L.A. Times Daily – Apr 12 2022 Crossword Solutions
L.A. Times Daily – Apr 12 2022
Clues | Answers |
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“A mouse!” | EEK |
“An ounce of action is worth a __ of theory”: Emerson (probably) | TON |
“Believe” singer | CHER |
“Must-see” review | RAVE |
“That feels good” | AAH |
“Tickle Me” Muppet | ELMO |
“What’s the __?”: “So what?” | DIF |
“You’re the One That I Want” musical | GREASE |
*Aussie’s “Well done!” | GOODONYOU |
*One with the motto “Be Prepared” | BOYSCOUT |
*Part of the contract where gotchas might be found | FINEPRINT |
*Serves a prison sentence | DOESTIME |
*__ day: on alternating days | EVERYOTHER |
A-bomb tryout | NTEST |
Almost on “E” | LOW |
Alter __ | EGO |
Back up, on a PC | UNDO |
Band whose debut album “Dreamboat Annie” was released in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day in 1976 | HEART |
Barrel-shaped drums | CONGAS |
Big blunder | SNAFU |
Bloody, as steak | RARE |
Brainiacs, maybe | NERDS |
Brazenly obvious | BLATANT |
Can’t stand | HATE |
Cheadle who was Basher in “Ocean’s” films | DON |
Chesapeake shellfish | CRAB |
Chimney sweep’s target | SOOT |
Comedian Wong | ALI |
Daily record, as on a ship | LOGBOOK |
Dawn goddess | EOS |
Deluge | TORRENT |
Determined to have | SETON |
Drenched, e.g | WET |
Eroded | ATEAWAYAT |
Escalade, casually | CADDY |
Extreme disorder | MESS |
Fireplace inserts | GRATES |
Foolish | INANE |
Hankering | YEN |
Clues | Answers |
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Hearty entrée | STEW |
Historic period | ERA |
Joint ailment | GOUT |
Joy | GLEE |
Kids’ song refrain | EIEIO |
Long step | STRIDE |
Mantra syllables | OMS |
Morton condiment | SEASALT |
Muslim holy city | MECCA |
Not barefoot | SHOD |
Pallid | WAN |
Pantry pests | ANTS |
Part in a play | ROLE |
Perfect tennis serves | ACES |
Philadelphia NFLer | EAGLE |
Pilfered | STOLE |
Place for a manicure | NAILSALON |
Quotable Yogi | BERRA |
Raised, as kids | REARED |
Recedes to the sea | EBBS |
Reclined | LAIN |
Roman place of assembly | FORUM |
Seismic event | TREMOR |
Struck down, biblically | SMOTE |
Suspended cover above a bed | CANOPY |
Swings at a fly | SWATS |
Talk incessantly | YAK |
The first words of the answers to starred clues are a mnemonic for this musical symbol’s staff lines | TREBLECLEF |
Thought | IDEA |
Three-letter sandwich | BLT |
Trait carriers | GENES |
Uneaten morsel | ORT |
United | ONE |
Usher’s offering | SEAT |
Valuable deposit | ORE |
What a vocalist may drop for emphasis | MIC |
Winter wear | COAT |
Yoga-as-exercise namesake | BIKRAM |
Young newts | EFTS |