USA Today – May 18 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“A Streetcar Named Desire” role |
STELLA |
“Dream on!” |
ASIF |
“Star Wars” extras, for short |
ETS |
“This won’t hurt ___!” |
ABIT |
1998 De Niro thriller |
RONIN |
9-Down order |
ALE |
A “Bonanza” brother |
ADAM |
Ace-high beater |
PAIR |
Bar garnishes |
OLIVES |
Bawl out |
BERATE |
Become ready to pick |
RIPEN |
Blow off steam |
VENT |
Blunted blade |
EPEE |
Brownish photo tint |
SEPIA |
Bummed out |
SAD |
Castle protector |
RAMPART |
Checked out |
EYED |
Demon’s doings |
EVIL |
Do an IRS job |
AUDIT |
Do penance |
ATONE |
Dog-tired |
BEAT |
Expected touchdown hrs |
ETAS |
Fare with onions |
LIVER |
Fashionable ’60s Brits |
MODS |
Get ___ of (toss) |
RID |
Go from pillar to post |
ROVE |
Headquartered |
BASED |
High IQ crowd |
MENSA |
High-pitched wind |
OBOE |
High-quality softcover books |
TRADEPAPERBACKS |
Hirsch of “Milk” |
EMILE |
Horizontal layout |
LANDSCAPEFORMAT |
Horror movie street |
ELM |
Informal “Welcome!” |
HIYA |
Jackrabbit, actually |
HARE |
Jay Gould’s railroad |
ERIE |
Knitter’s stitch |
PURL |
Left unsaid |
TACIT |
Lena of “Havana” |
OLIN |
Clues |
Answers |
Made smooth |
SANDED |
Makeshift swing, maybe |
TIRE |
Mandlikova of tennis |
HANA |
Maze ends |
EXITS |
Morgan of the comics |
REX |
Moroccan capital |
RABAT |
Name in video games since 1972 |
ATARI |
Nebula animal |
CRAB |
Nina and Pinta, for two |
CARAVELS |
No-no for Mrs. Sprat |
LEAN |
Not on cue |
LATE |
Number on a foam finger |
ONE |
Oft-twisted joint |
ANKLE |
Online activity |
CHAT |
Peyton’s NFL brother |
ELI |
Picnic throwaway |
COB |
Prefix with potent |
OMNI |
Preps for a bout |
SPARS |
Raise, as children |
REAR |
Rough guess |
STAB |
Said “no contest,” say |
PLED |
Satisfy completely |
SATE |
See 27-Down |
TRAVEL |
Self-evaluation technique of sorts |
VIDEOTAPEREPLAY |
Seller of sea shells, in a tongue twister |
SHE |
Seven-veil dancer |
SALOME |
Simian in the center of 17-, 38- and 60-Across |
APE |
Spoke off-screen |
NARRATED |
Sportscaster Marv |
ALBERT |
Spy in Canaan |
CALEB |
Stud fee earner |
SIRE |
Tackle box item |
LURE |
Talk like a tosspot |
SLUR |
Thomas who skewered Tweed |
NAST |
Tosspot’s hangout |
BAR |
Tough spot |
BIND |
Tribal healer |
SHAMAN |
Vote of support |
AYE |
Zapped, in a way |
TASERED |