THE REFEREE OF ROMANCE

Difficulty: HardGrid: 21x21140 clues~30-60 minBy Patrick Berry10/24/2004

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Across

1 Across: Went down to second? (4 letters)
5 Across: Did laps (4 letters)
9 Across: Place for table umbrellas (4 letters)
13 Across: Like oxfords (5 letters)
18 Across: Common Web site link (4 letters)
19 Across: ___ Minor (4 letters)
20 Across: Famous mausoleum site (4 letters)
21 Across: Powdered soap brand (6 letters)
22 Across: Locket shape (4 letters)
23 Across: Friend barges in while gent is making amorous overtures; ref declares ... (16 letters)
26 Across: ___ Hold'em (poker variant) (5 letters)
28 Across: R & B singer Bryson (5 letters)
29 Across: Two-time loser to Ike (5 letters)
30 Across: Fact-check (3 letters)
31 Across: "You betcha!" (3 letters)
33 Across: Hysteria curber (4 letters)
34 Across: Late philanthropist Joan (4 letters)
35 Across: Widespread reaction (4 letters)
36 Across: Fellow forgets to shave before kissing girlfriend; ref cites him for ... (20 letters)
42 Across: Some bow ties (7 letters)
43 Across: Compliment to the chef (3 letters)
44 Across: "If only ___ listened!" (3 letters)
45 Across: Acquisitions person (8 letters)
47 Across: Right away (4 letters)
49 Across: Looks over (7 letters)
53 Across: The Great White North (6 letters)
54 Across: Popular brand of stationery (5 letters)
56 Across: Dance floor remains empty at debutante party; ref rules it a ... (8 letters)
57 Across: Tennis call (3 letters)
58 Across: Join hands? (4 letters)
59 Across: Smooth (4 letters)
60 Across: Big inits. in movies (3 letters)
61 Across: Freestyle jumps (5 letters)
64 Across: Handsome marriageable man enters room; ref signals ... (9 letters)
66 Across: A neighbor (5 letters)
68 Across: One end of the spectrum (3 letters)
69 Across: Multitude (4 letters)
70 Across: Duke of 63-Down (4 letters)
71 Across: Farm call (3 letters)
72 Across: Gorgeous lady enters room; ref signals ... (8 letters)
75 Across: Tito Puente's specialty (5 letters)
76 Across: Reading site (6 letters)
80 Across: Name used in indignant questions (7 letters)
81 Across: Lincoln or Ford (4 letters)
82 Across: Secured, as carpet tacks (8 letters)
84 Across: Suffix with dual (3 letters)
85 Across: Revenue sources (3 letters)
86 Across: At a loss (7 letters)
87 Across: Guy gets grabby on first date; ref penalizes him for ... (20 letters)
94 Across: Suffix with period (4 letters)
95 Across: Naval base? (4 letters)
96 Across: Rock's Mötley ___ (4 letters)
97 Across: Salon options (3 letters)
98 Across: Wallace who wrote "Ben-Hur" (3 letters)
99 Across: Unseen character in a Beckett play (5 letters)
100 Across: First name in gossip (5 letters)
102 Across: 1930's have-nots (5 letters)
106 Across: Lovers embrace passionately in public place; ref declares ... (16 letters)
110 Across: Unmeaningful (4 letters)
111 Across: It's often found in a bar (6 letters)
112 Across: Railroad chartered in 1832 (4 letters)
113 Across: Balladeer's aid (4 letters)
114 Across: Iditarod race destination (4 letters)
115 Across: Radiant (5 letters)
116 Across: Russet-colored liquors (4 letters)
117 Across: Release (4 letters)
118 Across: Icky stuff (4 letters)

Down

1 Down: Ruined (4 letters)
2 Down: Score of zero (4 letters)
3 Down: Theater company that thinks big (4 letters)
4 Down: Guy acquires girl's phone number but waits too long to use it; ref signals ... (11 letters)
5 Down: Eat late (3 letters)
6 Down: It precedes a cast party (4 letters)
7 Down: Weigh (6 letters)
8 Down: "Mississippi ___" (Denzel Washington film) (6 letters)
9 Down: Shade provider (6 letters)
10 Down: Contract negotiator: Abbr. (3 letters)
11 Down: Come unglued (8 letters)
12 Down: Body part repaired by tympanoplasty (7 letters)
13 Down: Folk singer McKenna (4 letters)
14 Down: Remain (3 letters)
15 Down: 9-Down material (6 letters)
16 Down: Leftover (6 letters)
17 Down: "A merry heart ___ good like a medicine": Proverbs (5 letters)
21 Down: Normandy campaign objective (9 letters)
24 Down: Strong support (4 letters)
25 Down: Thrash (4 letters)
27 Down: Surrounds with trees, say (8 letters)
32 Down: Focus on (6 letters)
35 Down: Edit for TV, maybe (5 letters)
36 Down: Potentially insulting (4 letters)
37 Down: Writer Ephron (4 letters)
38 Down: Bright time (4 letters)
39 Down: Birmingham-to-Montgomery dir. (3 letters)
40 Down: Tom Clancy hero (4 letters)
41 Down: Typical Rick Moranis film role (4 letters)
46 Down: Overhauled (6 letters)
47 Down: Magic wand tip (4 letters)
48 Down: Last part of a paint job (7 letters)
49 Down: Phnom ___ (4 letters)
50 Down: Comedian Mort (4 letters)
51 Down: Island off the Tuscan coast (4 letters)
52 Down: Opening (4 letters)
55 Down: Got off (4 letters)
56 Down: Tennis ball fuzz material (6 letters)
59 Down: More than a twinge (4 letters)
61 Down: Synagogue cabinets (4 letters)
62 Down: Fictional princess (4 letters)
63 Down: Rugged biblical land (4 letters)
64 Down: Infraction (4 letters)
65 Down: Magazine contents (4 letters)
66 Down: Hype (8 letters)
67 Down: Man refuses to supply photo on Internet dating service; ref cites him for ... (11 letters)
69 Down: Pentecost figure (9 letters)
71 Down: Like some hooks (6 letters)
73 Down: Shiver's cause (5 letters)
74 Down: Sky box? (4 letters)
75 Down: Tousle (4 letters)
77 Down: Gladsheim palace resident (4 letters)
78 Down: Traded blows (4 letters)
79 Down: Front and back (4 letters)
81 Down: "Madame Bovary" subject (8 letters)
83 Down: Refuse (3 letters)
85 Down: Everywhere (7 letters)
87 Down: Sparkly mist (6 letters)
88 Down: Prescribed (6 letters)
89 Down: A6 or A8 maker (4 letters)
90 Down: Talks back? (6 letters)
91 Down: Hurler Hershiser (4 letters)
92 Down: Throw for a loop (6 letters)
93 Down: Night guard's problem (6 letters)
94 Down: Actress Massey (5 letters)
99 Down: Eat indelicately (4 letters)
101 Down: Detractor (4 letters)
103 Down: Role model (4 letters)
104 Down: A Muppet (4 letters)
105 Down: Dribble (4 letters)
107 Down: Blowhard's trait (3 letters)
108 Down: Speed (3 letters)
109 Down: Avenge oneself on (3 letters)

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