TEN GRAND SURPLUS - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 6/29/2008. By Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer.

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Across Answers

1 Across: City once called Eva Perón (7): LAPLATA
8 Across: Jim Belushi's costume in "Trading Places" (7): APESUIT
15 Across: Cross stock (4): PENS
19 Across: Napoleon's relatives (7): ECLAIRS
20 Across: Woo (7): ROMANCE
21 Across: Reform Party founder (5): PEROT
22 Across: Impatient kid's plea at a zoo? (15): SHOWMETHEMONKEY
24 Across: Minneapolis suburb (5): EDINA
25 Across: Four: Prefix (4): TETR
26 Across: Wipe out (5): ERASE
27 Across: Animal with an onomatopoeic name (3): GNU
28 Across: More kempt (6): NEATER
29 Across: Big name in computer printers (5): EPSON
31 Across: Worrisome type at a china shop? (11): TRIPLEKLUTZ
33 Across: X-rated (5): PORNO
36 Across: Sea route (6): STRAIT
39 Across: "That hurt!" (4): OWIE
40 Across: Count with a severe overbite (7): DRACULA
43 Across: Villa ___ (town near Atlanta) (4): RICA
44 Across: Dwellers along Lake Victoria (8): UGANDANS
48 Across: Seeking the right women's tennis attire? (11): AFTERASKORT
50 Across: Love overseas (4): AMOR
51 Across: Maker of the old Royale (3): REO
52 Across: "Get it?" (3): SEE
53 Across: Insinuating (5): SNIDE
54 Across: Warning sign on a pirate ship? (10): PLANKAHEAD
57 Across: Gold medalist skier Hermann (5): MAIER
59 Across: Miss Piggy's pronoun (3): MOI
60 Across: "Presto!" (5): VOILA
61 Across: Source of some inside humor? (17): WINKWINKSITUATION
67 Across: Name on a plane (5): ENOLA
69 Across: The dark side (3): YIN
70 Across: Young hog (5): SHOAT
71 Across: Tree doctor? (10): BARKTENDER
75 Across: City WSW of Dortmund (5): ESSEN
77 Across: Geom. point (3): CTR
80 Across: 24-hr. convenience (3): ATM
81 Across: Dope (4): DIRT
82 Across: Your basic "So this guy walks into a bar ..."? (11): AVERAGEJOKE
85 Across: Disastrous drop (8): NOSEDIVE
88 Across: Rabbit's title (4): BRER
89 Across: Certain hand-held (7): PALMTOP
90 Across: ___-majesté (4): LESE
91 Across: Brand-new to the language (6): COINED
93 Across: Gulf (5): ABYSS
94 Across: Use of steel wool, e.g.? (11): GUNKCONTROL
98 Across: Palate appendage (5): UVULA
101 Across: Butch Cassidy, for one (6): UTAHAN
102 Across: ___ crow (3): EAT
103 Across: Peaks (5): ACMES
105 Across: Swingers' stats (4): RBIS
109 Across: "Be that as ___ ..." (5): ITMAY
110 Across: Cheez Whiz you could blow up? (15): INFLATABLEKRAFT
113 Across: What a rake does (5): LEERS
114 Across: Thaw (7): DETENTE
115 Across: Traveler's temptation (7): MINIBAR
116 Across: Once, in the past (4): ERST
117 Across: Hellish (7): STYGIAN
118 Across: Bears witness (7): ATTESTS

