LETTER OPENERS

Difficulty: HardGrid: 21x21140 clues~30-60 minBy Paul Guttormsson2/4/2007

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across: *Sweater option (5 letters)
6 Across: *Choice cut (10 letters)
16 Across: *Primo (4 letters)
20 Across: ___ Nast magazines (5 letters)
21 Across: "Hey, good lookin'!" (10 letters)
22 Across: Prior work (4 letters)
23 Across: ___-totsy (5 letters)
24 Across: Construction toy (10 letters)
25 Across: Rock music's Better Than ___ (4 letters)
26 Across: Serpent suffix (3 letters)
27 Across: Mythical bird-woman (5 letters)
29 Across: Works on (5 letters)
30 Across: Roman fountain name (5 letters)
31 Across: Executes (8 letters)
33 Across: Acknowledge (5 letters)
34 Across: Cheat (6 letters)
35 Across: Some Ivy Leaguers (4 letters)
36 Across: Philosopher Kierkegaard (5 letters)
37 Across: Perfectly (4 letters)
38 Across: Existing at birth (6 letters)
41 Across: Always (4 letters)
42 Across: Terse response to an interruption (8 letters)
46 Across: Ties up (5 letters)
47 Across: Symbol of speed (4 letters)
49 Across: Author Silverstein (4 letters)
50 Across: "___ not" (4 letters)
51 Across: Section (4 letters)
52 Across: Zero (4 letters)
53 Across: Infamous innkeeper (5 letters)
55 Across: Info on an electric bill (5 letters)
56 Across: Rants (9 letters)
58 Across: One doing the twist, e.g. (7 letters)
60 Across: Deli order (3 letters)
61 Across: What the answers to the 15 starred clues have (15 letters)
64 Across: Summer hrs. in N.Y. (3 letters)
67 Across: Lean (7 letters)
68 Across: Biker's prop (9 letters)
72 Across: Retired N.H.L. great Hull (5 letters)
74 Across: Palm, say (5 letters)
75 Across: Mock-scared cries (4 letters)
76 Across: Mil. school (4 letters)
77 Across: Years in old Rome (4 letters)
78 Across: Inured (to) (4 letters)
79 Across: Nonprofit? (4 letters)
80 Across: Central courts (5 letters)
81 Across: Sang on high?: Var. (8 letters)
83 Across: Paramount (4 letters)
85 Across: Unyielding (6 letters)
86 Across: In order (to) (4 letters)
87 Across: King or queen (5 letters)
88 Across: Comedian Mort (4 letters)
89 Across: "The Paper Chase" author John Jay ___ Jr. (6 letters)
92 Across: Ill (5 letters)
93 Across: Treat for a dog (8 letters)
97 Across: Golf outing (5 letters)
98 Across: Where St. Paul was shipwrecked, in Acts (5 letters)
99 Across: Ballot listing (5 letters)
100 Across: Quiz feature: Abbr. (3 letters)
101 Across: Still (4 letters)
102 Across: Period of future bliss (10 letters)
104 Across: Motown singer Terrell (5 letters)
106 Across: Scrubbed (4 letters)
107 Across: Diet soda feature (10 letters)
108 Across: Resting, say (5 letters)
109 Across: *Backup for Dick Tracy (4 letters)
110 Across: *Gridiron lineup (10 letters)
111 Across: *Benjamin (5 letters)

Down

1 Down: *Show stopper? (5 letters)
2 Down: To whom a dictator answers (5 letters)
3 Down: Word with an arrow (5 letters)
4 Down: Cautious investments, for short (3 letters)
5 Down: Places for Peeping Toms (8 letters)
6 Down: Units of heat (6 letters)
7 Down: Pats on the back? (5 letters)
8 Down: Mind (4 letters)
9 Down: Its slogan was once "Be there" (3 letters)
10 Down: Diner sign (7 letters)
11 Down: Trigger (7 letters)
12 Down: Activate (6 letters)
13 Down: Buddy of TV (5 letters)
14 Down: Vigoda and Fortas (4 letters)
15 Down: Kit ___ (3 letters)
16 Down: Campari and Cinzano (9 letters)
17 Down: Goes slowly (5 letters)
18 Down: Temerity (5 letters)
19 Down: *In-box contents (5 letters)
28 Down: Kalahari-like (4 letters)
30 Down: Isley Brothers hit "___ Lady" (4 letters)
32 Down: Its logo is a rearing horse (7 letters)
33 Down: It's nothing (4 letters)
34 Down: Shade of black (4 letters)
36 Down: Like sororities, at times (9 letters)
37 Down: Nowheresville (9 letters)
38 Down: *Apple variety (4 letters)
39 Down: Best-selling author Roberts (4 letters)
40 Down: ___ War of 1899 (4 letters)
42 Down: Product in an orange box (8 letters)
43 Down: Caulk (4 letters)
44 Down: Villain who says "For I am nothing, if not critical" (4 letters)
45 Down: *Natural history museum attraction (4 letters)
47 Down: Some restaurant employees (9 letters)
48 Down: Chosen (8 letters)
49 Down: Umpire's call (9 letters)
52 Down: ___ Kinnock, 1980's-90's British Labor Party leader (4 letters)
53 Down: *Saloon floozie (5 letters)
54 Down: Author Rand (3 letters)
55 Down: Modern addresses (4 letters)
57 Down: Part of M.I.T.: Abbr. (4 letters)
59 Down: Battle of Fair ___, 1862 (4 letters)
62 Down: Open field (3 letters)
63 Down: Majestic (7 letters)
64 Down: *Fortune 500 company based in San Jose, Calif. (4 letters)
65 Down: Villain who says "That's a Dom Perignon '55. It would be a pity to break it" (4 letters)
66 Down: Gravitate (4 letters)
69 Down: Israeli port (4 letters)
70 Down: It's right at your fingertip (4 letters)
71 Down: *Critical time (4 letters)
73 Down: Gets blitzed (9 letters)
78 Down: ___ Bator (4 letters)
79 Down: ___-white (4 letters)
80 Down: Fit (8 letters)
82 Down: Follower of "O" (4 letters)
83 Down: Important exam (7 letters)
84 Down: Home of Spelman College (7 letters)
85 Down: Put (away) (4 letters)
87 Down: Higher up (6 letters)
88 Down: Gobs (6 letters)
89 Down: *Certain gasket (5 letters)
90 Down: Corot painting "The Burning of ___" (5 letters)
91 Down: Dieter's problem (5 letters)
92 Down: Md.'s largest city (5 letters)
93 Down: Villain who says "So you don't like spinach?" (5 letters)
94 Down: 1980's Stallone role (5 letters)
95 Down: Not fulfilled (5 letters)
96 Down: *It's usually not played much (5 letters)
98 Down: Upset (4 letters)
99 Down: Acapulco approval (4 letters)
102 Down: French month (3 letters)
103 Down: D.C. baseballer (3 letters)
105 Down: Common female middle name (3 letters)

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