MAKING HISTORY - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 144 clues). Published 1/11/2009. By David J. Kahn.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Box in many dens (4): TIVO
5 Across: Insignificant (3): PUNY
8 Across: Rap (6): HIPHOP
14 Across: Second-largest city of Rhode Island (5): WARWICK
19 Across: "___ Majesty's Secret Service" (4): ONHER
20 Across: "This round's ___" (3): ONME
21 Across: Set, as a gem (6): ENCHASE
22 Across: Art shop offering (5): LITHO
23 Across: Flier to Omsk (8): AEROFLOT
25 Across: Song with the lyric "We salute him, one and all" (12): HAILTOTHECHIEF
27 Across: Most coll. applicants (3): SRS
28 Across: Thrown for ___ (5): ALOSS
30 Across: Suitable for service (4): ONEA
31 Across: Wyoming Senator Mike (4): ENZI
32 Across: More petite (7): TEENIER
34 Across: Exhaustive (6): TIRING
38 Across: By means of (3): VIA
40 Across: Drop a brick (3): ERR
41 Across: Green's songwriting partner in old musicals (5): COMDEN
42 Across: Reddish-brown horses (7): SORRELS
46 Across: With 90-Across, what the 28 circled squares in this puzzle represent (21): STATESWONBYBARACKOBAMA
52 Across: See 45-Down (4): HITS
53 Across: Compass heading (3): ENE
54 Across: "The Great Ziegfeld" co-star, 1936 (3): LOY
55 Across: Organic compounds (5): ENOLS
56 Across: Patriotic displays (9): AMERICANFLAGS
59 Across: Record holder? (5): FELON
61 Across: Alice's cat in "Alice in Wonderland" (5): DINAH
62 Across: Jazz Age figure (7): FLAPPER
63 Across: Kid's rejoinder (6): ARETOO
65 Across: White House family of the 1840s (6): TYLERS
66 Across: First U.S. chief justice (5): JOHNJAY
68 Across: Butterfly's title (6): MADAMA
74 Across: Rock salt (6): HALITE
77 Across: Like many campgrounds at night (7): FIRELIT
78 Across: Source of late election returns, with "the" (5): COAST
83 Across: Seat of Ward County, N.D. (5): MINOT
84 Across: White House tour highlight (9): OVALOFFICE
86 Across: Daly TV role (5): LACEY
87 Across: Pilot, e.g. (3): PEN
88 Across: Oslo Accords grp. (3): PLO
89 Across: Zaragoza's river (4): EBRO
90 Across: See 46-Across (21): INTHEPRESIDENTIALELECTION
97 Across: James Joyce short story (7): THEDEAD
98 Across: "Running on Empty" actress (5): LAHTI
99 Across: Nobel physicist Tamm (3): IGOR
100 Across: Youngster (3): LAD
101 Across: "d" preceder (6): MAITRE
103 Across: Debater's ploy (7): EVASION
107 Across: Over-the-shoulder wrap (4): SARI
110 Across: Kitchen tool with a tube (4): ICER
112 Across: Favored, with "on" (5): SMILED
114 Across: Old German rocket (3): VTWO
115 Across: Political insider (12): CONVENTIONGOER
120 Across: N.F.L. coach with the most career wins (8): DONSHULA
122 Across: Plumbing, e.g. (5): PIPAGE
123 Across: Some college donors (6): ALUMNAE
124 Across: "The Simpsons" character whose last name has 18 letters (3): APU
125 Across: Lying, in a way (4): ABED
126 Across: "Family Ties" mom (5): ELYSE
127 Across: Behind (6): LOSING
128 Across: Citizenship Day mo. (3): SEP
129 Across: Citi Field team, starting in 2009 (4): METS

