Eugene Sheffer – King Feature Syndicate – Jan 23 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘The Gift of the Magi’ author |
OHENRY |
| 1920s art style |
DECO |
| A Bobbsey twin |
NAN |
| Arctic plain |
TUNDRA |
| Beauty contest |
PAGEANT |
| Bond rating |
AAA |
| Brazilian dance |
SAMBA |
| Bro’s sib |
SIS |
| Chromosome set |
GENOME |
| College reunion invitee |
ALUMNA |
| Cowardly Lion portrayer Bert |
LAHR |
| Crier’s output |
TEARS |
| Debtor’s chits |
IOUS |
| Does’ mates |
STAGS |
| Eats |
HAS |
| Edit |
AMEND |
| Einstein, e.g |
GENIUS |
| Erects |
BUILDS |
| Explorer John |
RAE |
| Extreme unease |
ANGST |
| For the greatest part |
MOSTLY |
| Hot coffee mishaps |
SCALDS |
| Kid’s two-wheeler |
SCOOTER |
| Lawyer’s org |
ABA |
| LBJ’s successor |
RMN |
| Luau garlands |
LEIS |
| Malia Obama’s sister |
SASHA |
| Matches sound to film |
SYNCS |
| Matterhorn top |
SUMMIT |
| Maui porch |
LANAI |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Miguel’s ‘more’ |
MAS |
| Nautical charts |
SEAMAPS |
| Ninnies |
ASSES |
| On edge |
TENSE |
| Oscar-winner Meryl |
STREEP |
| Parisian pal |
AMI |
| Poem of praise |
ODE |
| Poetic dusk |
EEN |
| Pound of verse |
EZRA |
| Purple fruits |
PLUMS |
| Rip into strips |
SHRED |
| Roger and Demi |
MOORES |
| Samovar |
URN |
| Shiny ‘suit’ |
ARMOR |
| Shoelace end |
AGLET |
| Slugger’s stat |
RBI |
| Stage awards |
TONYS |
| Sunbather’s goal |
TAN |
| Swiss city |
GENEVA |
| Tender and mild |
GENTLE |
| Told a whopper |
LIED |
| Too quickly, perhaps |
INHASTE |
| Trudges |
SLOGS |
| Used a pew |
SAT |
| Ventilate |
AIROUT |
| Vulgar type |
SLEAZE |
| West Point students |
CADETS |
| Wildebeests |
GNUS |
| With (Fr.) |
AVEC |
| Young chap |
LAD |