THE END IS IN SIGHT - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 147 clues). Published 7/17/2011. By Daniel A. Finan.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Punch (3): JAB
4 Across: Birthstones whose name starts with the same letter as their month (5): OPALS
9 Across: Senescence (6): OLDAGE
15 Across: Puzzle (5): ADDLE
20 Across: Advantage (3): USE
21 Across: "Chasing Pirates" singer Jones (5): NORAH
22 Across: "Stop that!" (6): COOLIT
23 Across: Matt in the morning (5): LAUER
24 Across: It means nothing (3): NIL
25 Across: Parting words from the busy type (18): PLACESTOGOPEOPLETO
28 Across: Whom a guy might hang with when he's not with the guys (6): GALPAL
30 Across: Isn't shy with an opinion (8): SPEAKSUP
31 Across: Area in a 1969 Elvis Presley hit (6): GHETTO
32 Across: "The Chosen" author Chaim (5): POTOK
34 Across: Cabinet dept. since 1965 (3): HUD
35 Across: Pottery base (4): CLAY
36 Across: Hans Christian Andersen story (17): THEPRINCESSANDTHE
43 Across: Kind of shot (3): FLU
46 Across: Critter with foot-long teeth (5): HIPPO
47 Across: Dipped sticks? (4): OARS
48 Across: Island known for having "the wettest spot on Earth" (450+" of rain per year) (5): KAUAI
49 Across: French Revolution figure (5): MARAT
51 Across: Adrien of cosmetics (5): ARPEL
52 Across: Iraq war subj. (3): WMD
53 Across: Hardly breaking a sweat (12): WITHRELATIVE
55 Across: Goldenrod, e.g. (4): WEED
56 Across: Article for Lil Wayne (3): THA
57 Across: Eastern sect (3): ZEN
58 Across: Appears gradually on the screen (7): FADESIN
59 Across: One of 15, once: Abbr. (3): SSR
60 Across: Major upset, say (7): SHOCKER
62 Across: See 72-Across (3): MAE
65 Across: Monster of Norse myth (6): KRAKEN
66 Across: End of a command at the Battle of Bunker Hill (16): THEWHITESOFTHEIR
69 Across: Symbol of strength, to the Maya (6): JAGUAR
72 Across: With 62-Across, Whoopi's "Ghost" role (3): ODA
73 Across: Granter of an honorary degree to George Washington in 1776 (7): HARVARD
74 Across: Farmer's ___ (3): TAN
77 Across: Where K-I-S-S-I-N-G happens (7): INATREE
79 Across: Hydroxide, e.g. (3): ION
80 Across: C.I.A. forerunner (3): OSS
81 Across: Palm variety (4): SAGO
82 Across: "Godspeed!" (12): BESTOFLUCKTO
86 Across: Water ____ (dental product company) (3): PIK
87 Across: How some stock is purchased (5): ATPAR
88 Across: City on the Ruhr (5): ESSEN
89 Across: Pianist Albéniz (5): ISAAC
90 Across: TV part (4): TELE
91 Across: Gymnast Comaneci (5): NADIA
92 Across: Place with snorts (3): STY
93 Across: End of a Benjamin Franklin aphorism (17): HEALTHYWEALTHYAND
96 Across: Bring to a ___ (4): BOIL
98 Across: 9/ (3): SEP
99 Across: Pacifist's protest (5): LIEIN
100 Across: The Jackson 5's first major label (6): MOTOWN
103 Across: Most clueless (8): DITSIEST
108 Across: Papal legate (6): NUNCIO
111 Across: 2009 fantasy film based on a best-selling book (18): WHERETHEWILDTHINGS
114 Across: Goof (3): ERR
115 Across: Former U.N. leader Kofi (5): ANNAN
116 Across: Key of the "Odense" Symphony (6): AMINOR
117 Across: "Swan Lake" maiden (5): ODILE
118 Across: Arm of a starfish (3): RAY
119 Across: Has over (5): HOSTS
120 Across: Tree with fan-shaped leaves (6): GINKGO
121 Across: Grill brand (5): WEBER
122 Across: Cause for a TV-MA rating (3): SEX

