USA Today – Feb 12 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Solutions |
| “A show about nothing? That’s so sad!” |
SEINFELDSOB |
| “American Idol” contestant Clay |
AIKEN |
| “It’s too crowded at the Eiffel Tower!” |
FRENCHWHINE |
| “___ be good for you!” |
ITLL |
| Admiring utterances |
OOHS |
| Adrift on the Pacific |
ATSEA |
| Advanced in years |
OLD |
| African bloodsucking flies |
TSETSES |
| After peace is declared |
POSTWAR |
| Ancient kingdom of Asia Minor |
LYDIA |
| Anger |
IRE |
| Arm of Israel? |
UZI |
| Arrange, as a blind date |
SETUP |
| Barbershop quartet member |
TENOR |
| Bears witness |
ATTESTS |
| British flyers, briefly |
RAF |
| Clobbers with snowballs |
PELTS |
| Concert extenders |
ENCORES |
| Couldn’t stand |
HATED |
| DDE’s nickname |
IKE |
| Divest of munitions |
UNARM |
| Droopy cheek |
JOWL |
| Exudes, as confidence |
OOZES |
| Fancy sheet material |
SATIN |
| Fourth-year student |
SENIOR |
| Gambler’s marker |
IOU |
| Garden mixes |
SOILS |
| Horse tender at an inn |
OSTLER |
| Hunks of marble |
SLABS |
| Isn’t now |
WAS |
| It’s got you surrounded |
AIR |
| Keanu Reeves’ role in “The Matrix” |
NEO |
| Kind of first-aid pencil |
STYPTIC |
| Knight fight |
JOUST |
| Leave without leave |
DESERT |
| Legendary actor Holbrook |
HAL |
| Like royal succession |
LINEAL |
| Clues |
Solutions |
| Male and female |
SEXES |
| Mini-bank |
ATM |
| Monopoly collections |
RENTS |
| Mother ___ (Nobel Peace Prize winner) |
TERESA |
| Mystical card |
TAROT |
| Nation of Roma |
ITALIA |
| Nest egg |
IRA |
| Not good |
BAD |
| One lending a hankie? |
WAILWATCHER |
| Pimply condition |
ACNE |
| Pin in an oarlock |
THOLE |
| Post-noon times, for short |
AFTS |
| Psychic’s sextet |
SENSES |
| Put into a certain place |
SET |
| Razzed a performer |
BOOED |
| Reserved |
SEDATE |
| Rope loops |
NOOSES |
| Salary increase |
RAISE |
| Samson’s betrayer |
DELILAH |
| Sauce made with pine nuts |
PESTO |
| Selected |
CHOSEN |
| Skylit rooms |
ATRIA |
| Snake, on occasion |
HISSER |
| Snooty person |
SNOB |
| Some bells and whistles |
ALARMS |
| Speaks with a speech impediment |
LISPS |
| Sphere of activity |
ARENA |
| Theater employees |
USHERS |
| Three-masted ship |
XEBEC |
| Top chart spot |
ONE |
| Tugboat service |
TOW |
| Twig used in grafting |
SCION |
| Underhanded campaign tactic |
SMEAR |
| Up to |
UNTIL |
| What Santa gets? |
SOOTY |
| Wolf’s greeting? |
HOWLDOYOUDO |
| ___ Day O’Connor |
SANDRA |