GETTING IN THE FINAL WORD - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (21x21 grid, 140 clues). Published 6/28/2015. By Jeremy Newton.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Free, as copies (5): UNJAM
6 Across: Small world? (5): GLOBE
11 Across: Flock leader, for short (3): REV
14 Across: "The Avengers" supervillain (4): LOKI
18 Across: Gay rights, e.g. (5): CAUSE
19 Across: Sportscaster Rashad (5): AHMAD
20 Across: Hello from Hadrian (3): AVE
21 Across: Like some enemy waters in wartime (5): MINED
22 Across: ___ focus (5): LASER
23 Across: "Geez, get off my back already!" (9): NAGNAGNAG
25 Across: Drone's mission, maybe (5): INTEL
26 Across: Tums and others (8): ANTACIDS
28 Across: Mountain, in Hawaiian (5): MAUNA
29 Across: Flip (5): GOAPE
30 Across: With 13-Down, shorthand pact for a wild trip (11): WHATHAPPENS
34 Across: Mumbai misters (4): SRIS
35 Across: Green dwarf (6): BONSAI
39 Across: "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" philosopher (4): HUME
40 Across: Old J.F.K. fliers (4): SSTS
42 Across: C.D. fig. (3): INT
43 Across: Stopping points (6): DEPOTS
44 Across: Like most Seth Rogen roles (7): COMEDIC
46 Across: "Sup, homie" (5): YODOG
48 Across: Ever so slightly (5): AMITE
49 Across: Red orbiter (3): MIR
50 Across: Give formally (6): CEDETO
52 Across: With 49-Down, 1995 Oscar-nominated Pixar theme song (15): YOUVEGOTAFRIEND
57 Across: Tailor-made (4): SEWN
60 Across: "Pow!" (3): BAM
61 Across: Hunted (4): PREY
62 Across: Rosie, for one (7): RIVETER
64 Across: Easy step (4): TROT
66 Across: Ultimate application (6): ENDUSE
68 Across: Bomb shelters? (5): SILOS
69 Across: Philosophy book by Spinoza (6): ETHICS
71 Across: Judge (4): DEEM
72 Across: Chocolatier's offering (7): SAMPLER
75 Across: "___ Lisa" (4): MONA
77 Across: Start of many Batman villain names (3): THE
78 Across: Forensic IDs (4): DNAS
80 Across: With 58-Down, request for an official document (15): COULDYOUPUTTHAT
83 Across: Metaphor for a sudden success (6): METEOR
85 Across: "___ and wisdom are like the seven stars, seldom seen together": Thomas Fuller (3): WIT
86 Across: Some crackers (5): THINS
87 Across: The City of a Thousand Minarets (5): CAIRO
89 Across: Guard at a gated community? (7): STPETER
93 Across: Not let a big opportunity slip by, say (6): POUNCE
94 Across: Bit of roller derby gear (3): PAD
95 Across: Master of fugues (4): BACH
97 Across: Latin 101 verb (4): AMAT
98 Across: Mr. Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" (6): GEORGE
99 Across: Admiral Zumwalt (4): ELMO
101 Across: With 90-Down, reacting to a gut punch, perhaps (11): DOUBLEDOVER
104 Across: Cleverly crafted (5): SLICK
106 Across: Financial backer for Magellan (5): SPAIN
107 Across: Diverse (8): ECLECTIC
113 Across: Gift in a plate (5): TITHE
114 Across: Stock character like Mayberry's Otis (9): TOWNDRUNK
117 Across: Bush in the Rose Garden, once (5): LAURA
118 Across: Light bulb in the fridge? (5): ONION
119 Across: Dull finish? (3): ARD
120 Across: Sister of Clio (5): ERATO
121 Across: Age-old bug trap (5): AMBER
122 Across: Barracks barkers: Abbr. (4): SGTS
123 Across: Drone zone (3): SKY
124 Across: Prepare, as poultry (5): DRESS
125 Across: Tiniest thing (5): LEAST

