USA Today – Jul 21 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“As ___” (letter closing) |
EVER |
“Drake” poet Alfred |
NOYES |
“Hand it over!” |
GIMME |
“Pygmalion” dramatist |
SHAW |
“Voila!” |
TADA |
“Young Frankenstein” flunky |
IGOR |
“___ 18” (Uris novel) |
MILA |
1/3, to 3 |
INVERSE |
A deadly sin |
ENVY |
Academia, to some |
IVORYTOWER |
Ally McBeal’s field |
LAW |
Atlas initials until 1991 |
USSR |
Ballpark officials |
SCORERS |
Bedding fabric |
PERCALE |
Bering or Barents |
SEA |
Billboard item |
POSTER |
Bird on a birth announcement |
STORK |
Cardinal or brick |
RED |
Carhop’s load |
TRAY |
Cessna spinner, for short |
PROP |
Charges from counsel |
FEES |
Chicken ___ (19-Across hero) |
PARM |
Closes, as a deal |
INKS |
Clothes closers |
SNAPS |
Coif creator |
STYLIST |
Collapsible lodging |
TENT |
Cornellian, e.g |
IVYLEAGUER |
Country byway |
LANE |
Creative flash |
IDEA |
De-lump, as flour |
SIFT |
Deep shade of 32-Down |
CERISE |
Destroy bit by bit |
ERODE |
Drop anchor |
MOOR |
Exchange verbal jabs |
SPAR |
Exploding star |
NOVA |
Fresh-mouthed |
PERT |
Gawked at |
EYED |
General’s chestful |
MEDALS |
Golf course obstruction |
TREE |
Clues |
Answers |
Good-natured |
AMIABLE |
Hat trick trio |
GOALS |
Hiked, as an ante |
UPPED |
Jeans reinforcer |
RIVET |
Jellied or smoked fish |
EEL |
Kitten’s pickup spot |
NAPE |
Life of Riley |
EASE |
Like Coleridge’s mariner |
ANCIENT |
Like fairy-tale stepmothers |
EVIL |
Mass figure |
PRIEST |
Mirror shape, perhaps |
OVAL |
Owner of an infamous Chicago cow |
OLEARY |
Packs to the brim |
FILLS |
Paint can direction |
STIR |
Parliamentary affirmative |
YEA |
Peter of “Casablanca” |
LORRE |
Place to dock |
SLIP |
Pod veggies, old-style |
PEASE |
Porker’s pad |
PEN |
Post-lira currency |
EURO |
Prefix with con |
NEO |
Pungent salad veggie |
ONION |
Researcher with drooling dogs |
IVANPAVLOV |
Sacred bird of Egypt |
IBIS |
Scam victim’s cry |
IVEBEENHAD |
Sign on a rental unit |
TOLET |
Sluggish, as footsteps |
LEADEN |
Snake with a warning sound |
RATTLER |
Social goofball |
NERD |
Supermarket section |
DELI |
Swatters’ victims |
FLIES |
Tick off |
MIFF |
Tiny Tim’s verb |
BLESS |
Toiled on a crew |
OARED |
Wilson of “Zoolander” |
OWEN |
Zillions |
ALOT |
___ Gauche (Paris area) |
RIVE |
___ out (withdraw) |
OPT |
___-walsy |
PALSY |