FIX-A-TION - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 5/2/2010. By Kelsey Blakley.

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Across Answers

1 Across: [That is correct!] (4): DING
5 Across: Overconfident (4): SMUG
9 Across: Not edited for TV (5): UNCUT
14 Across: Bengay targets (5): ACHES
19 Across: Old switch attachment? (4): EROO
20 Across: Whom mateys address (4): CAPN
21 Across: Jinx (5): CURSE
22 Across: Underfunded (5): SHORT
23 Across: Following the rules? (15): CONTRAVIOLATION
26 Across: 2009 "Survivor" locale (5): SAMOA
27 Across: Traveling, say (6): ONTOUR
28 Across: R.S.V.P. component (3): SIL
29 Across: Ladle cradle (9): SPOONREST
31 Across: Unbending (8): OBDURATE
34 Across: Astringent (5): ACERB
35 Across: St. ___ (malt liquor brand named after an Irish nun) (4): IDES
36 Across: Variety of arbitrating techniques? (14): MIXEDMEDIATION
39 Across: Observance (4): RITE
41 Across: Vinegar, for one (4): ACID
42 Across: Hummingbird food (6): NECTAR
43 Across: Car rental freebie (7): CITYMAP
46 Across: Universal Human Rights Mo. (3): DEC
47 Across: Sault ___ Marie (3): STE
49 Across: Scraps (7): TUSSLES
52 Across: Fertilization targets (3): OVA
53 Across: Title under a photo of rain? (13): SHOWERCAPTION
57 Across: Whole tone, e.g. (4): STEP
58 Across: Propose a date to (6): ASKOUT
61 Across: Fishing aids (4): NETS
62 Across: A person might hang one on a road (3): UEY
63 Across: Subject of paintings by Corot and Manet (5): SEINE
64 Across: Montgomery of "The Young Lions" (5): CLIFT
65 Across: Peru's ___ Trail (4): INCA
66 Across: Colo. ___, Colo. (4): SPRS
67 Across: British smell (5): ODOUR
68 Across: Skipjack and albacore (5): TUNAS
69 Across: Montemezzi's "L'Amore ___ Tre Re" (3): DEI
70 Across: Restaurateur Toots (4): SHOR
71 Across: Some fighters (6): PLANES
72 Across: Societies: Abbr. (4): ORGS
73 Across: Detergent factory, e.g.? (13): SOAPOPERATION
76 Across: Rock Island and Reading: Abbr. (3): RRS
77 Across: Depression at the mouth of a volcano (7): CALDERA
78 Across: "Galaxy Quest" characters, in brief (3): ETS
79 Across: Arrangement provider (3): FTD
82 Across: Keyboard features (7): SYMBOLS
84 Across: Wedding proposal? (6): ATOAST
88 Across: Gin flavorer (4): SLOE
89 Across: Units in physics (4): ERGS
90 Across: "$100 per dozen plus shipping," e.g.? (14): SALESQUOTATION
94 Across: ___ Lang of Smallville (4): LANA
96 Across: Hoopster Gilmore (5): ARTIS
98 Across: Second best (8): RUNNERUP
99 Across: Place for hangings (9): ARTMUSEUM
101 Across: Fr. firm (3): CIE
102 Across: Annoys (6): GETSTO
105 Across: Mobile homes? (5): CRIBS
106 Across: Enthronement of a metalworker? (15): SMITHCORONATION
110 Across: They're sometimes found on belts (5): TOOLS
111 Across: Sleep disruption (5): APNEA
112 Across: ___ Reader (bimonthly magazine) (4): UTNE
113 Across: Ad in, e.g. (4): EDGE
114 Across: Titleholder (5): OWNER
115 Across: E-6 officers in the U.S.A.F. (5): TSGTS
116 Across: Burn (4): SEAR
117 Across: Duff (4): REAR

