Universal – Feb 20 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Famous Potatoes” state |
IDAHO |
| “Rumble in the Jungle” fighter |
ALI |
| “We’re off to ___ the wizard” |
SEE |
| “___ got my eyes on you” |
IVE |
| “___ is me!” |
WOE |
| Ability |
KNOWHOW |
| Actor’s agt |
REP |
| Advisable tactics |
DOS |
| Allay |
SLAKE |
| Amaze |
AWE |
| Balkan War participant |
SERB |
| Boyfriends |
BEAUS |
| Broomstick rider |
HAG |
| Campaign poster plea |
ELECT |
| Church official |
ELDER |
| Clean with elbow grease |
SCRUB |
| Collector’s pride |
SET |
| Dangerous board on a pirate ship |
PLANK |
| Danson of “Becker” |
TED |
| Digital novel |
EBOOK |
| Doctor’s oath |
HIPPOCRATIC |
| Electromagnetic energy units |
PHOTONS |
| Emulate a stereotypical hobo |
HOPAFREIGHT |
| First lady McKinley |
IDA |
| Flubbed one |
ERRED |
| Follow-up shot, in basketball |
TAPIN |
| Food for whales |
KRILL |
| French Impressionist |
DEGAS |
| Had qualms |
DOUBTED |
| Hardly taut |
SLACK |
| Hardly windy |
TERSE |
| Infant fare |
PAP |
| It’s on the waterfront |
PIER |
| Japanese wrestling |
SUMO |
| Juridical |
LEGAL |
| Lakers’ org |
NBA |
| LAX info |
ETA |
| Letter after pi |
RHO |
| Letter through a filter |
EMAIL |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Low-grade merchandise |
SCHLOCK |
| Luau garland |
LEI |
| Matterhorn, e.g |
ALP |
| Mother-of-pearl |
NACRE |
| Nasal dividers |
SEPTA |
| OK Corral first name |
WYATT |
| Old TV screen |
CRT |
| One handling nightclub security |
BOUNCER |
| Permit |
LET |
| Played a child’s game |
HOPSCOTCHED |
| Popular show fish |
KOI |
| Prefix meaning “sun” |
HELIO |
| Putting on airs |
SNOOTY |
| Retained |
KEPT |
| Roth acct |
IRA |
| Satirize |
LAMPOON |
| Shocking |
LURID |
| Short star? |
CELEB |
| Sister of Clio |
ERATO |
| Soprano Lily |
PONS |
| Spaghetti drainer |
SIEVE |
| Stage success |
HIT |
| Stair-climbing aid |
RAIL |
| Suffix of most ordinal numbers |
ETH |
| Superfast drivers |
RACERS |
| Tackle |
ATTEMPT |
| Taco condiment |
SALSA |
| Takeaway game |
NIM |
| Takes shots? |
TRIES |
| Teahouse cinch |
KIMONO |
| Thaw |
DEFROST |
| This puzzle has one |
THEME |
| Tough-skinned mammals |
HIPPOPOTAMI |
| Tugboat sound |
TOOT |
| Unstressed vowel sounds |
SCHWAS |
| Weasel kin |
OTTER |
| Word before “mode” |
ALA |
| ___ & Span (household cleanser) |
SPIC |
| ___ Beta Kappa |
PHI |