SWITCHING SIDES - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 5/20/2001. By Alan Arbesfeld.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Drink with milk (5): LATTE
6 Across: Anchor (4): MOOR
10 Across: "America Undercover" airer (3): HBO
13 Across: It may put you out (6): MICKEY
19 Across: Says so (5): AVOWS
20 Across: "___ Life" (Beatles song) (4): INMY
21 Across: Item in a lock (3): OAR
22 Across: Get a lungful (6): INHALE
23 Across: Paganini's birthplace (5): GENOA
24 Across: Capital of Yemen (4): SANA
25 Across: Subject of testing (3): ORE
26 Across: "A Life for the Czar" composer (6): GLINKA
27 Across: Math tool at a construction site? (18): BUILDINGPROTRACTOR
31 Across: Gillette product (4): ATRA
34 Across: Union with 2 1/2 mil. members (3): NEA
35 Across: France's ___ de Noirmoutier (3): ILE
36 Across: ___ Solo of "Star Wars" (3): HAN
37 Across: Government scandal? (20): GROSSNATIONALCONDUCT
45 Across: It may be buttonholed (5): LAPEL
46 Across: Station (4): DESK
47 Across: Grind (3): RUT
48 Across: A bit (4): SOME
50 Across: Best two-pair poker hand (6): ACESUP
52 Across: Feminist? (13): PROGRESSWOMAN
57 Across: Abbr. after a colonel's name, maybe (3): RET
58 Across: Fountain order (4): MALT
61 Across: Road marker (5): ARROW
62 Across: For ___ (cheap) (5): ASONG
63 Across: Kingdom whose people descended from 5-Down (4): EDOM
65 Across: Go out (3): DIE
66 Across: Major League league: Abbr. (4): NATL
67 Across: Suffix with names of hours (3): ISH
68 Across: Bridal shop? (17): WEDDINGCONCESSION
74 Across: Stab (3): TRY
75 Across: Geezer (4): COOT
76 Across: Scale part (3): SOL
77 Across: Lamented (4): WEPT
80 Across: Obloquy (5): ABUSE
83 Across: Who's who (5): ELITE
85 Across: Medium for a medical sample (4): SWAB
87 Across: Title of respect, abroad (3): SRI
88 Across: Diet fad involving cooked duck? (13): CONFITANDLOSS
92 Across: Raid (6): SORTIE
94 Across: Inspectors' grp. (4): USDA
95 Across: Musical dir. (3): RIT
96 Across: Surveil, in a way (4): TAIL
99 Across: Hiding, with "up" (5): HOLED
100 Across: "After you, Father," e.g.? (20): CONFESSIONALCOURTESY
106 Across: Luth. or Episc. (3): REL
107 Across: Hosp. units (3): CCS
108 Across: "The X-Files" extras (3): ETS
109 Across: Dali output (4): ARTE
110 Across: March in Atlantic City? (18): MISSAMERICAPROTEST
118 Across: "Beats me" (6): IDUNNO
119 Across: Antique coin (3): ECU
120 Across: Buzzing source (4): HIVE
121 Across: Gretzky, once (5): OILER
125 Across: Newspaper feature (6): COMICS
126 Across: Exclusively (3): ALL
127 Across: Pete Sampras, at times (4): ACER
128 Across: "El Capitan" composer (5): SOUSA
129 Across: Skips off (with) (6): ELOPES
130 Across: Prized (3): PET
131 Across: Revolution opposer (4): TORY
132 Across: Apprehension (5): ANGST

Down Answers

1 Down: Production problem (3): LAG
2 Down: Hail, to Caesar (3): AVE
3 Down: Large amount (3): TON
4 Down: What a double hitter gets (8): TWOBASES
5 Down: See 63-Across (4): ESAU
6 Down: Trick (7): MISLEAD
7 Down: Out (with) (7): ONADATE
8 Down: Where the Hawks used to play (4): OMNI
9 Down: Famous fastballer (4): RYAN
10 Down: Stir (6): HOOPLA
11 Down: Piece of rodeo equipment (6): BARREL
12 Down: It may get a licking after dinner (4): OREO
13 Down: Certain farm help (8): MIGRANTS
14 Down: Less likely to be hit by a hurricane (6): INLAND
15 Down: In (4): CHIC
16 Down: Königsberg philosopher (4): KANT
17 Down: Nevada county (4): ELKO
18 Down: Wine info (4): YEAR
28 Down: "The Highwayman" setting (3): INN
29 Down: End of a card game (3): GIN
30 Down: Big bills (5): THOUS
31 Down: Blazing (6): AGLARE
32 Down: Copied (6): TRACED
33 Down: Ski lift (7): ROPETOW
38 Down: Urban blight (4): SLUM
39 Down: Mindspring or Yahoo!: Abbr. (3): ISP
40 Down: Gumbo (4): OKRA
41 Down: Like a ghost ship (8): CREWLESS
42 Down: G.I. entertainment (7): USOSHOW
43 Down: "Juke Box Baby" singer, 1956 (4): COMO
44 Down: Govt. agent (4): TMAN
49 Down: Henry Hudson explored for it: Abbr. (3): ENG
51 Down: Rice ___ (5): PADDY
53 Down: Words between be and be (7): ORNOTTO
54 Down: ___ Torino (old Ford model) (4): GRAN
55 Down: Drilling grp. (4): ROTC
56 Down: "Where ___?" (digression closer) (4): WASI
59 Down: Year in Claudius's reign (3): LII
60 Down: Old phone call cost (8): TENCENTS
64 Down: Shea goer (7): METSFAN
67 Down: Mallorca y Tenerife (5): ISLAS
69 Down: Half of sechs (4): DREI
70 Down: Top prize (4): GOLD
71 Down: Wind (4): COIL
72 Down: Plant (3): SOW
73 Down: Cozy one (7): NESTLER
78 Down: Druid, e.g. (6): PRIEST
79 Down: Woodstock wear (6): TIEDYE
80 Down: Prefix with pressure (3): ACU
81 Down: Large pear (4): BOSC
82 Down: Menu option (4): UNDO
84 Down: "Cómo ___ usted?" (4): ESTA
86 Down: 1922 Physics Nobelist (4): BOHR
89 Down: Climacium, familiarly (8): TREEMOSS
90 Down: Kind of seat (5): AISLE
91 Down: Dean's companion in Kerouac's "On the Road" (3): SAL
93 Down: One day, astronomically (8): ROTATION
97 Down: Get slippery (7): ICEOVER
98 Down: Nightly news topic (7): LOTTERY
101 Down: Homme's home (6): FRANCE
102 Down: It keeps its head down (6): ICICLE
103 Down: Secret (6): OCCULT
104 Down: Secrets keeper: Abbr. (3): NSA
105 Down: "What's the ___?" (3): USE
110 Down: Squeakers (4): MICE
111 Down: Favorite (4): IDOL
112 Down: Ring sport (4): SUMO
113 Down: Impertinent one (4): SNIP
114 Down: Acquire (4): REAP
115 Down: Very fine, in slang (4): PHAT
116 Down: Man in Manilow's "Copacabana" (4): RICO
117 Down: 1998 baseball M.V.P. (4): SOSA
122 Down: Car nut (3): LUG
123 Down: Hook shape (3): ESS
124 Down: Singer? (3): RAT

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