OVERHEARD AT THE POKER GAME - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 138 clues). Published 2/8/2004. By Randolph Ross.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Begin (8): STARTOFF
9 Across: Drum set (7): TIMPANI
16 Across: "Howdy" (4): HIYA
20 Across: Carefully study (8): POREOVER
21 Across: Firedog (7): ANDIRON
22 Across: King Harald's father (4): OLAV
23 Across: Chef's comment at the poker game (16): IHOPEIWINTHISPOT
25 Across: Swiss miss, maybe: Abbr. (4): MLLE
26 Across: Actor Arnold (3): TOM
27 Across: ___ good example (4): SETA
28 Across: Stuck during winter (8): SNOWEDIN
30 Across: Talk show host Hannity and others (5): SEANS
33 Across: Pardon (7): ABSOLVE
36 Across: Announcement at Penn Sta. (3): ETA
37 Across: Brief rule (3): REG
38 Across: Laundry worker's comment at the poker game (11): IHAVETOFOLD
41 Across: At first, say (6): ONBASE
43 Across: Film director often seen at New York Knick games (8): SPIKELEE
46 Across: 1970's Irish P.M. Cosgrave (4): LIAM
48 Across: Noted index, with "the" (3): DOW
49 Across: Medal winners (6): HEROES
50 Across: Bridge site (3): GAP
53 Across: "Oz" airer (3): HBO
54 Across: Yardsticks: Abbr. (4): STDS
57 Across: Broadway producer's comment at the poker game (15): IWANTAFULLHOUSE
61 Across: Football Hall-of-Famer Long (5): HOWIE
62 Across: "Lord, is ___?" (3): ITI
63 Across: Au courant (7): TUNEDIN
64 Across: Indian turnover (6): SAMOSA
65 Across: French possessive (3): TES
66 Across: Detective, essentially (6): FINDER
67 Across: Dodges (6): FEINTS
71 Across: IV amounts (3): CCS
72 Across: Portion of the iris (6): AREOLA
74 Across: So as (7): INORDER
76 Across: Jackie's #2 (3): ARI
77 Across: Reeves of "Speed" (5): KEANU
78 Across: Lifer's comment at the poker game (15): IMINFORAHUNDRED
83 Across: Character in Trollope's "Phineas Finn" (4): ERLE
84 Across: Well-rehearsed (3): PAT
85 Across: Number after a period: Abbr. (3): CTS
86 Across: One of the Ramones (6): DEEDEE
87 Across: Vegas opener (3): LAS
89 Across: Strong team (4): OXEN
91 Across: Life jackets (8): MAEWESTS
93 Across: They take big steps (6): STILTS
96 Across: Car seller's comment at the poker game (11): IMTHEDEALER
100 Across: Old TV talk show host Kupcinet (3): IRV
101 Across: Speech fillers (3): UHS
103 Across: Ariel and others (7): SHARONS
104 Across: Took off (5): LEAPT
108 Across: Loses hearing (8): GOESDEAF
111 Across: "I say!" sayer (4): BRIT
112 Across: Spring time in Paris (3): MAI
113 Across: Canceled (4): NOGO
114 Across: Tennis pro's comment at the poker game (16): IDLIKEANOTHERACE
121 Across: Each (4): APOP
122 Across: Landlocked Asian (7): LAOTIAN
123 Across: Logician (8): REASONER
124 Across: Marine carriers in W.W. II (4): LSTS
125 Across: On one extreme (7): ATWORST
126 Across: Experienced dizziness (8): SAWSTARS

Down Answers

1 Down: Sticks in the barbecue (5): SPITS
2 Down: A hard row ___ (5): TOHOE
3 Down: Kitchen magnet? (5): AROMA
4 Down: Word on the street (3): REP
5 Down: Nail site (3): TOE
6 Down: Prefix with duct (3): OVI
7 Down: Elite group, with "the" (3): FEW
8 Down: Dog's catch, perhaps (7): FRISBEE
9 Down: Body work (6): TATTOO
10 Down: 50/50 (6): INHALF
11 Down: Year in an Amerigo Vespucci voyage (3): MDI
12 Down: Circle constants (3): PIS
13 Down: Some Dadaist works (4): ARPS
14 Down: Who lives forever (5): NOONE
15 Down: Wholly (6): INTOTO
16 Down: Kind of cooking (4): HOME
17 Down: Artist's comment at the poker game (15): ILLDRAWTWOCARDS
18 Down: Bush and Clinton, once (6): YALIES
19 Down: Pay back (6): AVENGE
24 Down: Den (4): NEST
29 Down: Source of magic dust (4): WAND
31 Down: Canon competitor (5): NIKON
32 Down: Piece of music (5): SHEET
33 Down: Michigan in Chicago: Abbr. (3): AVE
34 Down: Tenn. footballer (3): VOL
35 Down: Nobelist Root (5): ELIHU
39 Down: Ancient land of France (7): ALSATIA
40 Down: Soft touches (4): DABS
42 Down: Beloved (5): BOSOM
43 Down: Asian mushroom (8): SHIITAKE
44 Down: Metal craftsman (8): PEWTERER
45 Down: Farmer's comment at the poker game (15): IRAISEALLIVEGOT
47 Down: Tommy ___, Olympic skiing gold medalist (3): MOE
50 Down: Jubilation (4): GLEE
51 Down: Buzz in space (6): ALDRIN
52 Down: Key letter (3): PHI
55 Down: Circumspect (8): DISCREET
56 Down: Coasts (8): SEASIDES
58 Down: Carnival's promise (3): FUN
59 Down: Cologne conjunction (3): UND
60 Down: Walking (6): ONFOOT
61 Down: Suffers from (3): HAS
64 Down: Baked dessert (7): STRUDEL
66 Down: Certain strain (3): FLU
68 Down: Blows it (4): ERRS
69 Down: Sun Valley locale: Abbr. (3): IDA
70 Down: O.T. book (3): NEH
73 Down: Center of Los Angeles (5): ONEAL
75 Down: Super Bowl side: Abbr. (3): NFC
78 Down: Bus. page news (3): IPO
79 Down: Start of something big (4): MAXI
80 Down: Twos in the news (5): ITEMS
81 Down: Post in a flight (5): NEWEL
82 Down: Fortune 500 company based in Moline, Ill. (5): DEERE
88 Down: Fastener (4): STUD
90 Down: Vowelless number (3): NTH
91 Down: Coaches (7): MENTORS
92 Down: Walkman batteries (3): AAS
93 Down: Wave, e.g. (6): SIGNAL
94 Down: Some peacekeepers (6): TROOPS
95 Down: Girl with blue eyes and a ponytail, in a 1962 #1 hit (6): SHEILA
97 Down: Start of a writ (6): HABEAS
98 Down: Off-course (6): ERRANT
99 Down: Finish off (4): DOIN
102 Down: Subject of the biography subtitled "Visionary Who Dared" (5): SADAT
105 Down: Range name (5): AMANA
106 Down: Conseco Fieldhouse player (5): PACER
107 Down: Ranks (5): TIERS
109 Down: Payoffs (4): SOPS
110 Down: Lava ___ (4): FLOW
115 Down: Simpson case judge (3): ITO
116 Down: Wine aperitif (3): KIR
117 Down: Green brew (3): TEA
118 Down: It's not right to say on a farm (3): HAW
119 Down: Pothook shape (3): ESS
120 Down: Turn bad (3): ROT

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