Puzzles

Please use preceding bold numbers in square brackets ([]) for answer numbers in boni submissions (i.e. 1-Across is Answer Number 1 in the boni submission form. 7-Across is Answer Number 2 in the boni submission form, etc.)

Across:

[1] 1. Mixed-up random hole of congressional prize.
MEDALOFHONOR

[2] 7. Makes improvements, coalesces again.
REFORMS

[3] 8. Shellfish contains crab, a lonely clam.
ABALONE

[4] 9. Strange as ruler, strangely.
SURREAL

[5] 10. Student in distress ate under guard?
UNDERGRADUATE

[6] 15. Variant on all in wool oil.
LANOLIN

[7] 17. Topless, we cringe, oddly unbranded.
GENERIC

[8] 18. Real uranium inside broken engine?
GENUINE

[9] 19. Tough fit—tricky quiz? Get these!
TIGHTSQUEEZE

Down:

[10] 1. Fine feathers distorted mob aura.
MARABOU

[11] 2. Imagined red mead creatively.
DREAMED

[12] 3. The word: also a corporate logo.
LOGOS

[13] 4. Smokey’s coworkers and foreigners follow golfer’s cry.
FORESTRANGERS

[14] 5. Bestowed, freed of foolery…
OFFERED

[15] 6. Butt piece becomes battlement.
RAMPART

[16] 11. Most spotless nest holds swallow.
NEATEST

[17] 12. Grail he turned into capital.
RALEIGH

[18] 13. Permit concealed in trap, proverbially.
APPROVE

[19] 14. Instruct to hide old coin in two transcendental numbers.
EDUCATE

[20] 16. Confused fauns botched the situation.
SNAFU

Anagrams:

Each section uses a common theme within the given topic for answers;
finding the theme will, obviously, help you solve any troublesome entries.
The marked spaces, when correctly filled, will yield another entry related
to the theme when read from top to bottom.

Geography:

21. SMAKRICB __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __ __
    BISMARCK

22. ESPANADA __ __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    PASADENA

23. FROTRAHD __ __ __ __ __ __ _x_ __
    HARTFORD

24. ILALAMOR _x_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    AMARILLO

25. MLUSBOCU __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _x_
    COLUMBUS

26. UHOULLON __ _x_ __ __ __ __ __ __
    HONOLULU

27. RNAPLODT __ __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    PORTLAND

28. HANAVANS __ __ __ __ __ __ _x_ __
    SAVANNAH

29. What do the X's spell out?
    
    SARASOTA

Literature:.

30. SLOYOTT _x_ __ __ __ __ __ __
    TOLSTOY

31. MAWTHIN __ _x_ __ __ __ __ __
    WHITMAN

32. PNONCHY __ __ __ __ __ _x_ __
    PYNCHON

33. LORCRAL __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    CARROLL

34. SELMECN __ __ __ __ _x_ __ __
    CLEMENS

35. OKVNBAO __ _x_ __ __ __ __ __
    NABOKOV

36. HARUCCE __ __ __ _x_ __ __ __
    CHAUCER

37. What do the X's spell out?
    
    THOREAU

Sports:

38. EDFESEN __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    DEFENSE

39. FOKCKIF __ __ __ __ _x_ __ __
    KICKOFF

40. ONLDHGI __ _x_ __ __ __ __ __
    HOLDING

41. NUTHOGS __ __ __ _x_ __ __ __
    SHOTGUN

42. BULDAIE __ __ __ __ _x_ __ __
    AUDIBLE

43. RETQAUR __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    QUARTER

44. ALLTERA __ __ __ __ __ __ _x_
    LATERAL

45. LANTYPE __ __ __ __ _x_ __ __
    PENALTY

46. What do the X's spell out?
    
    FOOTBALL

Pop Culture:

47. MADUSAE __ __ __ __ __ __ _x_
    AMADEUS

48. CARLUAD __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    DRACULA

49. BEJZEEL __ __ __ __ _x_ __ __
    JEZEBEL

50. GOTIVER __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    VERTIGO

51. SOTOITE __ __ __ __ __ _x_ __
    TOOTSIE

52. TWONKER _x_ __ __ __ __ __ __
    NETWORK

53. ONOTPAL __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    PLATOON

54. What do the X's spell out?
    
    SABRINA

Science:

