IN OTHER WORDS - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 138 clues). Published 3/14/1999. By Martin Schneider.

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Across Answers

1 Across: "The Cosby Show" co-star (6)
RASHAD
7 Across: Priest's wear (3)
ALB
10 Across: "Chicago Hope" actress (5)
LAHTI
15 Across: Its symbol is an eagle: Abbr. (4)
USPS
19 Across: Title subject of a 1994 film bio (6)
EDWOOD
20 Across: One side of a ship (3)
LEE
21 Across: Popular potato (5)
IDAHO
22 Across: Legal plea, for short (4)
NOLO
23 Across: SALATA (10)
GREEKSALAD
25 Across: Republication (10)
NEWEDITION
27 Across: Many wines (4)
REDS
28 Across: 100 cents, in Sri Lanka (5)
RUPEE
30 Across: Grapefruit juice property (7)
ACIDITY
31 Across: Common pasta suffix (3)
INI
32 Across: LEUMI (14)
HEBREWNATIONAL
36 Across: Quite mad (9)
POSSESSED
38 Across: Kitchen device (7)
DRAINER
39 Across: Mortgage org. (3)
FHA
42 Across: Goose sound (4)
HONK
43 Across: Nickname (3)
DUB
45 Across: United Nations sight (4)
FLAG
46 Across: Typo (5)
ERROR
48 Across: One learning method (7)
OSMOSIS
51 Across: Water-___ (3)
PIK
53 Across: Alphabet run (4)
MNOP
55 Across: Prefix with sphere (4)
HEMI
56 Across: Big name in rap (4)
ICET
57 Across: Memory unit, for short (3)
MEG
59 Across: Throng (5)
GROUP
61 Across: Made uniform (6)
EVENED
63 Across: Many people lie about it (8)
SEASHORE
65 Across: Gandhi, e.g. (5)
HINDU
66 Across: Flinch, say (5)
REACT
67 Across: Suffix with respond (3)
ENT
68 Across: Abbr. above zero (4)
OPER
69 Across: What that is in Spain (3)
ESA
70 Across: Highlands tourist spot (4)
NESS
72 Across: Bunny man (3)
HEF
74 Across: Counters (5)
ABACI
76 Across: Obstacles for marauders (5)
MOATS
78 Across: Pressing (8)
CRITICAL
80 Across: Emergency surgery, for short (6)
TRACHE
81 Across: European autos (5)
AUDIS
82 Across: "Isn't ___ bit like you and me?" (Beatles lyric) (3)
HEA
83 Across: "Don Pasquale" setting (4)
ROME
84 Across: Fullest extent (4)
HILT
85 Across: U.P.S.'ed (4)
SENT
87 Across: Bit of chill (3)
NIP
89 Across: Type-A (7)
INTENSE
91 Across: 1997 N.L. Rookie of the Year Scott ___ (5)
ROLEN
93 Across: Clock-radio switch (4)
AMFM
95 Across: Mex. Mrs. (3)
SRA
97 Across: Bookbinder's leather (4)
ROAN
98 Across: Letters at sea (3)
USS
99 Across: Halo (7)
AUREOLE
102 Across: High places? (9)
OPIUMDENS
106 Across: TCHU TZIH (14)
MANDARINORANGE
108 Across: Iran-contra org. (3)
CIA
109 Across: Stiff drinks (7)
BRACERS
111 Across: Like some bombs (5)
SMART
112 Across: See 115-Down (4)
ATEN
113 Across: Peripatetic leader (10)
JOHNPAULII
116 Across: GHIACCIO (10)
ITALIANICE
119 Across: Props in a Schwarzenegger flick (4)
UZIS
120 Across: Fuse (5)
SMELT
121 Across: Poet Hughes (3)
TED
122 Across: Reverses (6)
UNDOES
123 Across: Voice mail prompt (4)
TONE
124 Across: Big section of a dictionary (5)
ESSES
125 Across: Abilene-to-San Antonio dir. (3)
SSE
126 Across: Sign in the middle of town (6)
MAINST

Down Answers

1 Down: Get hold of again (6)
REGRIP
2 Down: Glandular prefix (6)
ADRENO
3 Down: KÖTTBULLAR (16)
SWEDISHMEATBALLS
4 Down: Caretakers' equipment (4)
HOES
5 Down: Thumbs-up response (3)
AOK
6 Down: Periodontist's deg. (3)
DDS
7 Down: Tempted (7)
ALLURED
8 Down: Arose quickly (8)
LEAPEDUP
9 Down: Sprinkle (5)
BEDEW
10 Down: Vietnam War Memorial designer (3)
LIN
11 Down: 12-Down is one (3)
ADE
12 Down: WAI HUA'AI (13)
HAWAIIANPUNCH
13 Down: Stanley Falls' river (8)
THECONGO
14 Down: First-aid item (6)
IODINE
15 Down: Before (5)
UNTIL
16 Down: "___ goes" (4)
SOIT
17 Down: Feint (4)
PLOY
18 Down: Royal wish (3)
SON
24 Down: Some Wall St. traders (4)
ARBS
26 Down: "Do ___?" (scaredy-cat's query) (5)
IDARE
29 Down: Period (3)
END
32 Down: Female octopi (4)
HENS
33 Down: AKKULROALIT (10)
ESKIMOPIES
34 Down: Pound sound (3)
ARF
35 Down: 1,500-year-old text (6)
TALMUD
37 Down: Covers with fine black particles (5)
SOOTS
39 Down: LIAISON (16)
FRENCHCONNECTION
40 Down: These get the biggest cheers (9)
HOMETEAMS
41 Down: Parched (4)
ARID
44 Down: Sign of conceit (7)
BIGHEAD
47 Down: Mother of Poseidon (4)
RHEA
48 Down: Seine feeder (4)
OISE
49 Down: Sketches (9)
SCENARIOS
50 Down: Parched (4)
SERE
52 Down: Who shot J. R. (7)
KRISTIN
54 Down: QOLI (10)
PERSIANRUG
58 Down: MASERN (13)
GERMANMEASLES
60 Down: Kennedy follower (7)
ONASSIS
62 Down: Preserver (4)
VEST
64 Down: Scott of the P.G.A. (4)
HOCH
71 Down: "...___ saw Elba" (4)
EREI
73 Down: Hightail it (4)
FLEE
75 Down: Entr'___ (4)
ACTE
77 Down: Going after (6)
OUTFOR
79 Down: Lego, literally (5)
IREAD
80 Down: Kind of traffic (4)
THRU
86 Down: They may be assaulted on the street (8)
EARDRUMS
88 Down: Divvies up accordingly (8)
PRORATES
90 Down: A-K or L-Z, e.g. (4)
TOME
92 Down: Org. that awards the Spingarn Medal (5)
NAACP
94 Down: Year in Edward the Confessor's reign (3)
MLI
96 Down: What I love, in song (7)
APARADE
100 Down: Jitters (6)
UNEASE
101 Down: Typesetting units (3)
ENS
103 Down: Not dom. (4)
INTL
104 Down: Reunion attendees (6)
NIECES
105 Down: Clearest of head (6)
SANEST
106 Down: Parson's place (5)
MANSE
107 Down: Drops (5)
OMITS
109 Down: Stupidhead (4)
BOZO
110 Down: Nose: Prefix (4)
RHIN
112 Down: Perry Como's "___ Love You So" (4)
ANDI
113 Down: Project (3)
JUT
114 Down: Martinique, par exemple (3)
ILE
115 Down: With 112-Across, enthusiastic review (3)
ITS
117 Down: Elementary ending (3)
IUM
118 Down: Santa ___ (3)
ANA

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