USA Today – Jun 4 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“Grease” music genre |
DOOWOP |
“Green” prefix |
ECO |
“My Fair Lady” lyricist |
LERNER |
“Not to mention . . .” |
ALSO |
“This . . . is London” broadcaster Edward R. ___ |
MURROW |
Ave. crossers |
STS |
Become suddenly attentive |
SNAPTO |
Bench with a kneeler |
PEW |
Biggest book in a library, perhaps |
ATLAS |
Brewer’s ingredient |
HOPS |
Build a barrier around |
WALLIN |
Burn soother |
ALOE |
Cape ___ (Gloucester locale) |
ANN |
Chihuahua or Veracruz |
STATE |
Choose, with “for” |
OPT |
Classic Alan Ladd western |
SHANE |
Curved building protrusion |
BOWWINDOW |
Daily Bruin reader, familiarly |
UCLAN |
Dandelion, to most |
WEED |
El ___ (Heston role) |
CID |
End of Ripley’s claim |
NOT |
Fairy tale sister of Rose Red |
SNOWWHITE |
Fisheye, e.g |
LENS |
Former Maryland governor Martin |
OMALLEY |
Friend of Pooh |
ROO |
General ___’s chicken |
TSO |
High gear on a car, perhaps |
OVERDRIVE |
Hit the sack |
RETIRE |
Ho-hum |
BLASE |
Horseshoe securer |
NAIL |
Hospital count |
BEDS |
Huxley classic published in 1932 |
BRAVENEWWORLD |
In the old days |
ONCE |
Infant’s notable first |
STEP |
Is hardly satisfactory |
WONTDO |
Jotted down |
WROTE |
Journalist Sawyer |
DIANE |
Ken Lay’s bankrupted company |
ENRON |
L. Frank Baum barker |
TOTO |
Clues |
Answers |
Lint remover |
BRUSH |
Lout, in Canada |
HOSER |
More pathetic, as excuses go |
LAMER |
Morning moisture |
DEW |
NFL standout |
ALLPRO |
Non-sharing sort |
HOG |
Outfielder’s cry |
IGOTIT |
Overrun (with) |
AWASH |
Page opposite a verso |
RECTO |
Pair in a gossip mag |
ITEM |
Part of a wd |
SYL |
Pet adoption org |
SPCA |
Places for recliners |
DENS |
Planet of the Ewoks |
ENDOR |
Purge (of) |
RID |
Ready to fall out |
LOOSE |
Render unnecessary |
OBVIATE |
Repair a seam, say |
SEW |
Resistance unit |
OHM |
Right-hand person (Abbr.) |
ASST |
Ring inserts |
GEMS |
Skid row tipplers |
WINOS |
Spelunking aids |
LAMPS |
Sporty Pontiac of the ’80s |
FIERO |
Sporty Pontiac of yore |
GTO |
Start of a miniseries |
PARTI |
Stout’s Nero |
WOLFE |
Stress-reducing discipline |
YOGA |
Techs’ customers |
USERS |
Tesla CEO ___ Musk |
ELON |
Timber problem |
DRYROT |
To a lower position |
DOWNWARDS |
Tribute in rhyme |
ODE |
U.S. president with a doctorate |
WOODROWWILSON |
Where things heat up |
OVEN |
With full force |
AMAIN |
Word on either side of “-a-“ |
VIS |
___ d’Italia (bicycle race) |
GIRO |
___ ghanoush (eggplant dish) |
BABA |