Newsday.com – Jan 19 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ”A mouse!” |
EEK |
| ”Needless to __ . . .” |
SAY |
| ”On what date?” |
WHEN |
| ”Star Wars” princess |
LEIA |
| Actor Beatty |
WARREN |
| All finished |
DONE |
| Alternatively |
ELSE |
| Author Zola |
EMILE |
| Back part of a plane |
TAIL |
| Back seat’s location |
REAR |
| Banded together |
UNITED |
| Banish |
OUST |
| Boxing match ender, for short |
TKO |
| Butterfly catchers |
NETS |
| Cafeteria carriers |
TRAYS |
| Cleveland’s lake |
ERIE |
| Color of many squirrels |
GRAY |
| Corridors |
HALLS |
| Cowboy’s ”Stop!” |
WHOA |
| Cowboy’s ride |
HORSE |
| Cozy corner |
NOOK |
| Didn’t continue |
ENDED |
| Didn’t go to sleep |
STAYEDUP |
| Discourage |
DETER |
| Dishwasher cycle |
RINSE |
| Dog in ”Garfield” |
ODIE |
| Donkey |
ASS |
| Earth-friendly prefix |
ECO |
| Electrified fish |
EEL |
| Extreme way to quit a habit |
COLDTURKEY |
| Feature of some spiky hairdos |
FROSTEDTIP |
| First sound in ”George” |
SOFTG |
| Fishing-line holder |
REEL |
| Fractions of a yard |
FEET |
| Golfer’s target |
HOLE |
| Graduation cap attachment |
TASSEL |
| Hard to find |
RARE |
| In addition |
AND |
| Initial poker stake |
ANTE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Inquire |
ASK |
| Italy’s capital, to Italians |
ROMA |
| Itinerary |
ROUTE |
| Kid around with |
JOSH |
| Legal scholar |
JURIST |
| Light-bulb measure |
WATT |
| Lightens in color |
PALES |
| Love, in Spanish |
AMOR |
| Made mention of |
CITED |
| Material in concrete |
CEMENT |
| Nearly all |
MOSTLY |
| Newspaper essays |
OPEDS |
| Noble actions |
DEEDS |
| Noon to 1 p.m |
HOUR |
| Oil cartel |
OPEC |
| Pet protection org |
ASPCA |
| Piano practice piece |
ETUDE |
| Read electronically |
SCAN |
| Run __ (go wild) |
AMOK |
| Scarf or tie |
NECKWEAR |
| Sent away for |
ORDERED |
| Short-lived crazes |
FADS |
| Signed off on |
OKED |
| Something prohibited |
NONO |
| Sound of a sneeze |
ACHOO |
| Sources of pearls |
OYSTERS |
| Sunday to Saturday |
WEEK |
| Take potshots (at) |
SNIPE |
| Total confusion |
CHAOS |
| Trembling |
SHAKY |
| U-turn from WSW |
ENE |
| Unfooled by |
ONTO |
| Unfriendly looks |
ICYSTARES |
| Volcano’s shape |
CONE |
| Volunteer to provide |
OFFER |
| Weighty book |
TOME |
| Wet dirt |
MUD |
| White hooting birds |
SNOWYOWLS |
| __-date (current) |
UPTO |