BUMPER CARS - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 9/8/2013. By Pete Muller and Sue Keefer.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Fix (4): SPAY
5 Across: Some powder (4): TALC
9 Across: Hurdles for future E.N.T.'s and G.P.'s (5): MCATS
14 Across: Antiqued photograph color (5): SEPIA
19 Across: "Idomeneo" heroine (4): ILIA
20 Across: River into which the Great Miami flows (4): OHIO
21 Across: Japanese copier company (5): RICOH
22 Across: Some title holders (5): EARLS
23 Across: Search for a cradle-robbing woman in New York City? (21): PARKAVENUECOUGARQUEST
27 Across: Candy bar featured in a "Seinfeld" episode (4): TWIX
28 Across: Bittern's habitat (5): MARSH
29 Across: Country composed of 200+ islands (5): PALAU
30 Across: Start of many Brazilian place names (3): SAO
31 Across: Salts (6): SEAMEN
33 Across: "___ any wonder?" (4): ISIT
35 Across: Sticky handle? (6): ELMERS
37 Across: High-handed ambassador stationed off the Italian coast? (21): CAVALIERCAPRIDIPLOMAT
43 Across: Cast (3): HUE
44 Across: TV show broadcast from Times Square, for short (3): GMA
45 Across: French/Belgian river (4): YSER
46 Across: Turbaned type (5): SWAMI
47 Across: Musician with the gold-selling album "Sugar Lips" (6): ALHIRT
50 Across: Billet-doux recipient (5): AMOUR
54 Across: Four-time Best New Age Album Grammy winner (4): ENYA
55 Across: Peace treaty between a predator and its prey? (18): BOBCATRABBITACCORD
61 Across: Frequently faked luxury brand (5): ROLEX
62 Across: Palindromic constellation (3): ARA
63 Across: Relation? (4): TALE
64 Across: Contents of some six-packs (3): ABS
67 Across: Tom Brady, in the 2002 Super Bowl? (21): INTREPIDRAMCHALLENGER
74 Across: More, in Madrid (3): MAS
75 Across: ___ cube (popular 1960s puzzle) (4): SOMA
76 Across: ___ Canals (3): SOO
77 Across: Charred (5): BURNT
78 Across: Musical piece for a "Star Wars" battle scene? (18): STORMTROOPERSONATA
84 Across: Here, in Honduras (4): AQUI
87 Across: As a result (5): HENCE
88 Across: Mistakes made by some bad drivers (6): SHANKS
89 Across: Writer H. H. ___ (5): MUNRO
91 Across: ___-Honey (4): BITO
94 Across: Magazine user? (3): UZI
95 Across: Smuggler-chasing org. (3): ATF
98 Across: Advocate for pro-am tournaments? (21): CELEBRITYGOLFDEFENDER
105 Across: Kind of kick (6): ONSIDE
106 Across: Pixar title character (4): NEMO
107 Across: Like some excuses (6): FLIMSY
108 Across: Pseudonym preceder (3): AKA
110 Across: Change (5): COINS
112 Across: Short-winded (5): TERSE
115 Across: Turning point (4): AXIS
116 Across: Diminutive Aborigine? (21): MIDGETOUTBACKEXPLORER
121 Across: Engage in excessive self-reflection? (5): PREEN
122 Across: Marathoner's woe (5): CRAMP
123 Across: Sections of a natural history museum, maybe (4): ERAS
124 Across: Super Soaker brand (4): NERF
125 Across: Not approach directly (5): SIDLE
126 Across: Himalayans of legend (5): YETIS
127 Across: Prefix with god (4): DEMI
128 Across: Home of Wind Cave Natl. Park (4): SDAK

