THE WISH - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 12/12/2010. By Karen Young Bonin.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Lady Bird Johnson's middle name (4): ALTA
5 Across: Butt (4): STUB
9 Across: Wolf (6): MASHER
15 Across: Year the emperor Frederick II died (4): MCCL
19 Across: Phony (4): SHAM
20 Across: Dancer's duds (4): TUTU
21 Across: Last word of Kansas' motto (6): ASPERA
22 Across: Wings on an avis (4): ALAE
23 Across: Tempo for a stringed instrument? (9): HARPSPEED
25 Across: Nine Muses after dieting? (11): THINSISTERS
27 Across: Madrileño's home (6): ESPANA
28 Across: Cartonfuls of eggs (6): DOZENS
30 Across: Indian musician's collection (6): SITARS
31 Across: Stop on many a Caribbean cruise (6): NASSAU
32 Across: River forming the borders of parts of five states (4): OHIO
33 Across: Maid's supply (5): LINEN
34 Across: Alien attackers' goal? (13): GLOBALHARMING
39 Across: 22 of the 26 letters of the alphabet, in D.C. (3): STS
42 Across: Part of an Egyptian headpiece (3): ASP
45 Across: The Destroyer, in Hinduism (4): SIVA
46 Across: Part of a presidential motorcade (6): ESCORT
47 Across: Kind of committee (5): ADHOC
49 Across: Many unopened letters (4): SPAM
51 Across: Birthplace of cuneiform writing (5): SUMER
53 Across: Is heartbroken (5): ACHES
55 Across: Architect Saarinen (4): EERO
56 Across: Draped item (4): SARI
57 Across: Poor, as security (3): LAX
58 Across: Decisive time (4): DDAY
59 Across: Most likely to succeed (6): ABLEST
61 Across: Windpipe (7): TRACHEA
64 Across: Étienne's mine (4): AMOI
66 Across: Falling apart (8): DECREPIT
68 Across: Rush hour control? (15): HASTEMANAGEMENT
71 Across: Forlorn, say (8): DESERTED
74 Across: Turner of Hollywood (4): LANA
75 Across: Chicken for dinner (7): BROILER
79 Across: Actress de Ravin of "Roswell" and "Lost" (6): EMILIE
80 Across: Showy coat? (4): GILT
82 Across: ___ Red Seal (classical music label) (3): RCA
84 Across: Score component (4): NOTE
85 Across: Blast (4): BALL
86 Across: Royal of 27-Across (5): REINA
88 Across: Mushroom-to-be (5): SPORE
90 Across: Ambition (4): GOAL
91 Across: Forcibly divides (5): RIVES
93 Across: Soul singer James with the 1990 #1 hit "I Don't Have the Heart" (6): INGRAM
95 Across: "I got ___ ..." (4): AGAL
97 Across: Work at (3): PLY
98 Across: Stout, for one (3): ALE
99 Across: Choice of the right door on "Let's Make a Deal"? (13): HINGEDVICTORY
102 Across: Lorelei's locale (5): RHINE
104 Across: "The Time Machine" people (4): ELOI
105 Across: Battlefield activity (6): TRIAGE
110 Across: Hawke and Allen (6): ETHANS
112 Across: Word before "a will" and "a way" (6): THERES
115 Across: "The Sopranos" roles (6): HITMEN
116 Across: Like tuned-in listeners? (11): READYTOHEAR
118 Across: Orlando team water boy, e.g.? (9): MAGICHAND
121 Across: Roberts's "Pretty Woman" co-star (4): GERE
122 Across: Fictitious Plaza resident (6): ELOISE
123 Across: A reed (4): OBOE
124 Across: Medicinal plant (4): ALOE
125 Across: Billfold fillers (4): ONES
126 Across: Just missed a birdie (6): PARRED
127 Across: Accident reminder (4): SCAR
128 Across: No longer carrying current (4): DEAD

