INNER CIRCLES - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 138 clues). Published 12/10/2000. By Rich Norris.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Doesn't just close (5)
- SLAMS
- 6 Across: Morse bit (3)
- DAH
- 9 Across: "This is fun!" (4)
- WHEE
- 13 Across: Not run (4)
- CLOT
- 17 Across: It's broken at parties (6)
- PINATA
- 19 Across: They're often kept in (8)
- EMOTIONS
- 21 Across: Spike (4)
- LACE
- 22 Across: Laser alternative (6)
- INKJET
- 23 Across: Like some vaults (9)
- FIREPROOF
- 25 Across: Service expert (4)
- ACER
- 26 Across: Fairness in hiring, say (14)
- COLORBLINDNESS
- 28 Across: One-dimensional (6)
- LINEAR
- 30 Across: River through Belgium (4)
- YSER
- 31 Across: Distress call recipient: Abbr. (3)
- AAA
- 32 Across: Whirl (4)
- EDDY
- 33 Across: Fancy neckwear (3)
- BOA
- 34 Across: Genetic code carrier (3)
- RNA
- 35 Across: Sarcastic (6)
- BITING
- 38 Across: Like cedarwood or cigar smoke (8)
- AROMATIC
- 40 Across: Coptic titles (5)
- ABBAS
- 43 Across: Some TV's (4)
- RCAS
- 45 Across: Cutting tool (10)
- RAZORBLADE
- 47 Across: County north of the river Shannon (5)
- CLARE
- 48 Across: It's outstanding (4)
- DEBT
- 49 Across: Geometric figure (7)
- RHOMBUS
- 50 Across: Rapid growth area (6)
- HOTBED
- 52 Across: Alternative to buy (5)
- LEASE
- 54 Across: Apr. addressee (3)
- IRS
- 55 Across: Computer site (3)
- LAP
- 58 Across: Smidgen (4)
- IOTA
- 59 Across: Extras (6)
- OTHERS
- 62 Across: "Love ___" (Beatles song) (4)
- MEDO
- 64 Across: "It Walks by Night" author (4)
- CARR
- 65 Across: Part of E.R.: Abbr. (4)
- EMER
- 66 Across: French vineyard (3)
- CRU
- 67 Across: Hush-hush grp. (3)
- NSA
- 69 Across: Albanian currency (3)
- LEK
- 70 Across: Award for "Rent" (4)
- OBIE
- 71 Across: Toxin fighters (4)
- SERA
- 72 Across: Caps (4)
- TAMS
- 74 Across: Certain duty (6)
- EXCISE
- 76 Across: Dozes (4)
- NODS
- 77 Across: Stab (3)
- TRY
- 78 Across: It may follow a dot (3)
- COM
- 79 Across: Fan's opposite (5)
- HATER
- 81 Across: Some Broadway fare (6)
- REVUES
- 83 Across: Personally bring (7)
- CARRYIN
- 85 Across: Calls, as a game (4)
- REFS
- 88 Across: Clipped (5)
- TERSE
- 89 Across: Obliged out of integrity (10)
- HONORBOUND
- 92 Across: Actress Ward (4)
- SELA
- 93 Across: Sacs (5)
- CYSTS
- 94 Across: Kind of mass, in physics (8)
- INERTIAL
- 95 Across: Villa in Mexico (6)
- PANCHO
- 97 Across: Treat like a dog? (3)
- PET
- 98 Across: Antiquity, in antiquity (3)
- ELD
- 99 Across: Balkan native (4)
- SERB
- 103 Across: Rapid transit inits. (3)
- MTA
- 104 Across: P.O. employees have them (4)
- RTES
- 108 Across: Anthony Kennedy's Supreme Court predecessor (6)
- POWELL
- 110 Across: Winter league activity (14)
- INDOORBASEBALL
- 113 Across: "Are you ___ out?" (4)
- INOR
- 114 Across: Incidental matter (9)
- SIDEISSUE
- 116 Across: Clef designation (6)
- TREBLE
- 117 Across: To be, in Brest (4)
- ETRE
- 118 Across: Cradlesong (8)
- BERCEUSE
- 119 Across: Stored, as fodder (6)
