FIGURE OF SPEECH - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 10/17/2010. By Patrick Blindauer.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Alaska senator Murkowski (4): LISA
5 Across: Sean who played the title role in "Rudy," 1993 (5): ASTIN
10 Across: Start to frost? (5): PERMA
15 Across: Pan handler (4): CHEF
19 Across: El océano, por ejemplo (4): AGUA
20 Across: Shakespeare's Lennox, Angus or Ross (5): THANE
21 Across: Bitter (5): ACERB
22 Across: Aries or Taurus (4): AUTO
23 Across: Hoop grp. (4): WNBA
24 Across: They may be split (5): HAIRS
25 Across: Singer with the #1 country hit "Hello Darlin'" (10): CONW8WITTY
27 Across: When repeated, a calming phrase (3): NOW
28 Across: A whole lot (6): OODLES
29 Across: Debate side (4): ANTI
30 Across: Cartographic extra (5): INSET
31 Across: Egg protector (3): CR8
32 Across: Easy as falling off ___ (4): ALOG
33 Across: Salon, for example (5): EZINE
35 Across: Listens, old-style (5): HARKS
37 Across: Suspenseful 1966 Broadway hit (11): W8UNTILDARK
43 Across: Grp. that conducts many tests (3): FDA
46 Across: Biblical liar (7): ANANIAS
48 Across: See 39-Down (5): SOHOT
49 Across: Actress ___ Chong (7): RAEDAWN
51 Across: Least welcoming (6): ICIEST
52 Across: Wait upon (6): ATTEND
53 Across: Gathered (7): DEDUCED
54 Across: ___ Coty, French president before de Gaulle (4): RENE
55 Across: Stick in the mud (4): MIRE
57 Across: Subtracting (4): LESS
59 Across: Cassandra, for one (4): SEER
60 Across: Repeatedly raised the bar? (9): LIFTEDW8S
63 Across: Long piece of glassware (8): TESTTUBE
67 Across: N.F.C. South player (3): BUC
70 Across: Noggin (4): BEAN
71 Across: Still product: Abbr. (3): ALC
72 Across: On the safe side (4): ALEE
73 Across: Wave function symbol in quantum mechanics (3): PSI
74 Across: Items of short-lived use (8): EPHEMERA
76 Across: Racy best-selling novel of 1956 (9): P8ONPLACE
79 Across: Take ___ (rest) (4): ANAP
80 Across: Hindu titles (4): SRIS
82 Across: Speed-skating champ Johann ___ Koss (4): OLAV
83 Across: Out of (4): FROM
87 Across: Like an egocentric's attitude (7): MEFIRST
91 Across: Flammable fuel (6): ETHANE
93 Across: Part of a postal address for Gannon University (6): ERIEPA
95 Across: Carry out (7): EXECUTE
96 Across: Moon of Saturn (5): DIONE
97 Across: Barbecue cook (7): GRILLER
98 Across: Football linemen: Abbr. (3): RTS
99 Across: Fast-talking salesman's tactic (11): B8ANDSWITCH
102 Across: Itsy-bitsy (5): TEENY
103 Across: Explorer ___ da Gama (5): VASCO
104 Across: Shout from one who's on a roll? (4): HERE
106 Across: ___ loss (3): ATA
107 Across: One to a customer, e.g. (5): LIMIT
110 Across: Prime (4): AONE
113 Across: Camping treats (6): SMORES
115 Across: B.M.O.C.'s, often (3): SRS
116 Across: X Games competitor (10): SK8BOARDER
118 Across: Rikki-___-tavi (5): TIKKI
119 Across: Tanned (4): BEAT
120 Across: Zoom (4): TEAR
121 Across: Florida univ. affiliated with the Catholic Church (5): STLEO
122 Across: ___ the hole (5): ACEIN
123 Across: "... and ___ it again!" (4): IDDO
124 Across: "Twilight," e.g. (4): SAGA
125 Across: ___ manual (5): USERS
126 Across: Gull relatives (5): TERNS
127 Across: Spat (4): G8ER

