Newsday.com – May 9 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
”All kidding __ . . .” |
ASIDE |
”By all means!” |
SURE |
”Over here!” whisper |
PSST |
”The Count of __ Cristo” |
MONTE |
”You’ve got mail” service |
AOL |
”__ boy!” (”Way to go!”) |
ATTA |
Assist |
AID |
Backdrop of a Broadway play |
STAGESET |
Bedroom blanket box |
CEDARCHEST |
Bit of sunshine |
RAY |
Break sharply |
SNAP |
Brief halt |
PAUSE |
Capital of Italy |
ROME |
Ceiling painter’s climbing aid |
STEPLADDER |
Ceramic flooring piece |
TILE |
Chowderheads |
DOPES |
Close by |
NEAR |
Distorts, as data |
SKEWS |
Divide up with others |
SHARE |
Dog’s tail movement |
WAG |
Farmland measures |
ACRES |
Feeling remorseful |
ASHAMED |
Fill with joy |
ELATE |
Football throw |
PASS |
Gets a glimpse of |
SEES |
Go from bad to __ |
WORSE |
Government’s revenue department |
TREASURY |
Group helping the sheriff |
POSSE |
Had lunch |
ATE |
Happen earlier than |
PRECEDE |
Hedge plant |
SHRUB |
Highest in quality |
BEST |
Highly seasoned |
SPICY |
Lion sound |
ROAR |
Little veggies in pods |
PEAS |
Looking like Swiss cheese |
HOLEY |
Manuscript enclosure: Abbr |
SASE |
Mexican coins |
PESOS |
Midterm or final |
TEST |
Clues |
Answers |
Mined rock |
ORE |
More achy |
SORER |
Most foolhardy |
RASHEST |
New Haven university |
YALE |
Novel’s story line |
PLOT |
One of the Great Lakes |
ERIE |
Otherwise |
ELSE |
Popular thesaurus, familiarly |
ROGETS |
Portray the role of |
ACTAS |
Practice boxing |
SPAR |
Prima donna |
DIVA |
Really feel the heat |
SWELTER |
Regulation |
RULE |
Relative by marriage |
INLAW |
Right away, in a memo |
ASAP |
Shoelace snarl |
KNOT |
Sing without words |
HUM |
Sneaky |
SLY |
Song for one person |
SOLO |
Sports cable channel |
ESPN |
Spots of land in the ocean |
ISLES |
Stash away |
SAVE |
Steinway seating |
PIANOBENCH |
Stinging insect |
WASP |
Suffix for kitchen |
ETTE |
Table-tennis implement |
PADDLE |
Takes advantage of |
USES |
The Loch __ monster |
NESS |
The typical Syrian |
ARAB |
Twelfth of a foot |
INCH |
Uses a straw |
SIPS |
Uttered |
SAID |
Visual aid worn for reading |
EYEGLASSES |
Walk inside |
ENTER |
Winnie-the-__ |
POOH |
Zap in the microwave |
NUKE |
__ out a living (just gets by) |
EKES |
__ sauce (Chinese condiment) |
SOY |
__-browned potatoes |
HASH |