- SILOED
- 120 Across: Competitor of Bloomingdale's (4)
- SAKS
- 121 Across: Katie's "Today" co-host (4)
- MATT
- 122 Across: Composer Rorem (3)
- NED
- 123 Across: Waist-length jackets (5)
- ETONS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Hot (5)
- SPICY
- 2 Down: Brits' floor coverings (5)
- LINOS
- 3 Down: Twist locale (5)
- ANKLE
- 4 Down: 1905 Shaw play (12)
- MAJORBARBARA
- 5 Down: Suffix with hip (4)
- STER
- 6 Down: Contempt (8)
- DEFIANCE
- 7 Down: Exiled tyrant (4)
- AMIN
- 8 Down: Multitude (5)
- HORDE
- 9 Down: Erased (5)
- WIPED
- 10 Down: Like the fox hunting set (5)
- HORSY
- 11 Down: Grandson of Eve (4)
- ENOS
- 12 Down: "___ Beso" (Anka hit) (3)
- ESO
- 13 Down: Family group (4)
- CLAN
- 14 Down: The Lizard constellation (7)
- LACERTA
- 15 Down: Sea nymph (7)
- OCEANID
- 16 Down: Retaining wall site (7)
- TERRACE
- 18 Down: No longer on deck (5)
- ATBAT
- 20 Down: Watch (4)
- TEND
- 24 Down: Exchange employee (11)
- FLOORBROKER
- 27 Down: Scottish landowner (5)
- LAIRD
- 29 Down: Foot in a line (6)
- IAMBUS
- 33 Down: Trite sayings (8)
- BROMIDES
- 36 Down: "Mm-hmm" (4)
- ISEE
- 37 Down: Gothic feature (5)
- GABLE
- 38 Down: Prefix with benzene (3)
- AZO
- 39 Down: Singer Green and others (3)
- ALS
- 40 Down: Hurting the most (7)
- ACHIEST
- 41 Down: Late ___ (7)
- BLOOMER
- 42 Down: Usually it's not included (7)
- BATTERY
- 44 Down: Back on the briny (5)
- STERN
- 45 Down: $200 Monopoly props. (3)
- RRS
- 46 Down: "Beg pardon ..." (4)
- AHEM
- 51 Down: Medical group output (11)
- DOCTORBILLS
- 53 Down: Selling point (5)
- ASSET
- 55 Down: Shakespearean title word (7)
- LABOURS
- 56 Down: Least interesting (7)
- ARIDEST
- 57 Down: Symbols of free speech (7)
- PRESSES
- 60 Down: Mine artery (8)
- TRAMROAD
- 61 Down: Proceed without the words (3)
- HUM
- 63 Down: Teacher of Samuel (3)
- ELI
- 64 Down: Factory conduit (12)
- CONVEYORBELT
- 68 Down: Lumberjacks (5)
- AXERS
- 73 Down: Place for a guard (4)
- SHIN
- 75 Down: Weirdo (5)
- CREEP
- 78 Down: Syndicate (6)
- CARTEL
- 80 Down: "Go on ..." (3)
- AND
- 82 Down: Emulate Dürer (4)
- ETCH
- 83 Down: ___ anglais (English horn) (3)
- COR
- 84 Down: Actor Brynner (3)
- YUL
- 86 Down: How peaches may be served (8)
- FLAMBEED
- 87 Down: A fly-by-night? (5)
- SANTA
- 89 Down: Longhairs (7)
- HIPPIES
- 90 Down: New York city on the Susquehanna (7)
- ONEONTA
- 91 Down: Like some television (7)
- NETWORK
- 96 Down: Flings (5)
- CASTS
- 99 Down: Hägar the Horrible's dog (5)
- SNERT
- 100 Down: Pronouncement (5)
- EDICT
- 101 Down: Dawn-colored (4)
- ROSE
- 102 Down: Merchant vessel officer (5)
- BOSUN
- 105 Down: Ban (5)
- TABOO
- 106 Down: 1942 Pulitzer novelist Glasgow (5)
- ELLEN
- 107 Down: Coasters (5)
- SLEDS
- 109 Down: "___ Tu" (1974 hit) (4)
- ERES
- 110 Down: Concept (4)
- IDEA
- 111 Down: Dodge (4)
- RUSE
- 112 Down: Ashtabula's lake (4)
- ERIE
- 115 Down: Company that programmed Deep Blue (3)
- IBM
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