USA Today – Feb 13 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Solutions |
| “1,000 Oceans” singer Tori |
AMOS |
| “And now . . .” sayer |
EMCEE |
| “Desperate Housewives” role |
BREE |
| “Like that’ll ever happen” |
ASIF |
| “Red” opening |
INFRA |
| “The ___ have it” |
AYES |
| “Well, ___ be!” |
ILL |
| “___ before beauty” |
AGE |
| “___ the night before Christmas . . .” |
TWAS |
| “___ Tu” (1974 hit) |
ERES |
| 10,000 square meters |
HECTARE |
| Allegro ___ (music direction) |
ASSAI |
| Angelic circle |
HALO |
| Ballpark figure |
VENDOR |
| Barely squeaks by (with “out”) |
EKES |
| Beat back |
REPULSE |
| Caesar’s rebuke to Brutus |
ETTU |
| Capital of Ghana |
ACCRA |
| Capri coin, once |
LIRA |
| Car dealer’s success |
SALE |
| Casino card game |
FARO |
| Claudius’ successor |
NERO |
| Color of ripe corn |
MAIZE |
| Comparatively modern |
NEWER |
| Component of Saturn’s rings |
ICE |
| Concern of the Fed |
ECON |
| Constricting snake |
BOA |
| Contract add-ons |
RIDERS |
| Craggy prominence |
TOR |
| Dedicated poems |
ODES |
| Drove like mad |
TORE |
| English port west of Bournemouth |
POOLE |
| First appearance |
ONSET |
| Fix in advance |
RIG |
| Flat-topped flower cluster |
CORYMB |
| Folded French breakfast dish |
CREPE |
| From the heart |
EARNEST |
| Geisha’s sashes |
OBIS |
| Clues |
Solutions |
| Gumbo pods |
OKRAS |
| Hole-making tool |
AWL |
| Intense enthusiasm |
MANIA |
| Ironic quip (Part 1) |
BIRDSOFAFEATHER |
| Ironic quip (Part 2) |
FLOCKTO |
| Ironic quip (Part 3) |
ANEWLYWASHEDCAR |
| Like first and second |
ORDINAL |
| Like the Sahara |
SERE |
| Maximum (Abbr.) |
ULT |
| Move for 7-Down |
COIL |
| Murders, mob-style |
OFFS |
| Numerous moon missions |
APOLLOS |
| One should be on your car |
INSURANCEPOLICY |
| Onetime German chancellor |
KOHL |
| Overhead storage spot |
ATTIC |
| Overimbiber |
WINO |
| Parrot’s beak part |
CERE |
| Princess Leia’s last name |
ORGANA |
| RAM units |
MEGS |
| Receptacle for holy water |
FONT |
| Seaside flock |
ERNES |
| Smoking while pumping gas, e.g |
NONO |
| Snail’s trail |
SLIME |
| Source of rings |
ONION |
| Takes the tiller |
STEERS |
| The last of 26 |
ZEE |
| They’re formed with two fingers |
VEES |
| To be, in old Rome |
ESSE |
| Totally attentive |
ALLEARS |
| Trumpeter Armstrong |
LOUIS |
| Uno plus dos |
TRES |
| Unwelcome one |
PARIAH |
| Use leather on a diamond |
FIELD |
| Vicuna relative |
LLAMA |
| Weightlifter’s rep |
CURL |
| Whence Goya’s duchess came |
ALBA |
| Wife of Sir Geraint |
ENID |
| ___ Antonio, Texas |
SAN |