CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 136 clues). Published 2/5/2006. By Eric Berlin.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Father of Magnus the Good (4): OLAF
5 Across: "Uh-huh" (3): YUP
8 Across: Pressure: Prefix (4): BARO
12 Across: "There ___ goes ..." (3): SHE
15 Across: Mrs., in Madrid (3): SRA
18 Across: Auto with a trident logo (8): MASERATI
20 Across: Far from home, perhaps (8): OVERSEAS
22 Across: "If only ___ listened ..." (3): HED
23 Across: 17-20-24-12-8-9-13 (17): NOSYORINQUISITIVE
25 Across: Latin 101 word (3): AMO
26 Across: Suffix with violin (3): IST
27 Across: Radio advice-giver (7): DRLAURA
28 Across: "Outta here" (4): GONE
29 Across: Quarrel (4): SPAR
30 Across: Corp. bigwig (3): CEO
31 Across: 5% of a C-note (3): FIN
32 Across: Like many adherents to 55-Down (10): MIDEASTERN
34 Across: 17-9-19-10-2-12-22-7 (15): WINDOWCOVERINGS
39 Across: Loonies (5): KOOKS
40 Across: Smells (5): ODORS
41 Across: Charlemagne's realm: Abbr. (3): HRE
42 Across: English exclamation (4): ISAY
43 Across: Foot soldiers: Abbr. (3): INF
44 Across: Classic gas brand (4): ESSO
45 Across: Level (4): TIER
46 Across: Baby kisser, maybe, in brief (3): POL
47 Across: Hard times (7): ORDEALS
51 Across: Fraction of a min. (4): MSEC
53 Across: Parisian article (3): UNE
54 Across: "___ Baby" ("Hair" song) (4): ABIE
55 Across: Suffix of approximation (3): ISH
58 Across: Seize (4): TAKE
60 Across: Like many sports interviews (8): POSTGAME
62 Across: Place for Us and Them (8): SCOREPAD
64 Across: How bananas are bought (8): UNPEELED
65 Across: Breaking news (8): LATEWORD
66 Across: Mighty boss's opposite (4): PEON
67 Across: River at Ghent (3): LYS
68 Across: Actor Guinness (4): ALEC
69 Across: "Brat Farrar" mystery writer (3): TEY
70 Across: Turning point? (4): KNOB
72 Across: Place on a TV? (7): MELROSE
74 Across: Woman in a personal ad: Abbr. (3): SWF
77 Across: Hang (4): PEND
79 Across: Road ___ (4): RAGE
83 Across: Good times (3): FUN
84 Across: Code in which many Web pages are written: Abbr. (4): HTML
85 Across: Suffix with Capri (3): OTE
86 Across: Bit of Gothic architecture (5): GABLE
87 Across: Bite-the-bullet type (5): STOIC
89 Across: 1-15-6-11-5-22 (15): HEADOFTHEPRISON
92 Across: Followers of philosopher René (10): CARTESIANS
94 Across: Make like (3): APE
95 Across: Youngster (3): LAD
96 Across: Common conjunctions (4): ANDS
97 Across: Joker, e.g. (4): CARD
98 Across: Roils (7): STIRSUP
100 Across: Lawyer: Abbr. (3): ATT
103 Across: Original "King Kong" studio (3): RKO
104 Across: 25-14-2-19-7 (17): DOTSINTHENIGHTSKY
107 Across: Hosp. readout (3): EEG
108 Across: Ethiopian river (8): BLUENILE
109 Across: Discharge into the air (8): EMISSION
110 Across: Crown maker: Abbr. (3): DDS
111 Across: Mormons: Abbr. (3): LDS
112 Across: Restaurateur Toots (4): SHOR
113 Across: Like some ears (3): TIN
114 Across: Leisure (4): EASE

Down Answers

1 Down: Popular hotel chain (4): OMNI
2 Down: Vientiane's land (4): LAOS
3 Down: Secy. (4): ASST
4 Down: Whimsical (3): FEY
5 Down: Peter who wrote "Puff the Magic Dragon" (6): YARROW
6 Down: Elec., e.g. (4): UTIL
7 Down: Garment worn like an apron (8): PINAFORE
8 Down: Ludlum protagonist (6): BOURNE
9 Down: Reebok rival (4): AVIA
10 Down: Lawyer's thing (3): RES
11 Down: Something that gets copied (8): ORIGINAL
12 Down: Fishing nets (6): SEINES
13 Down: ___ cow (5): HAVEA
14 Down: Compass point (3): ESE
15 Down: 24-8-20-16-11 (12): SHAPEOFABALL
16 Down: Observation (6): REMARK
17 Down: Prettifies (6): ADORNS
19 Down: Places for clowns (6): RODEOS
21 Down: Hip's opposite (6): STODGY
24 Down: Arrow's place (6): QUIVER
29 Down: It started about 2 1/2 million years ago (8): STONEAGE
30 Down: Storage medium (5): CDROM
32 Down: Japanese soup (4): MISO
33 Down: It may leave its mark (4): SKID
34 Down: The "vey" of "oy vey!" (3): WOE
35 Down: They often have photos (3): IDS
36 Down: Rebuffs (3): NOS
37 Down: Red squirrel named for the sound it makes (9): CHICKAREE
38 Down: Upholstery problem (3): RIP
45 Down: 4-23-14-10-3-18-25 (7): TEAPOTS
47 Down: How many proposals are delivered (9): ONONEKNEE
48 Down: 15-21-13-1-18-6 (7): RESPOND
49 Down: British tar (5): LIMEY
50 Down: Burpee product (5): SEEDS
52 Down: Slow-cooked meal (4): STEW
53 Down: Start of Superman's catchphrase (4): UPUP
55 Down: See 32-Across (5): ISLAM
56 Down: Reach the top of (5): SCALE
57 Down: 4-23-16-21-5-3 (12): HOTELFORDOGS
59 Down: Vortex (4): EDDY
61 Down: "___'clock scholar" (4): TENO
63 Down: New members (8): RECRUITS
71 Down: Weave (5): BRAID
73 Down: Some time ago (4): ONCE
74 Down: Subs (8): STANDINS
75 Down: One rationale for the 2003 invasion of Iraq: Abbr. (4): WMDS
76 Down: "Alice" waitress (3): FLO
77 Down: Baked entree (6): POTPIE
78 Down: Kind of cable for a computer (8): ETHERNET
80 Down: Stomach muscles, for short (3): ABS
81 Down: Day-___ (3): GLO
82 Down: Poetic time of day (3): EEN
84 Down: Car known for its storage space (6): HEARSE
86 Down: Staples of annual reports (6): GRAPHS
87 Down: One way to run (6): SCARED
88 Down: Bloody drunk (6): TANKED
89 Down: Break (6): HIATUS
90 Down: "Our ___ ...." (6): FATHER
91 Down: Connect, in a way (6): PLUGIN
93 Down: Say "tsk" to (5): SCOLD
98 Down: Historic Normandy town (4): STLO
99 Down: California's ___ Valley (4): SIMI
100 Down: Three oceans touch it (4): ASIA
101 Down: Ring wins, briefly (4): TKOS
102 Down: Actress Daly (4): TYNE
104 Down: Two-bagger: Abbr. (3): DBL
105 Down: Biomed. group (3): NIH
106 Down: Lao-___ (3): TSE

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