FAIRWAY FANTASY - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (23x23 grid, 172 clues). Published 5/25/2003. By David J. Kahn.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Places to see waves (7): PARADES
8 Across: Counterpart to omega (3): ZEE
11 Across: Overcharge and then some (5): SCALP
16 Across: Jettisons (5): DUMPS
21 Across: Feature of Cher or Madonna (7): ONENAME
22 Across: Listen here (3): EAR
23 Across: Like some stock (5): NOPAR
24 Across: Style pioneered by Josef Albers (5): OPART
25 Across: Space out (7): STAGGER
26 Across: Good bit of competition (15): RUNFORONESMONEY
29 Across: Sub (4): HERO
30 Across: Unpaid loan result, sometimes (4): REPO
32 Across: Has chits out (4): OWES
33 Across: All excited (7): ATINGLE
34 Across: Madrid's ___ Sofia Museum (5): REINA
36 Across: Cause of a revival?: Abbr. (3): CPR
38 Across: Do over, as computer photos (6): RESCAN
40 Across: Suffixes with glycer- and phen- (3): OLS
41 Across: Do part of a driving test (12): PARALLELPARK
45 Across: Rock of comedy (5): CHRIS
47 Across: Special people (5): ONERS
48 Across: With 28-Down, a 1996 western (4): LONE
49 Across: Fencing move (5): PARRY
52 Across: Bud (3): PAL
55 Across: 1669 blast site (4): ETNA
56 Across: Staple of NBC's 1960's-70's Sunday night schedule (6): DISNEY
58 Across: First to be called up (4): ONEA
59 Across: Dissects, in a way (6): PARSES
62 Across: E Street Band leader, informally (7): THEBOSS
64 Across: Getting bigger quickly (8): TREBLING
66 Across: Short court session? (6): ONESET
67 Across: Babbler? (5): BROOK
69 Across: Give out (3): DIE
70 Across: Ancient writing system (7): LINEARA
71 Across: Where some 119-Across go (5): PARIS
74 Across: Settee site (6): PARLOR
77 Across: Clever prank (4): DIDO
80 Across: Pen tip (3): NEB
81 Across: "... and ___ grow on" (5): ONETO
82 Across: Golf score, or a description of the 18 hidden 65-Down in this puzzle (11): ONEUNDERPAR
84 Across: Per Ardua ad ___ (Royal Air Force motto) (5): ASTRA
86 Across: Fleur-de-___ (3): LYS
87 Across: 60's pop trio Dino, ___ & Billy (4): DESI
88 Across: Cantillate (6): INTONE
89 Across: Attic item (5): CHEST
90 Across: Reveals (7): IMPARTS
94 Across: Come down with (3): GET
95 Across: Carry away (5): ELATE
97 Across: "Sesame Street" creator Joan Ganz ___ (6): COONEY
98 Across: Hepburn/Tracy comedy (8): ADAMSRIB
103 Across: Put out (7): EMITTED
107 Across: Restaurant in "Vertigo" (6): ERNIES
108 Across: Law firm employee, for short (4): PARA
109 Across: Blue (6): EROTIC
111 Across: In person (4): LIVE
112 Across: Vt. summer hrs. (3): EDT
113 Across: Director Stanley (5): DONEN
114 Across: Henry VIII's sixth (4): PARR
115 Across: Start of an aside, for short (5): PAREN
116 Across: Leave ___ (permanently damage) (5): ASCAR
119 Across: See 71-Across (12): HONEYMOONERS
122 Across: Org. for Mahmoud Abbas (3): PLO
125 Across: Broke up (6): PARTED
128 Across: Giant teammate of Mize (3): OTT
129 Across: Burdened (5): TAXED
130 Across: In-flight calling aid (7): AIRFONE
132 Across: Picture of health? (4): XRAY
134 Across: Regarding: Abbr. (4): CONC
135 Across: Excoriate (4): PARE
139 Across: Puncher (15): SPARRINGPARTNER
143 Across: Like owls (7): TALONED
145 Across: Charity, often (5): DONEE
146 Across: ___ hand (5): ONONE
147 Across: Robert Morse Tony-winning role (3): TRU
148 Across: Period in human development (7): IRONAGE
149 Across: Adlai's running mate in 1956 (5): ESTES
150 Across: Mammoth things (5): TUSKS
151 Across: Bewitch (3): HEX
152 Across: Extends a visit (7): STAYSON

