TO COIN A PHRASE

Difficulty: HardGrid: 21x21140 clues~30-60 minBy Henry Hook7/12/1998

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across: Meager (4 letters)
5 Across: Pen name (3 letters)
8 Across: Tried to lose? (7 letters)
15 Across: Mediocre (4 letters)
19 Across: Hawaiian winter wind (4 letters)
20 Across: She danced with John in "Pulp Fiction" (3 letters)
21 Across: Woman in Charles's life (7 letters)
22 Across: Relaxation (4 letters)
23 Across: Start of a quip (16 letters)
26 Across: Mysterious character (4 letters)
27 Across: They let you know you're wanted (6 letters)
28 Across: Solar system mockup (6 letters)
29 Across: Vacillated (7 letters)
31 Across: Abundance (5 letters)
32 Across: Tykes (6 letters)
33 Across: The other team in "Damn Yankees" (8 letters)
34 Across: Homer Simpson's exclamation (3 letters)
36 Across: Ike's command: Abbr. (3 letters)
37 Across: Inheritance? (5 letters)
38 Across: Dickens the sketchwriter (3 letters)
41 Across: Suffix with macro- (4 letters)
44 Across: As soon as (4 letters)
46 Across: C's in shop class? (6 letters)
50 Across: Town SE of Bakersfield, Calif. (9 letters)
52 Across: Scepter adornment (3 letters)
54 Across: Family (3 letters)
55 Across: Zulus, e.g. (6 letters)
56 Across: Political practice, perhaps (3 letters)
58 Across: Quip, part 2 (10 letters)
62 Across: Forster's "___ With a View" (5 letters)
63 Across: Gull (7 letters)
65 Across: Asia Minor region (6 letters)
66 Across: Quip, part 3 (15 letters)
69 Across: Like a banshee (6 letters)
71 Across: Without (7 letters)
72 Across: Gone by (5 letters)
76 Across: Quip, part 4 (10 letters)
78 Across: Tolkien tree-man (3 letters)
79 Across: "The Player" director, 1992 (6 letters)
80 Across: Article in El Pais (3 letters)
81 Across: Citric cooler (3 letters)
82 Across: Addams Family member (9 letters)
84 Across: E-9: Abbr. (6 letters)
88 Across: Painter Anthony Van ___ (4 letters)
91 Across: Spread out (4 letters)
92 Across: Calendar units: Abbr. (3 letters)
93 Across: Unsurprising (5 letters)
95 Across: Japanese honorific (3 letters)
97 Across: Ilex, for one (3 letters)
99 Across: Noted site of foreign study (8 letters)
102 Across: Kind of train (6 letters)
105 Across: Nearly sacrificed son (5 letters)
110 Across: Expurgated, with "up" (7 letters)
111 Across: "Tobacco Road" father Jeeter ___ (6 letters)
112 Across: Actress Dolores (6 letters)
113 Across: Plant-growth retardant (4 letters)
114 Across: End of the quip (16 letters)
117 Across: Bean town? (4 letters)
118 Across: More blackened (7 letters)
119 Across: Animation unit (3 letters)
120 Across: Take out of context? (4 letters)
121 Across: Secretary, for one (4 letters)
122 Across: Lev Bronstein's alias (7 letters)
123 Across: Fire (3 letters)
124 Across: Tried to beat the tag (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: Captains, informally (5 letters)
2 Down: O.K. for the diet-conscious (5 letters)
3 Down: Architect Jones (5 letters)
4 Down: "Politically Incorrect" host (5 letters)
5 Down: Chums (4 letters)
6 Down: 1965 Yardbirds hit "___ Man" (3 letters)
7 Down: Lakeside sight (5 letters)
8 Down: Build up (6 letters)
9 Down: Enjoyed (7 letters)
10 Down: The Sage of Concord (7 letters)
11 Down: Easter emblem (4 letters)
12 Down: Toymaker, maybe (3 letters)
13 Down: Largo, vis-à-vis presto (6 letters)
14 Down: Adirondack lake (7 letters)
15 Down: Big pistol manufacturer (7 letters)
16 Down: 1985 newsmaking ship Achille ___ (5 letters)
17 Down: "Roots" Emmy winner (5 letters)
18 Down: Follows (5 letters)
24 Down: Cézanne's "Boy in ___ Vest" (4 letters)
25 Down: Madness? (3 letters)
30 Down: Colorado resort (4 letters)
32 Down: Horse's halter (4 letters)
33 Down: Cordwood measure (5 letters)
35 Down: Publisher Adolph (4 letters)
38 Down: Tolerate (4 letters)
39 Down: "Oops!" (4 letters)
40 Down: Emil ___, 1948-52 Czech track gold medalist (7 letters)
42 Down: Did some scouting (5 letters)
43 Down: Impart erroneously (9 letters)
45 Down: They're on top of things (9 letters)
47 Down: "The Drew Carey Show" woman (4 letters)
48 Down: Entreaty (4 letters)
49 Down: Partake at 30-Down (3 letters)
50 Down: As yet unscheduled: Abbr. (3 letters)
51 Down: Dense clouds (6 letters)
53 Down: Fetched, to a hillbilly (5 letters)
57 Down: Free-for-all (5 letters)
58 Down: Duck (5 letters)
59 Down: Nevertheless (3 letters)
60 Down: Wedding vow infinitive (6 letters)
61 Down: Bennett song start (7 letters)
63 Down: Vladivostok villa (5 letters)
64 Down: Nouvelle Calédonie, e.g. (3 letters)
67 Down: Thrice daily, in pharm. (3 letters)
68 Down: Preface (5 letters)
69 Down: Jets or Sharks (4 letters)
70 Down: Makeup lessons?: Abbr. (4 letters)
73 Down: Gen. Bradley (4 letters)
74 Down: Flees (4 letters)
75 Down: Modern-day evidence (3 letters)
76 Down: Clear the tables (3 letters)
77 Down: Mix up (5 letters)
79 Down: Writer Quindlen (4 letters)
83 Down: Sans pass (4 letters)
85 Down: Mideast leader beginning 1981 (7 letters)
86 Down: "Chacun ___ goût" (4 letters)
87 Down: Marilyn Monroe's birthday (7 letters)
89 Down: "The Screwtape Letters" writer (7 letters)
90 Down: Name in Chinese history (7 letters)
94 Down: Multipurpose conjunction (6 letters)
96 Down: One with a lot of paperwork (6 letters)
98 Down: Ukraine's capital (4 letters)
99 Down: Almost boil (5 letters)
100 Down: Stan's pal (5 letters)
101 Down: Lots and lots (5 letters)
103 Down: Bottom line (3 letters)
104 Down: "All My Children" role (5 letters)
106 Down: Coasters (5 letters)
107 Down: Synthetic fiber (5 letters)
108 Down: Garlicky mayonnaise (5 letters)
109 Down: Intimidated (5 letters)
111 Down: Trent of the Senate (4 letters)
112 Down: Lowland (4 letters)
115 Down: CC (3 letters)
116 Down: Spell (3 letters)

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