55. SUPERSE _x_ __ __ __ __ __ __
    PERSEUS

56. EPHCUSE __ __ __ __ _x_ __ __
    CEPHEUS

57. GAISTAT __ __ _x_ __ __ __ __
    SAGITTA

58. LATINAL _x_ __ __ __ __ __ __
    ANTILLA

59. TAXNESS __ __ __ __ __ __ _x_
    SEXTANS

60. BALOCUM __ __ __ _x_ __ __ __
    COLUMBA

61. SPRANES __ __ __ __ __ __ _x_
    SERPANS

62. What do the X's spell out?
    
    PEGASUS

History:

63. MANTIATE __ X __ __ __ __ __ __
    ANTIETAM

64. SHOWBORT __ __ __ __ X __ __ __
    BOSWORTH

65. ONMARTHA __ __ X __ __ __ __ __
    MARATHON

66. SMASNASA X __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    MANASSAS

67. LOWEROAT __ X __ __ __ __ __ __
    WATERLOO

68. GNATSISH __ __ __ __ __ X __ __
    HASTINGS

69. LLOUNCED __ __ __ __ __ X __ __
    CULLODEN

70. NOTWORKY X __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    YORKTOWN

71. What do the X's spell out?
    
    NORMANDY

Before and After

Instructions:  Each clue refers to a pair of things, often people,
with a common word appearing in each phrase.  The common word will be
the end of one name or phrase and the beginning of the other.  Answers
should be written with the common word in the middle.  Note that the
common word may not be spelled identically in each item, and all
answers are at least three words long

72. Might make House calls on the Enterprise.
    ROBERT SEAN LEONARD NIMOY

73. Preppy boarding school student in Labor.
    TONY BLAIR WARNER

74. Hispanic heroine guaranteed a hit .
    PENELOPE CRUZ MISSILE

75. Billionaire alter-ego who scores high on the ice.
    BRUCE WAYNE GRETSKY

76. Advocated for civil rights atop the Empire State Building.
    MARTIN LUTHER KING KONG

77. Painted idyllic scenes of Springfield.
    WINSLOW HOMER SIMPSON

78. Guarded against a Great Escape from a Chicago cell block.
    STEVE MCQUEEN LATIFAH

79. President of the (conservative) Culture Club.
    BOY GEORGE BUSH

80. Told Grimace he was fired.
    RONALD MCDONALD TRUMP

81. His pop art is as colorful as his yarn hair.
    RAGGEDY ANDY WARHOL

82. Brought magic to Babylon 5 and The West Wing without hubby Sean.
    ROBIN WRIGHT PENN & TELLER

83. Diva more interested in gin than cotton.
    ELI WHITNEY HOUSTON

84. Has a Daily Show segment called The Screwball Letters.
    C.S. LEWIS BLACK

85. Not such a New Kid on the fantasy block.
    ROBERT JORDAN KNIGHT

86. Exercized poetic, but prohibited liquor, license.
    
    T.S. ELIOT NESS

Syllacrostic:

Fill in the answers to the clues by using all of the syllables in the
box. The number of syllables to be used in each answer is shown in
parentheses. The number of letters in each answer is indicated by the
number of blanks. Each syllable will be used once.

A	A	ANT	AS	AS	AS	BAS
BI	BISH	BLE	BU	CA	DEAR	DEL
DIL	ED	EM	EN	EX	FEN	GI
I	I	ISK	LEV	LI	LOW	MA
MA	MENT	MI	MI	MI	NEG	O
O	PHYX	PRO	RE	RE	RUB	RUN
SO	TER	TIC	TOR	U	YEL	YO

87. problem (3)                      _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    DILEMMA

88. pain reliever (4)                _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    IBUPROFEN

89. Vice city? (3)                    _ _ _ _ _
    MIAMI

90. foreign, unusual (3)           _ _ _ _ _ _
    EXOTIC

91. footnote indicator (3)        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    ASTERISK

92. not worthy of concern (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    NEGLIGIBLE

93. to sing in the Alps (2)        _ _ _ _ _
    YODEL

94. fog (3)                              _ _ _ _ _ _
    MIASMA

95. Japanese sash (2)             _ _ _
    OBI

96. old epsiode (2)                 _ _ _ _ _
    RERUN

97. sign of affection (3)           _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    ENDEARMENT

98. jaundiced (2)                    _ _ _ _ _ _
    YELLOW

99. ____ profundo (2)            _ _ _ _ _
    BASSO

100. one who teaches (4)         _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
     EDUCATOR

101. germane (3)                      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
     RELEVANT

102. garbage (2)                      _ _ _ _ _ _ _
     RUBBISH

103. oxygen deprivation (4)      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
     ASPHYXIA