Wall Street Journal – Feb 20 2016 – Plurality Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘…and to ___ good night’ |
ALLA |
| ‘Fawlty Towers’ wife |
SYBIL |
| ‘Madam Secretary’ star |
TEALEONI |
| ‘Platoon’ setting |
NAM |
| ‘Scorpion’ shower |
CBS |
| ‘Twilight in Delhi’ author ___ Ali |
AHMED |
| ‘___ who?’ |
SEZ |
| Acct. addition |
INT |
| Afore |
ERE |
| Agitated state |
STEW |
| Aid for fighting a fire in front of the setting sun? |
WESTWARDHOSE |
| Air traffic aid |
RADAR |
| Alien spacecraft in an Arthur C. Clarke tale |
RAMA |
| America’s first multimillionaire |
ASTOR |
| Anathema to Emily Post |
BADMANNERS |
| Anchor lines |
NEWS |
| Arizonan’s neighbors to the south |
SONORANS |
| Bald spot coverer |
RUG |
| Bandit feature |
ONEARM |
| Beatles song ‘___ Love Her’ |
ANDI |
| Benefit |
AVAIL |
| Bewildered state caused by a surfeit of campaign ads? |
ELECTIONDAZE |
| Big Board inits |
NYSE |
| Body-based |
ANATOMIC |
| Brashly self-confident |
COCKY |
| Brings an action against |
SUES |
| Call for |
NEED |
| Campfire chow |
BEANS |
| Catch the lifeguard’s eye, in a way |
FLAIL |
| Celtics, on scoreboards |
BOS |
| Centralized |
MID |
| Chef who adds just a hint of thyme or rosemary? |
HERBALTEASE |
| Chorus constituent |
ALTO |
| Coats with gunk |
SLIMES |
| Colleague of Antonin and Clarence |
ELENA |
| Cortana competitor |
SIRI |
| Cuisine that includes tom yum goong |
THAI |
| Curving shot in 70-Down |
MASSE |
| Dancer’s asset |
GRACE |
| Davies of the Kinks |
RAY |
| Deborah’s 1956 co-star |
YUL |
| Designer born in Piacenza |
ARMANI |
| Destination of some liners |
OUTFIELD |
| End for differ or depend |
ENCE |
| Entrepreneurial assets |
IDEAS |
| Feng ___ (harmonious flow) |
SHUI |
| Film editor’s concern |
PACING |
| Flooring choice |
TILE |
| Front runners? |
DESERTERS |
| Game roller |
DIE |
| Gangland piece |
GAT |
| Grant an appeal to |
REHEAR |
| Group of top advisers |
ATEAM |
| Group that was composed of two married couples |
ABBA |
| Haberdashery array |
TIES |
| Hamper |
DETER |
| Head |
MANAGE |
| Highly decorative band on a wall? |
FANCYFRIEZE |
| Hill of streaky stone? |
MARBLERISE |
| Holden Caulfield’s brother |
ALLIE |
| Imitative of |
ALA |
| Incenses |
STEAMSUP |
| Inconceivably large pay boost? |
COSMICRAISE |
| Iraqi port |
BASRA |
| Israeli weapon |
UZI |
| It’s pitched outside |
TENT |
| Joined |
WED |
| Like some names and voyages |
MAIDEN |
| Like the valedictorian’s parents, perhaps |
PROUDEST |
| Little, in Lille |
PEU |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Lodge doings |
APRESSKI |
| Lustful looks |
LEERS |
| Magazine whose last cover featured Taylor Swift |
COSMOGIRL |
| Makes certain stitches |
PURLS |
| Makeup of a ‘How to Serve’ manual? |
TENNISPROSE |
| Memento of being hit by a pitch? |
HOMEBRUISE |
| MI6 counterpart |
CIA |
| Mother of Judy and Elroy |
JANE |
| Mrs. Robinson’s daughter |
ELAINE |
| Naturalness |
EASE |
| Nose bag nosh |
OATS |
| Ocean trip in a horse-drawn coach? |
STAGECRUISE |
| Off-the-rack |
READYMADE |
| Old salt |
TAR |
| One is opposite a kangaroo on the Australia coat of arms |
EMU |
| One might take you in |
SCAM |
| One of the Brady boys |
PETER |
| Pages for letters |
LEASES |
| Paraquat targets |
WEEDS |
| Penitent person |
ATONER |
| Perfect places |
EDENS |
| Piano piece |
ETUDE |
| Pickling solution |
BRINE |
| Plopped down |
SAT |
| Poland’s capital before Warsaw |
CRACOW |
| PowerPoint unit |
SLIDE |
| Prepare for cooking, in a way |
DEFROST |
| Prepared for cooking, in a way |
RINSED |
| Put away |
ATE |
| Put into play |
USE |
| Quiznos buys |
SUBS |
| Recipients of some promotions |
PAWNS |
| Remove |
LOP |
| Resilient wood |
ASH |
| Responsibility |
ONUS |
| Retiring |
SHY |
| Roulette bet |
EVEN |
| Shark’s offering |
LOAN |
| Sharp mountain ridge |
ARETE |
| She sang a duet of ‘What Now My Love’ with Frank |
ARETHA |
| Shooting match? |
POOL |
| Skyline obscurer |
SMOG |
| Slick makeup |
OIL |
| Slightly |
ATAD |
| Snap, e.g |
FASTENER |
| Some iPhone reading |
EMAIL |
| Sound from a king fond of Parliaments? |
ROYALWHEEZE |
| Spirited horses |
STEEDS |
| Spot for those who should ‘speak now or forever hold their peace’ |
PEW |
| Squabble |
ROW |
| Start |
ONSET |
| Stephanie Beatriz’s ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ role |
ROSA |
| Stylist’s stuff |
GEL |
| Swarm member |
GNAT |
| Take in, say |
ALTER |
| Takeout ketchup, usually |
PACKETS |
| Tale told in an interrogation room |
ALIBI |
| Tapering top |
SPIRE |
| Textile mill sights |
LOOMS |
| The Pont des Arts spans it |
SEINE |
| Togs |
GARB |
| Try to catch |
CHASEAFTER |
| Twain’s Dan’l Webster, e.g |
FROG |
| Two-wheeled transport |
RICKSHAW |
| Two-wheeled transports |
BIKES |
| Unpopular singers? |
STOOLIES |
| Waves away |
SHOOS |
| Way cool |
RAD |
| Worthless |
JUNKY |
| ___ up (appraised) |
SIZED |