TO COIN A PHRASE - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 7/12/1998. By Henry Hook.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Meager (4): SLIM
5 Across: Pen name (3): BIC
8 Across: Tried to lose? (7): ATELESS
15 Across: Mediocre (4): BLAH
19 Across: Hawaiian winter wind (4): KONA
20 Across: She danced with John in "Pulp Fiction" (3): UMA
21 Across: Woman in Charles's life (7): CAMILLA
22 Across: Relaxation (4): EASE
23 Across: Start of a quip (16): IFIHADANICKELFOR
26 Across: Mysterious character (4): RUNE
27 Across: They let you know you're wanted (6): PAGERS
28 Across: Solar system mockup (6): ORRERY
29 Across: Vacillated (7): WAVERED
31 Across: Abundance (5): STORE
32 Across: Tykes (6): WEEUNS
33 Across: The other team in "Damn Yankees" (8): SENATORS
34 Across: Homer Simpson's exclamation (3): DOH
36 Across: Ike's command: Abbr. (3): ETO
37 Across: Inheritance? (5): TRAIT
38 Across: Dickens the sketchwriter (3): BOZ
41 Across: Suffix with macro- (4): COSM
44 Across: As soon as (4): ONCE
46 Across: C's in shop class? (6): CLAMPS
50 Across: Town SE of Bakersfield, Calif. (9): TEHACHAPI
52 Across: Scepter adornment (3): ORB
54 Across: Family (3): ILK
55 Across: Zulus, e.g. (6): BANTUS
56 Across: Political practice, perhaps (3): ISM
58 Across: Quip, part 2 (10): EVERYTIMEI
62 Across: Forster's "___ With a View" (5): AROOM
63 Across: Gull (7): DECEIVE
65 Across: Asia Minor region (6): AEOLIA
66 Across: Quip, part 3 (15): PUTADOLLARINTHE
69 Across: Like a banshee (6): GAELIC
71 Across: Without (7): NEEDING
72 Across: Gone by (5): OFOLD
76 Across: Quip, part 4 (10): BANKIDHAVE
78 Across: Tolkien tree-man (3): ENT
79 Across: "The Player" director, 1992 (6): ALTMAN
80 Across: Article in El Pais (3): UNA
81 Across: Citric cooler (3): ADE
82 Across: Addams Family member (9): GRANDMAMA
84 Across: E-9: Abbr. (6): SGTMAJ
88 Across: Painter Anthony Van ___ (4): DYCK
91 Across: Spread out (4): SOWN
92 Across: Calendar units: Abbr. (3): YRS
93 Across: Unsurprising (5): USUAL
95 Across: Japanese honorific (3): SAN
97 Across: Ilex, for one (3): OAK
99 Across: Noted site of foreign study (8): SORBONNE
102 Across: Kind of train (6): LIONEL
105 Across: Nearly sacrificed son (5): ISAAC
110 Across: Expurgated, with "up" (7): CLEANED
111 Across: "Tobacco Road" father Jeeter ___ (6): LESTER
112 Across: Actress Dolores (6): DELRIO
113 Across: Plant-growth retardant (4): ALAR
114 Across: End of the quip (16): 1/2OWHATIHAVENOW
117 Across: Bean town? (4): LIMA
118 Across: More blackened (7): SOOTIER
119 Across: Animation unit (3): CEL
120 Across: Take out of context? (4): DELE
121 Across: Secretary, for one (4): DESK
122 Across: Lev Bronstein's alias (7): TROTSKY
123 Across: Fire (3): AXE
124 Across: Tried to beat the tag (4): SLID

Down Answers

1 Down: Captains, informally (5): SKIPS
2 Down: O.K. for the diet-conscious (5): LOFAT
3 Down: Architect Jones (5): INIGO
4 Down: "Politically Incorrect" host (5): MAHER
5 Down: Chums (4): BUDS
6 Down: 1965 Yardbirds hit "___ Man" (3): IMA
7 Down: Lakeside sight (5): CANOE
8 Down: Build up (6): ACCRUE
9 Down: Enjoyed (7): TAKENTO
10 Down: The Sage of Concord (7): EMERSON
11 Down: Easter emblem (4): LILY
12 Down: Toymaker, maybe (3): ELF
13 Down: Largo, vis-à-vis presto (6): SLOWER
14 Down: Adirondack lake (7): SARANAC
15 Down: Big pistol manufacturer (7): BERETTA
16 Down: 1985 newsmaking ship Achille ___ (5): LAURO
17 Down: "Roots" Emmy winner (5): ASNER
18 Down: Follows (5): HEEDS
24 Down: Cézanne's "Boy in ___ Vest" (4): ARED
25 Down: Madness? (3): IRE
30 Down: Colorado resort (4): VAIL
32 Down: Horse's halter (4): WHOA
33 Down: Cordwood measure (5): STERE
35 Down: Publisher Adolph (4): OCHS
38 Down: Tolerate (4): BEAR
39 Down: "Oops!" (4): OHNO
40 Down: Emil ___, 1948-52 Czech track gold medalist (7): ZATOPEK
42 Down: Did some scouting (5): SPIED
43 Down: Impart erroneously (9): MISCONVEY
45 Down: They're on top of things (9): COVERINGS
47 Down: "The Drew Carey Show" woman (4): MIMI
48 Down: Entreaty (4): PLEA
49 Down: Partake at 30-Down (3): SKI
50 Down: As yet unscheduled: Abbr. (3): TBA
51 Down: Dense clouds (6): CUMULI
53 Down: Fetched, to a hillbilly (5): BRANG
57 Down: Free-for-all (5): MELEE
58 Down: Duck (5): EVADE
59 Down: Nevertheless (3): YET
60 Down: Wedding vow infinitive (6): TOHOLD
61 Down: Bennett song start (7): ILEFTMY
63 Down: Vladivostok villa (5): DACHA
64 Down: Nouvelle Calédonie, e.g. (3): ILE
67 Down: Thrice daily, in pharm. (3): TID
68 Down: Preface (5): INTRO
69 Down: Jets or Sharks (4): GANG
70 Down: Makeup lessons?: Abbr. (4): ANAT
73 Down: Gen. Bradley (4): OMAR
74 Down: Flees (4): LAMS
75 Down: Modern-day evidence (3): DNA
76 Down: Clear the tables (3): BUS
77 Down: Mix up (5): ADDLE
79 Down: Writer Quindlen (4): ANNA
83 Down: Sans pass (4): AWOL
85 Down: Mideast leader beginning 1981 (7): MUBARAK
86 Down: "Chacun ___ goût" (4): ASON
87 Down: Marilyn Monroe's birthday (7): JUNE1ST
89 Down: "The Screwtape Letters" writer (7): CSLEWIS
90 Down: Name in Chinese history (7): KAISHEK
94 Down: Multipurpose conjunction (6): AND/OR
96 Down: One with a lot of paperwork (6): NOTARY
98 Down: Ukraine's capital (4): KIEV
99 Down: Almost boil (5): SCALD
100 Down: Stan's pal (5): OLLIE
101 Down: Lots and lots (5): REAMS
103 Down: Bottom line (3): NET
104 Down: "All My Children" role (5): ERICA
106 Down: Coasters (5): SLEDS
107 Down: Synthetic fiber (5): ARNEL
108 Down: Garlicky mayonnaise (5): AIOLI
109 Down: Intimidated (5): COWED
111 Down: Trent of the Senate (4): LOTT
112 Down: Lowland (4): DALE
115 Down: CC (3): 2OO
116 Down: Spell (3): HEX

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