Newsday.com – Jan 11 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
”Am __ the right track?” |
ION |
”Be __ as it may . . .” |
THAT |
Absolutely accurate |
RIGHTONTHEMONEY |
Alda of ”M*A*S*H” |
ALAN |
Also |
TOO |
Arrived at |
GOTTO |
Backyard barrier |
FENCE |
Baseball great Ripken |
CAL |
Before the deadline |
INTIME |
Biblical garden |
EDEN |
Building’s support column |
PILLAR |
Cairo’s country |
EGYPT |
Chinese lap dog, for short |
PEKE |
Cloth waved by a bullfighter |
CAPE |
Comedic magic duo |
PENNANDTELLER |
Compassionate treatment |
MERCY |
Confuse |
ADDLE |
Corrosive compound |
ACID |
Courteous |
POLITE |
Crams in |
STUFFS |
Crimson and scarlet |
REDS |
Dairy animal |
COW |
Days before holidays |
EVES |
Dieter-friendly, as milk |
NONFAT |
Domesticate |
TAME |
End of a prayer |
AMEN |
Exam for HS juniors |
PSAT |
Family room |
DEN |
Fashion sense |
STYLE |
Following orders closely |
TOEINGTHELINE |
Full of energy |
ALIVE |
Fully understandable |
CLEAR |
Gathered, as leaves |
RAKED |
Generic pooch name |
FIDO |
German auto |
AUDI |
Gorilla or chimp |
APE |
Graceful long-necked bird |
SWAN |
Greek pocket bread |
PITA |
Hammer targets |
NAILS |
Clues |
Answers |
Hit the roof, with ”out” |
FREAK |
Hole-finishing golf strokes |
PUTTS |
Important ”numero” |
UNO |
Impulsive desire |
WHIM |
Lady’s gown, for example |
DRESS |
Listened to |
HEARD |
Looks happy |
SMILES |
Loosen, as shoelaces |
UNDO |
Mom’s boys |
SONS |
Muscle overexertion |
STRAIN |
Nimble |
AGILE |
Nose, informally |
SNOOT |
Not moving |
INERT |
Overly agreeable guy |
YESMAN |
Pie a la __ |
MODE |
Pigpen |
STY |
Puts on, as clothes |
DONS |
Read a bar code |
SCAN |
Remain |
STAY |
Rooster or stallion |
MALE |
Sandwich partner of cheese |
HAM |
Self-esteem |
EGO |
Shorthand user, briefly |
STENO |
Shower attention (on) |
DOTE |
Similar to |
LIKE |
Slangy refusal |
UHUH |
Sounds of disapproval |
TSKS |
Strike, as at a mosquito |
SWAT |
Strong ale |
STOUT |
Strong craving |
YEN |
Sugar measurement: Abbr |
TSP |
Theater platform |
STAGE |
Theater sections |
LOGES |
Tire-filling machines |
PUMPS |
TV commercials, for example |
ADS |
Undersea vessels, for short |
SUBS |
Where Bismarck is capital: Abbr |
NDAK |
__ Beta Kappa |
PHI |
__ one’s time (waited) |
BIDED |