Crossword Puzzle 8

Puzzle No.8

by Debbie Manber Kupfer, edited by John Chaneski

ACROSS

1
Roadside warning
6
Beyond repair
11
Pooh-poohs
17
"My Fair Lady" setting
22
Feline feet
26
IRS "hearing"
27
Adult insect
28
Lye, for one
29
"Yeah"
30
Safe, on board
31
Gawain's lamp?
33
Joan of Arc, notably
34
Chocolate left on hotel pillow?
36
___ trip
37
Itty-bitty bit
38
Daughter of Cronus
39
Trumps
41
Bud's bud
42
Old PC component
43
Thrift-shop transaction
46
Emcee's delivery
49
Guy in Genesis
51
Snicker
53
Godzilla's target
55
Special skill
57
Correct
59
Without question
61
Razor sharpener
63
Fine fiddle
66
Father of 49 Across
68
Cruising
70
Slip cover?
72
2011 Oscar winner (with "The")
76
Sun follower?
77
Hi-___ graphics
79
Key material
81
Jessica of "Dark Angel"
83
Himalayan legend
85
"Little Red Book" author
86
High quality herb?
89
New York Times employee
91
Forbidden platform?
95
Tibetan monk
96
Angler's basket
97
Film about a statue?
98
Voting groups
99
Beeped
100
Storm centers
101
Harts' mates
102
2000 Olympics city
103
Academy student
104
Little talent?

DOWN

1
Con man
2
Fencing move
3
"Later, amigo"
4
Hook up
5
Afr. country
6
Metric weight
7
Friendships
8
Heathen
9
"Yecch!"
10
"Sesame Street" watcher
11
Indistinguishable
12
Red choices
13
Gumbo contents
14
Portly
15
Airport purchase?
16
Parent
17
Spartan
18
"Pipe down!"
19
Tai ___
20
Power source
21
James of "Divergent"
22
Average
23
"Smart" one
24
Beat
25
Melee
32
Bleacher feature
35
Coach
38
Harley, e.g.
40
Headliner
44
Nautical direction
45
Longest French river
47
Emulates Gulliver
48
Gerardo's "___ Suave"
50
Mother-of-pearl source
52
Core
54
Pick
56
Hebrew month
58
Time to make bale?
60
Rx overseer
62
Stealth attack
63
Copious
64
Conger cousin
65
Manga set in motion
67
Set one's sights
69
Dine at home
71
Church council
73
Candidate's concern
74
Not so crazy
75
Some like it hot
78
Carve in stone
80
Sales force
82
Burro's cry
84
Road ___
87
More, in Madrid
88
Asian capital
90
"___ be an honor"
91
"Doctor Who" airer
92
Carte start
93
Mud bath locale
94
Spigot

Debbie Manber Kupfer grew up in the UK in the East London suburb of Barking. She has lived in Israel, New York and North Carolina and somehow ended up in St. Louis, where she works as a writer and freelance puzzle constructor of word puzzles and logic problems. She lives with her husband, two children and a very opinionated feline. She believes that with enough tea and dark chocolate you can achieve anything!

 










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Puzzle No.7 (March 2014)

by Debbie Manber Kupfer, edited by John Chaneski