USA Today – Apr 21 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“House of Incest” author |
NIN |
“I cannot tell ___!” |
ALIE |
“Night” author Wiesel |
ELIE |
Arctic explorer John ___ |
RAE |
Beer ___ (bar game) |
PONG |
Beginning from |
ASOF |
Blue Jays, on scoreboards |
TOR |
Broadway “Auntie” |
MAME |
Carbon-14 technicians |
DATERS |
Daytime showing |
MATINEE |
Decreasing gradually |
TAPERINGOFF |
Distributing |
HANDINGOUT |
Do one better than |
TOP |
Domain of Ares |
WAR |
Enjoyed the kiddie pool |
WADED |
Facing big trouble |
INAJAM |
Flock 20-Across |
EWES |
Grand ___ Opry |
OLE |
Grandson of Adam |
ENOS |
Henry VIII’s six |
WIVES |
Hens and pens |
FEMALES |
Hopping mad |
BOILINGOVER |
In one’s birthday suit |
BARE |
In-office time |
TERM |
Inner city housing |
TENEMENT |
Is located |
SITS |
Jack, master of the double-take |
OAKIE |
Joe Namath was one |
JET |
King whose tomb was discovered in 1922 |
TUT |
Knuckle-draggers |
APEMEN |
Kudrow of “Friends” |
LISA |
Light cigarette ad claim |
LESSTAR |
Like the Mojave |
ARID |
Liked a lot |
WASINTO |
Link up |
UNITE |
Maneuver gently |
EASE |
Manilow’s nightclub of song |
COPA |
Many a sculpture |
TORSO |
March 17 musician |
PIPER |
Clues |
Answers |
Met performance |
OPERA |
Mexican Mr |
SENOR |
Mork’s home planet |
ORK |
Mr. Schindler |
OSKAR |
Observe Yom Kippur, say |
ATONE |
Of days gone by |
OLDEN |
Old-hat |
PASSE |
One of “the Few, the Proud” |
MARINE |
Op. ___ (footnote abbr.) |
CIT |
Panera Bread offering |
PANINI |
Personal ad abbr |
SWF |
Police team acronym |
SWAT |
Post-Christmas event |
SALE |
Potentially messy picnic game |
EGGTOSS |
Proofer’s command |
STET |
Pushing forward |
PRESSINGON |
Regarding, on memos |
ASTO |
Republican letters |
GOP |
Resigner of ’73 |
AGNEW |
Ribbed fabric |
TWILL |
Slightly pickled |
TIPSY |
Smudge at a crime scene |
PRINT |
Spiffs up |
POLISHES |
Sports “zebra” |
REF |
Spring sound |
BOING |
Springsteen’s “Born in the ___” |
USA |
Swampy area |
BOG |
Tabloids twosome |
ITEM |
Takeout shop |
DELI |
They can be bruised |
EGOS |
Those just like you |
PEERS |
Tristan’s love |
ISOLDE |
Two-time defeater of Adlai |
IKE |
U2’s frontman |
BONO |
Use FedEx |
SEND |
V-formation fliers |
GEESE |
Witty sort |
WAG |
Yokel’s possessive pronoun |
YER |
___ one’s time (be patient) |
BIDE |