BACKWASH - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 8/27/2006. By Seth A. Abel.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Not generic fashion (5): LABEL
6 Across: Hurry (5): HASTE
11 Across: Complaints (5): BEEFS
16 Across: Soldier's fare, for short (3): MRE
19 Across: Accustom (5): ENURE
20 Across: Appropriate (5): USURP
21 Across: Full-length (5): UNCUT
22 Across: Anthem contraction (3): OER
23 Across: Parent's admonishment (17): IDONTLIKEYOURTONE
26 Across: Records that are easily broken (3): LPS
27 Across: Greets (8): SAYSHITO
28 Across: Catchers (4): NETS
29 Across: Drink with a three-leaf logo (6): NESTEA
31 Across: Water source (3): TAP
32 Across: 26-Across, e.g. (5): VINYL
35 Across: Disorder (7): AILMENT
36 Across: Landon of 1930's politics (3): ALF
39 Across: 1986 Pulitzer-winning novel set in a cattle drive (12): LONESOMEDOVE
43 Across: Computer-animated hit film of 1998 (4): ANTZ
44 Across: Vein holder (4): LEAF
46 Across: "In principio ___ Verbum" (4): ERAT
47 Across: Hot, in Vegas (7): ONAROLL
49 Across: Delta hub (7): ATLANTA
52 Across: They're hooked (7): ADDICTS
55 Across: Satisfy (5): SLAKE
58 Across: Paul Theroux novel made into a Harrison Ford film, with "The" (13): MOSQUITOCOAST
60 Across: Hebrew name meaning "Hill of spring" (7): TELAVIV
62 Across: Biased (8): ONESIDED
63 Across: Solid South, once (4): BLOC
65 Across: Thus far (6): TODATE
66 Across: "___ my case" (5): IREST
69 Across: Cheering loudly (5): AROAR
71 Across: Snap, e.g. (6): COOKIE
76 Across: ____-free (4): SCOT
78 Across: Dangerous place (8): SNAKEPIT
84 Across: Painting and printing, e.g. (7): CAREERS
86 Across: 1982 #1 hit with the lyric "living in perfect harmony" (13): EBONYANDIVORY
89 Across: Nixon commerce secretary Maurice (5): STANS
90 Across: Dickens boy (7): TINYTIM
92 Across: Certain book addendum (7): LEXICON
93 Across: Zip (7): NOTAONE
95 Across: Rossetti's "___ Ancilla Domini" (4): ECCE
97 Across: ___ II, first man-made object to reach the moon (4): LUNA
98 Across: Baker's stock (4): EGGS
100 Across: Sign of affection (12): LOVINGCARESS
105 Across: Form W-9 datum: Abbr. (3): SSN
106 Across: Initial progress (7): TOEHOLD
108 Across: Response to "am not" (5): ARESO
109 Across: Canon camera (3): EOS
111 Across: Black ice, e.g. (6): HAZARD
112 Across: About (4): ASTO
114 Across: Goes for the bells and whistles (8): UPGRADES
119 Across: Suffix with infant (3): ILE
120 Across: TV announcer's exhortation (17): DONTTOUCHTHATDIAL
124 Across: U.S.S.R. successor (3): CIS
125 Across: Reds, once (5): ENEMY
126 Across: Host of TV's "In Search Of ?" (5): NIMOY
127 Across: New Mexico county (5): OTERO
128 Across: Salon job (3): SET
129 Across: Candymaker Harry (5): REESE
130 Across: Sends to Hades (5): DAMNS
131 Across: Spring (5): FOUNT

Down Answers

1 Down: Gifts of greeting (4): LEIS
2 Down: One-two connector (4): ANDA
3 Down: Water mark? (4): BUOY
4 Down: Young's partner in accounting (5): ERNST
5 Down: Devastating (6): LETHAL
6 Down: Un plus sept (4): HUIT
7 Down: Invite to one's home (7): ASKOVER
8 Down: Lyon who played Lolita (3): SUE
9 Down: Word of encouragement (3): TRY
10 Down: Gabriel Fahrenheit or Anders Celsius (6): EPONYM
11 Down: Actor Young of the "Rocky" films (4): BURT
12 Down: Specialist M.D.'s (4): ENTS
13 Down: Prefix with system (3): ECO
14 Down: Causing more laughs (7): FUNNIER
15 Down: Strengthen (5): STEEL
16 Down: Soft rock? (10): MOLTENLAVA
17 Down: Evangelist's cry (6): REPENT
18 Down: Imitation (6): ERSATZ
24 Down: Slimming procedure, briefly (4): LIPO
25 Down: One of two rivers forming the Ubangi (4): UELE
30 Down: Personal, often (7): SMALLAD
33 Down: 180-year-old in Genesis (5): ISAAC
34 Down: Avoid (5): NOTDO
35 Down: "Halt!" (5): AVAST
36 Down: Something to remember (5): ALAMO
37 Down: Reveal (5): LETON
38 Down: Two-timing (5): FALSE
40 Down: More trim (6): NEATER
41 Down: Adulterate (6): DOCTOR
42 Down: Minn. neighbor (3): ONT
45 Down: Common Web site content (4): FAQS
48 Down: Olympics city after St. Moritz (4): OSLO
50 Down: Rapa ___ (Easter Island) (3): NUI
51 Down: More trim (6): TIDIER
53 Down: Pat (3): DAB
54 Down: Puerto Rico, e.g. (4): ISLA
56 Down: Paramedic's need (3): KIT
57 Down: Seth and Abel's mother (3): EVE
59 Down: Pablo Neruda's "___ to Common Things" (4): ODES
61 Down: Online brokerage since 1993 (6): ETRADE
64 Down: ___ Nostra (4): COSA
67 Down: Curtain raiser? (6): SCENEI
68 Down: Mug in a pub (4): TOBY
70 Down: Founder of the American Shakers (6): ANNLEE
71 Down: Duplicates, briefly (3): CCS
72 Down: Bran material (3): OAT
73 Down: Marmalade ingredient (10): ORANGEZEST
74 Down: Home of Carthage College (7): KENOSHA
75 Down: Superlative suffix (4): IEST
77 Down: Little squirt (3): TOT
79 Down: "Kid-tested, mother-approved" cereal (3): KIX
80 Down: It can't be good (4): EVIL
81 Down: Part of a magical incantation (5): POCUS
82 Down: Smooths (5): IRONS
83 Down: Ronan ___, "God Bless America" singer at Yankee Stadium (5): TYNAN
85 Down: Didn't lie? (5): STOOD
87 Down: Flower girl, sometimes (5): NIECE
88 Down: Some pool sites (5): YMCAS
91 Down: Bookkeeper's mailing: Abbr. (3): INV
94 Down: Through (7): ALLDONE
96 Down: Salad morsel (7): CROUTON
98 Down: Law school class (6): ETHICS
99 Down: One interested in net savings? (6): GOALIE
101 Down: Grp. founded in Washington on 4/4/1949 (4): NATO
102 Down: Pulverized (6): GROUND
103 Down: Creator of Genesis (4): SEGA
104 Down: Somewhat (6): SORTOF
107 Down: Where a person might get into a habit (5): ORDER
110 Down: "___ say ?" (5): SADTO
112 Down: Bill producers (4): ATMS
113 Down: Site for sore eyes? (4): STYE
115 Down: Sci. class (4): PHYS
116 Down: Lord in France (4): DIEU
117 Down: Net (4): EARN
118 Down: Part of a piggy bank (4): SLOT
121 Down: Originally (3): NEE
122 Down: Kind of operation (3): CIA
123 Down: "Let me think about that ?" (3): HMM

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