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Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 3/26/2006. By Patrick Berry.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Military academy freshman (5)
- PLEBE
- 6 Across: Cowbell sound (5)
- CLANG
- 11 Across: Fingerboard ridge (4)
- FRET
- 15 Across: Weaken (3)
- SAP
- 18 Across: "___ Gets Drafted" (1942 Disney cartoon) (6)
- DONALD
- 20 Across: Much-climbed Alpine peak (5)
- EIGER
- 21 Across: Actor Jared (4)
- LETO
- 22 Across: Hamas rival grp. (3)
- PLO
- 23 Across: California, compared to Kansas? (12)
- QUAKIERSTATE
- 25 Across: Kiss (8)
- OSCULATE
- 27 Across: Call's companion (4)
- BECK
- 28 Across: ___ Ark (5)
- NOAHS
- 29 Across: ___ polloi (3)
- HOI
- 30 Across: Jeweler's unit (5)
- CARAT
- 31 Across: Tweak (5)
- ALTER
- 33 Across: Silk undies, compared to cotton undies? (15)
- DRESSIERDRAWERS
- 37 Across: White-collar worker? (6)
- CLERIC
- 39 Across: Dance to 1920's-40's jazz (5)
- LINDY
- 40 Across: Big time (3)
- EON
- 41 Across: "We've been ___!" (3)
- HAD
- 42 Across: 1990's sitcom based on the British series "One Foot in the Grave" (5)
- COSBY
- 45 Across: Having seniority (6)
- OLDEST
- 47 Across: Claim valuables (4)
- ORES
- 51 Across: Strong suit (5)
- FORTE
- 52 Across: A waistcoat worn in summer, compared to one worn in winter? (12)
- SWEATIERVEST
- 54 Across: In addition (3)
- TOO
- 56 Across: Subject in religion class (5)
- DOGMA
- 58 Across: Hero of Tom Clancy novels (4)
- RYAN
- 59 Across: Jai alai basket (5)
- CESTA
- 60 Across: Some H.S. math (4)
- TRIG
- 61 Across: Clinton cabinet member Hazel (6)
- OLEARY
- 63 Across: Dolly of Dollywood (6)
- PARTON
- 64 Across: Naval base? (4)
- HULL
- 65 Across: A one-milligram tablet, compared to a five-milligram tablet? (11)
- BITTIERPILL
- 70 Across: Employee of M (4)
- BOND
- 71 Across: Chevrolet sedan (6)
- IMPALA
- 73 Across: Land created by C. S. Lewis (6)
- NARNIA
- 74 Across: "QB VII" novelist (4)
- URIS
- 75 Across: Froth (5)
- SPUME
- 76 Across: Small indentation (4)
- POCK
- 80 Across: Go ___ length (5)
- TOANY
- 81 Across: Formal vote (3)
- YEA
- 82 Across: Potatoes and cucumbers, compared to apples and eggplants? (12)
- BUMPIERCROPS
- 85 Across: Rows on a calendar page (5)
- WEEKS
- 87 Across: Actor Omar of TV's "House" (4)
- EPPS
- 88 Across: Hang it up (6)
- RETIRE
- 89 Across: 1996 Olympic gymnast Strug (5)
- KERRI
- 90 Across: Spoon-___ (3)
- FED
- 93 Across: ___-pitch (3)
- SLO
- 94 Across: Tribe of the Amistad slaves (5)
- MENDE
- 96 Across: Intense, as a gaze (6)
- STEELY
- 98 Across: Dog show winners, compared to dog show also-rans? (15)
- COCKIERSPANIELS
- 105 Across: Africa's largest country (5)
- SUDAN
- 106 Across: Benefit (5)
- AVAIL
- 107 Across: Wise actions (3)
- DOS
- 108 Across: Get the better of (5)
- ONEUP
- 110 Across: Novelist Jaffe (4)
- RONA
- 111 Across: Measureless (8)
- COSMICAL
- 113 Across: SpongeBob SquarePants's pants, compared to Humpty Dumpty's? (12)
- BOXIERSHORTS
- 116 Across: Dead heat (3)
- TIE
- 117 Across: Stylist's creation (4)
- COIF
- 118 Across: Cliff's edge (5)
- BRINK
- 119 Across: Pass on (6)
- IMPART
- 120 Across: Airport checkpoint needs (3)
- IDS
- 121 Across: Palindromic girl's name (4)
- ANNA
- 122 Across: Napster downloads (5)
- SONGS
