THE REFEREE OF ROMANCE - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 10/24/2004. By Patrick Berry.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Went down to second? (4)
- SLID
- 5 Across: Did laps (4)
- SWAM
- 9 Across: Place for table umbrellas (4)
- CAFE
- 13 Across: Like oxfords (5)
- LACED
- 18 Across: Common Web site link (4)
- HOME
- 19 Across: ___ Minor (4)
- URSA
- 20 Across: Famous mausoleum site (4)
- AGRA
- 21 Across: Powdered soap brand (6)
- BORAXO
- 22 Across: Locket shape (4)
- OVAL
- 23 Across: Friend barges in while gent is making amorous overtures; ref declares ... (16)
- PASSINTERFERENCE
- 26 Across: ___ Hold'em (poker variant) (5)
- TEXAS
- 28 Across: R & B singer Bryson (5)
- PEABO
- 29 Across: Two-time loser to Ike (5)
- ADLAI
- 30 Across: Fact-check (3)
- VET
- 31 Across: "You betcha!" (3)
- YEP
- 33 Across: Hysteria curber (4)
- SLAP
- 34 Across: Late philanthropist Joan (4)
- KROC
- 35 Across: Widespread reaction (4)
- RASH
- 36 Across: Fellow forgets to shave before kissing girlfriend; ref cites him for ... (20)
- UNNECESSARYROUGHNESS
- 42 Across: Some bow ties (7)
- NOODLES
- 43 Across: Compliment to the chef (3)
- YUM
- 44 Across: "If only ___ listened!" (3)
- HED
- 45 Across: Acquisitions person (8)
- PROCURER
- 47 Across: Right away (4)
- STAT
- 49 Across: Looks over (7)
- PERUSES
- 53 Across: The Great White North (6)
- CANADA
- 54 Across: Popular brand of stationery (5)
- EATON
- 56 Across: Dance floor remains empty at debutante party; ref rules it a ... (8)
- DEADBALL
- 57 Across: Tennis call (3)
- LET
- 58 Across: Join hands? (4)
- CLAP
- 59 Across: Smooth (4)
- SAND
- 60 Across: Big inits. in movies (3)
- HBO
- 61 Across: Freestyle jumps (5)
- AXELS
- 64 Across: Handsome marriageable man enters room; ref signals ... (9)
- FAIRCATCH
- 66 Across: A neighbor (5)
- BFLAT
- 68 Across: One end of the spectrum (3)
- RED
- 69 Across: Multitude (4)
- HOST
- 70 Across: Duke of 63-Down (4)
- OMAR
- 71 Across: Farm call (3)
- BAA
- 72 Across: Gorgeous lady enters room; ref signals ... (8)
- KNOCKOUT
- 75 Across: Tito Puente's specialty (5)
- MAMBO
- 76 Across: Reading site (6)
- ALCOVE
- 80 Across: Name used in indignant questions (7)
- SAMHILL
- 81 Across: Lincoln or Ford (4)
- AUTO
- 82 Across: Secured, as carpet tacks (8)
- NAILEDIN
- 84 Across: Suffix with dual (3)
- ITY
- 85 Across: Revenue sources (3)
- ADS
- 86 Across: At a loss (7)
- STYMIED
- 87 Across: Guy gets grabby on first date; ref penalizes him for ... (20)
- ILLEGALUSEOFTHEHANDS
- 94 Across: Suffix with period (4)
- ICAL
- 95 Across: Naval base? (4)
- HULL
- 96 Across: Rock's Mötley ___ (4)
- CRUE
- 97 Across: Salon options (3)
- DOS
- 98 Across: Wallace who wrote "Ben-Hur" (3)
- LEW
- 99 Across: Unseen character in a Beckett play (5)
- GODOT
- 100 Across: First name in gossip (5)
- HEDDA
- 102 Across: 1930's have-nots (5)
- OKIES
- 106 Across: Lovers embrace passionately in public place; ref declares ... (16)
- OFFENSIVEHOLDING
- 110 Across: Unmeaningful (4)
- IDLE
- 111 Across: It's often found in a bar (6)
- NOUGAT
- 112 Across: Railroad chartered in 1832 (4)
- ERIE
- 113 Across: Balladeer's aid (4)
- LUTE
- 114 Across: Iditarod race destination (4)
- NOME
- 115 Across: Radiant (5)
