TONGUE TWISHTERS

Difficulty: HardGrid: 21x21140 clues~30-60 minBy Cathy Millhauser3/4/2001

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across: Fuzzbuster's finding (5 letters)
6 Across: Abbr. in a G. & S. title (3 letters)
9 Across: Alligator ___ (4 letters)
13 Across: You can count on them (5 letters)
18 Across: Quick (5 letters)
19 Across: Cry at fireworks (3 letters)
20 Across: Game ragout (5 letters)
21 Across: Oral vaccine developer (5 letters)
22 Across: Group that ignores four-way stops, e.g.? (15 letters)
25 Across: Shirk duties, slangily (5 letters)
26 Across: South Seas islander (6 letters)
27 Across: Online item (5 letters)
28 Across: Knight errant, often (7 letters)
30 Across: What an inept surgeon might do? (17 letters)
34 Across: British flashlight (5 letters)
38 Across: ___-Ration (dog food) (4 letters)
39 Across: Hans Christian Andersen's birthplace (6 letters)
40 Across: Long (for) (4 letters)
41 Across: La Guardia : LGA :: O'Hare : ___ (3 letters)
42 Across: Martha in denture ads (4 letters)
44 Across: Biblical name meaning "hairy" (4 letters)
48 Across: Get hot and bothered (7 letters)
50 Across: Drinks fit for a lady? (13 letters)
55 Across: Assails (6 letters)
56 Across: Cherokees, e.g. (5 letters)
57 Across: Attention-getting calls (7 letters)
58 Across: Furry floater (5 letters)
59 Across: "Popeye" creator (5 letters)
60 Across: Censorship-fighting org. (4 letters)
61 Across: Inits. in journalism (3 letters)
62 Across: Do some rummaging for a cabinet part? (15 letters)
67 Across: Elvis's record label (3 letters)
70 Across: Nothing other than (4 letters)
71 Across: Gray area? (5 letters)
72 Across: Lowest ship's deck (5 letters)
76 Across: Quadratics and such (7 letters)
78 Across: Some have tears (5 letters)
79 Across: Pilot (6 letters)
80 Across: Seeks legal redress with stunning effect? (13 letters)
83 Across: Speaker's need (7 letters)
84 Across: Impudent (4 letters)
85 Across: Rake part (4 letters)
86 Across: TV audience unit: Abbr. (3 letters)
87 Across: Absolute twit (4 letters)
88 Across: Nomad (6 letters)
92 Across: Very long stretch (4 letters)
94 Across: Worth (5 letters)
95 Across: Internet bathing/grooming site come-on? (17 letters)
101 Across: Orbital extremes (7 letters)
102 Across: Ranch in "Giant" (5 letters)
103 Across: Literary awards (6 letters)
108 Across: Freshen (5 letters)
109 Across: What the drunk roofer's boss had to do? (15 letters)
113 Across: Grantorto's victim in "The Faerie Queene" (5 letters)
114 Across: Classic toy company (5 letters)
115 Across: Afore (3 letters)
116 Across: Jong with a "Fear of Fifty" (5 letters)
117 Across: Impudent (5 letters)
118 Across: First-rate (4 letters)
119 Across: Consonantal trio (3 letters)
120 Across: Rising agent (5 letters)

Down

1 Down: "Darn!" (4 letters)
2 Down: Turkish title (4 letters)
3 Down: Vietnamese dictator Ngo Dinh ___ (4 letters)
4 Down: Additionally (4 letters)
5 Down: Hardly original writing (6 letters)
6 Down: Sweetums (3 letters)
7 Down: Shuffled (along) (7 letters)
8 Down: Israel's Peres (6 letters)
9 Down: Nobel poet Neruda (5 letters)
10 Down: "Xanadu" rock grp. (3 letters)
11 Down: Author Tan (3 letters)
12 Down: Suggestive (6 letters)
13 Down: Take stock of (6 letters)
14 Down: Payment to expedite service (9 letters)
15 Down: Let up (5 letters)
16 Down: One quoted (5 letters)
17 Down: Like some gases (5 letters)
20 Down: Piqued state (4 letters)
23 Down: Article in Le Monde (3 letters)
24 Down: Caesarean conquest (4 letters)
29 Down: Vessel at socials (3 letters)
31 Down: Radio station on old TV (4 letters)
32 Down: Toy making a comeback (4 letters)
33 Down: River of Brandenburg (4 letters)
34 Down: Italian poet of "Rinaldo" (5 letters)
35 Down: Vocal ensemble, maybe (5 letters)
36 Down: Bonnie Blue Butler's dad (5 letters)
37 Down: Ends (6 letters)
41 Down: Fully anesthetized (3 letters)
42 Down: Xerox (9 letters)
43 Down: "Isn't that cute!" exclamations (3 letters)
45 Down: Capital of Valais canton, Switzerland (4 letters)
46 Down: Each (4 letters)
47 Down: Boycotter of the '84 L.A. Olympics (4 letters)
49 Down: Xylophone cousin (7 letters)
50 Down: ___ lily (Utah's flower) (4 letters)
51 Down: Get wind of (4 letters)
52 Down: Greek goddess of chance (5 letters)
53 Down: Driver's destination? (4 letters)
54 Down: Amas, to us (7 letters)
56 Down: Mexican leader (4 letters)
59 Down: Fine fiddle (5 letters)
60 Down: WYSIWYG, on sales tags (4 letters)
63 Down: Bracken, for one (4 letters)
64 Down: Pottery flaw (4 letters)
65 Down: Bus. phone components (4 letters)
66 Down: Entablature part (6 letters)
67 Down: Mobster's speech, maybe (4 letters)
68 Down: Airhead's lack? (4 letters)
69 Down: Golden-___ (4 letters)
73 Down: Informal sign-off (5 letters)
74 Down: Cheri of "S.N.L." (5 letters)
75 Down: 1992 also-ran (5 letters)
77 Down: Replacement therapy hormones (9 letters)
78 Down: Put on (3 letters)
79 Down: Leatherworking tool (3 letters)
81 Down: Anna of "Nana" (4 letters)
82 Down: Engage (4 letters)
83 Down: Perry Como hit "___ Marie" (4 letters)
86 Down: Goats' coats (7 letters)
89 Down: Ticket type (6 letters)
90 Down: Public house potable (3 letters)
91 Down: Nonconformist (6 letters)
92 Down: Roles in "The Piano" and "Tobacco Road" (4 letters)
93 Down: Job preceder (6 letters)
94 Down: Olio (6 letters)
95 Down: Maharani wraps (5 letters)
96 Down: Field of Battle (5 letters)
97 Down: Corn-based loaves (5 letters)
98 Down: Specialties (5 letters)
99 Down: Broten of hockey fame (4 letters)
100 Down: ___ out (relax, like, totally) (3 letters)
104 Down: Richard of "Runaway Bride" (4 letters)
105 Down: Polo field? (4 letters)
106 Down: Fliers in Arabian tales (4 letters)
107 Down: Order to a nurse (4 letters)
110 Down: Oft-broken promise (3 letters)
111 Down: Circle ___ (theater group) (3 letters)
112 Down: It's a lifesaver (3 letters)

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