TEEN-AGE Q. & A. - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 6/7/1998. By Randolph Ross.

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Across Answers

1 Across: ___ salad (5)
CHEFS
6 Across: Attempts (5)
HASAT
11 Across: Churchill's "few" (3)
RAF
14 Across: Cassius's costume (4)
TOGA
18 Across: Welcome sight (5)
OASIS
19 Across: The Sorbonne, e.g. (5)
ECOLE
20 Across: Paella pot (4)
OLLA
22 Across: Comet competitor (4)
AJAX
23 Across: Q: ___ A: Later (21)
WHATTIMEWILLYOUBEHOME
27 Across: Café additive (4)
LAIT
28 Across: "Beverly Hills 90210" restaurant owner and others (4)
NATS
29 Across: Passionate desire (4)
LUST
30 Across: Originate (5)
ARISE
31 Across: Sister of Terpsichore (5)
ERATO
33 Across: Happy-lark go-between (3)
ASA
34 Across: Open, in a way (4)
SLIT
35 Across: Q: ___ A: Out (21)
WHEREWILLYOUBETONIGHT
44 Across: It's charged (3)
ION
45 Across: Egg manufacturer (3)
HEN
46 Across: Hallow ending (3)
EEN
47 Across: ___ Bator (4)
ULAN
48 Across: Indian Prime Minister, 1991-96 (3)
RAO
49 Across: The others (5)
THOSE
51 Across: Sch. supporters (3)
PTA
52 Across: River of Tours (5)
LOIRE
53 Across: Aeronautical feat (4)
SOLO
54 Across: Q: ___ A: O.K. (21)
HOWWASYOURDAYATSCHOOL
59 Across: Some computer keys (6)
ARROWS
60 Across: Med. drips (3)
IVS
61 Across: Comprise (4)
HAVE
62 Across: Payments for releases (7)
RANSOMS
64 Across: Genetic inits. (3)
RNA
65 Across: Took off a ship (7)
UNLADED
68 Across: Just beat (4)
EDGE
69 Across: Play to the camera (3)
MUG
70 Across: Five-time Kentucky Derby winner (6)
ARCARO
71 Across: Q: ___ A: Friends (21)
WHOAREYOUGOINGOUTWITH
79 Across: "B.C." creator (4)
HART
80 Across: Teased teen-agers (5)
NERDS
81 Across: Laugh syllable (3)
HEE
82 Across: First name in cosmetics (5)
ESTEE
83 Across: Charlottesville-to-Richmond dir. (3)
ESE
84 Across: Romanian ruler known as "the Impaler" (4)
VLAD
85 Across: Rye filler (3)
HAM
86 Across: Craggy peak (3)
TOR
88 Across: Part of X-X-X (3)
TAC
89 Across: Q: ___ A: I don't have any (21)
WHENWILLYOUDOHOMEWORK
95 Across: "Jug handles" (4)
EARS
96 Across: Bond rating (3)
AAA
97 Across: Descriptive words for Ben Jonson (5)
ORARE
98 Across: Painter El ___ (5)
GRECO
100 Across: "Makin' Whoopee" songwriter (4)
KAHN
102 Across: Vault (4)
ARCH
103 Across: Tierra del Fuego, e.g. (4)
ISLA
107 Across: Q: ___ A: I don't need one (21)
WHYDONTYOUGETAHAIRCUT
111 Across: Tuner (4)
DIAL
112 Across: Crewmate of Scotty (4)
SULU
113 Across: Instant (5)
TRICE
114 Across: Words of wisdom (5)
ADAGE
115 Across: Not rash (4)
SANE
116 Across: Vegas action (3)
BET
117 Across: Bury (5)
INTER
118 Across: Code name (5)
MORSE