Down Answers

1 Down: Extremely pale (5): ASHEN
2 Down: Capital city whose name means "place of the gods" (5): LHASA
3 Down: Rain checks? (5): TARPS
4 Down: Oscars org. (5): AMPAS
5 Down: Popular German beer, informally (8): STPAULIS
6 Down: Voting day: Abbr. (3): TUE
7 Down: Salt Lake City player (3): UTE
8 Down: The Enlightened One (6): BUDDHA
9 Down: Manischewitz products (7): MATZOHS
10 Down: 1975 Wimbledon winner (4): ASHE
11 Down: Turn in many a kids' game (4): SPIN
12 Down: Layers (4): HENS
13 Down: R.N.'s work in them (3): ERS
14 Down: Gingerbread man's eye, maybe (6): RAISIN
15 Down: Photo finish (5): MATTE
16 Down: Flock after a rainstorm? (10): CLEANSHEEP
17 Down: Caleb who wrote "The Alienist" (4): CARR
18 Down: Subtracting (4): LESS
24 Down: Hiccups, so to speak (5): SNAGS
26 Down: ___ different tune (5): SINGA
29 Down: Edmonton N.H.L.'er (5): OILER
32 Down: See 50-Down (5): OBAMA
33 Down: Lo-cal (4): LITE
35 Down: Produce an egg (7): OVULATE
36 Down: Evangeline, for one (7): ACADIAN
37 Down: Cabo da ___, westernmost spot in continental Europe (4): ROCA
38 Down: Robert Louis Stevenson title character (6): MRHYDE
40 Down: Trunks (5): TORSI
41 Down: Ivanhoe's creator (5): SCOTT
42 Down: ___ prof. (4): ASST
43 Down: Nautical pole (4): SPAR
44 Down: Law office worker, informally (4): PARA
48 Down: Taking out (8): DELETING
50 Down: With 32-Down, first lady who graduated from Harvard Law (8): MICHELLE
52 Down: End-of-semester event (4): EXAM
54 Down: Holy, to Horace (5): SACER
58 Down: Robert who played Mr. Chips (5): DONAT
60 Down: Czech city (4): BRNO
62 Down: Mata ___ (4): HARI
63 Down: Poly- follower (5): ESTER
65 Down: Pond denizen (7): MALLARD
67 Down: Blockade (7): EMBARGO
69 Down: Trim (6): EDGING
70 Down: John Irving title character (4): GARP
71 Down: Winger of "Urban Cowboy" (5): DEBRA
72 Down: Texting alternative (5): EMAIL
73 Down: Tortoise's opponent after finishing second? (10): SILVERHARE
76 Down: Coil (4): LOOP
77 Down: List-ending abbr. (4): ETAL
78 Down: Depend (4): RELY
81 Down: "Bus Stop" playwright (4): INGE
83 Down: Ring-tailed animal (5): COATI
87 Down: German article (4): EINE
88 Down: Say "cheese," say (5): SMILE
89 Down: Not so genteel (8): EARTHIER
92 Down: Polished (5): SHINY
94 Down: Stated (7): AVERRED
96 Down: Part of songwriting (5): LYRIC
100 Down: Synchronized (with) (6): INSTEP
101 Down: Earth and beyond (6): COSMOS
103 Down: Persephone's abductor (5): HADES
106 Down: "___ to Be You" (5): ITHAD
107 Down: "I Was ___ War Bride" (5): AMALE
108 Down: Columbus called it home (5): GENOA
109 Down: Was over (5): ENDED
110 Down: Logician's word (4): ERGO
111 Down: High schooler (4): TEEN
112 Down: God with a day of the week named after him (4): THOR
113 Down: Son or daughter, typically (4): HEIR
114 Down: Luxury (4): EASE
117 Down: Suffix with pay (3): OLA
119 Down: Symbol of simplicity (3): ABC
120 Down: Indian state once owned by Portugal (3): GOA

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