Down Answers

1 Down: In case (4): LEST
2 Down: Workout aftermath (4): ACHE
3 Down: Churchyard unit (4): PLOT
4 Down: Jack who wrote the lyrics to "Tenderly" (8): LAWRENCE
5 Down: Intend (to) (3): AIM
6 Down: Nursery items (5): TREES
7 Down: Cartoon dog (5): ASTRO
8 Down: Father of Deimos and Phobos (4): ARES
9 Down: Apple or pear (4): POME
10 Down: Comedic Philips (3): EMO
11 Down: Punch with a kick (7): SANGRIA
12 Down: Take apart (6): UNKNIT
13 Down: Become blocked, in a way (5): ICEUP
14 Down: Christie contemporary (3): TEY
15 Down: Took a two-wheeler (7): PEDALED
16 Down: "A Masked Ball" aria (5): ERITU
17 Down: Music for a baseball team? (5): NONET
18 Down: Movie lover's cable channel (5): STARZ
21 Down: Have a quick look from the hallway, say (6): PEEKIN
23 Down: Geiger of counter fame (4): HANS
28 Down: Alternative to J.F.K. and La Guardia (6): NEWARK
30 Down: Rain hard (4): POUR
31 Down: "___ teaches you when to be silent": Disraeli (4): TACT
32 Down: Prepare to chat, maybe (5): LOGON
33 Down: Some hand-helds (4): PDAS
34 Down: Golden pond fish (4): ORFE
35 Down: Be something special (4): RATE
37 Down: Padded (4): TROD
38 Down: Laugh, in Lille (4): RIRE
41 Down: Type of eye surgery (5): LASIK
42 Down: Practically pristine (5): ASNEW
44 Down: Thurman of "Kill Bill" (3): UMA
45 Down: "When You ___ Love" (1912 tune) (5): AREIN
46 Down: Actress Patricia (4): NEAL
47 Down: Concession stand purchase (4): SODA
49 Down: Opera's ___ Te Kanawa (4): KIRI
50 Down: Settled (on) (4): ALIT
54 Down: Luau fare (3): POI
55 Down: Converse competitor (4): AVIA
56 Down: Holler's partner (4): HOOT
57 Down: Use shamelessly (4): MILK
58 Down: Gray area?: Abbr. (4): ANAT
59 Down: Co. with a butterfly logo (3): MSN
61 Down: Nature's aerators (5): WORMS
62 Down: Nikita's no (4): NYET
63 Down: White wine apéritif (3): KIR
64 Down: Soyuz launcher (4): USSR
65 Down: Lots (5): AHEAP
66 Down: South Pacific kingdom (5): TONGA
67 Down: "Voice of Israel" author (4): EBAN
68 Down: Org. with peace-keeping forces (4): NATO
72 Down: Stock ticker's inventor (6): EDISON
73 Down: 1958 Best Actor David (5): NIVEN
74 Down: "___ Day" (1993 rap hit) (3): DRE
75 Down: Flush (with) (4): EVEN
76 Down: Arid (4): SERE
77 Down: Perfume brand (4): COTY
78 Down: Boxing stats (4): TKOS
79 Down: There are 435 in Cong. (4): REPS
82 Down: Seed cover (4): ARIL
83 Down: Ben-Gurion carrier (4): ELAL
84 Down: Author portrayed in the miniseries "The Lost Boys" (8): JMBARRIE
86 Down: Indiana city near the Michigan border (7): ELKHART
87 Down: Spoils (6): DECAYS
88 Down: Illegal record (7): BOOTLEG
91 Down: Sly (6): CRAFTY
92 Down: Boneheaded (4): DUMB
94 Down: Deceit (5): GUILE
95 Down: Out-and-out (5): UTTER
96 Down: When doubled, sings (5): NAMES
97 Down: Something to believe (5): TENET
99 Down: Roxie's dance partner in "Chicago" (5): VELMA
100 Down: "___ or lose ..." (5): USEIT
103 Down: Lead-in to girl (4): ATTA
104 Down: Battle of Normandy city (4): CAEN
106 Down: Streisand, to friends (4): BABS
107 Down: "___ first you don't succeed ..." (4): IFAT
108 Down: Orch. section (4): STRS
110 Down: Wallet items, informally (3): IDS
111 Down: Darth Vader's boyhood nickname (3): ANI
112 Down: Chess piece: Abbr. (3): KNT

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