'TWAS PUZZLING - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 9/28/2008. By Cathy Allis Millhauser.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Butcher shop purchase (5)
- CHOPS
- 6 Across: Some foreign pen pals (4)
- AMIS
- 10 Across: Photo paper option (5)
- MATTE
- 15 Across: [How dare you!] (4)
- SLAP
- 19 Across: Song sung by Gwen in Broadway's "Chicago" (5)
- ROXIE
- 20 Across: Radio host/pianist John (4)
- TESH
- 21 Across: Greek market of old (5)
- AGORA
- 22 Across: "The Lion King" lioness (4)
- NALA
- 23 Across: When jerks come out? (16)
- THETWITCHINGHOUR
- 26 Across: X out (4)
- OMIT
- 27 Across: Pertinent to the discussion (7)
- ONTOPIC
- 28 Across: Kind of dialysis (5)
- RENAL
- 29 Across: Novice (6)
- NEWBIE
- 31 Across: "A Doll's House" wife (4)
- NORA
- 32 Across: Wishes undone (4)
- RUES
- 33 Across: Some people or food at parties (4)
- DIPS
- 34 Across: Nonkosher sandwiches (4)
- BLTS
- 38 Across: String around a cake box? (12)
- DESSERTTWINE
- 41 Across: City near Tel Aviv (3)
- LOD
- 44 Across: Moistens again (6)
- REWETS
- 46 Across: Once-in-a-lifetime exchange, maybe (4)
- IDOS
- 47 Across: Texas county, river or forest that's a girl's first name (8)
- ANGELINA
- 49 Across: Vinegar: Prefix (5)
- ACETO
- 50 Across: AOL alternative (3)
- MSN
- 52 Across: Bridge (9)
- CROSSOVER
- 53 Across: Men or women who pinch? (13)
- THETWEAKERSEX
- 58 Across: "New Look" designer of 1947 (4)
- DIOR
- 59 Across: Charity's urging (6)
- DONATE
- 60 Across: Orbital point (5)
- APSIS
- 62 Across: Dope (6)
- SKINNY
- 64 Across: Appeal to (3)
- ASK
- 66 Across: Penseur's thought (4)
- IDEE
- 67 Across: Speck (3)
- JOT
- 68 Across: Prefix with -crat (4)
- THEO
- 70 Across: Hair stuff (3)
- GEL
- 71 Across: Mushroom stalks (6)
- STIPES
- 73 Across: Dress-up costume piece (5)
- TIARA
- 75 Across: Month in a Faulkner title (6)
- AUGUST
- 77 Across: One of Woody's stock at Woodstock (4)
- ARLO
- 78 Across: Nerd's essence? (13)
- THESOULOFTWIT
- 82 Across: Unlikely to run (9)
- COLORFAST
- 87 Across: Legal eagles' org. (3)
- ABA
- 88 Across: Come up (5)
- ARISE
- 89 Across: Capital of South Australia (8)
- ADELAIDE
- 90 Across: French Polynesia constituents (4)
- ILES
- 93 Across: Lauds (6)
- EXALTS
- 94 Across: Thrice, in prescriptions (3)
- TER
- 95 Across: Roast the other side of the marshmallow? (12)
- FLIPONESTWIG
- 99 Across: Novelist's need (4)
- PLOT
- 100 Across: W.W. II gun (4)
- STEN
- 101 Across: "Let's just leave ___ that" (4)
- ITAT
- 102 Across: Teri Garr's "Young Frankenstein" role (4)
- INGA
- 104 Across: Certain celebrant (6)
- PRIEST
- 107 Across: Legislative assemblies (5)
- PLENA
- 108 Across: "Praise the Lord!" (7)
- GLORYBE
- 112 Across: A leveret is a young one (4)
- HARE
- 113 Across: Discouraging comment to a cloner? (16)
- YOUCANTTWINEMALL
- 117 Across: ___ Center, home of the New Jersey Nets (4)
- IZOD
- 118 Across: Pertaining to hair (5)
- PILAR
- 119 Across: "Almighty" title role for Steve Carell (4)
- EVAN
- 120 Across: Caustic (5)
- ACRID
- 121 Across: Eye part (4)
- LENS
- 122 Across: Desirable places (5)
- EDENS
- 123 Across: Kind of difference, oxymoronically (4)
- SAME
- 124 Across: "Land ___!" (5)
