ACTION FIGURES - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 11/22/1998. By Nelson Hardy.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Superman's father (5): JOREL
6 Across: Assess (5): GAUGE
11 Across: Pang (5): THROE
16 Across: Small ammo (3): BBS
19 Across: "...in ___ tree" (5): APEAR
20 Across: Absorb the cost, in slang (5): EATIT
21 Across: Actor ___ S. Ngor (5): HAING
22 Across: Certain investment, for short (3): IRA
23 Across: Her car broke down (17): PATSONTHESHOULDER
26 Across: Short, for short (3): LIL
27 Across: Horses (7): EQUINES
28 Across: Hardly flighty (5): STAID
29 Across: Supply (6): SELLTO
31 Across: Mystical character (4): RUNE
32 Across: "___ Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me" (old song) (3): IFA
34 Across: Sketch-based TV show, briefly (3): SNL
35 Across: Deep-six (8): JETTISON
37 Across: Mystic (4): SEER
38 Across: "Whew!" (3): MAN
39 Across: "___ Mio" (5): OSOLE
41 Across: Amtrak stops: Abbr. (4): STNS
42 Across: He's exploring new terrain (15): MARKSOFFTHEPATH
47 Across: Nationality indicator (6): ENSIGN
51 Across: Sweet-sounding Horne (4): LENA
52 Across: Mandela's org. (3): ANC
53 Across: Fizzles out (4): DIES
55 Across: Licks (5): ROUTS
56 Across: Cats (8): BEATNIKS
58 Across: Spiral shell (5): CONCH
59 Across: Paper deliverers have them: Abbr. (4): RTES
60 Across: Blink rapidly (3): BAT
61 Across: Time keeper, at times (3): TOE
62 Across: Uses mouthwash (7): GARGLES
64 Across: Codgers' replies (3): EHS
65 Across: He has mood swings (13): BOBSUPANDDOWN
69 Across: The Everlys' "When Will ___ Loved" (3): IBE
70 Across: Helps with (7): DEFRAYS
72 Across: Latin foot (3): PES
73 Across: Choice words (3): ORS
74 Across: Nightmare (4): FEAR
75 Across: Certain sing-along (5): ROUND
76 Across: Genetic research aid, often (8): FRUITFLY
79 Across: Branch of Islam (5): SUNNI
80 Across: In the past, in the past (4): ERST
81 Across: "Chuang-tzu" principle (3): TAO
82 Across: Intensity (4): ZEAL
83 Across: "Stay!" (6): DONTGO
84 Across: He's gotten carried away (15): CHUCKSOVERBOARD
88 Across: Tater (4): SPUD
90 Across: Soprano Lehmann (5): LOTTE
91 Across: Practice (3): PLY
92 Across: Goya subject (4): MAJA
96 Across: Yenta's quality (8): NOSINESS
98 Across: "Sleepy Time ___" (1925 song) (3): GAL
101 Across: Speech with a lesson: Abbr. (3): SER
102 Across: Drafts, maybe (4): ALES
103 Across: Value (6): ESTEEM
104 Across: Unveiling cries (5): TADAS
106 Across: Beethoven contemporary (7): ROSSINI
108 Across: ___ Z (3): ATO
109 Across: He's always asleep by midnight (17): PETERSOUTATTHEEND
113 Across: Rag (3): KID
114 Across: Modern cartoon genre (5): ANIME
115 Across: Actor Jonathan of "Brazil" (5): PRYCE
116 Across: Four-time Masters champion, to fans (5): ARNIE
117 Across: Babe's abode (3): STY
118 Across: Challenges for college srs. (5): LSATS
119 Across: Strained (5): TAXED
120 Across: Inspirations (5): MUSES

Down Answers

1 Down: Comics (6): JAPERS
2 Down: Unclear (6): OPAQUE
3 Down: Get in sync again (6): RETUNE
4 Down: Not so strenuous (6): EASIER
5 Down: Scientology guru ___ Hubbard (4): LRON
6 Down: Makes a lot of progress (7): GETSFAR
7 Down: What to say to a doctor (3): AAH
8 Down: Sporty trucks, for short (4): UTES
9 Down: Basic ideas (5): GISTS
10 Down: Patriot Allen (5): ETHAN
11 Down: Cousin of plop (4): THUD
12 Down: "Alfie" lyricist David (3): HAL
13 Down: Purge (3): RID
14 Down: Ballroom dance (7): ONESTEP
15 Down: Everglades bird (5): EGRET
16 Down: He has a lawyer (14): BILLSTHECLIENT
17 Down: Londoner, e.g. (6): BRITON
18 Down: They fix locks (6): SALONS
24 Down: Longtime Playboy artist LeRoy (6): NEIMAN
25 Down: ___ Olay (5): OILOF
30 Down: Entry (7): LISTING
33 Down: Low socks (7): ANKLETS
35 Down: Long ___ (5): JOHNS
36 Down: A util. (4): ELEC
40 Down: Gambled (6): STAKED
42 Down: Classic sports cars (3): MGS
43 Down: The deep (3): SEA
44 Down: Prov. on Hudson Bay (3): ONT
45 Down: What science fiction writers do (9): FANTASIZE
46 Down: Trim (5): ADORN
47 Down: Made a muff (5): ERRED
48 Down: "Let's wait" (7): NOTHERE
49 Down: She likes having children around (14): SUESFORCUSTODY
50 Down: "___ De-Lovely" (3): ITS
54 Down: "Whole" thing (7): SHEBANG
56 Down: Barbara, to friends (4): BABS
57 Down: Charged item (3): ION
58 Down: Cornfield sounds (4): CAWS
60 Down: "Hopalong Cassidy" actor (4): BOYD
62 Down: Fit for a King? (4): GORY
63 Down: Prefix with comic (5): SERIO
65 Down: African language group (5): BANTU
66 Down: Displace (6): UPROOT
67 Down: Tiny bit, in France (3): PEU
68 Down: Globs (7): DOLLOPS
71 Down: Much sought-after author (7): RUSHDIE
74 Down: Jollies (3): FUN
76 Down: Admits nothing? (5): FASTS
77 Down: Three times, in prescriptions (3): TER
78 Down: Groovy (3): FAB
79 Down: Golf course purchase, maybe (3): SOD
81 Down: W.B.A. outcomes (4): TKOS
83 Down: Timber trouble (6): DRYROT
85 Down: Author Samuel (7): CLEMENS
86 Down: 70's detective series (5): VEGAS
87 Down: Sent smoke signals, maybe (7): ALERTED
88 Down: Some sportswear, slangily (6): SNEAKS
89 Down: Tacky note (6): POSTIT
92 Down: Capital of Lesotho (6): MASERU
93 Down: The Coneheads, e.g. (6): ALIENS
94 Down: Actress Garth (6): JENNIE
95 Down: Sotto voce remarks (6): ASIDES
97 Down: Gurkha's home (5): NEPAL
99 Down: Embrace (5): ADOPT
100 Down: 1944 Preminger film (5): LAURA
104 Down: Very, in Vichy (4): TRES
105 Down: Where Achilles was bathed (4): STYX
107 Down: Ersatz (4): SHAM
110 Down: ___ Maria (3): TIA
111 Down: Ambulance V.I.P. (3): EMT
112 Down: More than pass (3): ACE

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