USA Today – Jan 28 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
”Saving Private Ryan” ships |
LSTS |
”Sincerely,” and others |
CLOSES |
”Tommyrot!” |
NONSENSE |
”Toy Story” boy |
ANDY |
”___ been that long?” |
HASIT |
”___ my God, thou art very great” (Psalm 104:1) |
OLORD |
2002 Al Pacino flick |
SIMONE |
A judge, for one |
TRIER |
About, in legalese |
INRE |
Agnes and Genevieve, for short |
STES |
At leisure |
OTIOSE |
Back muscle, in gym-speak |
LAT |
Basso Pinza |
EZIO |
Bergman’s ”___ and Her Men” |
ELENA |
Biblical book |
EZRA |
Burdens |
ONUSES |
Camera steadier |
TRIPOD |
Catnaps |
DOZES |
Certain radar detector |
FUZZBUSTER |
Charades players |
MIMES |
Chumps |
SAPS |
Come up against |
ABUT |
Curved carpenter’s tool |
ADZ |
Cut short, NASA-style |
ABORTED |
Designer Claiborne |
LIZ |
Discretion to choose |
FREEWILL |
Extra-inning score, perhaps |
ONEONE |
Eye sore |
STYE |
Football helmet feature |
STRAP |
Frequent witness |
NOTARY |
Friend’s counterpart |
FOE |
Funeral fire |
PYRE |
Genetic ID |
DNA |
Girl or mule of song |
SAL |
Hep |
ONTO |
Home of the Braves, briefly |
ATL |
Iced drinks |
TEAS |
It helps keep one focused |
LENS |
Late afternoon |
FOUR |
Clues |
Answers |
LeBron’s target |
HOOP |
Lemon rinds |
ZESTS |
Letters on a Cardinal’s cap |
STL |
Like movie houses and churches |
AISLED |
Londoner, for short |
BRIT |
Losing gambler’s marker |
IOU |
Lyric poems |
ODES |
Main, Hollywood and Vine (Abbr.) |
STS |
Mystification |
PUZZLEMENT |
N.Y.C. summer hrs |
EDT |
Not just any |
THE |
Number two in population |
INDIA |
Old NBA rival |
ABA |
Period of instability, perhaps |
DIZZYSPELL |
Practical |
UTILE |
Prior to, in rhyme |
ERE |
Ready for anything |
ONALERT |
Roman 700 |
DCC |
Roseanne, before Tom |
BARR |
Rubbery cheese |
MOZZARELLA |
Seeker of services |
CLIENT |
Shannon and Monte |
DELS |
Shriners’ hats (Var.) |
FEZES |
Skip over |
OMIT |
Slothful |
LAZY |
Some vodka bottles |
FIFTHS |
Soothing pill |
ANODYNE |
Spill guard |
LID |
Spirit |
ELAN |
Stable newborn |
FOAL |
Start the business day |
OPEN |
Tear apart |
REND |
Utah ski spot |
ALTA |
Vicinity |
AREA |
Whirlpool |
EDDY |
Without rancor |
IRELESS |
Yank crabgrass |
WEED |
___ ”King” Cole |
NAT |
___ of the above |
NONE |