- 123 Across: Some Southwest scenery (5)
- MESAS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Pseudonym of musician Peter Schickele (7)
- PDQBACH
- 2 Down: Gossipy Parsons (7)
- LOUELLA
- 3 Down: Passed (7)
- ENACTED
- 4 Down: Televangelist paroled in 1993 (6)
- BAKKER
- 5 Down: Priest in 1 Samuel (3)
- ELI
- 6 Down: French film award (5)
- CESAR
- 7 Down: How ballerinas dance (7)
- LITHELY
- 8 Down: Tennis star with a shaved head (6)
- AGASSI
- 9 Down: Human cannonball's destination (3)
- NET
- 10 Down: Test for M.A. seekers (3)
- GRE
- 11 Down: Elevator stop (5)
- FLOOR
- 12 Down: Is an integral part of (9)
- RESIDESIN
- 13 Down: "You know the rest" abbr. (3)
- ETC
- 14 Down: Bird on a Kellogg's Froot Loops box (6)
- TOUCAN
- 15 Down: Slash on a scorepad (5)
- SPARE
- 16 Down: Here comes the bride (5)
- ALTAR
- 17 Down: They're "born, not made," according to an old saying (5)
- POETS
- 19 Down: TV room (3)
- DEN
- 24 Down: Pistol, slangily (3)
- ROD
- 26 Down: Scientist's formulation (3)
- LAW
- 29 Down: Prime (6)
- HEYDAY
- 32 Down: Puerto ___ (4)
- RICO
- 34 Down: Winter blanket (4)
- SNOW
- 35 Down: Do-nothing (5)
- IDLER
- 36 Down: Fixed course (4)
- ROTE
- 38 Down: Spanish city where Seneca was born (7)
- CORDOBA
- 43 Down: Pricey vodka, for short (5)
- STOLI
- 44 Down: Produce (5)
- BEGET
- 46 Down: H, in Hellas (3)
- ETA
- 47 Down: Goes on a spending spree (8)
- OVERBUYS
- 48 Down: Fix up (7)
- RESTORE
- 49 Down: Where kroons are spent (7)
- ESTONIA
- 50 Down: Doesn't take a hit (6)
- STANDS
- 51 Down: Low-aimed headlights (8)
- FOGLAMPS
- 52 Down: Bollywood film costume (4)
- SARI
- 53 Down: Camcorder brand (3)
- RCA
- 54 Down: Fabricate (7)
- TRUMPUP
- 55 Down: Crankcase device (7)
- OILPUMP
- 57 Down: One sitting on the porch (3)
- MAT
- 60 Down: Pyramus's lover, in myth (6)
- THISBE
- 62 Down: Hunger (3)
- YEN
- 63 Down: Actors or athletes (7)
- PLAYERS
- 66 Down: "Darn!" (4)
- RATS
- 67 Down: Tennis club teacher (3)
- PRO
- 68 Down: Stupefied (5)
- INAWE
- 69 Down: Protective covering (5)
- LINER
- 72 Down: Hawaiian band? (3)
- LEI
- 76 Down: Fate (9)
- PREORDAIN
- 77 Down: Natl. Adopt-a-Dog Mo. (3)
- OCT
- 78 Down: Hampers (6)
- CRIMPS
- 79 Down: "M*A*S*H" setting (5)
- KOREA
- 83 Down: ___ Stanley Gardner (4)
- ERLE
- 84 Down: Colonial ___ (insurance firm) (4)
- PENN
- 86 Down: Litter contents (4)
- KITS
- 89 Down: Banshee sound (7)
- KEENING
- 90 Down: Zoot suit hats (7)
- FEDORAS
- 91 Down: Hyundai model (7)
- ELANTRA
- 92 Down: Rulers who inherit their power (7)
- DYNASTS
- 93 Down: Flint is a form of it (6)
- SILICA
- 95 Down: Toxic compound found in cigarette smoke (6)
- DIOXIN
- 97 Down: "When Paris sneezes, ___ catches cold" (6)
- EUROPE
- 98 Down: Leafless plants (5)
- CACTI
- 99 Down: Like planetary orbits (5)
- OVOID
- 100 Down: Attorney's workload (5)
- CASES
- 101 Down: Kipling novel about an orphan boy (3)
- KIM
- 102 Down: Musical syllables (5)
- SOLFA
- 103 Down: Vichyssoise vegetables (5)
- LEEKS
- 104 Down: California's Big ___ (3)
- SUR
- 109 Down: Abbr. on a boiler's gauge (3)
- PSI
- 112 Down: Yardbird (3)
- CON
- 113 Down: Air rifle ammo (3)
- BBS
- 114 Down: It's sought by conquistadores (3)
- ORO
- 115 Down: "That's curious ?" (3)
- HMM
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