Newsday.com – Mar 1 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ”A __ of Two Cities” |
TALE |
| ”Be quiet!” |
SHH |
| ”__ a chance!” |
NOT |
| All gone, as a meal |
EATEN |
| Answer an invitation, for short |
RSVP |
| Antlered animals |
ELKS |
| Army affirmative |
YESSIR |
| Aroma |
ODOR |
| Arrow shooter |
ARCHER |
| Attention-getting whisper |
PSST |
| Ballerina’s garb |
TUTU |
| Beehive product |
HONEY |
| Biblical boat builder |
NOAH |
| Bloodhound’s trail |
SCENT |
| Blunt-ended, as pliers |
SNUBNOSED |
| Bus passenger’s payment |
FARE |
| Carryall bag |
TOTE |
| Centers of hurricanes |
EYES |
| Change for a $20 bill |
TENS |
| Change for a $5 bill |
ONES |
| Cleveland’s lake |
ERIE |
| Cleveland’s state |
OHIO |
| Close by |
NEARTO |
| College academic div |
DEPT |
| Computer malady |
VIRUS |
| Cowboy’s rope loop |
NOOSE |
| Crunchy sandwiches, for short |
BLTS |
| Defeat decisively |
ROUT |
| Dining room furniture |
TABLE |
| Disney’s flying elephant |
DUMBO |
| Dramatic percussion intros |
DRUMROLLS |
| Drop __ (visit briefly) |
INON |
| Easy running speed |
TROT |
| Emphatic typeface: Abbr |
ITAL |
| From Italy’s capital |
ROMAN |
| Garden soil |
DIRT |
| German cars |
AUDIS |
| Giraffe’s notable feature |
NECK |
| Go back on a promise |
RENEGE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Had on |
WORE |
| Handbag handle |
STRAP |
| Ice skating venue |
RINK |
| In the lead |
ONTOP |
| Keep out of sight |
HIDE |
| Lake bird |
LOON |
| Milky gemstone |
OPAL |
| Nintendo fans |
GAMERS |
| Observes |
SEES |
| Of the mouth |
ORAL |
| Old furnace fuel |
COAL |
| Place to grip a palette |
THUMBHOLE |
| Ready to harvest |
RIPE |
| Reduce drastically |
SLASH |
| Rotary phone’s successor |
TOUCHTONE |
| Run off to wed |
ELOPE |
| Scold slightly |
CHIDE |
| Seems to be |
LOOKS |
| Sharp, as vision |
ACUTE |
| Shoestring |
LACE |
| Similar (to) |
AKIN |
| Single-handedly |
SOLO |
| Slightest amount |
IOTA |
| Sonnets and limericks |
POEMS |
| Sooner than |
BEFORE |
| Storage structures |
SHEDS |
| Swampy grounds |
BOGS |
| Takes an apartment |
RENTS |
| Thyme or parsley |
HERB |
| Top of a mountain |
APEX |
| Unlocks |
OPENS |
| Unruly |
ROWDY |
| Vigorous, as a walk |
BRISK |
| Well informed about |
UPON |
| Went by car or cab |
RODE |
| Where land meets sea |
SHORE |
| Wild guess |
STAB |
| Witch’s spells |
HEXES |
| Young lady |
GIRL |