Eugene Sheffer – King Feature Syndicate – Jan 29 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Crying’ singer Orbison |
ROY |
| ‘Got it!’ |
ISEE |
| ‘Indeed!’ |
YES |
| Ajar, say |
OPEN |
| Aquariums |
TANKS |
| Baseball’s Hodges |
GIL |
| Bassoon kin |
OBOE |
| Blacken |
SEAR |
| Boy king |
TUT |
| Buddhism type |
ZEN |
| Butter stand-in |
OLEO |
| Camera part |
LENS |
| Coach Parseghian |
ARA |
| Cove critter |
OTTER |
| Day, to Juan |
DIA |
| Deteriorate |
GOTOPOT |
| Dhabi |
ABU |
| Eastern path |
TAO |
| Ending for ‘real’ |
IST |
| Enzyme suffix |
ASE |
| Epic tale |
SAGA |
| Everest stat |
ELEV |
| First-rate |
BEST |
| Fixes a squeak |
OILS |
| Flamenco cheer |
OLE |
| Frolic |
CAVORT |
| General Scowcroft |
BRENT |
| Gloomy |
GUS |
| Goes bad |
TURNS |
| Hanoi holidays |
TETS |
| Jeopardize |
RISK |
| Jurist Fortas |
ABE |
| Lauer of ‘Today’ |
MATT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Mexican staple |
TORTILLA |
| Monk’s title |
FRA |
| Moon vehicle |
LEM |
| More scarce |
RARER |
| Moreno or Hayworth |
RITA |
| Mozart’s middle name |
AMADEUS |
| Naive one |
BABE |
| One-celled creature |
AMOEBA |
| Pale purple |
LILAC |
| Pear type |
BOSC |
| Pizza unit |
PIE |
| Prof’s job security |
TENURE |
| Prudish |
PRIM |
| Rented prom suit |
TUX |
| Reunion attendee |
ALUM |
| Ronstadt’s ‘Blue ‘ |
BAYOU |
| Sault Marie |
STE |
| Sen. Specter |
ARLEN |
| Senate stint |
TERM |
| Slothful |
LAZY |
| Sly one |
FOX |
| Small ammo |
BBS |
| Spain’s neighbor |
PORTUGAL |
| Squire |
ESCORT |
| Swiss capital |
BERN |
| Team morale |
SPIRIT |
| The same (Fr.) |
EGAL |
| Tin Tin |
RIN |
| Tiresome person |
BORE |
| Tribal drum |
TOMTOM |
| Unruly crowd |
MOB |
| Unruly kid |
BRAT |
| Wade foe |
ROE |