CORE O' NATIONS - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 138 clues). Published 2/19/2012. By James F. C. Burns.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: How a bug might go on a windshield (5)
- SPLAT
- 6 Across: Opposite of neither (4)
- BOTH
- 10 Across: College town SW of Cleveland (7)
- OBERLIN
- 17 Across: Hunt (6)
- FORAGE
- 18 Across: Donnybrook (5)
- MELEE
- 19 Across: Island group that includes Guam (8)
- MARIANAS
- 21 Across: Show of affection (12)
- AHUGANDAKISS
- 23 Across: Balletic (8)
- GRACEFUL
- 24 Across: Misery causes (5)
- BANES
- 25 Across: Ridiculous (7)
- IDIOTIC
- 27 Across: The first letter of "tsar," in Cyrillic (3)
- TSE
- 28 Across: Sweet ending? (3)
- OSE
- 29 Across: Mobile camper, informally (4)
- RVER
- 30 Across: Long-migration seabirds (5)
- TERNS
- 31 Across: Deep Western lake (5)
- TAHOE
- 33 Across: Tied (4)
- DREW
- 34 Across: Back to front? (3)
- IER
- 35 Across: Kind of rock (4)
- ACID
- 36 Across: Eucharist plate (5)
- PATEN
- 37 Across: Half of a 1960s pop group (5)
- MAMAS
- 38 Across: O. Henry bad guy who became a Hollywood/TV hero (8)
- CISCOKID
- 41 Across: Appropriate, in slang (5)
- PINCH
- 42 Across: Part of the Confederacy: Abbr. (3)
- ALA
- 43 Across: The gold in them thar hills, say (3)
- ORE
- 44 Across: Like "vav" in the Hebrew alphabet (5)
- SIXTH
- 45 Across: Aussie "girl" famous for 55-Downing (7)
- MATILDA
- 49 Across: Frizzy dos (5)
- AFROS
- 51 Across: Tax-free bond, briefly (4)
- MUNI
- 52 Across: Like leprechauns (5)
- IRISH
- 54 Across: Your, to Yves (3)
- TES
- 55 Across: Summarize (6)
- WRAPUP
- 56 Across: Pot builder (4)
- ANTE
- 57 Across: Opposite of spring (4)
- NEAP
- 58 Across: Ryder fleet (4)
- VANS
- 59 Across: Record label for Cee Lo and Whitney Houston (6)
- ARISTA
- 60 Across: Some payments: Abbr. (3)
- CKS
- 61 Across: Roseanne's husband on "Roseanne" (3)
- DAN
- 62 Across: And others (6)
- ETALIA
- 64 Across: Former European money (4)
- LIRE
- 65 Across: "Dies ___" (4)
- IRAE
- 67 Across: Attack with snowballs (4)
- PELT
- 68 Across: Lime ___ (6)
- RICKEY
- 69 Across: Not yet decided: Abbr. (3)
- TBA
- 70 Across: Public (5)
- KNOWN
- 71 Across: Middle parts of Japan? (4)
- OBIS
- 72 Across: Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Minutemen (5)
- UMASS
- 73 Across: Maximally wacky (7)
- ZANIEST
- 75 Across: "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker (5)
- YENTE
- 77 Across: One of two deliveries? (3)
- SON
- 78 Across: Rap's Dr. ___ (3)
- DRE
- 79 Across: Bonaventures, e.g. (5)
- MASTS
- 80 Across: Double, maybe (8)
- STUNTMAN
- 85 Across: Pesto ingredient (5)
- BASIL
- 87 Across: The House of ___ (5)
- GUCCI
- 88 Across: Baba ___ (Gilda Radner character) (4)
- WAWA
- 89 Across: Writer Umberto (3)
- ECO
- 90 Across: Titles for attys. (4)
- ESQS
- 91 Across: Ottoman officer (5)
- PASHA
- 92 Across: Noted tower locale (5)
- BABEL
- 93 Across: Spring (4)
- LEAP
- 94 Across: Pac-12 team, for short (3)
- ASU
- 95 Across: Shelley's fairy queen (3)
- MAB
- 96 Across: Crafter's pedal (7)
- TREADLE
- 98 Across: Throng (5)
- HORDE
- 99 Across: Start for someone seeking advice (8)
- DEARABBY
