Wall Street Journal – Mar 24 2016 – Local Color Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘American Psycho’ author |
ELLIS |
‘I’ll be right back’ |
WAITHERE |
‘Phooey!’ |
DRAT |
1956 children’s book followed by the sequel ‘Savage Sam’ |
OLDYELLER |
1984 Cyndi Lauper hit |
SHEBOP |
Armed but not exploded |
LIVE |
Back from vacation, say |
RESTED |
Baker’s need |
OVEN |
Basis of a meritocracy |
ABILITY |
Be dutiful |
OBEY |
Bent out of shape |
RILED |
Black Hawk War participant |
UTE |
Botticelli’s Venus, e.g |
NUDE |
Bowler’s twists |
BODYENGLISH |
Building that might hold a few planes |
TOOLSHED |
Bus. sch. course |
ECON |
Busby adornment |
PLUME |
Cassette part |
SPOOL |
Cells important in night vision |
RODS |
Clorox competitor |
LYSOL |
Color |
HUE |
Con |
ANTI |
Conviction cancellation |
PARDON |
Curve downward |
BOW |
Didn’t stick around |
FLED |
Dijon denials |
NONS |
Easter basket treats |
CANDYEGGS |
El Greco’s adopted home |
TOLEDO |
Eponym of counties in eight states |
BOONE |
Expedition maker |
FORD |
Facebook profile picture, often |
SELFIE |
Galley items |
OARS |
Greenhouse device |
MISTER |
Group of signs |
SYNDROME |
Harmful |
ILL |
Ice-covered moon of Jupiter |
EUROPA |
In the center of |
AMID |
Let go |
DROP |
Clues |
Answers |
Lew who was married to Ginger Rogers |
AYRES |
Like some brewpub offerings |
HOPPY |
Like some pumps |
OPENTOED |
Make pigtails |
PLAIT |
Meet successfully |
RISETO |
Mousy |
SHY |
Music’s Stravinsky |
IGOR |
My, to a monarch |
OUR |
New York paper that published the first crossword |
WORLD |
Perfume advertised as ‘the forbidden fragrance’ |
TABU |
Physically fit |
TONED |
Poindexter |
NERD |
Pound part |
CAGE |
Power base? |
TEN |
Pre-Easter purchase found in the four longest Across answers |
DYE |
Prepare to leave the beach, perhaps |
DRYOFF |
Prima ballerinas |
ETOILES |
Recipe amts |
TSPS |
Reduce to shreds |
TEARUP |
Santa ___ winds |
ANA |
Seldom-stocked shoe size |
EEE |
Single |
ONLY |
Table protector |
HOTPAD |
Take in |
FOOL |
Take-charge sort |
LEADER |
There’s one in this club |
TYPO |
They may be fixed in subsequent printings |
ERRATA |
Timeline stretches |
ERAS |
Tourist destination in Uttar Pradesh |
AGRA |
Trying to avert a strike, perhaps |
ATBAT |
Ultimate object |
ENDALL |
Waterloo native |
IOWAN |
Where you may find a sweater |
SPA |
Wood’s counterpart |
IRON |
Work with |
PLY |
Works on walls |
ART |
Youngest Hogwarts students eligible to try out for Quidditch |
SECONDYEARS |
___ about (words of approximation) |
ONOR |