USA Today – May 9 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
Aardvark’s prey |
ANT |
Align the crosshairs |
AIM |
Anonymous John |
DOE |
Arty Big Apple area |
SOHO |
Baskin-Robbins offering |
ICECREAM |
Batters’ stats (Abbr.) |
AVGS |
Blaster’s compound |
TNT |
Bug-eyed |
AGOG |
Cause of an unearned run |
ERROR |
Character flaw, say |
SHORTCOMING |
Characteristic |
ASPECT |
CIA forerunner |
OSS |
Circular gasket |
ORING |
Column crosser |
ROW |
Curiosity victim, in a saying |
CAT |
Dr. Leary’s drug |
LSD |
Driver’s lic. et al |
IDS |
Dutch cheese town |
EDAM |
Eddie who won five Kentucky Derbys |
ARCARO |
Filming spot |
SET |
Fleet defeated in 1588 |
ARMADA |
Former NBA star ___ Ming |
YAO |
Frankfurt’s river |
ODER |
Gazpacho server |
LADLE |
Gibbon or orang |
APE |
Greek H |
ETA |
Hard tennis shot |
SMASH |
Hard-to-achieve goals |
TALLORDERS |
Highly admired woman |
GRANDEDAME |
In need of company |
LONESOME |
Joule fractions |
ERGS |
Just out of the box |
NEW |
Lesley of “60 Minutes” |
STAHL |
Light as a feather |
AIRY |
Like a young lass |
GIRLISH |
Long tale |
SAGA |
Mature on the vine |
RIPEN |
Milo of “Heroes” |
VENTIMIGLIA |
Mind reader’s skill, briefly |
ESP |
Clues |
Answers |
Mont Blanc, e.g |
ALP |
Most August babies |
LEOS |
Movie spy Austin ___ |
POWERS |
Mushy fare |
PAP |
Once around the track |
LAP |
Ostriches, emus et al |
RATITES |
Part of R&R |
REST |
Pastoral expanse |
LEA |
PC key |
ESC |
Pig fat |
LARD |
Play participants |
CAST |
Played a role |
ACTED |
Politico Gingrich |
NEWT |
Pooch-walking need |
DOGLEASH |
Prefix with surgeon or transmitter |
NEURO |
Raise, as a child |
REAR |
Report card array |
GRADES |
Restful state |
REPOSE |
Ride the ump |
BOO |
Rock’s Rundgren |
TODD |
Satellite TV receiver |
DISH |
Scolded severely, with “out” |
REAMED |
Show up |
APPEAR |
Slithery swimmers |
EELS |
Soft & ___ (antiperspirant brand) |
DRI |
Speculation-starting words |
IDARESAY |
Start the kitty |
ANTE |
Sudoku solver’s skill |
LOGIC |
Swivel on an axis |
SLUE |
Tank-top opening |
ARMHOLE |
Thief during a riot |
LOOTER |
Top-secret org |
NSA |
Use sandpaper on, say |
ABRADE |
Web address punctuation |
DOT |
What you will |
ESTATE |
Whole number |
INTEGER |
Winding ski path |
SLALOM |
Xenon and krypton, for two |
GASES |
___ Poupon mustard |
GREY |