Newsday.com – Dec 15 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
”I Love Lucy” character |
ETHEL |
A great distance |
AFAR |
Al’s ”Godfather” wife |
DIANE |
Assuage |
EASE |
Athletic memento |
TROPHY |
Auto-race boss |
PITCREWCHIEF |
Aware of, informally |
HIPTO |
Be suitable for |
FIT |
Bond before Roger |
SEAN |
Bop on the bean |
CONK |
Burlap fiber |
HEMP |
Contractual detail |
TERM |
Cooper Mohican |
UNCAS |
Crow’s quarters |
NEST |
Cultural figure |
ICON |
Delineate deeply |
ETCH |
Digital reading |
SCAN |
Director Anderson |
WES |
Drawer pull |
KNOB |
Dull sound |
THUD |
Educational standards plan |
COMMONCORE |
Elemental variants |
ISOTOPES |
Executive Branch div |
DEPT |
Fit out |
EQUIP |
Forceful and brief |
PITHY |
Goes full bore |
LETSRIP |
Good-for-nothing |
LOUSE |
Grammatical substantive |
NOUN |
Green-lighted |
OKD |
Ground grain |
MEAL |
High point |
ACME |
High-calorie |
RICH |
Hotel freebie |
PEN |
Iso- relative |
EQUI |
Large number |
SLEW |
Learn about |
HEAROF |
Like tears |
SALINE |
London police force founder |
ROBERTPEEL |
Lopsided victories |
ROMPS |
Clues |
Answers |
Marina del __, CA |
REY |
Marsh plant |
REED |
Metaphor for suspicion |
SEEDSOFDOUBT |
Midday ritual |
LUNCH |
Money in Monterrey |
PESO |
Pay, as a bill |
FOOT |
Pine fruit |
CONE |
Place for a lace |
SHOE |
Post-coup group |
JUNTA |
Prefix for motive |
LOCO |
Presently occupied |
INUSE |
Put up a stake |
ANTE |
Red-carpet walker |
VIP |
Retail outlet |
SHOP |
Short on customers |
SLOW |
Signaled one’s arrival |
WAVED |
Software menu option |
HELP |
Something in the air |
ODOR |
Squeezes (out) |
EKES |
Started the day late |
SLEPTIN |
Submerged |
SUNKEN |
Substitute’s place |
STEAD |
Thief, in brief |
KLEPTO |
Third-largest Hawaiian island |
OAHU |
This instant |
NOW |
Touch borders with |
ABUT |
Trifling |
PETTY |
Vacuum’s acquisition |
DIRT |
Vexatious ones |
PESTS |
Video excerpts |
CLIPS |
Volunteer sitter, perhaps |
AUNT |
Washed-out |
PALE |
Wide of the mark |
OFF |
Wines and dines |
ROMANCES |
World Series lead-in: Abbr |
ALCS |
Wrap up |
END |
Wrongful |
UNJUST |
Yearning |
ACHE |
Zero people |
NOONE |