New York Times – Nov 27 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Back to the Future’ antagonist |
BIFF |
‘Hold on ___!’ |
ASEC |
‘Jinx’ breakers of 2016 |
CUBS |
‘My Cup Runneth Over’ crooner |
EDAMES |
‘The doctor ___’ |
ISIN |
‘The Highwayman’ poet |
NOYES |
‘___ not!’ |
FEAR |
Absolutely awesome |
EPIC |
Accomplished everything |
DONEITALL |
Actress Hatcher |
TERI |
Adorn brilliantly |
EMBLAZON |
After Rainier, highest peak in the Pacific Northwest |
MTADAMS |
Anonymous |
NONAME |
Approached apace |
RANTO |
Area to defend |
TURF |
Art |
SKILL |
Attention, for some |
NEED |
Base men? |
CADS |
Big name in root beer |
DADS |
Big Ten sch |
MSU |
Bill producers + Western wear = info for events |
STARTINGTIMES |
Birthday girl’s wear |
TIARA |
Bygone boomers, for short |
SSTS |
Cabooses |
REARS |
Capital where Robert Louis Stevenson died |
APIA |
Carrier |
BEARER |
Carter/Brezhnev agreement |
SALTII |
Cat that epitomizes finickiness |
MORRIS |
Chain that sells chains |
ZALES |
Cheri formerly of ‘S.N.L.’ |
OTERI |
Classic Icelandic literary works |
EDDAS |
Computer hookups |
MODEMS |
Correo ___ (foreign mail stamp) |
AEREO |
Counterpart of ‘stand’ |
HITME |
Court affirmation |
IDO |
Crooked |
ATANANGLE |
Currently airing |
ONNOW |
Curses |
BANES |
Day of the month + succeed = some recital pieces |
PIANODUETS |
Deeply offended |
STUNG |
Del ___ (fast-food chain) |
TACO |
Delay + dodos = some compromises |
PLEABARGAINS |
Director Lee |
ANG |
Do pretty well gradewise |
GETAB |
Epps of ‘House’ |
OMAR |
Evasive |
COY |
Eye part |
SCLERA |
Familiar with |
UPON |
Feudal lord |
LIEGE |
Finally put an end to? |
ENTOMB |
Follower of an Alaskan team |
DOGSLED |
For two |
ADEUX |
Green of ‘The Italian Job’ |
SETH |
Halters? |
SENTRIES |
Heavy metal band with 1980s hits |
RATT |
Hero |
IDOL |
Hollywood, with ‘the’ |
BIZ |
Hulk Hogan trademark |
DORAG |
Impress deeply |
ETCH |
In Tahitian it means ‘good’ |
MAITAI |
In years past |
ONCE |
Infant + straying = noted coach |
BEARBRYANT |
Island whose volcanic eruption is rumored to have destroyed Atlantis |
SANTORINI |
Jazzes (up) |
AMPS |
Keeps safe |
GUARDS |
Kind of chair |
EAMES |
Last part of the country to report election results |
WEST |
Lead-in to maniac |
EGO |
Less polite + wildly unconventional = epicenter |
GROUNDZERO |
Letter at the end of three other letters |
ETA |
Clues |
Answers |
Lisa, to Bart |
SIS |
Maiden name preceder |
NEE |
Makes it? |
TAGS |
Many a charity tournament |
PROAM |
Mariners’ aids |
SEXTANTS |
Mend |
HEAL |
Milk container |
UDDER |
Minimal diamond margin |
ONERUN |
Move, as a plant |
REPOT |
Moved at a crawl |
SNAILED |
Mrs. Gorbachev |
RAISA |
Nasty sort |
OGRE |
Negev native |
SABRA |
Nevada gold-mining town |
ELKO |
New pop of 1924 |
NEHI |
October option |
TREAT |
Old World lizard |
AGAMA |
Org. authorized by the 16th Amendment |
IRS |
Overindulged |
ATEATON |
Pandora release |
ILLS |
Pasty + vacation expense, maybe = hospital specialty |
PRENATALCARE |
Poetic Muse |
ERATO |
Possible destination for un inmigrante, with ‘el’ |
NORTE |
Prefix with byte |
TERA |
Pro |
ACE |
Pulls (out of) |
OPTS |
Radial alternative |
BIASTIRE |
Recall cause, maybe |
ECOLI |
Regarding + undercoat = network with 303 stations |
PARISMETRO |
Relatives on the father’s side |
AGNATES |
Remain + ‘Hmm …’ = R&B great |
BODIDDLEY |
Remote land in the Pacific |
NAURU |
Rendezvous |
MEET |
Resell quickly |
FLIP |
Results of icy breakups? |
FLOES |
Saharan |
ARID |
Saharan |
SERE |
Santa ___ |
MARIA |
See + umbrella alternative = warming option |
RADIANTHEAT |
Show, informally + African capital = Adonis |
DREAMBOAT |
Simple truth |
PLAINFACT |
Social worker? |
WASP |
Some |
ABIT |
Some Great Plains residents |
OTOE |
Some needlework, informally? |
TATS |
Someone never seen in ‘Peanuts’ |
ADULT |
Spa, e.g |
SPRING |
Spanish she-bear |
OSA |
Squeal on |
RATOUT |
Stable arrival |
FOAL |
Stars-and-stripes land, informally |
USOFA |
Suck it up? |
SIPHON |
Sushi go-with |
SAKE |
Takes a chance |
RISKSIT |
The ‘F’ in F = ma |
FORCE |
The time of Nick? |
NITE |
They often have small tables |
CAFES |
Time for una siesta |
TARDE |
Unimprovable |
IDEAL |
Untuned, say |
OFF |
Urban woe + squirms = pool accessory |
SWIMGOGGLES |
Verb from which ‘suis’ and ‘sommes’ are conjugated |
ETRE |
Vertical |
ERECT |
Violinist Zimbalist |
EFREM |
Was ahead |
LED |
What germs may turn into |
IDEAS |
Yarn |
TALE |
___ Chris Steak House |
RUTHS |
___ Minor |
URSA |
___ season |
DEER |