADING
42 Down: Part of an address (10): RURALROUTE
43 Down: "Romeo Is Bleeding" actress (4): OLIN
46 Down: "Maid of Athens, ___ we part": Byron (3): ERE
47 Down: Supermarket section (4): DELI
49 Down: Retreats (5): NESTS
50 Down: Jagged (5): EROSE
51 Down: British ___ (5): ISLES
53 Down: Marienbad, for one (3): SPA
54 Down: Covered (4): CLAD
55 Down: 1981 Literature Nobelist Canetti (5): ELIAS
56 Down: Video game adventurer (5): MARIO
57 Down: Kind of school (5): CHARM
58 Down: Beverage servers (4): URNS
63 Down: More compliant (6): EASIER
65 Down: To ___ (4): ATEE
66 Down: "___ sher!" (3): FER
71 Down: Nagy of Hungary (4): IMRE
73 Down: Ask (for) (3): SUE
75 Down: Proxy votes (7): MAILINS
76 Down: Serenaded (6): SANGTO
77 Down: Ring (4): BAND
79 Down: Come-on (4): LINE
80 Down: "Happy Days" type (4): TEEN
81 Down: Building manager's schedule (8): RENTROLL
82 Down: Hooey (8): SNAKEOIL
85 Down: Caused distress (7): GRIEVED
87 Down: Was overrun (7): SWARMED
88 Down: Not uniform (6): RAGTAG
89 Down: See 95-Across (6): ITRIDE
90 Down: Parlor treat (6): FRAPPE
91 Down: Panhandle site (6): ALASKA
92 Down: Nixon's "In the Arena," e.g. (6): MEMOIR
96 Down: Suitable spot (5): NICHE
97 Down: Ballad (3): LAY
98 Down: Suffix with concession (4): AIRE
100 Down: Rabin's predecessor (4): MEIR
102 Down: Marksmanship org. founded in 1871 (3): NRA
103 Down: Georgia ___ (4): TECH
104 Down: Mister Rogers, for one (4): FRED
106 Down: Clarinetist Lewis (3): TED
108 Down: Early evictee (3): EVE

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