Down Answers

1 Down: Nurse (3): SIP
2 Down: Stop getting better (7): PLATEAU
3 Down: Broadcast medium (7): AIRWAVE
4 Down: City near Mount Rainier (6): YAKIMA
5 Down: "Mazel ___!" (3): TOV
6 Down: [Pardon] (4): AHEM
7 Down: Director Wertmüller (4): LINA
8 Down: "CBS Evening News" anchor before Pelley (6): COURIC
9 Down: 1969 Peter O'Toole title role (7): MRCHIPS
10 Down: Union letters (3): CIO
11 Down: Small 58-Down size (4): ACUP
12 Down: Ready for a frat party, say (6): TOGAED
13 Down: "Would you like me to?" (6): SHALLI
14 Down: "The Dark Knight" and "The Bourne Supremacy," e.g. (7): SEQUELS
15 Down: Mer contents (3): EAU
16 Down: Newspaper worker (8): PRESSMAN
17 Down: "Casablanca" heroine (4): ILSA
18 Down: Concerning (4): ASTO
24 Down: Skater's jump (4): AXEL
25 Down: Time piece (5): ESSAY
26 Down: X Games fixture (4): RAMP
31 Down: Acad., e.g. (3): SCH
32 Down: Brief remark upon retiring (5): NIGHT
34 Down: Milk-Bone, e.g. (5): TREAT
36 Down: Stroked, in a way (5): ROWED
38 Down: Arabic for "commander" (4): EMIR
39 Down: ___ avis (4): RARA
40 Down: "___ la Douce" (4): IRMA
41 Down: Singer Winehouse (3): AMY
42 Down: Actress Carrere (3): TIA
47 Down: Lenovo competitor (4): ACER
48 Down: Having the fewest rules (6): LAXEST
49 Down: It'll grab you by the seat of your pants (4): TBAR
51 Down: Twice tetra- (4): OCTA
52 Down: Berkeley campus, for short (4): UCAL
53 Down: Sushi bar offering (4): ROLL
55 Down: Lip (4): BRIM
56 Down: Actress Chaplin of "Game of Thrones" (4): OONA
57 Down: Nonkosher lunch orders, for short (4): BLTS
58 Down: See 11-Down (3): BRA
59 Down: Playground retort (5): IAMSO
60 Down: Shoe brand named after an animal (6): REEBOK
64 Down: Taj Mahal city (4): AGRA
65 Down: Inclination (4): BENT
66 Down: Mex. miss (4): SRTA
68 Down: ___ Bear (4): POOH
69 Down: Hungarian man's name that's an anagram of 38-Down (4): IMRE
70 Down: "Nuts!" (4): DAMN
71 Down: Speak pigeon? (3): COO
72 Down: Short trips (4): HOPS
73 Down: Ones with good habits? (4): NUNS
78 Down: Seductive singer (5): SIREN
79 Down: Frozen dessert brand owned by Mrs. Fields (4): TCBY
80 Down: Rule (5): REIGN
81 Down: Book of Judges judge (4): EHUD
82 Down: Bring down the house? (4): RAZE
83 Down: Disdainful response (5): SNIFF
84 Down: "Mad Men" channel (3): AMC
85 Down: Neighbor of Vt. (3): QUE
86 Down: Dumped (on) (8): UNLOADED
90 Down: Very blue (7): OBSCENE
92 Down: Accessories for hoofers (7): TOETAPS
93 Down: Ancient Mexican (5): OLMEC
95 Down: Like role models (7): ADMIRED
96 Down: Small mosaic tile (7): TESSERA
97 Down: Small ___ (3): FRY
99 Down: Pussy ___ (Russian girl group) (4): RIOT
100 Down: Opposite of brilliance (6): IDIOCY
101 Down: Job security, for some (6): TENURE
102 Down: Split (6): FORKED
103 Down: Carrier to Ben Gurion (4): ELAL
104 Down: Onetime White House family (6): NIXONS
108 Down: Some concert gear (4): AMPS
109 Down: Diva ___ Te Kanawa (4): KIRI
111 Down: H.R.'s, e.g. (4): STAT
113 Down: Withered (4): SERE
114 Down: Checkup, e.g. (4): EXAM
117 Down: Shampoo, maybe (3): GEL
118 Down: Ascap rival (3): BMI
119 Down: Inflation indicator: Abbr. (3): PSI
120 Down: D.C.'s ___ Stadium (3): RFK

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