__________ to the __________ III

W_ _ _ _ TO THE W_ _ _
Credit: Idea - GAMES Magazine - Sept. 2010
Raymond D. Love

Each clue below is a familiar four-word phrase or expression in which TO THE are the two middle words. The initial letter of each missing word is given, and the blanks indicate the number of missing letters. For example, given the clue W_ _ _ _ to the W_ _ _ , the answer would be WORDS TO THE WISE.

Are you U_ to the C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

1. K_ _  to the C_ _ _
2. L_ _ _ to the P_ _ _
3. C_ _ _ to the R_ _ _ _ _
4. D_ _ _ to the W_ _ _ _
5. G_ _ to the P_ _ _ _
6. C_ _ to the C_ _ _ _
7. S_ _ _ _ to the F_ _ _ _
8. L_ _ _ to the F_ _ _ _ _
9. S_ _ _ _ _ to the V_ _ _ _ _
10. L_ _ to the G_ _ _ _ _
11. C_ _ _ _ to the E_ _ _ _
12. F_ _ _ to the F_ _ _
13. S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ to the W_ _ _ _

With IT:

14. T_ _ _ it to the B_ _ _
15. T_ _ _ it to the J_ _ _ _

FIVE WORDS:

16. B_ _ _ to the D_ _ _ _ _ _   B_ _ _ _
17. M_ _ _ to the S_ _ _ _  H_ _ _ _

Answers:

Up to the Challenge

1. Key to the City
2. Link to the Past
3. Come to the Rescue
4. Dead to the World
5. Get to the Point
6. Cut to the Chase
7. Stick to the Facts
8. Look to the Future
9. Spoils to the Victor
10. Low to the Ground
11. Close to the Earth
12. Feet to the Fire
13. Shoulder to the Wheel
14. Take it to the Bank
15. Tell it to the Judge
16. Back to the Drawing Board
17. Maps to the Stars' Homes