JUST TRY ME! (Hard Clues) - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (25x25 grid, 188 clues). Published 10/17/1999. By Bob and Sharon Klahn.

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Across Answers

1 Across: 1957 Literature Nobelist (5): CAMUS
6 Across: A milk drinker may have one (8): MUSTACHE
14 Across: Booms (5): SPARS
19 Across: There may be a spat about it (4): SHOE
23 Across: Brimming (5): AWASH
24 Across: Six-liter bottle (8): IMPERIAL
25 Across: Dickensian schemer (5): URIAH
26 Across: Vandals (4): HUNS
27 Across: *Smiling reporters from earthquake sites? (14): BADNEWSBEAMERS
29 Across: *Russian roulette and chicken? (10): NERVEGAMES
31 Across: Branch (3): ARM
32 Across: Grig's digs (6): EELERY
33 Across: Union agreements? (4): IDOS
35 Across: Gerry Adams's org. (3): IRA
36 Across: Lord of the East (3): AGA
37 Across: Title woman of a 1962 Roy Orbison hit (4): LEAH
39 Across: Hot (4): IRED
40 Across: It's best when it's broken (6): THEICE
42 Across: Buoyant (7): SPRINGY
44 Across: Moore of old TV game shows (5): GARRY
46 Across: Oprah in "The Color Purple" (5): SOFIA
49 Across: Sun follower? (3): MON
50 Across: Take control of (7): HARNESS
51 Across: Expecting (6): GRAVID
53 Across: Oval home (6): WIGWAM
55 Across: Affixes (6): TIESON
57 Across: Drips drops (5): OOZES
58 Across: *Sperm banks? (13): GAMETEKEEPERS
62 Across: "Vissi d'arte" singer (5): TOSCA
66 Across: Parting words (5): OBITS
67 Across: Pulitzer poet Dugan (4): ALAN
68 Across: Change a letter, perhaps (7): REGRADE
69 Across: One who delivers on campus (6): LECTOR
70 Across: Bubbly entertainer? (5): DONHO
71 Across: Wingdings (6): ROASTS
73 Across: Winner in 1967: Abbr. (3): ISR
74 Across: "Long," in Hawaiian (3): LOA
76 Across: Donkey's years (4): EONS
77 Across: Calypso instrument (9): STEELDRUM
79 Across: Tangles (4): WEBS
81 Across: Kind of special (5): KMART
83 Across: "Jabberwocky" word (4): MOME
84 Across: Summer house? (3): LEO
85 Across: Silver spur, so to speak (4): HIYO
86 Across: Gershwin's first hit (6): SWANEE
87 Across: "Sleepy Time Gal" lyricist Raymond (4): EGAN
88 Across: Senselessness? (4): COMA
91 Across: *What fueled Macbeth? (15): METHANEOFCAWDOR
96 Across: Endangered state bird (4): NENE
97 Across: Epiphanies (4): AHAS
98 Across: Oscar-winning "Nashville" tune (6): IMEASY
99 Across: Put in stitches (4): SLAY
100 Across: Meal starter (3): OAT
102 Across: Breed (4): SORT
103 Across: Expert in martial arts (5): NINJA
104 Across: Series ender (4): ETAL
105 Across: 1979 James Bond movie (9): MOONRAKER
111 Across: Rapprochement (4): THAW
112 Across: Pres. who once coached Yale football (3): GRF
113 Across: Dopey picture? (3): CEL
115 Across: Watch in astonishment (6): GAPEAT
117 Across: Private line (5): ASIDE
118 Across: It flowered during the reign of Louis XV (6): ROCOCO
120 Across: Controversial school subject (7): EBONICS
123 Across: "How to Murder Your Wife" star (4): LISI
124 Across: Bearcat (5): PANDA
125 Across: "My Friend Flicka" author (5): OHARA
126 Across: *Cat's reaction to a vet shot? (13): MEOWTHATHURTS
128 Across: Chilly (5): ALGID
129 Across: Marquand sleuth (6): MRMOTO
131 Across: Expire (6): RUNOUT
132 Across: Quarters, say (6): PHASES
133 Across: Entered (7): TYPEDIN
136 Across: Words of dedication (3): TOA
138 Across: Triumphant (5): ONTOP
140 Across: Trailer (5): PROMO
141 Across: "Across" or "Down," in a crossword (7): HEADING
142 Across: Object of advances? (6): LENDEE
144 Across: First name in old westerns (4): RORY
146 Across: Nonkosher sandwiches (4): BLTS
149 Across: Rock blaster (3): AMP
150 Across: Stud ___ (3): FEE
151 Across: Cough (up) (4): ANTE
152 Across: Coming from both sides (6): STEREO
154 Across: Rossini's "Count ___" (3): ORY
155 Across: *"The Last Supper," e.g.? (10): MEALFRESCO
158 Across: *Handwriting on the wall for Mark McGwire? (14): BATMASTERSOMEN
163 Across: Popular New Age singer (4): ENYA
164 Across: "Dumb & Dumber" destination (5): ASPEN
165 Across: Prepare to take off (8): UNBUTTON
166 Across: Stabber (5): PRONG
167 Across: River Kwai locale (4): SIAM
168 Across: Pad paper? (5): LEASE
169 Across: Broadcasters (8): STATIONS
170 Across: Buttinsky (5): YENTE

