USA Today – Mar 5 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
“Ars Amatoria” poet |
OVID |
“Enchanted” girl of kid-lit |
ELLA |
“In the headlights” animal |
DEER |
“Miracle” team of 1969 |
METS |
“Understood” |
ISEE |
“___ from Muskogee” (Haggard tune) |
OKIE |
A.D. part |
ANNO |
Any minute, to a bard |
ANON |
Assemble-it-yourself furniture chain |
IKEA |
Bassoon’s smaller cousin |
OBOE |
Be the best example of |
EMBODY |
Bornean ape, briefly |
ORANG |
Canterbury cop |
BOBBY |
Carnegie’s industry |
STEEL |
Cash drawer |
TILL |
Cattle zappers |
PRODS |
Cause of deflationary pressure on the economy |
FISCALDRAG |
Clickable text |
LINK |
Come into view |
APPEAR |
Decathlon part |
EVENT |
Dilemma duo |
HORNS |
Dixie pronoun |
YALL |
Do a pizzeria chore |
KNEAD |
Early Jesse Jackson hairdo |
AFRO |
Ernie’s Muppet pal |
BERT |
Fan fave |
IDOL |
Fateful day for Caesar |
IDES |
Feature of a shotgun barrel |
SMOOTHBORE |
For men only |
STAG |
For the ___ (temporarily) |
NONCE |
Gauchos’ cow catchers |
BOLAS |
Go hither and yon |
ROAM |
Gooey treat at a campfire |
SMORE |
Hard thing to accept |
BITTERPILL |
How confident solvers solve |
ININK |
Isle of Capri attraction |
GROTTO |
IV hookup |
SALINEDRIP |
Kett of old comics |
ETTA |
King of tragedy |
LEAR |
Clues |
Answers |
Kuwaiti honcho |
EMIR |
Laugh heartily |
ROAR |
Lay blacktop on |
PAVE |
Longoria of “Desperate Housewives” |
EVA |
Lost on purpose |
TANKED |
Machu Picchu native |
INCA |
Make euphoric |
ELATE |
Makes level |
EVENS |
Many a cruise stop |
ISLE |
Marconi’s medium |
RADIO |
Mark for removal |
DELE |
Mass confusion |
BEDLAM |
Newsroom fixtures |
DESKS |
Paquin of “X-Men” movies |
ANNA |
Pekingese or Pomeranian |
TOY |
Playbill datum |
ROLE |
Pocket, as a billiard ball |
SINK |
Poker great Ungar |
STU |
Prompter’s whisper |
LINE |
Ran smoothly, as an engine |
PURRED |
Red-ink entry |
LOSS |
Religious beliefs |
TENETS |
Resistance units |
OHMS |
River of Aragon |
EBRO |
Roll out the red carpet for |
HONOR |
Ross of Motown |
DIANA |
Scrapped, at NASA |
NOGO |
Screen seductress |
VAMP |
So last year |
PASSE |
Soft ball brand |
NERF |
Source of dietary fiber |
BRAN |
States firmly |
AVERS |
Tacked on |
ADDED |
Tropical fruit in smoothies |
MANGO |
Try to win |
VIEFOR |
Two caplets, say |
DOSE |
V sign’s meaning |
PEACE |
Wine center near Turin |
ASTI |
___ rule (ordinarily) |
ASA |