Down Answers

1 Down: Common patio sight (9): LAWNCHAIR
2 Down: Bliss, it is said (9): IGNORANCE
3 Down: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, in New York City (9): SUBW8RAIN
4 Down: Prominent tower, for short (3): AAA
5 Down: Massachusetts industrial city on the Millers River (5): ATHOL
6 Down: Trails (7): SHADOWS
7 Down: Follow too closely (6): TAILG8
8 Down: Dictator's phrase (4): INRE
9 Down: Dread loch? (4): NESS
10 Down: Spotted cavy (4): PACA
11 Down: H.S. class (4): ECON
12 Down: Didn't buy, perhaps (6): RENTED
13 Down: Don Herbert's moniker on 1950s-'60s TV (8): MRWIZARD
14 Down: Lessen (3): AB8
15 Down: "Educating Rita" star (5): CAINE
16 Down: Sheds (4): HUTS
17 Down: Novel conclusion? (4): ETTE
18 Down: Track star A. J. (4): FOYT
26 Down: Gave a sly signal (6): WINKED
28 Down: Good spot for a date? (5): OASIS
34 Down: "Dies ___" (hymn) (4): IRAE
36 Down: Prepare for a dubbing (5): KNEEL
38 Down: Yucatán "you" (5): USTED
39 Down: With 48-Across, mediocre (3): NOT
40 Down: Insomniac's TV viewing (11): THEL8L8SHOW
41 Down: "The Chairs" playwright (7): IONESCO
42 Down: Former Fords (4): LTDS
43 Down: Showing, as a deck member (6): FACEUP
44 Down: Square sorts (6): DWEEBS
45 Down: Peace Nobelist Sakharov (6): ANDREI
47 Down: Cost for getting money, maybe (6): ATMFEE
50 Down: Common settler (4): DUST
52 Down: Bowls (6): ARENAS
56 Down: ___-Tass news agency (4): ITAR
58 Down: Bread, milk or eggs (6): STAPLE
61 Down: Tech stock (3): IBM
62 Down: Elk (7): WAPITIS
64 Down: Folk singer Jenkins (4): ELLA
65 Down: Miracle Mets pitcher, 1969 (6): SEAVER
66 Down: Shamus (3): TEC
67 Down: Person who's visibly happy (6): BEAMER
68 Down: On deck (6): UPNEXT
69 Down: Rubs (6): CHAFES
75 Down: Sweeping story (4): EPIC
77 Down: Schubert's "Eine kleine Trauermusik," e.g. (5): NONET
78 Down: Use TurboTax, say (5): EFILE
81 Down: Comedian Foxx (4): REDD
84 Down: Movie producer's time of stress (9): RELEASED8
85 Down: Tariffs hinder it (9): OPENTRADE
86 Down: Oscar-winning actress for "The Great Lie," 1941 (9): MARYASTOR
88 Down: With freedom of tempo (6): RUBATO
89 Down: Conditions (4): ST8S
90 Down: Some service stations (8): TEACARTS
92 Down: Black bird (3): ANI
94 Down: Devotional ceremonies (5): RITES
97 Down: Pickle type (7): GHERKIN
100 Down: Noggin (6): NOODLE
101 Down: Ring around the collar (6): CHOKER
103 Down: Lead-in to harp or phone (5): VIBRA
105 Down: Dancer's controls? (5): REINS
107 Down: W.W. II craft (4): LSTS
108 Down: Furniture giant (4): IKEA
109 Down: Largest employer in Newton, Iowa, until 2006 (4): M8AG
111 Down: Not e'en once (4): NEER
112 Down: Winged Greek god (4): EROS
113 Down: Ballpark figure (4): STAT
114 Down: Cheese lovers (4): MICE
117 Down: The Sun Devils of the N.C.A.A. (3): ASU
119 Down: Magnanimous (3): BIG

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