Wall Street Journal – Dec 10 2016 – Set the Table Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Brave’ princess |
MERIDA |
‘Carol’ director Todd |
HAYNES |
‘Dancing Queen’ singers |
ABBA |
‘Goodbye, Columbus’ writer |
ROTH |
‘Inside the NBA’ analyst |
ONEAL |
‘On the Beach’ author |
SHUTE |
‘Who Put the ___…’ (Barry Mann song) |
BOMP |
‘Who ___ to judge?’ |
AMI |
‘___ on TV’ |
ASSEEN |
13 for Al, e.g |
ATNO |
1974 hit ‘___ Tu’ |
ERES |
1984 gold medal gymnast |
RETTON |
28-Down, e.g |
MEAT |
A good day to dye |
EASTER |
Ailment |
MALADY |
Attack forcefully |
SAILINTO |
Au courant |
TRENDY |
Austrian article |
EIN |
Bake-off needs |
OVENS |
Beat at the track |
OUTRAN |
Beatles descriptor |
FAB |
Bed contents |
SOIL |
Bill add-on |
RIDER |
Boarding place |
GATE |
Bob Cratchit’s youngest |
TIM |
Bulletin |
NOTICE |
Cafe location, sometimes |
SIDEWALK |
Capital nicknamed ‘la Ciudad de los Reyes’ |
LIMA |
Castle cores |
KEEPS |
Catcher’s work |
SNARING |
City on the Bay |
FRISCO |
Class drudgery |
ROTE |
Compassion |
PITY |
Component of a big belt |
ASTEROID |
Confessional enumeration |
SINS |
Contradicts |
BELIES |
Coop critter |
HEN |
Craving |
YEN |
Cry of alarm |
EEK |
Customs act, perhaps |
SEIZURE |
Dark force |
YIN |
Debt indicator |
RED |
Deep-rooted |
INNATE |
Displays of contempt |
SNEERS |
Door topper |
LINTEL |
Entrance |
WAYIN |
Exertion |
EFFORT |
Export shortfall |
TRADEGAP |
Flooring calculation |
AREA |
Former Texas senator Hutchison |
KAY |
Fragrant essence |
ATTAR |
Freeport-based retailer |
LLBEAN |
Fruity c*cktail |
MAITAI |
George of ‘The Goldbergs’ |
SEGAL |
Getty, for one |
OILMAN |
Green figure |
GOLFER |
Group that may have an advantage |
HOMETEAM |
Hand over |
CEDE |
Hardwood choice |
ASH |
Hardwood choice |
ELM |
Held a session |
MET |
Highest degree |
NTHPOWER |
Highly styled wigs |
PERUKES |
Hot |
STOLEN |
House swallower |
SINKHOLE |
It may be made of koa wood |
UKE |
It’s south of Eur |
AFR |
Kibbutznik’s land |
ISRAEL |
Like punches that pack a wallop |
SPIKED |
Lord’s Prayer starter |
OUR |
Clues |
Answers |
Loud longhorn |
MOOER |
Lowly worker, figuratively |
COG |
Miffed |
SORE |
Moat setting |
ZOO |
Moccasin adornment |
BEAD |
Monastery address |
DOM |
Month in Mexico |
MES |
More apt to be eschewed by macho fellows |
GIRLIER |
More precisely |
RATHER |
Music’s Clean Bandit, e.g |
TRIO |
Nautical adverb |
ALEE |
Nearly Headless Nick at Hogwarts, e.g |
GHOST |
Nine-time French Open champ |
NADAL |
Nostrils’ go-between |
SEPTUM |
Nourish |
FEED |
NYSE listing |
CORP |
Osso buco base |
VEAL |
Over |
ANEW |
Pack train sound |
BRAYING |
Painful pellets |
HAIL |
Pale in color |
WASHY |
Paris, for one |
TROJAN |
Part of Bertolt Brecht’s setting? |
MACKTHEKNIFE |
Part of Doug Flutie’s setting? |
LIBERTYBOWL |
Part of Fox Mulder’s setting? |
FLYINGSAUCER |
Part of Gianni Versace’s setting? |
FASHIONPLATE |
Part of Lewis Carroll’s setting? |
LOOKINGGLASS |
Part of Paris Hilton’s setting? |
SILVERSPOON |
Part of Vladimir Horowitz’s setting? |
TUNINGFORK |
Part of Wayne Gretzky’s setting? |
STANLEYCUP |
Performance reward |
BONUS |
Persist |
LAST |
Picture prize |
OSCAR |
Piercing |
ACUTE |
Pleasing |
LIKABLE |
Poetic feet |
IAMBI |
Pottery piece |
SHARD |
Pouch |
SAC |
Prepared for a punch |
TENSED |
Printemps follower |
ETE |
RSVP decliners |
NOES |
Seller of Toughskins kids’ clothing |
SEARS |
Setback |
REVERSE |
Shuffle follower |
DEAL |
Singer Stefani |
GWEN |
Slanted, as writing |
ITALIC |
Sloshed |
LIT |
Smart |
NATTY |
Solemn custom |
RITE |
Source of ambiguous answers |
ORACLE |
Spew pahoehoe |
ERUPT |
St. Louis attraction |
ARCH |
Stallion steerer |
REIN |
Stand-up guy |
MENSCH |
Start of many Brazilian place names |
SAO |
Stunted, as trees |
Scrubby |
Swiftness |
CELERITY |
Take to the skies |
AVIATE |
Tattoos, in slang |
INK |
Tex-Mex offering |
FAJITA |
Tex-Mex offering |
TACO |
The Horned Frogs’ sch |
TCU |
Took in a second airing of |
RESAW |
Trying to seem highbrow |
ARTY |
Upper echelon |
ELITE |
Uproar |
CLAMOR |
Varieties |
TYPES |
Veterans Day month or day |
ELEVENTH |
Wayne Manor name |
BRUCE |
World of learning |
ACADEMIA |