Down Answers

1 Down: Intrigue (5): CABAL
2 Down: Plugged in (5): AWARE
3 Down: Publication since 1952 (11): MADMAGAZINE
4 Down: R.M.N. and J.F.K. were once in it (3): USN
5 Down: ___-wolf (3): SHE
6 Down: Stephen King white-knuckler (6): MISERY
7 Down: Like 25-Across (5): UMBLE
8 Down: Careers (6): SPEEDS
9 Down: Career (4): TEAR
10 Down: General assembly? (4): ARMY
11 Down: French business abbr. (3): CIE
12 Down: Laugh sound (3): HAR
13 Down: Holmes's Miss Venner (5): ELSIE
14 Down: There's an arrow in its logo (6): SUNOCO
15 Down: Introduced (9): PRESENTED
16 Down: Basketball center (3): AIR
17 Down: Fills with joy (8): RAVISHES
18 Down: Support for Hillary (7): SHERPAS
19 Down: "___ La La" (Manfred Mann hit) (3): SHA
20 Down: Kind (6): HUMANE
21 Down: Where to walk very carefully (6): ONEGGS
22 Down: Bacon bits? (6): ESSAYS
28 Down: Off-the-wall (5): WEIRD
30 Down: Infamous Spanish collar (7): GARROTE
34 Down: Low beams (7): DIMMERS
38 Down: *Finish treating the puppies? (17): HAVETHELASTWORMED
40 Down: Ornamental stone (9): TIGERSEYE
41 Down: Herman Wouk's Youngblood ___ (5): HAWKE
43 Down: *Like a young sheep that avoids wet pavement? (17): INNOCEMENTASALAMB
45 Down: Browned in deep fat (7): RISSOLE
47 Down: Runner who was called "The Buckeye Bullet" (5): OWENS
48 Down: Worthy (3): FIT
51 Down: They may be dry or baked (5): GOODS
52 Down: Hardly a symbol of spontaneity (5): ROBOT
54 Down: Patronage (5): AEGIS
56 Down: "The Quiet Man" setting (7): IRELAND
58 Down: "Young Frankenstein" actress (4): GARR
59 Down: N.L. batting champ of 1966 (4): ALOU
60 Down: Webb address? (4): MAAM
61 Down: Pleasant place to drive (7): PARKWAY
63 Down: Second banana (6): STOOGE
64 Down: Scam artist (6): CONMAN
65 Down: First name in detective fiction (6): ARSENE
69 Down: Another time (7): LATERON
72 Down: Meandering (5): TWINY
75 Down: It's often twisted apart (4): OREO
78 Down: It precedes lunes (7): DOMINGO
80 Down: Hike (5): BOOST
82 Down: Cavernous opening (3): MAW
85 Down: Flips out (7): HASACOW
86 Down: "The Guns of Navarone" actress (5): SCALA
88 Down: Subject of a 1986 Tad Szulc biography (6): CASTRO
89 Down: Words repeated by Jolson and Cantor (6): OHOHOH
90 Down: Rattle (6): MARACA
92 Down: Foreign prince (4): EMIR
93 Down: Basket elevation (7): TENFEET
94 Down: Uris book, with "The" (3): HAJ
95 Down: Terrace surface, perhaps (9): FLAGSTONE
101 Down: Fox relative (7): ARAPAHO
104 Down: Root of diplomacy (5): ELIHU
105 Down: Bergman's last role (4): MEIR
106 Down: Brewer's aid (4): OAST
107 Down: Cole Porter miss (4): OTIS
108 Down: Wise man (11): KINGSOLOMON
109 Down: "Frasier" dog (5): EDDIE
110 Down: Makes out (5): READS
114 Down: Potential prizewinner (7): ENTRANT
116 Down: 1930 discovery (5): PLUTO
119 Down: University of Wales site (7): CARDIFF
121 Down: Producers of tieups at work? (9): BOOTLACES
122 Down: Indian craft (5): CANOE
126 Down: Cobra killers: Var. (8): MONGEESE
127 Down: It's heard at a snap (3): HUT
130 Down: Children's game classification (7): MINERAL
132 Down: He played the Wiz in "The Wiz" (5): PRYOR
133 Down: View at the Tate Gallery (6): THAMES
134 Down: Mocha inhabitant (6): YEMENI
135 Down: Melon tree (6): PAPAYA
137 Down: Whom Paris left for Helen (6): OENONE
139 Down: On the double (6): PRESTO
140 Down: Spruces up (6): PREENS
143 Down: Leave one's coach (5): DEBUS
145 Down: "What the Butler Saw" dramatist (5): ORTON
147 Down: E. C. Bentley detective (5): TRENT
148 Down: "Playboy of the Western World" playwright (5): SYNGE
152 Down: Blue books (4): SMUT
153 Down: "Jour de Fête" star (4): TATI
156 Down: Beat it (3): LAM
157 Down: Losing ground? (3): SPA
159 Down: Hill dweller (3): ANT
160 Down: TV Guide notation (3): TBA
161 Down: Mole (3): SPY
162 Down: Vein glory? (3): ORE

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