USA Today – Feb 20 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Diamonds ___ Girl’s Best Friend” |
AREA |
| “Ghostbusters” director Reitman |
IVAN |
| “Old ___” (Disney film) |
YELLER |
| “The drinks are ___!” |
ONME |
| “The ___ Yard” (Burt Reynolds flick) |
LONGEST |
| “___ Billy Joe” |
ODETO |
| “___ Mio” |
OSOLE |
| 900 or 9000 maker |
SAAB |
| A real humdinger |
LULU |
| Acclaim |
KUDOS |
| Agricultural chemical |
ALAR |
| And others (Abbr.) |
ETAL |
| Arabian title (var.) |
EMEER |
| At no time, poetically |
NEER |
| Audition for a part |
READ |
| Becomes aware of |
PERCEIVES |
| Biblical affirmative |
YEA |
| Bloodhound’s clue |
SCENT |
| Blow off steam |
VENT |
| Bronco-buster |
BUCKAROO |
| Capt. Jean-___ Picard |
LUC |
| Car from an auto repair shop |
LOANER |
| Certain apartment building |
HIGHRISE |
| City of the Mud Hens |
TOLEDO |
| Classic gas brand |
ESSO |
| Daddy longlegs, e.g |
ARACHNOID |
| Early archbishop of Canterbury |
ANSELM |
| Easily insurable |
LOWRISK |
| Elevator on a golf course |
TEE |
| Endow, as with a quality |
ENDUE |
| Enveloping glow |
AURA |
| Ethnic round dance |
HORA |
| Eyewear for Cyclops? |
MONOCLE |
| Gardener, at times |
HOER |
| Give a hoot |
CARE |
| Golfer Aoki |
ISAO |
| Hand cream additive |
ALOE |
| Harness the wind |
SAIL |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Hold another hearing for |
RETRY |
| Home, Shift and Delete |
KEYS |
| Japanese drama |
NOH |
| Let ___ a secret |
INON |
| Liquor-free |
DRY |
| Lymph ___ |
NODE |
| Malign in print |
LIBEL |
| Mall stands |
KIOSKS |
| Mata ___ (infamous spy) |
HARI |
| Medium-sized sofa |
SETTEE |
| Memorable periods in world history |
ERAS |
| Mild punishment, when applied to the wrist |
SLAP |
| Mt. Carmel locale |
ISR |
| Nielsen or Mann |
LESLIE |
| One way to stand |
ONEND |
| Pack of ___ (hogwash) |
LIES |
| Palindromic constellation |
ARA |
| Party hearty |
REVEL |
| Philippine machetes |
BOLOS |
| Pipe joint |
ELL |
| Prefix meaning “within” |
ENTO |
| Prescribed amount |
DOSE |
| Protection from the sun |
SHADE |
| Put one’s cards on the table, maybe |
MELD |
| Religion with pillars |
ISLAM |
| Selling point? |
STORE |
| Solicit votes |
CANVASS |
| Sommer of film |
ELKE |
| Sound investment? |
STEREO |
| Spaceman Shepard |
ALAN |
| Type of day to save for |
RAINY |
| Very, very long-legged |
TALL |
| Where cowboys and clowns shop? |
RODEODRIVE |
| Where much of the talk is bull? |
WALLSTREET |
| Where romantics go bowling? |
LOVERSLANE |
| Where the rich leave their cars? |
PARKAVENUE |
| ___ serif |
SANS |
| ___-up (on medication) |
DOPED |