- AGLOW
- 116 Across: Russet-colored liquors (4)
- RYES
- 117 Across: Release (4)
- EMIT
- 118 Across: Icky stuff (4)
- GLOP
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Ruined (4)
- SHOT
- 2 Down: Score of zero (4)
- LOVE
- 3 Down: Theater company that thinks big (4)
- IMAX
- 4 Down: Guy acquires girl's phone number but waits too long to use it; ref signals ... (11)
- DELAYEDCALL
- 5 Down: Eat late (3)
- SUP
- 6 Down: It precedes a cast party (4)
- WRAP
- 7 Down: Weigh (6)
- ASSESS
- 8 Down: "Mississippi ___" (Denzel Washington film) (6)
- MASALA
- 9 Down: Shade provider (6)
- CANOPY
- 10 Down: Contract negotiator: Abbr. (3)
- AGT
- 11 Down: Come unglued (8)
- FREAKOUT
- 12 Down: Body part repaired by tympanoplasty (7)
- EARDRUM
- 13 Down: Folk singer McKenna (4)
- LORI
- 14 Down: Remain (3)
- ARE
- 15 Down: 9-Down material (6)
- CANVAS
- 16 Down: Leftover (6)
- EXCESS
- 17 Down: "A merry heart ___ good like a medicine": Proverbs (5)
- DOETH
- 21 Down: Normandy campaign objective (9)
- BEACHHEAD
- 24 Down: Strong support (4)
- IBAR
- 25 Down: Thrash (4)
- FLOG
- 27 Down: Surrounds with trees, say (8)
- SECLUDES
- 32 Down: Focus on (6)
- PEERAT
- 35 Down: Edit for TV, maybe (5)
- REDUB
- 36 Down: Potentially insulting (4)
- UNPC
- 37 Down: Writer Ephron (4)
- NORA
- 38 Down: Bright time (4)
- NOON
- 39 Down: Birmingham-to-Montgomery dir. (3)
- SSE
- 40 Down: Tom Clancy hero (4)
- RYAN
- 41 Down: Typical Rick Moranis film role (4)
- NERD
- 46 Down: Overhauled (6)
- RECAST
- 47 Down: Magic wand tip (4)
- STAR
- 48 Down: Last part of a paint job (7)
- TOPCOAT
- 49 Down: Phnom ___ (4)
- PENH
- 50 Down: Comedian Mort (4)
- SAHL
- 51 Down: Island off the Tuscan coast (4)
- ELBA
- 52 Down: Opening (4)
- SLOT
- 55 Down: Got off (4)
- ALIT
- 56 Down: Tennis ball fuzz material (6)
- DACRON
- 59 Down: More than a twinge (4)
- STAB
- 61 Down: Synagogue cabinets (4)
- ARKS
- 62 Down: Fictional princess (4)
- XENA
- 63 Down: Rugged biblical land (4)
- EDOM
- 64 Down: Infraction (4)
- FOUL
- 65 Down: Magazine contents (4)
- AMMO
- 66 Down: Hype (8)
- BALLYHOO
- 67 Down: Man refuses to supply photo on Internet dating service; ref cites him for ... (11)
- FACEMASKING
- 69 Down: Pentecost figure (9)
- HOLYGHOST
- 71 Down: Like some hooks (6)
- BAITED
- 73 Down: Shiver's cause (5)
- CHILL
- 74 Down: Sky box? (4)
- KITE
- 75 Down: Tousle (4)
- MUSS
- 77 Down: Gladsheim palace resident (4)
- ODIN
- 78 Down: Traded blows (4)
- VIED
- 79 Down: Front and back (4)
- ENDS
- 81 Down: "Madame Bovary" subject (8)
- ADULTERY
- 83 Down: Refuse (3)
- ASH
- 85 Down: Everywhere (7)
- ALLOVER
- 87 Down: Sparkly mist (6)
- ICEFOG
- 88 Down: Prescribed (6)
- LAWFUL
- 89 Down: A6 or A8 maker (4)
- AUDI
- 90 Down: Talks back? (6)
- ECHOES
- 91 Down: Hurler Hershiser (4)
- OREL
- 92 Down: Throw for a loop (6)
- FUDDLE
- 93 Down: Night guard's problem (6)
- TEDIUM
- 94 Down: Actress Massey (5)
- ILONA
- 99 Down: Eat indelicately (4)
- GNAW
- 101 Down: Detractor (4)
- ANTI
- 103 Down: Role model (4)
- IDOL
- 104 Down: A Muppet (4)
- ELMO
- 105 Down: Dribble (4)
- SEEP
- 107 Down: Blowhard's trait (3)
- EGO
- 108 Down: Speed (3)
- HIE
- 109 Down: Avenge oneself on (3)
- GET
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