- 102 Across: Place for produce stands (12)
- GARDENMARKET
- 104 Across: It's pushed in a park (8)
- STROLLER
- 105 Across: Some exams (5)
- ORALS
- 106 Across: Sparkles (6)
- GLEAMS
- 107 Across: Areas (7)
- SECTORS
- 108 Across: N.J. and Pa. each have a famous one (4)
- TPKE
- 109 Across: Hall of fame (5)
- MONTY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "Me too" (7)
- SOHAVEI
- 2 Down: Tree trimmers (7)
- PRUNERS
- 3 Down: Drink with foam on top (5)
- LAGER
- 4 Down: "Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's ___" (4)
- AGAS
- 5 Down: X (3)
- TEN
- 6 Down: Show sympathy, say (6)
- BEKIND
- 7 Down: Stews (5)
- OLIOS
- 8 Down: Check, as brakes (4)
- TEST
- 9 Down: Halting (8)
- HESITANT
- 10 Down: Text-speak gasp (3)
- OMG
- 11 Down: Red Cross founder Clara (6)
- BARTON
- 12 Down: Remove (5)
- ERASE
- 13 Down: Wedding staple (4)
- RICE
- 14 Down: New Guinea port (3)
- LAE
- 15 Down: Unofficial discussions (13)
- INFORMALTALKS
- 16 Down: Something gotten at an amusement park, maybe (6)
- NAUSEA
- 17 Down: Draper's supply (6)
- FABRIC
- 18 Down: Real ___ (6)
- MADRID
- 20 Down: Loads (5)
- SLEWS
- 22 Down: X, in Roma (5)
- DIECI
- 26 Down: Trip up, perhaps (11)
- CATCHINALIE
- 30 Down: Makes an extra effort (10)
- TAKESPAINS
- 32 Down: Little chuckle (3)
- HEH
- 33 Down: "Swans Reflecting Elephants," e.g. (4)
- DALI
- 36 Down: Mischievous one (5)
- PIXIE
- 37 Down: SAT section (4)
- MATH
- 39 Down: Whodunit staple (6)
- CORPSE
- 40 Down: "Are you in ___?" (5)
- OROUT
- 41 Down: Servings of 3-Down (5)
- PINTS
- 44 Down: Sea salvager's quest, maybe (11)
- SUNKENYACHT
- 45 Down: One-named rapper with the 2008 hit "Paper Planes" (3)
- MIA
- 46 Down: Like always (10)
- ASPERUSUAL
- 47 Down: Turns down (6)
- DENIES
- 48 Down: Appraise (5)
- ASSAY
- 49 Down: Mexican shout of elation (6)
- ARRIBA
- 50 Down: On the level (13)
- FAIRANDSQUARE
- 51 Down: Colorful bird (5)
- MACAW
- 53 Down: Lets (5)
- RENTS
- 55 Down: See 45-Across (5)
- WALTZ
- 58 Down: For immediate lease, say (6)
- VACANT
- 61 Down: Lord's Prayer word (5)
- DEBTS
- 63 Down: The 82-Down in "The Lion King" (5)
- TIMON
- 66 Down: Hogwash (3)
- ROT
- 67 Down: Film producer Carlo (5)
- PONTI
- 70 Down: Bottom of the ocean? (4)
- KEEL
- 74 Down: Bearded flower (4)
- IRIS
- 76 Down: Pricey hors d'oeuvre (8)
- ESCARGOT
- 79 Down: Juilliard subj. (3)
- MUS
- 80 Down: Pricey furs (6)
- SABLES
- 81 Down: Many a Justin Bieber fan (5)
- TWEEN
- 82 Down: African mongoose (7)
- MEERKAT
- 83 Down: It's much thanked once a year (7)
- ACADEMY
- 84 Down: Common co-op rule (6)
- NOPETS
- 85 Down: They can help worriers (5)
- BEADS
- 86 Down: Strengths (6)
- ASSETS
- 87 Down: Gossip (6)
- GABBER
- 88 Down: Ungainly gait (6)
- WADDLE
- 91 Down: San ___, suburb of San Francisco (5)
- PABLO
- 92 Down: Israel's Ehud (5)
- BARAK
- 93 Down: Wife of 67-Down (5)
- LOREN
- 95 Down: Barley product (4)
- MALT
- 97 Down: O.K. Corral hero (4)
- EARP
- 98 Down: Eclipse phenomenon (4)
- HALO
- 100 Down: Mythical bird (3)
- ROC
- 101 Down: Earth cycles: Abbr. (3)
- YRS
- 103 Down: 1991 book subtitled "When the Lion Roars" (3)
- MGM
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