Down Answers

1 Down: A goner (5): TOAST
2 Down: Possible answer to "Where are you?" (5): INHERE
3 Down: Chapter's partner (5): VERSE
4 Down: First word of Montana's motto (3): ORO
5 Down: Pre-election workers (7): POLLERS
6 Down: Set adrift (5): UNMOOR
7 Down: Some Security Council vetoes (4): NYETS
8 Down: Snicker sound (3): HEH
9 Down: Member of an empire that ended in the 16th century (3): INCA
10 Down: Dr. ___ (3): PHIL
11 Down: Hang one's ___ (trust in) (5): HATON
12 Down: "Sesame Street" tune, with "The" (5): OSONG
13 Down: Fountain in New Orleans (4): PETE
14 Down: Corduroy ridge (3): WALE
15 Down: Quaker Oats product (9): RICEARONI
16 Down: Outside's opposite (4): WITHIN
17 Down: At the home of: Fr. (4): CHEZ
18 Down: Diplomat Annan (4): KOFI
24 Down: Laissez-___ (5): FAIRE
26 Down: Devastation (5): HAVOC
29 Down: Pits (6): STONES
33 Down: Former big name in browsers (7): NETSCAPE
35 Down: Popular film Web site, briefly (3): IMDB
36 Down: Spanish monarch (3): REY
37 Down: Schubert's "Symphony No. 8 ___ Minor" (3): INB
39 Down: Put out (5): IRKED
41 Down: Workplace for Reps. and Dems. (4): CONG
42 Down: Decline (5): SAYNO
43 Down: Like heaven's vault, in a Shelley poem (4): EBON
44 Down: Song syllables (4): LALA
45 Down: With 52-Across, what angels pray for (4): SMASH
46 Down: Mine part (5): SHAFT
47 Down: Opportune (5): TIMELY
48 Down: Like some chambers (5): ATRIAL
49 Down: Sport (4): WEAR
50 Down: Possible location for a back door (5): ALLEY
51 Down: Etymologist's interest (4): ROOT
57 Down: "Talk of the Nation" airer (3): NPR
58 Down: Carnal subject (4): FLESH
59 Down: Certain engine (5): FANJET
60 Down: Reagan-___ (3): ERA
64 Down: "___ babbino caro" (Puccini aria) (4): OMIO
66 Down: Islamic spirit (5): JINNI
67 Down: "___ be in England": Browning (3): OHTO
69 Down: Lab noise? (3): ARF
70 Down: Some exiles (7): DEFECTORS
71 Down: Out (5): ALIBI
72 Down: Introduction to economics? (5): MICRO
73 Down: Used as a dining surface (5): ATEON
75 Down: Energized (5): AMPED
76 Down: Tells it like it isn't (4): LIES
77 Down: Arctic sight (4): FLOE
78 Down: Country singer Black (4): CLINT
79 Down: Inauguration recital (4): OATH
80 Down: Yearn (for) (4): ACHE
81 Down: Newly sprouted trees (9): SEEDLINGS
82 Down: Impatient sort (5): TYPEA
84 Down: Numbers? (6): OPIATES
85 Down: Frankie with a falsetto (4): VALLI
91 Down: Parts of forearms (5): RADII
92 Down: Where a torpedo may be made (3): DELI
93 Down: Turner of note (3): NAT
94 Down: By way of: Abbr. (3): THR
95 Down: Cheer (7): LIVENUP
96 Down: "OMG!," quaintly (5): EGADS
101 Down: The Wizard of ___ Park (5): MENLO
102 Down: Io's guardian, in Greek myth (5): ARGUS
103 Down: Not wait for the parents' blessing, say (5): ELOPE
104 Down: Bit of I.C.U. equipment (5): IVTUBE
105 Down: Barn young 'un (5): OWLET
106 Down: PBS policy (5): NOADS
107 Down: Elbowroom (4): SCOPE
108 Down: Ear part (4): ANVIL
109 Down: Give back (4): REPAY
111 Down: West Virginia resource (4): COAL
113 Down: ___ touch (4): MIDAS
116 Down: Kicker's aid (3): TEE
117 Down: Old Dodge (3): OMNI
118 Down: Suffix with Caesar (3): EAN
119 Down: Quick rule? (3): REG
121 Down: Something often cured (3): HAM

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