Down Answers

1 Down: Pac-12 team (4): UCLA
2 Down: Indian flatbread (4): NAAN
3 Down: With 18-Across, "To be on the safe side ..." (4): JUST
4 Down: Out fishing, maybe (4): ASEA
5 Down: Former Ford make, informally (4): MERC
6 Down: Whom Indians called "Bapu" ("Father") (6): GANDHI
7 Down: Home of many monasteries (5): LHASA
8 Down: "Wow!," in I.M.s (3): OMG
9 Down: Outlaw (3): BAN
10 Down: Sushi bar appetizer (7): EDAMAME
11 Down: Accrued (5): RANUP
12 Down: Not here for long (10): EVANESCENT
13 Down: Unlikely butchers (6): VEGANS
14 Down: Typesetting machines, informally (5): LINOS
15 Down: Locale of the Battle of Stoney Creek in the War of 1812 (7): ONTARIO
16 Down: With 21-Across, remembering (7): KEEPING
17 Down: Most lazy (6): IDLEST
21 Down: Cold War flier (3): MIG
24 Down: Looked surprised (5): GAPED
27 Down: "___ robbed!" (4): IWAS
31 Down: Actress Birch of "American Beauty" (5): THORA
32 Down: Be busy (3): HUM
33 Down: Ocular irritation (4): STYE
35 Down: Didn't like, and said so (8): BEMOANED
36 Down: Smoke-filled establishment (8): OPIUMDEN
37 Down: Timeout alternative (4): NOTV
38 Down: Gets into hot water? (6): STEEPS
41 Down: They're often loaded (4): SOTS
43 Down: Versatile couch (6): DAYBED
44 Down: Dot on a map (4): CITY
45 Down: Summer coolers (5): ICEES
47 Down: Performs, in Proverbs (5): DOETH
49 Down: Good name for a lawn care guy? (3): MOE
51 Down: W.W. II inits. (3): DDE
53 Down: Potential hurdles for coll. students (4): GRES
54 Down: Amenity (5): FRILL
55 Down: Angry (5): RILED
56 Down: ___-billed woodpecker (5): IVORY
58 Down: Twisting (8): WRITHING
59 Down: "Forget it!" (8): NOCHANCE
63 Down: Lens care brand (4): RENU
65 Down: Biter in Niger (6): TSETSE
67 Down: Taste that's not sweet, sour, bitter or salty (5): UMAMI
68 Down: What might win a race (5): SPURT
70 Down: Something you can't get off your chest? (6): TATTOO
73 Down: Whiz-bang (3): ACE
74 Down: Chinese dish often wrapped in pancakes (10): MOOSHUPORK
75 Down: Naturalist John (4): MUIR
76 Down: ___-in clause (3): OPT
79 Down: Tennis's Novak Djokovic, e.g. (4): SERB
81 Down: Must pay (5): OWETO
82 Down: Must See TV night: Abbr. (4): THUR
84 Down: Repugnant sort (4): TOAD
87 Down: With 104-Across, talking with a fake rasp, perhaps (7): CALLING
88 Down: "Fess up!" (7): ADMITIT
90 Down: Bristol, for one (5): PALIN
91 Down: Wrong no longer (7): EMENDED
92 Down: Tiny piece (3): TAD
93 Down: Physics Nobelist Martin, discoverer of the tauon (4): PERL
94 Down: Italian sauces (6): PESTOS
96 Down: Longtime Olympics TV host (6): COSTAS
98 Down: Wall climbers (6): GECKOS
100 Down: Big figures in Spanish ice skating (5): OCHOS
102 Down: Off-color (5): BAWDY
103 Down: Lets it all out (5): VENTS
105 Down: Plastic guy (3): KEN
108 Down: Airline to Ben Gurion (4): ELAL
109 Down: With 125-Across, got the booby prize (4): CAME
110 Down: March sound (4): TUBA
111 Down: Angers (4): IRES
112 Down: Wheel (off) (4): CART
115 Down: Classroom basics, in a manner of speaking (3): RRR
116 Down: Fed. rich in oil (3): UAE

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