USA Today – Feb 19 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Bag” or “board” beginner |
TOTE |
| “Beatle” suffix |
MANIA |
| “Ghostbusters” director Reitman |
IVAN |
| “My man!” on a ranch |
DUDE |
| Al Bundy portrayer Ed |
ONEILL |
| Amazonian shocker |
EEL |
| An Indiana NBA player |
PACER |
| Beverage for a nondrinker |
SODA |
| Bring on the decorator |
REDO |
| British fliers (Abbr.) |
RAF |
| Camp structures |
TENTS |
| Casa room |
SALA |
| Cleopatra’s doom |
ASP |
| Closet with bedding |
LINEN |
| Computer’s core, briefly |
CPU |
| Conflict site |
BATTLEFIELD |
| Convex molding |
OVOLO |
| Cow-horned goddess |
ISIS |
| Disney dog |
PLUTO |
| Down-at-the-heel |
SEEDY |
| Drill attachments |
BITS |
| Element used to toughen steel |
TITANIUM |
| Fall wildflower |
ASTER |
| Faux ___ (social slip-up) |
PAS |
| Feeling for the unfortunate |
PITY |
| Final syllable |
ULTIMA |
| Fishing pole |
ROD |
| Flanders and Beatty |
NEDS |
| Football Hall of Famer Graham |
OTTO |
| Gazillions |
SCADS |
| Genetics course topic |
RNA |
| Grammys category |
RAP |
| Grinned from ear to ear |
LITUP |
| Hallucinogenic drug |
LSD |
| Heavy reading |
TOME |
| Hefty instrument |
TUBA |
| Itsy-bitsy piece |
IOTA |
| Katmandude? |
NEPALI |
| Kind of violin stroke |
UPBOW |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Larger-than-life |
EPIC |
| Leave out, in speech |
ELIDE |
| Little one of folklore |
ELF |
| Lubricated |
OILED |
| Mama Cass ___ |
ELLIOT |
| Mass audition |
CATTLECALL |
| Melodic musical passages |
ARIOSOS |
| Mont Blanc, e.g |
ALP |
| Needing no introduction |
ICONIC |
| Night twinkler |
STAR |
| Not deep at all |
SHALLOW |
| Office fastener |
STAPLE |
| One who appreciates a snowy hill |
SLEDDER |
| Opposite of beginning |
END |
| Opposite of WSW |
ENE |
| Oracle site |
DELPHI |
| Part of Norway’s landscape (var.) |
FIORD |
| Pinochle lay-down |
MELD |
| Place to get clean |
TUB |
| Pot top |
LID |
| Ratfink |
TATTLETALE |
| Relax, as regulations |
LOOSEN |
| Satan’s specialty |
EVIL |
| Shopaholic’s binge |
SPREE |
| Sidewinder, for one |
RATTLESNAKE |
| Small spot of land |
ISLE |
| Some allergens |
POLLENS |
| Spinks who beat Ali |
LEON |
| Stewpots |
OLLAS |
| Swindler’s name, possibly |
ALIAS |
| Texas Panhandle city |
AMARILLO |
| Thoughts that lead to big things |
IDEAS |
| Three to one, for one |
RATIO |
| Weighted down |
LADEN |
| What to do for a rainy day |
SAVE |
| Where Springsteen was born |
USA |
| Wildcat’s home |
LAIR |
| Wolf of Mexico |
LOBO |
| ___ out a living (got by) |
EKED |