USA Today – Apr 4 2017 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Doggone it!” |
DRAT |
| “I warned you!” |
SEE |
| 100 percent |
PURE |
| Amphitheater section |
TIER |
| As old as the hills |
ANCIENT |
| Backspace over, perhaps |
ERASE |
| Bee’s collection |
NECTAR |
| Berry promoted as a superfood |
ACAI |
| Blue Grotto’s isle |
CAPRI |
| Burdensome debt, e.g |
ONUS |
| Campaigner’s barometer |
POLL |
| Casino town near Carson City |
RENO |
| Center X, in a game |
TAC |
| Chart shape |
PIE |
| Common buffet offering |
SALAD |
| Completely flummoxed |
ATALOSS |
| Composed tweets, say |
WROTE |
| Constellation called “The Hunter” |
ORION |
| Cuisine with crawfish |
CREOLE |
| Dark wood that sinks in water |
EBONY |
| Deck protector |
SEALER |
| Did some keyboarding |
TYPED |
| Dine late |
SUP |
| DVR button |
REC |
| Fateful day in the Roman senate |
IDES |
| Feature of “gnome” or “gnaw” |
SILENTG |
| Field of expertise |
AREA |
| Fish, to Inuits |
FOODSTAPLE |
| Grant of “To Catch a Thief” |
CARY |
| Gyro wrappers |
PITAS |
| Have trust in, with “on” |
RELY |
| Hemingway nickname |
PAPA |
| Hibachi residue |
ASH |
| Hold ’em fee |
ANTE |
| Honolulu’s locale |
OAHU |
| III, to Jr |
SON |
| Kin of the damson plum |
SLOE |
| Leak slowly |
SEEP |
| Lender’s security |
LIEN |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Like a cryptogram |
CODED |
| Like the Housewives of reality TV |
REAL |
| Locale of many a Club Med |
ISLE |
| Make seams, say |
SEW |
| Mottled mounts |
PINTOS |
| Object of Indiana Jones’ quest |
ARK |
| Observe with a nanny cam, say |
SPYON |
| OkCupid.com linkups |
DATES |
| Openings in pumice |
PORES |
| Opponents of “us” |
THEM |
| Peter of “The Maltese Falcon” |
LORRE |
| Places to lodge |
INNS |
| Redheaded talk show host |
OBRIEN |
| Rehearsal, as of a speech |
DRYRUN |
| Retro “Cool!” |
NEATO |
| RFD part |
RURAL |
| Rudder controller |
TILLER |
| Saloon shelf array |
RYES |
| Scotch and Drambuie drink |
RUSTYNAIL |
| Shooters, and a word that can follow the last parts of 17-, 40- and 64-Across and 11- and 30-Down |
GUNS |
| Societal goofballs |
NERDS |
| Some portfolio holdings, for short |
IRAS |
| Source of much comforter filling |
EIDER |
| Speaker with a burr |
SCOT |
| Spending limit in pro sports |
SALARYCAP |
| Sport with clay pigeons |
SKEET |
| Storm-tracking device |
RADAR |
| Subtle “Over here!” |
PSST |
| Suggestive look |
LEER |
| Thin Apple tablet |
IPADAIR |
| Tramp, to Charlie Chaplin |
PERSONA |
| Trees with split-resistant wood |
ELMS |
| TV chef who says “Yum-o!” |
RACHAELRAY |
| Unlike plain donuts |
ICED |
| Up to this point |
SOFAR |
| Verse that may be “on” something |
ODE |
| Wasn’t straight with |
LIEDTO |
| Wistful word |
ALAS |
| Word on Chablis labels |
SEC |
