USA Today – Apr 17 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“Bakery-cafe” chain name |
PANERA |
“Famous” cookiemaker |
AMOS |
“Gladiator” setting |
ARENA |
“Homeland” star Claire |
DANES |
2016 Olympics city, for short |
RIO |
Absorb, with “up” |
SOP |
Actress Carrere |
TIA |
Aldrich ___ of spydom |
AMES |
As well |
TOO |
At no time, to poets |
NEER |
Ate into |
ERODED |
Auction parcel |
LOT |
Bard’s “before” |
ERE |
Basis for an insurance claim |
LOSS |
Be in a hole |
OWE |
Become |
TURNINTO |
Behavior-controlling part of the mind |
PSYCHE |
Bollywood dress |
SARI |
Brewski |
BEER |
Browser users |
NETIZENS |
Cabinet department until 1947 |
WAR |
Chip or two, maybe |
ANTE |
Crops up |
ARISES |
Dead duck |
GONER |
Does basic arithmetic |
ADDS |
Doing business |
OPEN |
Drop an easy one |
ERR |
Eggs ___ Suisse |
ALA |
Exhibit-funding org |
NEA |
Far from ruddy |
PALLID |
Fez, for one |
HAT |
Fissionable particle |
ATOM |
Fixation on feet, e.g |
FETISH |
Gas in signs |
NEON |
Honor society key letter |
KAPPA |
Icy covering |
RIME |
In the chips |
RICH |
Inedible oranges |
OSAGES |
Jiddah native |
ARAB |
Clues |
Answers |
Laugher of a win |
ROMP |
Leg, in old slang |
GAM |
Lightbulb, in comics |
IDEA |
Locker photo, maybe |
PINUP |
Luxury sheet fabric |
SATIN |
MDX and RDX automaker |
ACURA |
More peeved |
SORER |
Muscle spasm |
TWITCH |
Need liniment |
ACHE |
Newshawk’s triumph |
SCOOP |
Partner of red beans |
RICE |
Pear variety |
ANJOU |
Per ___ allowance |
DIEM |
Pierce player in “M*A*S*H” |
ALDA |
Praline nut |
PECAN |
Questionnaire catchall |
OTHER |
Rock music’s ___ Leppard |
DEF |
Scatter about |
STREW |
Sean of “Rudy” |
ASTIN |
Shake down |
EXTORT |
Sheets, pillowcases, etc |
LINEN |
Singing voice, informally |
PIPES |
Slow-pitch trajectory |
ARC |
Soldier nicknamed “Old Blood and Guts” |
GEORGESPATTON |
Soldier nicknamed “Old Hickory” |
ANDREWJACKSON |
Soldier nicknamed “Old Rough and Ready” |
ZACHARYTAYLOR |
Source of Italian bubbly |
ASTI |
Stage whispers |
ASIDES |
Suppressed, in a way |
SATON |
The whole shootin’ match |
ALL |
This-and-that dish |
STEW |
Tiny complaint |
NIT |
Took top honors |
WON |
Trampled (on) |
TROD |
Vamooses |
SCRAMS |
Vegas postings |
ODDS |
When tripled, a “Seinfeld” catchphrase |
YADA |
Wielding a squeegee, say |
WIPING |
___-Coburg and Gotha (British royal house) |
SAXE |