- SAKES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Monitor type, for short (3)
- CRT
- 2 Down: Jolly laugh (4)
- HOHO
- 3 Down: Yak pack (4)
- OXEN
- 4 Down: Big East Conference team, for short (4)
- PITT
- 5 Down: Attach, as a patch (5)
- SEWON
- 6 Down: Invitation information specification (6)
- ATTIRE
- 7 Down: Gathering points (6)
- MECCAS
- 8 Down: Suffix with book (3)
- ISH
- 9 Down: Like some eggs or cloth (7)
- SHIRRED
- 10 Down: They're attractive, but not necessarily to each other (7)
- MAGNETS
- 11 Down: Shocked (6)
- AGHAST
- 12 Down: Awl, for one (4)
- TOOL
- 13 Down: Play about Capote (3)
- TRU
- 14 Down: Salary (8)
- EARNINGS
- 15 Down: Bamboozles (5)
- SNOWS
- 16 Down: Gyro meat (4)
- LAMB
- 17 Down: "Others" in a Latin phrase (4)
- ALII
- 18 Down: Crown (4)
- PATE
- 24 Down: Apple pocketfuls (5)
- IPODS
- 25 Down: Transmitter starter? (5)
- NEURO
- 30 Down: Fencing swords (5)
- EPEES
- 33 Down: The Flintstones' pet (4)
- DINO
- 34 Down: Uncouth youth (4)
- BRAT
- 35 Down: Poland's Walesa (4)
- LECH
- 36 Down: Moth, perhaps? (11)
- TWEEDKILLER
- 37 Down: Altercation (5)
- SETTO
- 39 Down: Trig ratio (4)
- SINE
- 40 Down: Sun Tzu's "The Art of ___" (3)
- WAR
- 41 Down: Fabric that really breathes? (11)
- LIVINGTWILL
- 42 Down: Low tie (6)
- ONEONE
- 43 Down: Strawberry of note (6)
- DARRYL
- 45 Down: Off-campus local (6)
- TOWNIE
- 48 Down: City near Milan (4)
- LODI
- 50 Down: Outback buddy (4)
- MATE
- 51 Down: Shooting sport (5)
- SKEET
- 52 Down: Second-century year (3)
- CXI
- 54 Down: St. Louis's ___ Bridge (4)
- EADS
- 55 Down: Nagpur noble (5)
- RAJAH
- 56 Down: Fern germ (5)
- SPORE
- 57 Down: These, to Juan (5)
- ESTAS
- 61 Down: Rusty on the diamond (5)
- STAUB
- 62 Down: Utah's lily (4)
- SEGO
- 63 Down: Pitcher of a perfect game, 9/9/65 (6)
- KOUFAX
- 64 Down: "Vigilant ___ to steal cream": Falstaff (6)
- ASACAT
- 65 Down: Walked with a purpose (6)
- STRODE
- 69 Down: Wahine's dance (4)
- HULA
- 72 Down: Shooting game (4)
- POOL
- 74 Down: Addams family cousin (3)
- ITT
- 76 Down: Spaghetti ___ (5)
- STRAP
- 79 Down: Hops kiln (4)
- OAST
- 80 Down: Analogy phrase (4)
- ISTO
- 81 Down: Battery part (4)
- TEST
- 83 Down: A large number (5)
- RAFTS
- 84 Down: JPEG or text (8)
- FILETYPE
- 85 Down: Score just before victory, maybe (4)
- ADIN
- 86 Down: Fall mo. (3)
- SEP
- 90 Down: Weeping (7)
- INTEARS
- 91 Down: Rimes with the 1996 hit "Blue" (5)
- LEANN
- 92 Down: Subjects of many legal battles (7)
- ESTATES
- 93 Down: Goad (5)
- EGGON
- 96 Down: Garage container (6)
- OILCAN
- 97 Down: Native American home (6)
- WIGWAM
- 98 Down: Waiting at the bank, say (6)
- INLINE
- 100 Down: Beginnings (5)
- SEEDS
- 103 Down: Localities (5)
- AREAS
- 104 Down: Dr. with advice in O magazine (4)
- PHIL
- 105 Down: Level (4)
- RAZE
- 106 Down: Monopoly game token (4)
- IRON
- 107 Down: Whine (4)
- PULE
- 109 Down: Place to play b-ball (4)
- YMCA
- 110 Down: Give orders like a drill sergeant (4)
- BARK
- 111 Down: "Night" author Wiesel (4)
- ELIE
- 114 Down: Fact finisher (3)
- OID
- 115 Down: Hydroelectric org. (3)
- TVA
- 116 Down: Mormons, initially (3)
- LDS
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