Down Answers

1 Down: So-called "style moderne" (4): DECO
2 Down: Press (4): IRON
3 Down: O.K. to put in one's mouth (8): NONTOXIC
4 Down: Retire (7): GOTOBED
5 Down: Harum-___ (reckless) (6): SCARUM
6 Down: Dallas player, for short (3): MAV
7 Down: Grp. with the old slogan "A deadline every minute" (3): UPI
8 Down: Early Christian (7): GNOSTIC
9 Down: The Golden Bears, briefly (4): UCAL
10 Down: Cuckoo bird (3): NUT
11 Down: "It's digestible" sloganeer, once (6): CRISCO
12 Down: Event won five straight times by Roger Federer (6): USOPEN
13 Down: Pervading tone (5): TENOR
14 Down: Society: Abbr. (4): ASSN
15 Down: Red Cross, e.g. (7): CHARITY
16 Down: Being forced into a smaller house, say? (12): HOMEDEMOTION
17 Down: Having an irregularly gnawed edge (5): EROSE
18 Down: Recap numbers (5): STATS
24 Down: Australian P.M. Kevin (4): RUDD
25 Down: ___ the heart of (5): LIEAT
30 Down: Comic Conan (6): OBRIEN
32 Down: Take for another year, say (5): RENEW
33 Down: Commercial suffix with Gator (3): ADE
34 Down: Inflate (5): AIRUP
36 Down: Batty (3): MAD
37 Down: Hail, e.g. (3): ICE
38 Down: Cheerios (5): TATAS
40 Down: "___ showtime!" (3): ITS
43 Down: Is too much (5): CLOYS
44 Down: Amsterdam in New York (6): AVENUE
45 Down: Credentials (6): PAPERS
47 Down: Latches (5): SHUTS
48 Down: Little one (3): TOT
50 Down: A drunk might be in one (6): STUPOR
51 Down: ___ Nevada (6): SIERRA
53 Down: Some sleepers (5): SOFAS
54 Down: Party of nine (6): ENNEAD
55 Down: Family secret, perhaps (6): RECIPE
56 Down: Windy City transportation inits. (3): CTA
57 Down: Brougham, e.g. (5): SEDAN
58 Down: Cast (6): ACTORS
59 Down: Wet cement mixture (6): SLURRY
60 Down: Passing reference in the "I Have a Dream" speech? (12): KINGSMENTION
63 Down: Goes off on one's own (5): SOLOS
65 Down: The Beatles, once (5): IDOLS
66 Down: Who sells seashells by the seashore (3): SHE
70 Down: Rash (5): SPATE
71 Down: Classic Parker Brothers card game (3): PIT
73 Down: Dances with spins (6): SALSAS
74 Down: Tough tests (5): ORALS
75 Down: "Grand" backdrop for "Shane" (5): TETON
77 Down: Gear tooth (3): COG
79 Down: Opposite number (8): FLIPSIDE
80 Down: Moreover (3): TOO
81 Down: Outlaw's refuge (3): DEN
83 Down: Thorny bush (7): BRAMBLE
85 Down: "Hamlet" courtier (5): OSRIC
86 Down: Watery (7): AQUEOUS
87 Down: Work on a tan (3): SUN
88 Down: Say "Th-th-th-that's all, folks," e.g. (7): STUTTER
90 Down: Leaves without an answer (6): STUMPS
91 Down: Intending (6): AIMING
92 Down: 19th-century Swedish writer Esaias ___ (6): TEGNER
93 Down: Vicinity (4): AREA
94 Down: Milk: Prefix (5): LACTO
95 Down: It might be presented with a bow (5): ARROW
97 Down: Met again, as a legislature (5): RESAT
100 Down: It disappeared on Dec. 26, 1991 (4): USSR
101 Down: Alternative to Chuck (4): CHAS
103 Down: Word repeated in an "Animal House" chant (4): TOGA
104 Down: Corker (4): ONER
107 Down: Lunar New Year (3): TET
108 Down: Travel plan: Abbr. (3): RTE
109 Down: Off ___ tangent (3): ONA

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