New York Times – Aug 28 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Ciao’ |
BYEBYE |
‘Dios ___!’ |
MIO |
‘Full speed ahead!’ |
ITSAGO |
‘Got it’ |
ROGER |
‘Hey, let’s gather 100 people to enact laws and ratify treaties’? |
SENATEIDEA |
‘Howdy’ |
HIYA |
‘Oh, you’re funny-y-y-y …’ |
HAR |
‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’ sounds |
BAAS |
‘Ratatouille’ rat |
REMY |
‘Ready to relieve ’em of a ___ or two’ (‘Les Misérables’ lyric) |
SOU |
‘Selma’ director DuVernay |
AVA |
‘Tao Te Ching’ philosopher |
LAOTSE |
‘That means …’ |
THUS |
‘What if …,’ informally |
SPOSE |
‘___, verily’ |
YEA |
89-Across character played by Adam Sandler |
OPERAMAN |
Adele, voicewise |
ALTO |
Aladdin, e.g |
ARAB |
America’s Cup, e.g |
SEARACE |
Assent to a married mujer |
SISENORA |
Assn |
ORG |
Bay ___ |
AREA |
Big dipper |
LADLE |
Bill of ‘Trainwreck’ |
HADER |
Biological pouch |
SAC |
Bit of expert advice |
PROTIP |
Bits of truth |
KERNELS |
Blazing successes |
METEORS |
Books written entirely in chat rooms? |
IMEDNOVELS |
Bush labor secretary Chao |
ELAINE |
California missionary Junípero ___ |
SERRA |
Cathedral feature |
STEEPLE |
Church response that’s taken as a given? |
ASSUMEDAMEN |
City with 500 attractions? |
DAYTONA |
College-level H.S. courses |
APS |
Cousin of a lemming |
VOLE |
Cries of approval |
YAYS |
Crosswords in 1924-25, e.g |
CRAZE |
Cry from comic book civilians |
SAVEUS |
Ditch |
SCRAP |
Domain of ‘Hamilton’ |
THEATER |
E-cigarette output |
VAPOR |
Embroiled (in) |
KNEEDEEP |
Eternally, to poets |
EER |
Fastener with a ring-shaped head |
EYEBOLT |
Fill with gas |
AERATE |
Fired (up) |
KEYED |
Frat boy types |
BROS |
Futile |
VAIN |
Get by |
ELUDE |
Glow |
AURA |
Goes ‘Ow, ow, ow!’ |
YELPS |
Gray, say |
SHADED |
Green spirit |
ABSINTHE |
Group that appeared in the movie ‘Grease’ |
SHANANA |
Gucci competitor |
ARMANI |
Hamiltons |
TENS |
Hit upside the head, in slang |
DOPESLAP |
Home inspector’s concern |
RADON |
Home remedy drink |
HERBTEA |
Honorary title in Wisconsin? |
DAMECHEESE |
Indian wear |
SARIS |
Insect that shorted out an early computer, spawning the term ‘computer bug’ |
MOTH |
Intellectual |
EGGHEADED |
Laugh-filled broadcast |
ROAST |
Lead-in to Pablo or Carlos |
SAN |
Letters after CD |
ROM |
Liable to spoil? |
DOTING |
Like blue moons |
RARE |
Like Navy SEALs |
ELITE |
Clues |
Answers |
Like pageant contestants, typically |
SASHED |
Like the response ‘Talk to the hand!’ |
SASSY |
Listen to violinist Itzhak’s music? |
HEARPERLMAN |
Listens to Shakespeare? |
HARKS |
Litigate |
SUE |
Locks in place for a while? |
PERM |
Los Angeles Lakers’ home until 1999 |
THEFORUM |
Mail |
SHIP |
Mailed |
SENT |
Meadow |
LEA |
More see-through |
SHEERER |
Most ‘Doctor Who’ characters, for short |
ETS |
Mythical father of Harmonia, strangely enough |
ARES |
Name on many a college hall, informally |
ALUM |
Native of Alaska |
ALEUT |
Newspaper essay on why not to go outdoors? |
INSIDEOPED |
Nisan observances |
PASSOVERS |
Norm: Abbr |
STD |
Noted tea locale |
ASSAM |
On edge |
ANTSY |
One easily bowled over? |
HEADPIN |
One of Asta’s masters |
NORA |
Oscars grp |
AMPAS |
Out of gas, informally |
ONE |
Passing remarks? |
EULOGY |
Post-Christmas events |
SALEDAYS |
Push-up muscle, informally |
PEC |
Puts under |
INTERS |
Racer’s brand |
STP |
Reason to scream ‘Why won’t this damn thing locate airplanes!’? |
RADARANGER |
Ring or sphere |
ARENA |
Robert of ‘Airplane!’ |
HAYS |
Rostand protagonist ___ de Bergerac |
CYRANO |
Sch. whose honor code includes chastity |
BYU |
Section of ‘Aida,’ e.g |
SCENA |
See-through clothing material |
MESH |
Setting for the beginning of ‘The Book of Mormon’ |
UTAH |
Showed over |
RERAN |
Singer LaBelle |
PATTI |
Sips |
NURSES |
Skit show, for short |
SNL |
Snoot |
SNOB |
Soft drink favored by the Marines? |
SPRITEDECORPS |
Something felt at Christmas |
SANTAHAT |
Southern chain |
ANDES |
Spot checkers? |
VETS |
Staffs |
MANS |
Stamp incorrectly, in a way |
MISDATE |
Start of a few choice words? |
EENIE |
Stephen of ‘Interview With the Vampire’ |
REA |
Sticky spots? |
NESTS |
Sunday delivery |
SERMON |
Super ___ |
PAC |
Super ___ |
NES |
Surmise |
INFER |
Taiping Rebellion general |
TSO |
Takes in |
HAS |
Tennis’s King of Clay |
NADAL |
The ‘V’ of fashion’s ‘DVF’ |
VON |
The Titanic, e.g |
STEAMER |
TLC and Destiny’s Child |
GIRLGROUPS |
Took in |
ATE |
Top of the agenda |
ITEMONE |
Tourist’s report |
TRAVELOGUE |
Walk with pride |
STRUT |
What the ‘1’ of ‘1/2’ represents |
MONTH |
Woody playing a medieval baron? |
THANEALLEN |
Words of concession |
IRESIGN |
___ Aduba of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ |
UZO |
___ cone |
NOSE |