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Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 8/10/2008. By Will Nediger.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Big name in baked beans (7): VANCAMP
8 Across: Neighbor of Oakland (7): ALAMEDA
15 Across: Gilberto's partner on "The Girl From Ipanema," 1964 (4): GETZ
19 Across: Earsplitting (8): OVERLOUD
21 Across: Cicero or Publius (7): SENATOR
22 Across: Light shade (4): AQUA
23 Across: 21 (16): LEGALDRINKINGAGE
25 Across: Neighbor of a Georgian (4): TURK
26 Across: Filled out (4): GREW
27 Across: Exchanged vows (4): IDOS
28 Across: Knocker's request (7): LETMEIN
30 Across: Off-road wheels, for short (3): ATV
31 Across: Vespasian's successor (5): TITUS
33 Across: Command ctrs. (3): HQS
36 Across: One of an old film trio (5): SHEMP
37 Across: Way out (11): ESCAPEROUTE
40 Across: Los ___ (6): ALAMOS
43 Across: Anna of "X-Men" (6): PAQUIN
45 Across: Humans, e.g. (7): SIMIANS
47 Across: Like a butterfingers (5): INEPT
48 Across: Temperaments (7): NATURES
49 Across: Rock's ___ Folds Five (3): BEN
50 Across: Cries of agony (4): YOWS
52 Across: Viva-voce vote (3): NAY
53 Across: Pastry shop treat (6): ECLAIR
54 Across: Conductors' aids (10): MUSICRACKS
57 Across: Quick expression of gratitude (3): THX
58 Across: Gets better (5): HEALS
59 Across: Natty dresser (3): FOP
60 Across: Grant-giving org. (3): NEA
61 Across: Butterfly relative (5): CRAWL
63 Across: "___ She Lovely" (4): ISNT
64 Across: Cereal killer (5): ERGOT
66 Across: Rather inclined (5): STEEP
68 Across: Breakfast spot, briefly (4): HOJO
71 Across: "Vissi d'arte" singer (5): TOSCA
73 Across: "N.Y. State of Mind" rapper (3): NAS
75 Across: Yossarian's tentmate, in "Catch-22" (3): ORR
76 Across: Curl performer (5): BICEP
77 Across: Part of some three-day weekends: Abbr. (3): FRI
79 Across: Number one (10): TOPRANKING
82 Across: Athos's arm (6): MUSKET
83 Across: Ontario, par exemple (3): LAC
84 Across: "Generations of healthy, happy pets" sloganeer (4): ALPO
85 Across: Small songbird (3): TIT
86 Across: Chopsticks eschewers, informally (7): FORKERS
87 Across: Razor handle? (5): OCCAM
89 Across: The ___ Band, with guitarist Little Steven (7): ESTREET
92 Across: Choir supports (6): RISERS
93 Across: He played 2,130 consecutive games (6): GEHRIG
95 Across: "Sire" (11): YOURMAJESTY
97 Across: The Desi of Desilu (5): ARNAZ
99 Across: Middle of summer? (3): EMS
100 Across: Certain people buried in Westminster Abbey (5): POETS
101 Across: Black-and-white broadcast? (3): APB
104 Across: Divine epithet (7): CREATOR
106 Across: Cut made by a saw (4): KERF
107 Across: Gilpin of "Frasier" (4): PERI
108 Across: Sticks (out) (4): JUTS
109 Across: Ignore, as a problem (16): SWEEPUNDERTHERUG
115 Across: Assist in evil (4): ABET
116 Across: Freaky (7): BIZARRE
117 Across: Dimming (8): LOWERING
118 Across: They may be revolutionary (4): WARS
119 Across: The very beginning (7): YEARONE
120 Across: 1967 pop sensation, with "the" (7): MONKEES

Down Answers

1 Down: Europe's longest river (5): VOLGA
2 Down: Turn aside (5): AVERT
3 Down: Beersheba's desert (5): NEGEV
4 Down: Sticking point (4): CRAW
5 Down: Unilever detergent (3): ALL
6 Down: Chic, in the '60s (3): MOD
7 Down: People who no what they like? (8): PURITANS
8 Down: Emulates a reporter (4): ASKS
9 Down: Kona keepsake (3): LEI
10 Down: Brashares who wrote "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (3): ANN
11 Down: Zine (3): MAG
12 Down: And others, in a list (4): ETAL
13 Down: Old Venetian officials (5): DOGES
14 Down: Self-titled album of 1980 (6): ARETHA
15 Down: St. Peter, e.g.? (7): GATEMAN
16 Down: High-school gym feature (15): EQUIPMENTLOCKER
17 Down: Chance to play (4): TURN
18 Down: Ringo's drummer son (3): ZAK
20 Down: Styled (5): DIDUP
24 Down: Mr. Potato Head features (5): NOSES
29 Down: Infamous 1999 computer virus with a woman's name (7): MELISSA
31 Down: Woes, to a Yiddish speaker (6): TSURIS
32 Down: More aloof (5): ICIER
33 Down: Target, with "on" (6): HOMEIN
34 Down: Marmalade ingredients (7): QUINCES
35 Down: Stop: Abbr. (3): STA
37 Down: On a par with (7): EQUALTO
38 Down: Barbecue order (4): RIBS
39 Down: "Watermark" vocalist (4): ENYA
41 Down: Brightly colored fish (4): OPAH
42 Down: Charon's workplace (4): STYX
43 Down: Wears out the carpet? (5): PACES
44 Down: Declaration of August 14, 1941 (15): ATLANTICCHARTER
46 Down: Activity in which people get their kicks (6): SOCCER
48 Down: NuGrape competitor (4): NEHI
51 Down: Call letters on 1970s-'80s TV (4): WKRP
54 Down: Pet cat, in British lingo (3): MOG
55 Down: "Once ___ midnight dreary ..." (5): UPONA
56 Down: Betray, in a way (5): RATON
59 Down: Soda shop order (6): FRAPPE
62 Down: Single malt, for instance (7): WHISKEY
64 Down: Rachel Carson's sci. (4): ECOL
65 Down: Hissy fit (7): TANTRUM
67 Down: Joule division (3): ERG
69 Down: Raspberries (5): JEERS
70 Down: Takes, with "for" (4): OPTS
72 Down: Legs (7): STAMINA
74 Down: Their business is going downhill (6): SKIERS
76 Down: Explodes (6): BURSTS
77 Down: Aggressively promote (4): FLOG
78 Down: Put the pedal to the metal (4): RACE
80 Down: Promising (4): ROSY
81 Down: Couple (4): ITEM
82 Down: Dampish (5): MOIST
86 Down: Not burdened by (8): FREEFROM
88 Down: Record list (7): ARRESTS
90 Down: Nail site (3): TOE
91 Down: Not live (5): TAPED
94 Down: "Great" guy (6): GATSBY
96 Down: Superman's father (5): JOREL
98 Down: "Holy smokes!" (5): ZOWIE
101 Down: Place with an eagle's-eye view (5): AERIE
102 Down: Someone who just got out of a long bath, facetiously (5): PRUNE
103 Down: Jason of "American Pie" (5): BIGGS
104 Down: International baseball powerhouse (4): CUBA
105 Down: Former shah ___ Pahlavi (4): REZA
106 Down: Banjo supporter (4): KNEE
107 Down: Executive's extra (4): PERK
108 Down: Paleontologist's discovery (3): JAW
110 Down: Musician's gift (3): EAR
111 Down: Active leader? (3): PRO
112 Down: Subject of a Keats ode (3): URN
113 Down: Couple (3): TWO
114 Down: Egg source (3): HEN

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