The Chronicle of Higher Education – Feb 16 2018 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘… keen and ___, as a fine-nosed hound’: Wordsworth |
EAGER |
‘Cross my heart!’ |
NOLIE |
‘Gilligan’s Island’ abode |
HUT |
‘I’ve ___ Be Me’ |
GOTTA |
‘The Blacklist’ airer |
NBCTV |
‘Your table is ready’ device, often |
PAGER |
Abbr. at the top of a memo |
ATTN |
Ancient text written in alternating directions, later suggested by 21, 37 and 48 Across |
BOUSTROPHEDON |
Approves |
OKAYS |
As accompaniment |
ALONG |
Author entombed near Chaucer in 1599, thus creating Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner |
SPENSER |
Award for whodunits |
EDGAR |
Basic skating jump |
TOELOOP |
Bk. chronicling the plagues of Egypt |
EXOD |
Blunder |
SLIP |
Board game in which pieces proceed in a 64 Across pattern |
SNAKESANDLADDERS |
Boiling point? |
STOVE |
Cannoli filling base |
RICOTTA |
Cards in 75 Across, e.g |
TRIO |
Changes dramatically, as a gene |
MUTATES |
Chrome alternative |
FIREFOX |
Citi Field predecessor |
SHEA |
Coat of paint? |
SMOCK |
Colorful Nestlé candy typically with two flavors to a box |
NERDS |
Come in second, maybe |
PLACE |
Common spot for a sunburn |
NAPE |
Dirección from Acapulco to Oaxaca |
ESTE |
George Takei’s ‘Star Trek’ role |
SULU |
Green prefix |
ECO |
Gush |
SPEW |
Hunted for pearls, maybe |
DIVED |
Identified as off-limits |
TABOOED |
Impressionist |
APER |
In accordance with |
PER |
Jaunty piano piece |
RAG |
Java servers |
URNS |
Junior in the Football Hall of Fame |
SEAU |
Kimono securers |
OBIS |
L.A. Phil., e.g |
ORCH |
La Scala shout calling for an encore |
BIS |
Leaves the stage |
EXITS |
Mantra syllables |
OMS |
Clues |
Answers |
Many a defensive hockey maneuver |
CHECK |
Marble collection? |
STATUARY |
Messes up |
BLOWSIT |
Nasty cut |
GASH |
Night to watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Abbr |
THU |
Noisy computer peripheral that used a 64 Across pattern |
DOTMATRIXPRINTER |
One of the back forty |
ACRE |
Open to bribery |
VENAL |
Operating system developed at Bell Labs |
UNIX |
Outdoor chore often done in a 64 Across pattern |
MOWINGTHELAWN |
Permissive |
SOFT |
Pitching-staff leader |
ACE |
Plowing team referenced in the Greek etymology of 64 Across |
OXEN |
Popinjay |
FOP |
Prince played by Eddie Murphy in ‘Coming to America’ |
AKEEM |
Rainforest Cafe and Planet Hollywood each have one |
THEME |
Refuel |
GASUP |
SALT topic |
ICBMS |
Saying ‘g’day,’ for example |
ELIDING |
Score marks prescribing repeats |
SEGNI |
Scuffle |
SCRAP |
Send flying |
HURL |
Setting where you might get stout |
ALEHOUSE |
Shares an email with, briefly |
CCS |
Short person’s pledge? |
IOU |
Sidewalk scam |
MONTE |
Site of the Munch Museum |
OSLO |
Sonora flora |
CACTI |
Sooner |
OKIE |
South Asian capital where Arthur C. Clarke is buried |
COLOMBO |
Sozzled |
LIT |
Sulky |
INAMOOD |
Summer hrs. in Malibu |
PDT |
Talks a blue streak |
NATTERS |
Tintinnabulate |
CLANG |
Tip collector for many buskers |
HAT |
Tirade |
RANT |
Unit of baby formula |
OUNCE |
Up for debate |
ATISSUE |
You may be told to button it |
LIP |
Zamboni’s milieu |
ICE |
___ Cooper |
MINI |