USA Today – Apr 10 2017 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “A Fistful of Dollars” director Sergio |
LEONE |
| “A New Argentina” musical |
EVITA |
| “Just the opposite!” |
NOT |
| “La Boheme” heroine |
MIMI |
| Acts the buttinsky |
MEDDLES |
| Air show stunt |
LOOP |
| All keyed up |
AGOG |
| Apt-sounding papal name |
PIUS |
| Best Picture of 1988 |
RAINMAN |
| Brainless sort |
IDIOT |
| Buck’s mate |
DOE |
| Busboy’s pickup |
TRAY |
| Canada’s national tree |
MAPLE |
| Captain Kirk’s diary |
LOG |
| Channel for home shoppers |
QVC |
| Chemists’ studies, e.g |
ANALYSES |
| Complies with |
OBEYS |
| Conjunction in the Postal Service “motto” |
NOR |
| Curved bone |
RIB |
| Daughter of Darth Vader |
LEIA |
| Dave & Buster’s offering |
GAME |
| Draw forth, as a memory |
EVOKE |
| Early birds’ catches |
WORMS |
| False charge |
BUMRAP |
| Fear-inducing |
DREADED |
| Filming locales |
SETS |
| Find a function for |
USE |
| Goat-man of myth |
SATYR |
| Guy’s hoedown date |
GAL |
| Gymnast’s ideal |
TEN |
| Haile Selassie’s land |
ETHIOPIA |
| Hard shot on the diamond |
LINEDRIVE |
| Hearty har-har |
BELLYLAUGH |
| Home to Oz’s Wicked Witch |
WEST |
| Homes for koi |
PONDS |
| Honking flock |
GEESE |
| Horticulturist’s study |
BOTANY |
| Implement pulled by oxen |
PLOW |
| John on the California state quarter |
MUIR |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Knuckle rub to the head |
NOOGIE |
| Like a dime’s edge |
MILLED |
| Like fans at the World Cup, say |
AVID |
| Like the sky on a moonless night |
INKY |
| Material in some recycling bins |
SCRAP |
| Mazda two-seater |
MIATA |
| Mendes of “Stuck on You” |
EVA |
| Michigan State athletes |
SPARTANS |
| MLB or NBA squad |
PROTEAM |
| Mucky ground |
MIRE |
| Ones without magical abilities, at Hogwarts |
MUGGLES |
| Overhead bin items |
BAGS |
| Petty of “A League of Their Own” |
LORI |
| Philatelist’s book |
ALBUM |
| Playwright Edward with three Pulitzers |
ALBEE |
| React to a bad call, say |
BOO |
| Ready for the reaper |
RIPE |
| Remove the wrapper from |
OPEN |
| Scott who created Dilbert |
ADAMS |
| See 27-Across |
YELLER |
| Serengeti predators |
LIONS |
| Shape of many serving platters |
OVAL |
| Sharply focused |
INTENT |
| Snack machine inserts |
ONES |
| Sought to win over |
WOOED |
| Source of cranberries |
BOG |
| Starts to snooze |
NODS |
| Tailgate party beverage |
BEER |
| They’re laid down in shipyards |
KEELS |
| Tiny builders of hills |
ANTS |
| Toaster Strudel alternatives |
POPTARTS |
| Trees along Pennsylvania Avenue |
ELMS |
| Two, to four |
SQUAREROOT |
| Used WD-40 on |
OILED |
| Wheelless vehicle |
SLED |
| When a worker might get a coffee |
BREAKTIME |
| Winery tank |
VAT |
| With 18-Down, 1957 Disney tearjerker |
OLD |
| Word after steel or pigeon |
TOED |
