New York Times – Jul 9 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Excuse me?’ |
DOYOUMIND |
‘Hockey sticks,’ in cards |
SEVENS |
‘Out of the Blue’ group, for short |
ELO |
‘The perfect idiot’s profession,’ per Katharine Hepburn |
ACTING |
‘The Tin Drum’ boy |
OSKAR |
‘Yeah, right!’ |
PSHAW |
2011 Best New Artist Grammy winner Bon ___ |
IVER |
Bellini and Botticelli |
OLDMASTERS |
Bouquets, quaintly |
NOSEGAYS |
Boxing ring? |
BLACKEYE |
Buzz, e.g |
HAIRCUT |
Certain upper-growth limit |
TREELINE |
Classic folk number |
OHSUSANNA |
Crooked joint |
ELL |
Developers work on them |
APPS |
Doesn’t go off as expected |
MISFIRES |
Duck faces, e.g |
POSES |
Exfoliation |
PEEL |
Film about rock groups? |
GREENALGAE |
First name on the 1970s-’80s Lakers |
KAREEM |
Flip-flop, e.g |
SANDAL |
Gaiman who wrote ‘American Gods’ and ‘Coraline’ |
NEIL |
Heaps |
LOTS |
His last play was ‘When We Dead Awaken’ |
IBSEN |
Hung around casually? |
CHILLAXED |
Impulse transmitter |
AXON |
Island known for its spices |
ZANZIBAR |
Isolated |
LONE |
It may be in the bag |
TEA |
It may cause sparks to fly |
TESLACOIL |
Jazz great Montgomery |
WES |
Kind of virus |
RNA |
Land on the Gulf of Guinea |
TOGO |
Like Colt 45 and Mickey’s |
MALT |
Like Hemingway vis-à-vis most other writers |
TERSER |
Clues |
Answers |
More than a fraction of a cent |
ZINC |
North Carolina vacation area |
OUTERBANKS |
Not haut |
BAS |
One might have black-and-white standards |
PIRATESHIP |
One of 20-30 ‘genius grants’ awarded annually |
MACARTHUR |
Orange snack in a red box |
CHEEZIT |
Org. in ‘Patriot Games’ |
IRA |
Outfits for big parts? |
FATSUITS |
Philippine money |
PESO |
Pro ___ |
TEM |
Project with a lot of momentum |
HURL |
Religious figure from on high? |
LAMA |
Responsibility |
ONUS |
Rugged |
MANLY |
Salon job, informally |
MANI |
Set at sea? |
OARS |
Small vault |
HOP |
Some juvenile records |
HOMEMOVIES |
Sphere of control |
FIEF |
Station display |
MAP |
Stay off the water? |
SHORELEAVE |
Swinging joint |
HINGE |
This year’s starlet |
ITGIRL |
Tiptop |
ACME |
Treasure hunter’s loot, maybe |
IDOL |
Unconventional and hippielike, informally |
BOHO |
War force |
ARES |
Way: Abbr |
SYST |
Went looking for places to shoot |
SCOUTED |
Where the Lost Battalion got lost |
ARGONNE |
Wins easily |
ROMPS |
Without much effort |
IDLY |
Wrong |
ERRONEOUS |
[Fingers crossed] |
IHOPE |
___ soup |
MISO |