Down Answers

1 Down: Fit for a king (4): POSH
2 Down: Part of a pot (4): ANTE
3 Down: End (4): REAR
4 Down: Long-haired lagomorph (12): ANGORARABBIT
5 Down: The U.N.'s Hammarskjöld (3): DAG
6 Down: Food Network star (6): EMERIL
7 Down: Collected (6): SERENE
8 Down: Hardly Mr. Personality (4): ZERO
9 Down: Mer contents (3): EAU
10 Down: South end? (3): ERN
11 Down: White coat (4): SNOW
12 Down: Fruit implement (5): CORER
13 Down: Strike ___ (5): APOSE
14 Down: Computer system acronym (3): LAN
15 Down: Moralistic (7): PREACHY
16 Down: Anno ___ (6): DOMINI
17 Down: Aware of (4): UPON
18 Down: Sorbet flavor (5): MANGO
19 Down: Breck rival (5): PRELL
20 Down: Eye problems (5): STYES
27 Down: Choice location? (4): FORK
28 Down: See 48-Across (4): STAR
31 Down: Dark coverings (5): PALLS
35 Down: Two-time U.S. Open winner (3): ELS
36 Down: Patio furniture maker (5): CANER
37 Down: Victimized (8): PREYEDON
39 Down: Skinny one (5): SCRAG
41 Down: Meter reader? (4): POET
42 Down: Literary collection: Abbr. (4): ANTH
43 Down: 1968 Peace Nobelist Cassin (4): RENE
44 Down: Bridge, in Bretagne (4): PONT
46 Down: Toot (5): SPREE
49 Down: Pool worker's aid (4): POLE
50 Down: Groove-billed bird (3): ANI
51 Down: TV pooch with a temper (3): REN
53 Down: "Private Benjamin" actor (7): ASSANTE
54 Down: Rakes, maybe (7): LEERERS
56 Down: Brit. military award (3): DSO
57 Down: Wood lice and similar creatures (7): ISOPODS
59 Down: Luau fare (3): POI
60 Down: Cape ___, Mass. (3): ANN
61 Down: "___ Mater" (hymn) (6): STABAT
63 Down: About (4): ORSO
65 Down: See 82-Across (7): BIRDIES
68 Down: "High Noon" marshal (4): KANE
70 Down: Singing nymph (7): LORELEI
71 Down: Oversee (6): POLICE
72 Down: Hungry person's question (7): ANYMORE
73 Down: Counter (7): RESPOND
75 Down: Legal thing (3): RES
76 Down: French pronoun (3): LUI
77 Down: Richard Gere title role (3): DRT
78 Down: Stock market event: Abbr. (3): IPO
79 Down: Alborg native (4): DANE
83 Down: Warehouse (8): ENTREPOT
84 Down: Stage opening (4): ACTI
85 Down: Breed from the British Isles (12): SHETLANDPONY
91 Down: Santa follower? (5): ANITA
92 Down: Mr. ___ (old detective game) (3): REE
93 Down: Cobb and others (3): TYS
94 Down: Crimebuster, informally (4): GMAN
96 Down: SHO alternative (3): AMC
98 Down: To the left, at sea (5): APORT
99 Down: Dapper one (3): DAN
100 Down: It may follow you (3): ARE
101 Down: Dennis Miller book "___, Therefore I Am" (5): IRANT
102 Down: Yawner (4): BORE
104 Down: Flag (4): TIRE
105 Down: Continuously (4): EVER
106 Down: Retreats (4): DENS
110 Down: "___ Remember" (5): TRYTO
113 Down: Be afraid to (7): DARENOT
115 Down: Dupin's creator (3): POE
117 Down: Seeds (6): SPORES
118 Down: "Pretty please?" (4): CANI
119 Down: Yankee great Waite ___ (4): HOYT
120 Down: Praying figure (6): MANTIS
121 Down: Rural conveyance (6): OXCART
122 Down: ___ chat (ballet jump) (5): PASDE
123 Down: Tummy jobs (5): LIPOS
124 Down: Praying figure (5): ORANT
126 Down: Shows (5): EXPOS
127 Down: Wet one's whistle (5): DRANK
131 Down: Complimentary (4): FREE
133 Down: "Iliad" warrior (4): ARES
134 Down: Key point (4): CRUX
136 Down: Literary olios (4): ANAS
137 Down: ___ Park, N.Y. (4): REGO
138 Down: Ideal place (4): EDEN
140 Down: Bearded grazer (3): GNU
141 Down: Utmost (3): NTH
142 Down: Afore (3): ERE
144 Down: Mauna ___ (3): LOA

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