Wall Street Journal – May 28 2016 – Beatles Wannabes Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
’99 Luftballons’ group |
NENA |
‘Die Deutsche Ideologie’ writer |
MARX |
‘Gracias’ response |
DENADA |
‘Mysterious Ways’ vocalist |
BONO |
‘The Wah-Watusi’ singers |
ORLONS |
‘Under a Glass Bell’ author |
ANAISNIN |
10-Down and others |
ALES |
1937 role for Shirley Temple |
HEIDI |
A bunch |
LOADS |
Accumulate over time |
COLLECT |
Anthem opener |
OSAY |
Attacked verbally |
SNIPED |
Battery for a large flashlight |
DCELL |
Between origin and destination |
ENROUTE |
Big suit |
CEO |
Blacken |
CHAR |
Bone-related |
OSTEAL |
Box office sales, in Variety |
TIX |
Brainstorming product |
IDEA |
Brand with a crocodile logo |
LACOSTE |
Casts off |
SETSSAIL |
CCCXXXIV trebled |
MII |
Cologne conjunction |
UND |
Commit a message, in a way |
HITSEND |
Completely incompetent |
USELESS |
Composer Rorem |
NED |
Consequently |
THEN |
Copper coatings |
PATINAE |
Copy |
MIMIC |
Cost of a visit |
COPAY |
Crash specialists |
TECHS |
Crew tool |
OAR |
Croque-monsieur ingredient |
HAM |
Cross |
ROOD |
Decorates in a prankish way |
TPS |
Defeat soundly |
CREAM |
Defense advisory gp |
NSC |
Devil’s-food cake treats |
YODELS |
Did some deck work |
DEALT |
Ecuadorean estate |
HACIENDA |
Entrance requirement, perhaps |
IDCARD |
Etcher’s stuff |
ACID |
First, fifth or sixth of Henry VIII’s six |
CATHERINE |
Fluffy accessories |
BOAS |
French cleric |
ABBE |
Gender opening |
TRANS |
Genotyping microarray |
DNACHIP |
Going rate |
SPEED |
Got hitched |
WED |
Gugino of ‘San Andreas’ |
CARLA |
Gunfire, in slang |
HOTLEAD |
Hamburger complaint |
ACH |
Himalayan legend |
YETI |
Hoppy beer, briefly |
IPA |
Island north of Western Australia |
TIMOR |
It was ‘de-orbited’ in 2001 |
MIR |
Joseph of frozen dessert fame |
EDY |
Lag behind |
TRAIL |
Lake in the Mojave Desert |
MEAD |
Less cordial |
ICIER |
Like 40% of eclipses |
LUNAR |
Lionel rival |
TYCO |
Long-distance calls? |
YELLS |
Malamute’s tow |
SLED |
Many-venued crime franchise |
CSI |
Market indicator |
DOW |
Maze choices |
PATHS |
Memo starter |
INRE |
Metz menu |
CARTE |
Minutemen’s sch |
UMASS |
Clues |
Answers |
Money for Money |
ADREVENUE |
Mosaic artist’s supply |
GROUT |
Mt. ___ (Charley Weaver’s home) |
IDY |
Naif in the big city |
RUBE |
Nervous performer’s affliction |
FLOPSWEAT |
Neurologist’s diagnostic test, for short |
EEG |
Noted fossil site |
LABREA |
Number system in which this would be 143-Across |
OCTAL |
Ocean Spray trademark |
CRAISIN |
Old Calif. base |
FTORD |
One in a tight squeeze |
SARDINE |
Ouija alternative |
TAROT |
Ovary, e.g |
GONAD |
P look-alike |
RHO |
Peyton’s brother |
ELI |
Piazza with a famed fountain |
TREVI |
Pitching power |
ARM |
Playground retort |
DOESTOO |
Prized violin |
STRAD |
Proficient |
ABLE |
Put up with |
STAND |
Quick drink |
SNORT |
Race part |
LEG |
Radiate |
EMIT |
Ready to be driven |
TEED |
Salad bar array |
FIXINGS |
Shrink’s org |
APA |
Sire’s counterpart |
DAM |
Site of Shah Jahan’s Jama Masjid |
DELHI |
Slight |
PETITE |
Slip |
BOOBOO |
Slot machine symbol |
LEMON |
Sloth, e.g |
SIN |
Solo |
UNAIDED |
Some iPods |
NANOS |
Song about a beautiful copier? |
LOVELYMITA |
Song about a hair stylist who won’t work evenings? |
DAYCLIPPER |
Song about a laid-back U-boat? |
MELLOWSUBMARINE |
Song about a Trondheim thug? |
NORWEGIANHOOD |
Song about an angler’s order to his assistant? |
CARRYTHATBAIT |
Song about an invasion by Attila? |
HERECOMESTHEHUN |
Song about an overconfident mammal? |
COCKYRACCOON |
Song about an untrustworthy pop star? |
SHADYMADONNA |
Soul buyer |
SATAN |
Start for color or cycle |
TRI |
Stops |
DESISTS |
Surpassed in performance |
OUTPACED |
Tax |
TRY |
Therapist’s staple |
KLEENEX |
There’s a lot of interest in this job |
USURER |
They may be made by a maid |
BEDS |
Titania and Oberon circle it |
URANUS |
Took nourishment |
FED |
Took nourishment |
ATE |
Twenty suppliers |
ATMS |
U.S. Grant was its eighth pres |
NRA |
URL bit |
DOT |
Valley of Fire State Park location |
NEVADA |
Valuable extraction |
ORE |
Very, to Voltaire |
TRES |
Victorious cry |
IWON |
View from Sharm el-Sheikh |
REDSEA |
Watson’s home |
IBM |
What ‘over’ is said over |
CBRADIO |
Wherewithal |
MEANS |
Word from un dictionnaire |
MOT |
Yahoo News star |
COURIC |
Yuri Gagarin, for one |
COSMONAUT |
___ about (roughly) |
ONOR |
___ Paulo |
SAO |