EXCHANGES - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 8/22/1999. By Raymond Hamel.

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Across Answers

1 Across: "Prima Ballerina" artist (5): DEGAS
6 Across: Hill of law (5): ANITA
11 Across: Chester Arthur's middle name (4): ALAN
15 Across: Marvel Comics superhero (4): THOR
19 Across: Betel nut tree (5): ARECA
20 Across: Confined to one part of the body (5): LOCAL
21 Across: U-shaped instrument (4): LYRE
22 Across: How some things strike (4): HOME
23 Across: Using tape on a bulletin board? (16): WITHHOLDINGTACKS
26 Across: Part of the eye (4): UVEA
27 Across: Charades, basically (8): GESTURES
28 Across: Most clever (7): KEENEST
29 Across: Pell-___ (4): MELL
30 Across: Be near bankruptcy (3): AIL
31 Across: Early 70's sitcom (5): ARNIE
32 Across: Logo (6): EMBLEM
34 Across: Kind of twist (7): REVERSE
38 Across: Some Brahms works (5): TRIOS
39 Across: They probably don't think much of you (7): EGOISTS
40 Across: Convex molding (5): OVOLO
41 Across: Furniture material (5): CEDAR
42 Across: About 1% of the atmosphere (5): ARGON
43 Across: Headline about the Rolling Stones' leader's recovery? (9): MICKSWELL
46 Across: Noted work? (4): SONG
48 Across: Way out (4): DOOR
52 Across: Order at the George & Dragon (3): ALE
53 Across: Sea bordering Kazakhstan (4): ARAL
54 Across: Huge (4): VAST
55 Across: Come into one's own (6): EMERGE
57 Across: Certain chord (5): TRIAD
59 Across: Library material (5): FICHE
60 Across: Memory (6): RECALL
61 Across: A-mazing animals (7): LABRATS
64 Across: It involves many sharp turns (5): POLKA
65 Across: Big paperback publisher (7): BERKLEY
66 Across: Hit the big time (6): ARRIVE
67 Across: Chucks (5): HURLS
68 Across: Color wheel display (5): TONES
69 Across: Kitchen tool (6): SLICER
70 Across: Neighbor of Mont. (4): ALTA
71 Across: It's said with a wave of the hand (4): SHOO
72 Across: Compass heading (3): SSE
75 Across: Catch (4): HOOK
76 Across: Fleece (4): BILK
77 Across: Blows to the head? (9): EARWHACKS
80 Across: Wallace cohort (5): SAFER
83 Across: Woman from Bethlehem (5): NAOMI
86 Across: Sit up for (5): AWAIT
87 Across: Dog treat (7): BISCUIT
90 Across: Brimless bonnet (5): TOQUE
91 Across: Nixon policy (7): DETENTE
93 Across: 1980's Sandinista leader (6): ORTEGA
94 Across: Director's option (5): RECUT
95 Across: Lister's abbr. (3): ETC
96 Across: Gloomy (4): DOUR
97 Across: Having less shading (7): STARKER
99 Across: Game resembling pinball (8): PACHINKO
104 Across: "Civilization" director Thomas (4): INCE
105 Across: Soft drinks revealed? (16): COKESOUTOFHIDING
107 Across: She found success with Caesar (4): COCA
108 Across: Purcell's "___ and Welcome Songs" (4): ODES
109 Across: #2 Bill Withers hit of 1972 (5): USEME
110 Across: Like some stocks (5): NOPAR
111 Across: Acetylacetone form (4): ENOL
112 Across: Common mixer (4): SODA
113 Across: It may reflect well on you (5): SHEEN
114 Across: Driving problem (5): GLARE

Down Answers

1 Down: "Hi and Lois" family pet (4): DAWG
2 Down: Old railroad name (4): ERIE
3 Down: Contracts (4): GETS
4 Down: One more than sieben (4): ACHT
5 Down: Towering desert plants: Var. (8): SAHUAROS
6 Down: Certain gene (6): ALLELE
7 Down: Silent votes (4): NODS
8 Down: Here, but not here (3): ICI
9 Down: Serving of 52-Across (7): TANKARD
10 Down: Atlas Mountains locale (7): ALGERIA
11 Down: Pop star Morissette (6): ALANIS
12 Down: Université preceder (5): LYCEE
13 Down: Synagogue chests (4): ARKS
14 Down: Kitty (7): NESTEGG
15 Down: Cardsharp's technique? (12): THUMBINDECKS
16 Down: Shantytown composition (6): HOVELS
17 Down: Food that may be folded (6): OMELET
18 Down: Spheres (6): REALMS
24 Down: "...___ You Ain't My Baby?" (1944 hit) (4): ORIS
25 Down: Pavarotti's football feats? (10): TENORSACKS
33 Down: What Mr. Brown can do, in a Dr. Seuss title (3): MOO
34 Down: Tomato variety (4): ROMA
35 Down: Ungodliness (4): EVIL
36 Down: Viva ___ (4): VOCE
37 Down: Source of a bugle call (3): ELK
38 Down: "Do ___!" (4): TELL
39 Down: Centimeter-gram-second unit (3): ERG
41 Down: Wrapped up (4): CLAD
42 Down: Advance amount (4): ANTE
44 Down: One taking orders (6): WAITER
45 Down: The Depression and others (4): ERAS
47 Down: Org. with many rules (4): OSHA
49 Down: Kind of thermometer (4): ORAL
50 Down: Hungry look (4): OGLE
51 Down: Lean (on) (4): RELY
54 Down: Fancy home (5): VILLA
55 Down: Previously (6): ERENOW
56 Down: Simple (4): MERE
57 Down: "The Breakfast of Charlatans"? (12): TRICKSCEREAL
58 Down: Teen party (4): RAVE
59 Down: "We're constantly attacked" and "the stockades are rotting"? (10): FORTKNOCKS
61 Down: Punishment unit (4): LASH
62 Down: Janis's comic strip mate (4): ARLO
63 Down: Get-up-and-go (4): BRIO
64 Down: Influence (4): PULL
65 Down: Philistine (4): BOOR
67 Down: Locks (4): HAIR
68 Down: Language with mostly monosyllabic words (4): THAI
71 Down: Covered with many small figures, in heraldry (4): SEME
72 Down: View electronically (4): SCAN
73 Down: Stage presentation (4): SKIT
74 Down: Italian duchess Beatrice d'___ (4): ESTE
76 Down: Red or black, e.g. (3): BET
78 Down: Incubator activity (8): HATCHING
79 Down: Cow, maybe (3): AWE
81 Down: Hot time: Abbr. (3): AUG
82 Down: Bombs (7): FIASCOS
84 Down: Like the oceans (7): AQUEOUS
85 Down: Beat in yardage (7): OUTRUSH
87 Down: Lace site (6): BODICE
88 Down: Affixable, in a way (6): IRONON
89 Down: It may be laid on thick (6): STUCCO
90 Down: Mother ___ (6): TERESA
91 Down: What thunder may do (6): DEAFEN
92 Down: Make permanent (4): ETCH
94 Down: Like many gardens (5): RAKED
98 Down: Fuss (4): TODO
99 Down: Fleshy fruit (4): POME
100 Down: Favorite one (4): IDOL
101 Down: Palm used for basketry (4): NIPA
102 Down: Tree trunk bulge (4): KNAR
103 Down: Ghoul (4): OGRE
106 Down: Small peg (3): TEE

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