L.A. Times Daily – Apr 17 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: ADELE, AKELA, Cuba, ICEE, ISLA, LAW, NICOTINE, TEAR.
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Best thing since” invention metaphor |
SLICEDBREAD |
| “Okay by me” |
FINE |
| “What I Am” singer Brickell |
EDIE |
| Absolut rival |
SKYY |
| Airing in the wee hours |
ONLATE |
| Animal on XING signs |
DEER |
| Attaches a patch, say |
SEWS |
| Avian crop |
CRAW |
| Back talk |
SASS |
| Boardroom VIP |
EXEC |
| Brought back to mind |
RECALLED |
| Carrots’ partners |
PEAS |
| Cigarette stimulant |
NICOTINE |
| College student’s dining choice |
MEALPLAN |
| College transcript unit |
CREDIT |
| Collegian who roots for the Bulldogs |
ELI |
| Counting rhyme word |
EENY |
| Cub Scout leader |
AKELA |
| Cuba, por ejemplo |
ISLA |
| Cup handle |
EAR |
| Dance move |
STEP |
| Dangerous tide |
RIP |
| Defensive basketball tactic |
PRESS |
| Diner |
EATER |
| Dot between dollars and cents |
DECIMAL |
| Dr.’s orders |
RXS |
| Drop of sorrow |
TEAR |
| Earns after taxes |
NETS |
| Family babysitter |
NANA |
| First-rate |
AONE |
| Flip of a 45 record |
SIDEB |
| Fruitless |
VAIN |
| Given, as a medal |
AWARDED |
| Grab greedily |
SNATCH |
| Hatcher and Garr |
TERIS |
| June 6, 1944 |
DDAY |
| Letters in old dates |
BCE |
| Long looks |
GAZES |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Massenet opera about a Spanish legend |
LECID |
| Medal recipient |
WARHERO |
| Migratory flying formations |
VEES |
| Nature excursions |
ECOTOURS |
| Nervous twitches |
TICS |
| Neutral shade |
ECRU |
| Not at all good |
EVIL |
| Not reactive, as gases |
INERT |
| Nourish |
FEED |
| O’Neill’s “Desire Under the __” |
ELMS |
| Oscar-winning “Skyfall” singer |
ADELE |
| Oyster jewel |
PEARL |
| Pet without papers … or what is literally found in the circled letters |
MIXEDBREED |
| Piece-of-cake shape |
WEDGE |
| Poetic preposition before “now” or “long” |
ERE |
| Praise highly |
EXALT |
| Retail center |
MART |
| Rudder locales |
STERNS |
| Security breach |
LEAK |
| Silvery freshwater fish |
BREAM |
| Singing competition that returned in 2018, familiarly |
IDOL |
| Slushy drink brand |
ICEE |
| Snarky |
SNIDE |
| Some Deco prints |
ERTES |
| Some HD sets |
LEDTVS |
| Staggered |
REELED |
| Successful cryptographer |
CODEBREAKER |
| Tick off |
MIFF |
| Toward the back |
AREAR |
| Typical John Grisham subject |
LAW |
| Untruth |
LIE |
| Up and about |
ASTIR |
| Use a surgical beam |
LASE |
| Virgil epic |
AENEID |
| Walked with purpose |
STRODE |
| Welcome wind on a hot day |
MILDBREEZE |
| Yank’s war foe |
REB |
| __ set: building toy |
ERECTOR |