Wall Street Journal – Aug 11 2016 – Doubling Down Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Nuts!’ |
DRAT |
‘Nuts!’ |
PHOOEY |
1927 Gershwin show tune |
S1DERFUL |
1951 Nat King Cole hit |
UN4GETTABLE |
1968 Steppenwolf song |
BORN2BEWILD |
1971 Carole King chart topper |
ITSTOOL8 |
2014 film whose song ‘Glory’ took the Oscar |
SELMA |
A fan of |
INTO |
All possible |
EVERY |
Back in the navy |
ASTERN |
Backup strategy |
PLANB |
Biblical birthright seller |
ESAU |
Big name in blenders |
OSTER |
Bloody Mary garnish |
CELERY |
Canteen letters |
USO |
Check for ID |
CARD |
Conspiratorial group |
CABAL |
Correct for someone’s bad hearing? |
RETRY |
County north of San Francisco |
MARIN |
Craig Biggio, for 19 years |
ASTRO |
Cries of discovery |
AHAS |
Dental filling |
INLAY |
Dessert wine |
PORT |
Draft picks |
ALES |
Dragon’s domicile |
LAIR |
Editorial veto |
STET |
Fan’s question after missing the end of the game |
WHO1 |
Fife folks |
SCOTS |
Food with a red rind |
EDAM |
Foppish neckwear |
ASCOT |
Game akin to euchre |
ECARTE |
Gateau’s cousin |
TORTE |
Go to great heights |
SOAR |
Grazing spots |
LEAS |
Hermana de la madre |
TIA |
Hubbard of Scientology |
LRON |
Hummus go-with |
PITA |
Jet stream’s heading |
EAST |
Just mopped |
WET |
Clues |
Answers |
Just plain silly |
INANE |
Key |
ISLET |
Little League membership restriction |
AGELIMIT |
Lofty lines |
ODE |
Lucy’s co-star |
DESI |
Make clear |
ERASE |
Meathead |
IDIOT |
Middle of seven vowels |
IOTA |
Mouths, slangily |
YAPS |
Nabisco bestseller |
OREO |
Neck and neck |
EVEN |
Ned Stark’s first son, on ‘Game of Thrones’ |
ROBB |
Officer-to-be |
CADET |
One might evoke screams |
IDOL |
Org. advocating gender equality |
YWCA |
Pageant accessory |
SASH |
Pirelli product |
TIRE |
Put in a pyramid, say |
EN2MB |
Put out |
ISSUE |
Q neighbor |
TAB |
Reasonable |
SANE |
Removed |
APART |
Roughly |
ORSO |
Royals manager Ned |
YOST |
Salmon seasoning |
DILL |
Scrip subject |
MEDS |
Set as a goal |
AIM4 |
Shoplift |
BOOST |
Shows signs of waking |
STIRS |
Street urchins |
WAIFS |
Sword-and-sandal movie costume |
TUNIC |
Tangential observation |
ASIDE |
Tomato type |
ROMA |
Track team |
PITCREWS |
Typographical runover |
WIDOW |
Verdi aria ‘___ tu’ |
ERI |
Went for a bite |
8OUT |
Where the Kon-Tiki set sail from |
PERU |
Wooer’s gift |
ROSE |