USA Today – Mar 2 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “All for ___ and . . .” |
ONE |
| “All kidding ___ . . .” |
ASIDE |
| “No, that’s not a typo” |
SIC |
| “To a . . .” poem |
ODE |
| “___ Little Indians” |
TEN |
| 4×4, for short |
UTE |
| A little more lit |
TIPSIER |
| Acoustic guitarist’s lack |
AMP |
| Aesop’s point |
MORAL |
| Arm muscle |
BICEP |
| Astronomer Sagan |
CARL |
| Bakery buys |
CAKES |
| Barnyard honker |
GOOSE |
| Basketball shot’s path |
ARC |
| Blip on a Richter scale |
TREMOR |
| Briny expanse |
SEA |
| Characterized by speed |
RAPID |
| Classic tale of Troy |
ILIAD |
| Con game |
SCAM |
| Cowboy’s vehicle |
PICKUPTRUCK |
| Cry of discovery |
AHA |
| Dory propeller |
OAR |
| Double-check, as a check |
READD |
| Filled with cargo |
LADEN |
| First-year student, briefly |
FROSH |
| Fork part |
TINE |
| Function |
USE |
| Get ready for the OR |
PREP |
| Graceful birds |
SWANS |
| Hawaiian food staple |
POI |
| House surrounder in the American dream |
PICKETFENCE |
| Key key on a keyboard |
ENTER |
| Kind of trip |
EGO |
| King’s proclamation |
EDICT |
| Lace edging |
PICOT |
| Leaks out slowly |
OOZES |
| Like mail codes |
ZONAL |
| Lion tamer’s handful |
WHIP |
| Little darlings |
DEARS |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Lt.’s inferior, in the Navy |
ENS |
| Not quite right |
OFF |
| Of a thing |
ITS |
| Old-time musician |
LUTIST |
| Parts of state parks |
PICNICAREAS |
| Pebble |
STONE |
| Plant more seed |
RESOW |
| Poetry-spouting pugilist |
ALI |
| Princess perturber of a fairy tale |
PEA |
| Promotes a new album, perhaps |
TOURS |
| Put away, as a sword |
SHEATHE |
| Rapidly, to Shakespeare |
APACE |
| Reinforced work boot feature |
TOECAP |
| Right-hand page, in printing |
RECTO |
| Romaine or iceberg |
LETTUCE |
| Ruminant’s mouthful |
CUD |
| Ryder Cup team |
USA |
| Samovar |
URN |
| Shades on the beach |
TANS |
| Sine ___ non |
QUA |
| Small pianos |
SPINETS |
| Smelter’s rock |
ORE |
| Smiled smugly |
SMIRKED |
| Sounds off like Simba |
ROARS |
| Stay clear of |
ESCHEW |
| Striker’s foil |
SCAB |
| Superman’s logo |
ESS |
| Swooper by the sea |
ERNE |
| Take place after |
ENSUE |
| Tease |
KID |
| Theatrical road companies |
TROUPES |
| Thomas Gray, notably |
ELEGIST |
| Three-toed mammal |
TAPIR |
| Try a tidbit |
TASTE |
| Visually attractive |
PICTURESQUE |
| Women’s magazine |
GLAMOUR |
| Work values |
ETHIC |
| ___ Park, Colorado |
ESTES |
| ___-Town (Midwest hub) |
CHI |