Wall Street Journal – Nov 10 2016 – Military Buildup Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Agreed!’ |
ITSADEAL |
‘Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin’ author |
URIS |
‘Saigon Bride’ singer |
BAEZ |
‘The Army Goes Rolling Along’ composer |
SOUSA |
‘The fix ___!’ |
ISIN |
‘The hottest spot north of Havana’ |
COPA |
Allies foe |
AXIS |
Armada’s kin |
XTERRA |
Army of Northern Virginia commander |
LEE |
Barracks, e.g |
ABODE |
Brand originally called ‘Brad’s Drink’ |
PEPSI |
Camp intruder |
SPY |
Cheese choice |
BLEU |
Cheese choice |
EDAM |
Cold War leader |
BREZHNEV |
Company instruction |
ATEASE |
Culmination |
APEX |
Declare |
AVER |
Do the math |
ADD |
Drive participant |
STEER |
Drive setting |
TEE |
Eamon de Valera’s land |
EIRE |
Escape, as capture |
EVADE |
Fight off |
REPEL |
Garfield’s victim, often |
ODIE |
Get some sack time |
DOZE |
Gp. founded in Baghdad |
OPEC |
Gradually weaken |
ERODE |
Gun |
REV |
Gunpowder and the like |
TEAS |
Hill, in Hebrew |
TEL |
Hired soldier, for short |
MERC |
Holds back |
DAMS |
Hurdle for Hannibal |
ALPS |
Incredulous response to an insult |
EXCUSEME |
Instrument settings |
PANELS |
Island ruled by Morgan le Fay |
AVALON |
Itzamna worshiper |
MAYAN |
Clues |
Answers |
KP peeling target |
SPUD |
Learn to fit in |
ADAPT |
Lightly armored military vehicle |
SCOUTCAR |
Like chrysalises |
PUPAL |
Like the Battle of Aleppo |
URBAN |
Like the visiting team, perhaps |
BOOED |
Make a lot |
PAVE |
Mess hall bunch |
EATERS |
Military base that serves as a good model? |
FORTEXAMPLE |
Military dog, after the war is over? |
PEACESETTER |
Military honorees formed by the letters inserted into the theme answers |
VETS |
Military unit |
TROOP |
Nautilus shape |
SPIRAL |
Numero di tenori |
TRE |
Org.’s kin |
ASSN |
Pirate |
STEAL |
Plane in the Pearl Harbor attack |
ZERO |
Policy for retaining soldiers beyond their enlistment period |
STOPLOSS |
Port on the Arabian Peninsula |
ADEN |
Pretentiously highbrow |
ARTSY |
Repudiate |
DENY |
Return from the war zone |
COMEHOME |
Reward for Rover |
TREAT |
Salvation Army beneficiaries |
POOR |
Scratches (out) |
EKES |
Site of Minot AFB |
NDAK |
Skater Midori |
ITO |
Skating move |
AXEL |
Spare tire, essentially |
FLAB |
Spokespersons for the military fleet? |
NAVYSAYERS |
Spotted |
SEEN |
Summons from a tot |
MAMA |
Supplier of hot water on a military base? |
POSTBOILER |
Surrealist from Barcelona |
MIRO |
Sweater opening? |
PORE |
Tony winner as Nicholas Nickleby |
REES |
Trade center |
MART |
Word with staging or no-go |
AREA |