Wall Street Journal – Jul 23 2016 – Assert Yourself Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Dagnabbit!’ |
DRAT |
‘Happy Birthday’ makeup, perhaps |
ICING |
‘The Wuggly Ump’ writer-illustrator |
GOREY |
‘You said it, brother!’ |
AMEN |
Aardwolf’s cousin |
HYENA |
Adidas, to Reebok |
PARENT |
Agate variety |
ONYX |
Alley in the comics |
OOP |
As recently as |
ONLY |
Asgard trickster |
LOKI |
Attila the Hun’s motto? |
BORNTORUIN |
Bent out of shape |
SORE |
Bookie’s worry |
RAID |
Bounding stride |
LOPE |
Breakfast bowlful |
OATMEAL |
Cal or Hal |
NICKNAME |
Cannes showing |
CINE |
CARE Intl., e.g |
NGO |
Caress in the shower |
SOAP |
Catchy pop |
EARCANDY |
Check the fit of |
TRYON |
Chime in |
OPINE |
Cliff dwelling |
AERIE |
Comic Sykes |
WANDA |
Compass part |
NEEDLE |
Cooked quickly |
NUKED |
Craig Biggio, for his entire career |
ASTRO |
Currently well-thought-of |
INFAVOR |
Dentist’s directive |
RINSE |
Description of a virtuous blonde? |
SOFAIRSOGOOD |
Dictator’s aide |
STENO |
Discomfit |
ABASH |
Divided |
CLEFT |
Does groundbreaking work? |
MINES |
Earlier |
AGO |
Eldest March sister |
MEG |
Encourage |
SPUR |
Encouragement for Silver |
HIYO |
Et ___ |
ALII |
Everglades resident |
EGRET |
F. Scott’s wife |
ZELDA |
Feeling contrite |
RUING |
Fiesta target |
PINATA |
Flummoxed |
ATSEA |
Frasier’s brother |
NILES |
Furniture wood |
ELM |
Furniture wood |
ASH |
General in ‘The Force Awakens’ |
LEIA |
Golfer Woosnam |
IAN |
Grammy winner James |
ETTA |
Group drooling while drilling? |
SALIVATIONARMY |
Groups of two |
DYADS |
Grub |
FOOD |
Gullible sort |
PIGEON |
Halvah base |
SESAME |
Harry |
BADGER |
Hide in a wardrobe? |
LEATHER |
How lovers might walk |
ARMINARM |
Hull tender |
BOSUN |
Humorous honor |
ROAST |
Hung up, perhaps |
LATE |
In shock, quaintly |
AGASP |
Injure again, as a ligament |
RETEAR |
It’s a real knee-slapper |
PALM |
It’s south of Georgia |
ARMENIA |
Joe’s ‘My Cousin Vinny’ co-star |
MARISA |
Jubilant |
ELATED |
Latitude |
LEEWAY |
LAX posting |
ETA |
Letters before omicrons |
XIS |
Lightweight shooters |
MINICAMS |
Like tridents |
TINED |
Clues |
Answers |
Lions and leopards |
FELINES |
Lunch hr. for some |
ONEPM |
Make drinkable, perhaps |
BOIL |
Mardi Gras city, for short |
NOLA |
Maroon |
ENISLE |
Mathematician Turing |
ALAN |
Medicinal succulent |
ALOE |
Mercilessly blunt |
BRUTAL |
MoMA setting |
NYC |
Music genre |
EMO |
Music genre |
RAP |
Music genre |
REGGAE |
Neighbor of Autriche and Italie |
SUISSE |
New World eponym |
AMERIGO |
Not bug-free, perhaps |
BETA |
Not duped by |
ONTO |
Now, in Nicaragua |
AHORA |
Numbered rd |
RTE |
Oboe’s cousin |
BASSOON |
Olympic sport discontinued after 1936 |
POLO |
Opposed to rural spreads? |
ANTIFARMS |
Original capital of the Alaska Territory |
SITKA |
Outback strutters |
EMUS |
Palliative agent |
EASER |
Parmesan alternative |
ASIAGO |
Photographer Goldin |
NAN |
Pious recitation |
AVEMARIA |
Play watchers |
REFS |
Pole, e.g |
EUROPEAN |
Polished off |
EATEN |
Popper input |
KERNELS |
Poppy product |
OPIUM |
Raleigh-to-D.C. heading |
NNE |
Reach over |
SPAN |
Reddish-brown horses |
ROANS |
Riyadh resident |
ARAB |
Roughly |
ORSO |
Rushing site |
FRAT |
Sanctions option |
EMBARGO |
Scientific notation figure |
TEN |
Scourge of cyberspace |
SPAM |
Seals, as a packing crate |
NAILSUP |
Shilling, informally |
BOB |
Since |
ASOF |
Sitting on |
ATOP |
Skin layer |
DERMA |
Soccer field, say? |
GAMEPLAIN |
Sorrowful sigh |
ALAS |
Source of cleaning tips? |
MAIDMAGAZINE |
Southwestern art mecca |
TAOS |
Spelling on TV |
TORI |
Sponge gently |
DAB |
State-of-the-art |
MODERN |
Stiller’s comedy partner |
MEARA |
Stimulate |
WHET |
Strip set in Okefenokee Swamp |
POGO |
Strong string |
TWINE |
Stuff of legend |
LORE |
Suited for sumo |
OBESE |
Supporter of the arts? |
EASEL |
Sweeping |
VAST |
Touring player |
PRO |
Transportation for the three wise men? |
MAGIWHEELS |
Tricky pitch |
SINKER |
Tuna sandwich |
MELT |
Tuning fork makeup |
STEEL |
Valium producer |
ROCHE |
Vote out |
UNSEAT |
Waits at the piano |
TOM |
Whiny question to Sasquatch on a road trip? |
AREWETHEREYETI |
Woman, to Watteau |
FEMME |
___ de guerre |
NOM |