New York Times – Aug 16 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Star Wars’ droid … or a phonetic hint to what’s found in 17-, 26-, 41- and 52-Across |
ARTOODETOO |
‘Um … excuse me?’ |
DOYOUMIND |
Auto with a black, blue and white logo |
BMW |
Big Apple inits |
NYC |
Birch relative often used in electric guitars |
ALDER |
Bisque or gazpacho |
SOUP |
Blog update, e.g |
POST |
Blue Ribbon brewer |
PABST |
Brother of Shemp and Curly |
MOE |
Cello cousin |
VIOLA |
Celtic tongue of the British Isles |
ERSE |
De-squeaker |
OIL |
Decorate |
ADORN |
Deserted |
ABANDONED |
Diminishes |
EBBS |
Documentarian Burns |
KEN |
Fit ___ tied |
TOBE |
Gambler’s chances |
ODDS |
Gets lucky with one’s car downtown, say |
PARKS |
Gorilla |
APE |
Group led by Richard the Lionheart |
CRUSADERS |
Guy shouting ‘Cowabunga!,’ say |
SURFERDUDE |
Heartsick |
SAD |
Helicopter part |
ROTOR |
Hurdles for Ph.D.s |
THESES |
Implement for eating 14-Across |
SPOON |
Ironclad evidence |
PROOF |
Job openings |
SLOTS |
Kind of port on a PC |
USB |
Lacking broad application |
NARROWLYDEFINED |
Lauder with a cosmetics empire |
ESTEE |
Lessen, as expenses |
PARE |
Liability’s opposite |
ASSET |
Like 10-Down vis-à-vis any other senator in history |
OLDER |
Like a ram or lamb |
OVINE |
Like a trait present at birth |
INNATE |
Like rappers Wayne and Kim |
LIL |
Mall stand |
KIOSK |
Mex. miss |
SRTA |
Clues |
Answers |
Minuscule |
TEENY |
MS. readers at Ms., e.g |
EDS |
Mt. Rushmore’s state: Abbr |
SDAK |
Olympic swords |
EPEES |
One offering test drives |
CARDEALER |
Onetime CBS News anchor |
ROGERMUDD |
Output of Santa’s workshop |
TOYS |
Ownership documents |
DEEDS |
Peter out |
DIE |
Popeye’s brawny rival for Olive Oyl |
BLUTO |
Prefix with -meter or -scope |
PERI |
Pulsate painfully |
THROB |
Quite bizarre |
OUTRE |
Quran deity |
ALLAH |
Rammed from behind |
REARENDED |
Rational self, to Freud |
EGO |
Remotely controlled flier |
DRONE |
Revealing skirt |
MINI |
Romney’s 2012 running mate |
RYAN |
Sales worker, briefly |
REP |
Saver’s bank holding: Abbr |
ACCT |
Sorbets, e.g |
ICES |
Sounds from schnauzers |
ARFS |
Still in draft form |
ROUGH |
Subj. for the foreign-born |
ESL |
Superfund org |
EPA |
Tablet since 2010 |
IPAD |
Thin porridge |
GRUEL |
Thurmond who left the Senate at age 100 |
STROM |
Torah holders |
ARKS |
Tour leader |
GUIDE |
Trebek with all the answers |
ALEX |
Troupe grp |
USO |
Uproar |
FUROR |
UV blockage no |
SPF |
Words before ‘So sue me!’ |
ILIED |
Wrath |
ANGER |
___ greens |
BEET |
___ Hart, lead role in ‘Chicago’ |
ROXIE |