USA Today – Jun 16 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“Firework” singer Perry |
KATY |
“If all ___ fails . . .” |
ELSE |
“La ___” (Ritchie Valens hit) |
BAMBA |
“Man Down” actor LaBeouf |
SHIA |
“Maude” actress Arthur |
BEA |
“Star Wars” critter |
EWOK |
“The Far Side” cartoonist Gary |
LARSON |
“The Hot Zone” virus |
EBOLA |
“___ day now . . .” |
ANY |
“___ the Woods” |
INTO |
$200 Monopoly props |
RRS |
2011 Tina Fey autobiography |
BOSSYPANTS |
Appear to be |
SEEM |
Barbie’s beau |
KEN |
Blue ox of legend |
BABE |
Body wash brand |
OLAY |
Bone-chilling |
EERIE |
Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper |
KINKYBOOTS |
Burning up |
AFIRE |
Busy hosp. areas |
ERS |
Campus VIP |
PROF |
Capote’s nickname |
TRU |
Chocolate source |
CACAO |
Common laundromat loss |
SOCK |
Composer Rachmaninoff |
SERGEI |
Coop layers |
HENS |
Craft that uses wicker |
BASKETRY |
Cut coupons |
SNIP |
Desktop clutter, perhaps |
ICONS |
Doe’s mate |
HART |
End in ___ (have no winner) |
ATIE |
Exercises too much |
OVERTRAINS |
Falco of “Nurse Jackie” |
EDIE |
Folds under pressure |
CHOKES |
Former name on Speedway gas stations |
HESS |
Former sound barrier breakers, for short |
SSTS |
Games on radio and TV at the same time, e.g |
SIMULCASTS |
Inked, so to speak |
TATTOOED |
Learn secondhand |
HEAROF |
Clues |
Answers |
Like Audubon’s subjects |
AVIAN |
Links heads-up |
FORE |
Motown genre |
SOUL |
Needing liniment |
SORE |
Openly declare |
AVOW |
Ore-___ (hash browns brand) |
IDA |
Part of mpg |
PER |
Pit stop change |
TIRE |
Pompous sorts |
STUFFEDSHIRTS |
Predatory wasps |
YELLOWJACKETS |
Pseudo-cultured |
ARTY |
Pub crawler |
SOT |
Ready to harvest |
RIPE |
Remora’s ride |
SHARK |
River of Flanders |
YSER |
Sales force, for short |
REPS |
Schneider in “Good Neighbor Sam” |
ROMY |
See eye to eye |
AGREE |
Seiner’s need |
NET |
Senate assent |
AYE |
Sharpen, as skills |
HONE |
Sioux City’s locale |
IOWA |
Snake of the viper family |
ADDER |
Stephen King title dog |
CUJO |
Still-life pitcher |
EWER |
Suffix with switch |
EROO |
Sushi bar soup |
MISO |
Takes a snooze |
NAPS |
Tennyson’s title |
LORD |
The wrong stuff? |
EVIL |
Totally dominates, in sports |
OWNS |
TV host Banks |
TYRA |
U.S. Open stadium |
ASHE |
Useful attribute |
ASSET |
Wish undone |
RUE |
Yankee Clipper airline |
PANAM |
Yemeni port |
ADEN |
YMCA part (Abbr.) |
ASSN |
___ noire (bugaboo) |
BETE |