The Chronicle of Higher Education – Oct 6 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Coffee, Tea ___?’ (faux tell-all of 1967) |
ORME |
‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ playwright Brian |
FRIEL |
‘Likely story!’ |
HAH |
‘Listen to her whine’ car in a 1964 surf-rock hit |
GTO |
‘Pygmalion’ opens with it |
PEE |
‘Talking machine’ of yore |
VICTROLA |
1983 Michael Keaton role-reversal comedy |
MRMOM |
Alternative to LGL, on photocopier trays |
LTR |
Assignations |
TRYSTS |
Author of 1997’s posttrial ‘Without a Doubt’ |
KRALCAICRAM |
Balkan homeland of Spartacus |
THRACE |
Bigfoot or the Abominable Snowman, by most accounts |
BIPED |
Boisterous troublemakers |
HELLIONS |
Breezed (through) |
SAILED |
Cartoon supplier of dehydrated boulders, cactus costumes and iron bird seed |
ACME |
Catchy musical phrase |
HOOK |
Colorful mariachi garb, maybe |
SERAPES |
Cry of relief near the end of the week |
TGIF |
Dominant |
ALPHA |
Eat minimally |
PICKAT |
Eleven, in Ensenada |
ONCE |
Eligible to vote, say |
OFAGE |
Famous defender of Patty Hearst |
YELIABEELF |
Fifth on a list of longest human bones |
ULNA |
Folkie who ‘sang us into freedom,’ per Maya Angelou |
ODETTA |
Fox MLB analyst since 2015 |
AROD |
Furrow, as brows |
KNIT |
Get pumped |
PSYCHUP |
Getting counsel, colloquially … or what a solver of this puzzle is doing? |
PUGNIREYWAL |
GI morale booster |
USO |
Gives rise to |
SPAWNS |
He’s concerned with his Scout’s honor |
HCNIFSUCITTA |
Helmsman of the Enterprise |
SULU |
Hold in high regard |
ESTEEM |
How the surprised are taken |
ABACK |
In possession of one’s marbles? |
SANE |
Kingly address |
SIRE |
Less generous |
MEANER |
Like Goodwill goods |
USED |
Loser of only three cases in a nine-year TV run |
NOSAMYRREP |
Clues |
Answers |
Low-carb-diet maven |
ATKINS |
Macroeconomic prosperity indicator, briefly |
GNP |
Made smooth, in the wood shop |
PLANED |
Mark for life |
SCAR |
Mayhem |
BEDLAM |
MSNBC host Melber |
ARI |
Must-haves |
NEEDS |
Napkin’s place |
LAP |
Noodge |
PEST |
One of 110 in a ‘big parade’ of songdom |
CORNET |
Org. with cabin-safety regulations |
FAA |
Pencil remnant |
NUB |
Prefix antithetical to eu- |
DYS |
Prerevolution autocrat |
TSAR |
Pretentious refinement |
CHICHI |
Pub order |
PINT |
Radiologist’s procedure, briefly |
CTSCAN |
Rant |
TIRADE |
Rigid |
STRICT |
River crossing the France-Belgium border |
LYS |
Security feature of some hotel-room doors |
EYEHOLE |
Slender, light-footed woman |
SYLPH |
Software for web-based schedule polling |
DOODLE |
Sounds sheepish? |
BAAS |
Starch from a tropical palm |
SAGO |
State with confidence |
ASSERT |
String on tiny batteries? |
AAA |
Subj. for newcomers to America |
ESL |
Synthetic fiber in early wash-and-wear dress shirts |
DACRON |
Texter’s sign-off |
TTYL |
The ten in ‘hang ten’ |
TOES |
Thrifty rival |
AVIS |
Tiddlywinks piece, e.g |
DISC |
Two-dimensional game face? |
AVATAR |
Vestment around a cleric’s neck |
STOLE |
Water brand that is the title sponsor of the fifth LPGA major |
EVIAN |
Way to storm off |
IRATELY |
Wayfarer’s refuge |
INN |
Whom Uncle Sam wants |
YOU |