Universal – Jan 5 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “And another thing …” |
ALSO |
| “Incredible!” to Beatle fans |
FAB |
| “See you, signore” |
CIAO |
| Ages upon ages |
EONS |
| Asian goatlike animal |
SEROW |
| Assists in a crime |
ABETS |
| Barbecue accessory |
SPIT |
| Baseball bat material |
ASH |
| Bit of bank business |
LOAN |
| Boat harbor |
MARINA |
| Book with maps |
ATLAS |
| Bride’s purchase |
DRESS |
| Bygone despot |
TSAR |
| Chains of connected ideas or passages |
CATENAS |
| Cleverly avoid |
ELUDE |
| Complete account |
FULLEXPLANATION |
| Cotton-pickin’ contraptions |
GINS |
| Country friendly to yours |
ALLY |
| Die |
CUBE |
| Do one’s part? |
ACT |
| Double-decker part |
TIER |
| Downwind, nautically |
ALEE |
| English-class assignment |
ESSAY |
| Feel sore |
ACHE |
| Foreword, briefly |
INTRO |
| Gambler’s claim to beating the odds |
SYSTEM |
| Golf prop |
TEE |
| Grandiose or flashy |
SHOWY |
| Grow narrower |
TAPER |
| Hackman of “Hoosiers” |
GENE |
| Having sufficient skill |
ABLE |
| In mint condition |
NEW |
| It’s hit in traffic jams? |
HORN |
| Keep from escaping |
TRAP |
| Killed, mobster-style |
OFFED |
| Laughable |
COMIC |
| Leopard feature |
SPOT |
| Like some novels |
TRASHY |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Long scarf |
BOA |
| Loose things to tie up? |
ENDS |
| Middle-Earth menaces |
ORCS |
| Musical drama |
OPERA |
| On ___ and a prayer |
AWING |
| One-tenth payment |
TITHE |
| Onetime Turkish governors |
BEYS |
| Overpromoted |
HYPED |
| Period beginning with Sputnik |
SPACEAGE |
| Pinch of seasoning |
DASH |
| Pitchfork prong |
TINE |
| Put in |
ENTER |
| Radius, to diameter |
HALFTHEDISTANCE |
| Railroad bridges |
TRESTLES |
| Rapid bustling movement |
ADO |
| Recessed area |
NICHE |
| River deposit |
SILT |
| Roller coaster reaction |
SCREAM |
| Salon work |
COIF |
| San Fran pro |
NINER |
| Saucy misses |
MINXES |
| Scheider of “Jaws” |
ROY |
| Speak unclearly |
SLUR |
| Strip a fruit |
PARE |
| Svelte |
SLIM |
| Syrup source |
MAPLE |
| Tempts |
ENTICES |
| Time span |
ERA |
| Tofu bean (Var.) |
SOYA |
| Type of candy or cider |
HARD |
| Valuable vein |
LODE |
| Villain |
MEANIE |
| Was a bounder? |
LEAPT |
| What landlords hate |
EMPTYAPARTMENTS |
| Where the worm turns |
SOIL |
| Window square |
PANE |
| Zoo heavyweight, briefly |
HIPPO |
| ___ Lord’s Prayer |
THE |