Universal – Jan 31 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Alternate spelling” abbr |
VAR |
| “As before,” in footnotes |
IBID |
| “Bobby Hockey” |
ORR |
| “For ___ a jolly good …” |
HES |
| “Parliament” ending |
ARIAN |
| “___ mud in your eye!” |
HERES |
| Angry Birds, e.g |
APP |
| Archaic “prior” |
AFORE |
| Baked brick |
ADOBE |
| Bard’s “above” |
OER |
| Be madly in love with |
ADORE |
| Big brass instrument |
TUBA |
| Blue expanse |
OCEAN |
| Brand of scouring pad |
SOS |
| Brown ermine |
STOAT |
| Budgetary excess |
FAT |
| Burst of wind |
GUST |
| Caesar’s wardrobe |
TOGAS |
| Campaign item |
ISSUE |
| Celestial bear |
URSA |
| Certain news gatherers |
TVREPORTERS |
| Colts’ fathers |
SIRES |
| Computer-phone link |
MODEM |
| Cool in manner |
ALOOF |
| Death on the Nile creator? |
ASP |
| Delhi dress |
SARI |
| Dent or scratch |
MAR |
| Down-for-the-count count |
TEN |
| Drug cop, for short |
NARCO |
| El ____ (legendary city of gold) |
DORADO |
| Filled Indian pastry |
SAMOSA |
| Fireplace toss-in |
LOG |
| First extra inning |
TENTH |
| First-grader’s age, typically |
SIX |
| Fit of agitation |
SNIT |
| German wife |
FRAU |
| Glass vial (Var.) |
AMPUL |
| Handel work (with “The”) |
MESSIAH |
| Hateful disgrace |
ODIUM |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Have regrets |
RUE |
| Hazardous household gas |
RADON |
| Highlander with land |
LAIRD |
| Historical period |
ERA |
| Inducing the creeps |
EERIE |
| It’s tough to break one |
HABIT |
| Keep a low profile? |
STOOP |
| Kingdom in the South Seas |
TONGA |
| Kitchen invader |
ANT |
| Like some translations |
LITERAL |
| Locals near a campus |
TOWNIES |
| Manly address |
SIR |
| Member of a governing body |
SENATOR |
| Mended temporarily |
TAPED |
| Midafternoon, on a sundial |
III |
| Nuptial agreement |
IDO |
| Of current interest |
TOPICAL |
| Performs, old-style |
DOEST |
| Place for some classic movies |
FILMLIBRARY |
| Poem that extols |
ODE |
| Postgrad deg |
MBA |
| Rarities for Gold Glove winners |
ERRORS |
| Series starter |
OPENER |
| Small potatoes |
TRIFLES |
| Something additional |
EXTRA |
| Sore feeling |
IRE |
| Spiders at work |
WEBSPINNERS |
| Store away |
STASH |
| Takes a lease |
RENTS |
| Too fastidious |
FOPPISH |
| Type of fallout |
RADIOACTIVE |
| Unlikely host |
LONER |
| Verb for you |
ARE |
| Washroom, casually |
LAV |
| Wind up |
END |
| With bulging peepers |
POPEYED |
| With regularity, poetically |
OFT |
| Writer’s point? |
NIB |
| ___ sapiens |
HOMO |