Down Answers

1 Down: Contemporary of Freud (4): JUNG
2 Down: See 96-Down (4): ASIA
3 Down: Vegetable on a vine (10): BELLPEPPER
4 Down: Cruising the beat (8): ONPATROL
5 Down: Hoi ___ (6): POLLOI
6 Down: Coach Parseghian (3): ARA
7 Down: Varnish resins (4): LACS
8 Down: Jesus, to Christians (8): SHEPHERD
9 Down: Quarterfinal groups, e.g. (6): OCTADS
10 Down: "The way I see it ..." (4): LOOK
11 Down: See 15-Down (4): DOGS
12 Down: Jesús, for one (4): ALOU
13 Down: Notre Dame football legend (4): GIPP
14 Down: Time to enjoy le soleil (3): ETE
15 Down: With 11-Down, leaders (5): ALPHA
16 Down: Chicago mayor before Emanuel (5): DALEY
17 Down: Number with two (4): DUET
18 Down: Riga resident (4): LETT
19 Down: Switch ending (4): EROO
26 Down: Creator of Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (5): SEUSS
27 Down: Watch on the beach, maybe (4): OGLE
29 Down: Like bubble gum and questions (6): POPPED
33 Down: Skills (7): KNOWHOW
35 Down: Main (5): CHIEF
36 Down: Détentes (5): THAWS
37 Down: Classic root beer brand (5): HIRES
38 Down: 1980s lightweight boxing champ (7): CAMACHO
39 Down: Of the same sort (4): AKIN
40 Down: D.C. baseballer (3): NAT
41 Down: "Ya think?!" (3): DUH
42 Down: Stuff in a pit (3): TAR
43 Down: Give a body check (5): FRISK
44 Down: "C'est ___" (5): LAVIE
45 Down: Vols' school (5): UTENN
49 Down: Where Julio Iglesias was born (6): MADRID
50 Down: Rampaging, after "on" (5): ATEAR
53 Down: Had been (4): WERE
54 Down: They moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles in 1960 (6): LAKERS
56 Down: 1994 Denis Leary/Kevin Spacey flick (6): THEREF
57 Down: Sorority letter (4): ZETA
60 Down: Stone in Hollywood (6): SHARON
61 Down: Word repeated in "I ___! I ___!" (3): KID
62 Down: Bellyache (4): MOAN
63 Down: Home of the 46-Across: Abbr. (3): AFR
64 Down: "Ta-da!" (7): ETVOILA
66 Down: "Così fan ___" (5): TUTTE
67 Down: "Buzz off!" (4): SHOO
68 Down: Eddie on "Leave It to Beaver" (7): HASKELL
69 Down: Dovetails (5): JIBES
70 Down: Emily Dickinson poem "For Every Bird ___" (5): ANEST
71 Down: Bombastic (5): GASSY
74 Down: Some clickers (10): TAPDANCERS
75 Down: Over (5): AGAIN
76 Down: Military group headquartered in Colo. Spgs. (5): NORAD
78 Down: Architect Saarinen (5): ELIEL
79 Down: Hankering (4): ITCH
81 Down: "___ Alive" (6): STAYIN
83 Down: Today preceder (3): USA
84 Down: "Silent" one (3): CAL
85 Down: Krazy ___ (3): KAT
86 Down: Something to watch when there's nothing on? (8): PEEPSHOW
87 Down: Big name in brewing (8): ANHEUSER
90 Down: Modern update (5): TWEET
93 Down: Clue (4): HINT
94 Down: San ___, Calif. (6): YSIDRO
95 Down: Little thrill (6): TINGLE
96 Down: 2006 comedy title character from western 2-Down (5): BORAT
97 Down: Buck in the Country Music Hall of Fame (5): OWENS
100 Down: [Kiss] (4): MWAH
101 Down: "Yikes!" (4): OHNO
102 Down: Perfect specimens (4): TENS
103 Down: Half: Prefix (4): DEMI
104 Down: Cry after hitting a jackpot (4): IWIN
105 Down: "Peter Pan" fairy, for short (4): TINK
106 Down: Struggle (through) (4): SLOG
107 Down: Surfer's concern (4): TIDE
109 Down: "Dies ___" (4): IRAE
110 Down: Serengeti antelope (4): ORYX
112 Down: Witch (3): HAG
113 Down: Point of writing? (3): NIB

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