USA Today – Mar 4 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “As ___” (letter closing) |
EVER |
| “Sesame Street” Muppet |
ERNIE |
| “The Joy of Signing” subj |
ASL |
| “___ a Grecian Urn” |
ODEON |
| “___ you the clever one!” |
ARENT |
| Abet’s partner |
AID |
| Actress Spelling |
TORI |
| Address abbr |
AVE |
| Archie’s “dingbat” |
EDITH |
| Atomic number 96 |
CURIUM |
| Beatle with sticks |
STARR |
| Become active |
STIR |
| Before of yore |
ERE |
| Benz attachment |
ENE |
| Biblical beasts of burden |
ASSES |
| Big wheels at sea |
HELMS |
| Black-and-white cookie |
OREO |
| Botanical joints |
NODES |
| Canonized femme, briefly |
STE |
| Carpenter’s shaping tool |
LATHE |
| Certain Arab |
OMANI |
| Chicken’s lack? |
NERVE |
| Chopin compositions |
ETUDES |
| Cleans, as a counter |
WIPES |
| Commercial center in Venice |
RIALTO |
| Comparatively weighty |
HEAVYASLEAD |
| Data or facts |
INFO |
| Desert plants |
SAGUAROS |
| Distribute (with “out”) |
METE |
| Dull and lifeless |
BLAH |
| Face the day |
RISE |
| Feeling of fury |
IRE |
| Fuss |
ADO |
| Get a dance started |
TAKETHELEAD |
| Horne or Dunham |
LENA |
| Houdini’s real last name |
WEISS |
| In ___ (occurring naturally) |
VIVO |
| Intense feeling of love |
ARDOR |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Kidney-shaped nut |
CASHEW |
| Ladybugs, e.g |
BEETLES |
| Like a new candle |
UNLIT |
| Like ___ in the face (insulting) |
ASLAP |
| Literally, face-to-face |
VISAVIS |
| Marina ___ Rey, Calif |
DEL |
| Mature, as wine |
AGE |
| Nest in a high branch |
AERIE |
| One who decorates |
ADORNER |
| Pleasant to be around |
NICE |
| Poet’s jet-black |
EBON |
| President Van Buren |
MARTIN |
| Quiet companion |
PEACE |
| Ragged mountain ridge |
ARETE |
| Rib |
TEASE |
| Roundish ear projection |
LOBE |
| Salad cheese |
FETA |
| Seal relative |
WALRUS |
| Slender woodwind |
OBOE |
| Small amount of color |
TINGE |
| Software developer’s target |
ENDUSER |
| Some breads or whiskeys |
RYES |
| Stainless product |
STEEL |
| Stat for a pitcher |
ERA |
| Takes for granted |
PRESUMES |
| The Masters posting |
LEADERBOARD |
| They are self-centered |
EGOTISTS |
| Tina of TV and film |
FEY |
| Tools used in the Stone Age |
NEOLITHS |
| Top gymnastics rating |
TEN |
| Ultimate object |
ENDALL |
| Vert.’s counterpart |
HOR |
| What a starlet wants to be |
LEADINGLADY |
| Wheat bundle |
SHEAF |
| When doubled, a Teletubby |
LAA |
| Wickerwork branches |
OSIERS |
| Word with “concert” or “party” |
GOERS |
| Young goat |
KID |