USA Today – Mar 2 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“Free Willy” creature |
ORCA |
“High School Musical” extra |
TEEN |
Acton Bell and Ellis Bell, for two |
PENNAMES |
Any second now |
SOON |
Aquacade performer |
SWIMMER |
Barn dance seat |
BALE |
Blue-blooded |
ELITE |
Boatloads |
ALOT |
Brenner Pass range |
ALPS |
Circulation blocker |
CLOT |
Classic clown |
BOZO |
Clobber with snowballs |
PELT |
College near Windsor |
ETON |
Country club figure |
PRO |
Dance’s cost, in a classic song |
TENCENTS |
Dark, like a starless sky |
INKY |
Discovered treasure |
TROVE |
Dudley’s “Arthur” costar |
LIZA |
Dump at the altar |
JILT |
Electric serviette? |
POWERNAPKIN |
Essential point |
GIST |
Exhibit wanderlust |
ROVE |
Flying Halloween buy? |
AIRPUMPKIN |
George’s lyricist brother |
IRA |
Go like Hans Brinker |
SKATE |
Goes beyond |
EXCEEDS |
Grand ___ (Caribbean vacation spot) |
CAYMAN |
Groovy cluster of flowers on a birch? |
COOLCATKIN |
Gumbo pod |
OKRA |
Hairstyle stiffener |
GEL |
Hash house sign |
EATS |
Having the right stuff |
ABLE |
Hole-driller’s pattern, e.g |
TEMPLATE |
Inedible orange |
OSAGE |
It rests on a violin |
CHIN |
Keats composed one on indolence |
ODE |
Las Vegas wedding site |
CHAPEL |
Like cobs and toms |
MALE |
Managed to annoy |
GOTAT |
Clues |
Answers |
Many pledge drive gifts |
TOTES |
MapQuest lines |
ROADS |
Marriott rival |
OMNI |
Men’s fragrance by Faberge |
BRUT |
Mixes up |
CONFUSES |
Monologue bits |
JOKES |
Never to be repeated |
ONCE |
Offers as an example |
CITES |
Packaging strings |
TWINES |
Pantry raider |
ANT |
Particle in a smasher |
ATOM |
Poetry’s “ominous bird of yore” |
RAVEN |
Prosperous time |
BOOM |
Reply to “Speak, boy!” |
ARF |
Rolls with the punches |
COPES |
Sank, as a putt |
HOLED |
Scraped together, with “out” |
EKED |
Scriptural pronoun |
THOU |
Sides in an age-old battle |
SEXES |
Site with a “Shop by category” option |
EBAY |
Some eligible receivers |
ENDS |
Son of Li’l Abner? |
BABYBUMPKIN |
Spice’s shelfmate |
HERB |
State emphatically |
AVER |
Sticking points? |
CRAWS |
Stridex target |
ACNE |
Subj. with a lab, often |
SCI |
Symbol on a secure website |
LOCK |
Tavern mugful |
ALE |
Toss into a dumpster |
SCRAP |
Unlike fake news |
TRUE |
Upscale watch brand |
ROLEX |
Walked confidently |
STRODE |
Went kaput |
DIED |
Word before fries or front |
HOME |
Working diligently |
ATIT |
Wrap for leftovers |
SARAN |
Wrote “mispell,” say |
ERRED |
___ fixe menu |
PRIX |