PERSONALS - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 142 clues). Published 6/15/2003. By Cathy Millhauser.

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Across Answers

1 Across: It's found on a casino table (4)
FELT
5 Across: Ship part (4)
HOLD
9 Across: Overly stiff (4)
PRIM
13 Across: Thrash (5)
WHALE
18 Across: Literally, the God (5)
ALLAH
19 Across: This and that (4)
OLIO
20 Across: Facing extinction (4)
RARE
21 Across: Like an anathema (5)
HATED
22 Across: PLAYGIRL, soft-hearted, huggable. Red hair, brown eyes, great smile. Loves kids ... (10)
RAGGEDYANN
24 Across: Taliban mullah (4)
OMAR
25 Across: ___ friends (5)
AMONG
26 Across: Must-do (8)
PRIORITY
27 Across: TIRED OF BREAKING UP! Separated white male, looking for togetherness ... (12)
HUMPTYDUMPTY
30 Across: Detected (6)
SENSED
31 Across: "___ fan tutte" (4)
COSI
32 Across: Skip (5)
ELIDE
33 Across: Popular Mazda (5)
MIATA
36 Across: Subject of a psych. experiment (3)
ESP
38 Across: Biblical units (6)
VERSES
42 Across: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN! Warm, sweet, well-rounded guy. Into running ... (17)
THEGINGERBREADMAN
49 Across: Computer key (3)
ALT
50 Across: Homebuyer's concern (5)
RADON
51 Across: Bank take-back (4)
REPO
52 Across: Bank claim (4)
LIEN
53 Across: Stat starter (4)
RHEO
54 Across: Intestinal parts (4)
ILEA
55 Across: Form of shiatsu (3)
ZEN
56 Across: Italian sub layer (6)
SALAMI
59 Across: Isabel II was one (5)
REINA
60 Across: Lookouts (8)
SENTRIES
62 Across: CUTE, NAUGHTY vegetarian seeks female for fuzzy times in underground digs. Large family not a problem ... (11)
PETERRABBIT
64 Across: ___ Canals (3)
SOO
65 Across: Water tower? (5)
BARGE
67 Across: "The Simpsons" regular (3)
APU
68 Across: MATURE, FUN-LOVING man, smoker, music lover. Come share a palatial home ... (11)
OLDKINGCOLE
73 Across: Teakettle, e.g. (8)
WHISTLER
78 Across: Iceberg, for some (5)
PERIL
79 Across: A Gallo brother (6)
ERNEST
81 Across: Sweets (3)
HON
82 Across: Uncle Remus offering (4)
TALE
83 Across: "The ___ Boating Song" (4)
ETON
84 Across: Stimulus (4)
PROD
85 Across: God attended by Valkyries (4)
ODIN
87 Across: Curved nail (5)
TALON
88 Across: The Everly Brothers, e.g. (3)
DUO
89 Across: ENGLISH GIRL, cat lover, party-goer, seeks fellow-adventurer to share dreams ... (17)
ALICEINWONDERLAND
93 Across: Slat (6)
SPLINE
95 Across: Test material? (3)
DNA
96 Across: Bait (5)
TEASE
97 Across: Bigwig (5)
NABOB
100 Across: Apple cores?: Abbr. (4)
CPUS
102 Across: Squeal (6)
TATTLE
107 Across: COUNTRY GAL, petite, hopes to recapture what's been lost ... (12)
LITTLEBOPEEP
111 Across: Like some steps (8)
MEASURED
113 Across: Valuable dentine (5)
IVORY
114 Across: Privy to (4)
INON
115 Across: BABE MAGNET. Very tall, rugged outdoorsman. Enjoys cutting-edge technology ... (10)
PAULBUNYAN
117 Across: Old LP's (5)
MONOS
118 Across: I problems? (4)
EGOS
119 Across: Big Bad Wolf's doing (4)
EVIL
120 Across: Mrs. Gorbachev (5)
RAISA
121 Across: French naval station site (5)
BREST
122 Across: It's under a foot (4)
SOLE
123 Across: Appear on "Fear Factor," say (4)
DARE
124 Across: Town near Padua (4)
ESTE

