Wall Street Journal – Jan 13 2016 – What a Handful! Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘1, 2 Step’ singer |
CIARA |
| ‘Break ___!’ |
ALEG |
| ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ org |
NYPD |
| ‘How impressive!’ |
OOH |
| ‘Persuasion’ protagonist |
ANNE |
| 2015 acquirer of Travelocity and Orbitz |
EXPEDIA |
| Banks on TV |
TYRA |
| Basketball center? |
AIR |
| Bat wood |
WHITEASH |
| Bit of frisking |
PAT |
| Brand with a Prime Cuts line |
ALPO |
| Bruins great Cam |
NEELY |
| Capital of Zimbabwe? |
ZEE |
| Casting need |
ROD |
| Charter |
LEASE |
| Costa ___ |
RICA |
| Coward of entertainment |
NOEL |
| Criminal mastermind |
RINGLEADER |
| Dissertation writers’ prizes |
PHDS |
| Door, to Dante |
PORTA |
| Drum kit cymbals |
HIHAT |
| Dukes, so to speak |
FISTS |
| Early communications satellites |
ECHOS |
| Ensign’s answer |
AYE |
| Fluid sprayed on planes |
DEICER |
| Frequent undoing of Wile E. Coyote |
TNT |
| Gas or elec., e.g |
UTIL |
| Glanced |
CAROMED |
| Handoff recipients in the NFL |
RBS |
| Happy, to Jose |
FELIZ |
| Hatcher of ‘Desperate Housewives’ |
TERI |
| Heckelphone’s cousin |
OBOE |
| Herbert Hoover, e.g |
IOWAN |
| In a tense manner |
EDGILY |
| Investment option |
INDEXFUNDS |
| Juilliard deg |
MFA |
| King Theoden’s home |
MIDDLEEARTH |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Last letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
TAV |
| Like some bagels |
ONIONY |
| Lily-livered |
TIMID |
| Make a promise, as kids do |
PINKYSWEAR |
| Make hard to read, in a way |
ENCODE |
| Maker of G-Shock watches |
CASIO |
| Mascara mishap |
SMEAR |
| Ominous loop |
NOOSE |
| Pamplona’s region |
NAVARRE |
| Pastor’s place |
MANSE |
| Plant-based sweetener |
STEVIA |
| Player with an army |
ARNIE |
| Prepare to hit |
AIMAT |
| Prince Caspian’s home |
NARNIA |
| Pulitzer-winning poet Moore |
MARIANNE |
| Reply to the Little Red Hen |
NOTI |
| Rhea’s habitat |
PAMPAS |
| River into Tokyo Bay |
EDO |
| Roadster reversal |
UTURN |
| Salon supply |
TINTS |
| Small shot |
BBS |
| Snapchat, e.g |
APP |
| Sneakernet storage |
THUMBDRIVE |
| Soul seller |
KIA |
| Spanish liqueur |
ANIS |
| Substantiate |
CONFIRM |
| Taco shell brand |
ORTEGA |
| Taj ___ |
MAHAL |
| Talk up |
TOUT |
| They may be promoted |
PAWNS |
| They often run late |
MICE |
| Thinker’s conclusion |
IAM |
| Three-time Masters champ Nick |
FALDO |
| Vaping need |
ECIG |
| Vault features |
RIBS |
| What’s handily featured at the starts of the five longest Down answers |
DIGIT |
| ___ and terminer |
OYER |