USA Today – Mar 5 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Is that a ___?” |
FACT |
| “Shucks!” |
DARN |
| “To Kill a Mockingbird” author |
LEE |
| “___ came a spider . . .” |
ALONG |
| 1958-61 alliance, initially |
UAR |
| 51-Down in hot water? |
STEW |
| Advances against earnings |
DRAWS |
| Aitches in Athens |
ETAS |
| Army outfit |
UNIT |
| Beau’s song |
SERENADE |
| Belgian river |
YSER |
| Bighead’s voyage? |
EGOTRIP |
| Burned-out post office? |
CASEOFBLACKMAIL |
| Calhoun in “Bad Jim” |
RORY |
| California Chrome handler |
GROOM |
| Chitterlings chef? |
MANWITHGUTS |
| Cleopatra’s love |
MARC |
| Communist-hunting senator Joe |
MCCARTHY |
| Composers’ acronym |
ASCAP |
| Connoisseurs |
MAVENS |
| Cotton quantity |
BALE |
| Crowd disperser |
MACE |
| Cueto stat |
ERA |
| Dynamic intro |
AERO |
| Eleanor Roosevelt’s first name |
ANNA |
| Expropriate |
USURP |
| Female operatic star |
DIVA |
| Floor |
STORY |
| Frozen dew |
HOAR |
| Going from port to port |
ASEA |
| Gum-producing plant |
GUAR |
| Gumbo pod |
OKRA |
| In concert |
ASONE |
| Irish luck |
CESS |
| Jazz aficionado |
CAT |
| Jazz legend Carmen |
MCRAE |
| Jeans fabric |
DENIM |
| Legendary captain |
AHAB |
| Light greenish-blue |
AQUA |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Like a newly installed fan belt |
TAUT |
| List component |
ITEM |
| Melodramatic |
SOAPY |
| Mil. hero’s decoration |
DSC |
| Not in agreement |
AVERSE |
| Opposite of paleo- |
NEO |
| Orbit segments |
ARCS |
| Out of kilter |
AWRY |
| Parallel action |
UNISON |
| Part of “Q and A” |
ANS |
| Patient’s cry |
NURSE |
| Per ___ (yearly) |
ANNUM |
| Plenish |
EQUIP |
| Precisely, with “to” |
ATEE |
| Projecting edges |
EAVES |
| Remains of a no-good pharaoh? |
CRUMMYMUMMY |
| Rivera artwork |
MURAL |
| Romantic bloom |
ROSE |
| Russian brew |
KVASS |
| Scottish uncle |
EME |
| Sentry’s command |
HALT |
| Sheepskin holder |
GRAD |
| Sneak attack |
AMBUSH |
| Squirrel’s nest? |
NUTCRACKERSUITE |
| Standing out of the water |
EMERSED |
| Start for do or due |
OVER |
| Sub or Santa chaser |
ROSA |
| Sue Langdon’s middle name |
ANE |
| Take a short-term job |
TEMP |
| The very notion |
IDEA |
| Three cheers? |
RAHS |
| Thrift shop stipulation |
ASIS |
| Throat clearer |
AHEM |
| Trouper |
ACTOR |
| Type of beach |
NUDE |
| Want ___ |
ADS |
| Wanted poster word |
ARMED |
| Word with believer or love |
TRUE |
| Word with up, bake or chowder |
CLAM |