Down Answers

1 Down: Bell-bottom feature (5)
FLARE
2 Down: Hoopster Baylor (5)
ELGIN
3 Down: Former African capital (5)
LAGOS
4 Down: Early electronic musical instrument (8)
THEREMIN
5 Down: Hall-of-Fame pitcher Waite ___ (4)
HOYT
6 Down: Oil of ___ (4)
OLAY
7 Down: Architect Maya (3)
LIN
8 Down: Crooner from Kakaako (5)
DONHO
9 Down: "You swear?" (7)
PROMISE
10 Down: Car ferry need (4)
RAMP
11 Down: Seeing red (5)
IRATE
12 Down: Sophie's player in "Sophie's Choice" (5)
MERYL
13 Down: "The Age of Anxiety" poet (7)
WHAUDEN
14 Down: Ear's malleus, nonmedically (6)
HAMMER
15 Down: On (4)
ATOP
16 Down: Fast time (4)
LENT
17 Down: Uptight (4)
EDGY
18 Down: Certain Dadaist works (4)
ARPS
23 Down: Iced (5)
DIDIN
28 Down: One who isn't "clean" (4)
USER
29 Down: Parlor piece (5)
DIVAN
31 Down: Beef (4)
CARP
34 Down: Match (5)
AGREE
35 Down: Parenting challenges (5)
TEENS
37 Down: Anatomical roof (6)
PALATE
39 Down: Sir (5)
SAHIB
40 Down: Kate Nelligan title role of 1985 (5)
ELENI
41 Down: Brown fur (5)
STOAT
42 Down: Speaker on the diamond (4)
TRIS
43 Down: Revolutionary with a regret (4)
HALE
44 Down: Starting place (4)
EDEN
45 Down: Flask material (8)
GOATSKIN
46 Down: A.L. city on scoreboards (3)
BOS
47 Down: Kind of store, once (4)
DIME
48 Down: Predecessor of Rabin (4)
MEIR
53 Down: Lawyer's argument (8)
REBUTTAL
55 Down: Heaven (4)
ZION
57 Down: ___-midi (French time of day) (5)
APRES
58 Down: It may be pulled (3)
LEG
59 Down: Emulates Eminem (4)
RAPS
61 Down: Stir up (4)
ROIL
63 Down: Pour (4)
RAIN
65 Down: Adhered (6)
BONDED
66 Down: Steinful (3)
ALE
68 Down: Commentators' columns (5)
OPEDS
69 Down: Abatement (5)
LETUP
70 Down: Drivel (5)
DROOL
71 Down: Spice Girl a k a Ginger (4)
GERI
72 Down: How Capt. Hook lost his right hand, informally (4)
CROC
73 Down: Kvetch (5)
WHINE
74 Down: Civic leader? (5)
HONDA
75 Down: Fa followers (4)
LALA
76 Down: Carolina college town (4)
ELON
77 Down: Tear (4)
REND
80 Down: Emergency job (3)
TOW
84 Down: Military school newbie (5)
PLEBE
86 Down: Pixels and such (4)
DOTS
87 Down: The ___ State (Montana) (8)
TREASURE
89 Down: Shrink (7)
ANALYST
90 Down: Burn up (7)
INCENSE
91 Down: Occiput neighbor (4)
NAPE
92 Down: Cornerstone abbr. (5)
ESTAB
94 Down: Emcees' deliveries (6)
INTROS
98 Down: Theater awards (5)
OBIES
99 Down: Beat it (5)
BONGO
101 Down: Increased (5)
UPPED
103 Down: Bluefin and others (5)
TUNAS
104 Down: Ad urging (5)
TRYIT
105 Down: Not buy, maybe (5)
LEASE
106 Down: Mrs. Garrett of "The Facts of Life" (4)
EDNA
107 Down: Life's partner (4)
LIMB
108 Down: Actor Novello (4)
IVOR
109 Down: General flavor (4)
TONE
110 Down: Shooting game (4)
POOL
111 Down: Naturalist John (4)
MUIR
112 Down: Fashion monthly (4)
ELLE
116 Down: Ex of Artie, Frank and Mickey (3)
AVA

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