Down Answers

1 Down: Hood (4)
COWL
2 Down: A few laughs (4)
HAHA
3 Down: Actor Morales (4)
ESAI
4 Down: Tailor, at times (6)
FITTER
5 Down: Atl. speedster (3)
SST
6 Down: Blood component (7)
HEMATIN
7 Down: Colorless ketone (6)
ACETOL
8 Down: Farm females (4)
SOWS
9 Down: Frazier foe (3)
ALI
10 Down: Gets into trouble, maybe (7)
TELLSON
11 Down: Popular fast-food chain, informally (4)
ROYS
12 Down: Very much (4)
ALOT
13 Down: Winter woe (3)
FLU
14 Down: Exotic vacation spot (6)
TAHITI
15 Down: Spanish eyes (4)
OJOS
16 Down: Willing (4)
GAME
17 Down: Fire (3)
AXE
21 Down: Button sources (8)
ABALONES
24 Down: Greatly admiring (5)
INAWE
25 Down: Poi party (4)
LUAU
26 Down: Joyce's homeland (4)
ERIN
32 Down: One who believes "practice makes perfect" (9)
REHEARSER
33 Down: Per annum (5)
AYEAR
34 Down: Genesis (5)
START
35 Down: On the same side as (4)
WITH
36 Down: Santa sounds (4)
HOHO
37 Down: Poetically sufficient? (4)
ENOW
38 Down: "___ pray" (5)
LETUS
39 Down: Harbor markers (5)
BUOYS
40 Down: He directed Marlon (4)
ELIA
41 Down: Good routine (6)
GROOVE
42 Down: Like an angel (6)
HALOED
43 Down: Bushwhacker, e.g. (4)
TOOL
50 Down: Tried to hit, in dialect (7)
SWANGAT
51 Down: Geneva Convention concern (4)
POWS
52 Down: Hot rocks (4)
LAVA
53 Down: Trails (7)
SHADOWS
55 Down: Like some shows (3)
SRO
56 Down: Israeli day (3)
YOM
57 Down: Dog, Down Under (5)
DINGO
58 Down: Tour operator, at times (9)
CHARTERER
62 Down: Go over old territory? (6)
REHASH
63 Down: Renée of the silents (6)
ADOREE
64 Down: Area covers (4)
RUGS
65 Down: Press (4)
URGE
66 Down: Staff sgt., e.g. (3)
NCO
67 Down: Charlie of the 60's Orioles (3)
LAU
69 Down: Confuse (5)
MUDDY
70 Down: Weather prefix (5)
ANEMO
71 Down: "That was close!" (4)
WHEW
72 Down: Neighborhood (8)
ENVIRONS
73 Down: Cheers (5)
YELLS
74 Down: Master's ordeal (4)
ORAL
75 Down: "If ___ nickel..." (5)
IHADA
76 Down: Put ___ (ask hard questions of) (4)
ITTO
77 Down: Eye drop (4)
TEAR
78 Down: "Darn it!" (4)
HECK
85 Down: China's Yellow Emperor (7)
HUANGTI
86 Down: Arsonist (7)
TORCHER
87 Down: N.C.A.A. World Series site (5)
OMAHA
90 Down: Irk (6)
NEEDLE
91 Down: Western city or its radio station (4)
WACO
92 Down: Diamond Head locale (4)
OAHU
93 Down: "Well begun is half done" writer (6)
HORACE
94 Down: Nut (6)
WEIRDO
98 Down: Classic Italian car (4)
GHIA
99 Down: Tom Clancy hero (4)
RYAN
100 Down: Actor MacLachlan (4)
KYLE
101 Down: Month of l'été (4)
AOUT
102 Down: Busy (4)
ATIT
104 Down: Capone trademark (4)
SCAR
105 Down: Totes (4)
LUGS
106 Down: Suit to ___ (4)
ATEE
107 Down: O.E.D. entries (3)
WDS
108 Down: Container (3)
TUB
109 Down: Directional suffix (3)
ERN
110 Down: Cartesian conclusion (3)
IAM

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