L.A. Times Daily – Aug 8 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: ACTUAL, ENGLISH, GALE, LASH, NEE, NEST, SIN.
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Don’t text and drive” ad, e.g |
PSA |
| “Radames’ Letter” musical |
AIDA |
| “Ready Player One” novelist Ernest |
CLINE |
| “The Kiss” sculptor |
RODIN |
| “We the Living” writer Rand |
AYN |
| 1965 Yardbirds hit |
IMAMAN |
| Airport area with carousels |
BAGGAGECLAIM |
| Albumen container |
EGG |
| Belittling |
ABASING |
| Big name in makeup |
ESTEE |
| Body wrap spot |
SPA |
| Bona fide |
ACTUAL |
| Clams up, with “down” |
PIPES |
| Clout |
PULL |
| Corrosive substance |
LYE |
| Dinghy implement |
OAR |
| Do a bakery job |
KNEAD |
| Ending with Wal |
MART |
| Enjoy the sun |
BASK |
| Eye protector |
LASH |
| Eye woe |
STYE |
| Feudin’ with |
AGIN |
| Fruity beverages |
ADES |
| Game fish |
BASS |
| Garden in a Sistine Chapel mural |
EDEN |
| Genesis kingdom |
EDOM |
| Getz of jazz |
STAN |
| Gimlet liquor |
GIN |
| Glorifying homage |
ODE |
| Gobbled up |
EATEN |
| Have grand plans |
ASPIRE |
| Heredity unit |
GENE |
| High-calorie cake |
TORTE |
| Homer’s neighbor |
NED |
| Inevitable generational differences |
AGEGAPS |
| Jaunty tune |
LILT |
| Jessica of “Dark Angel” |
ALBA |
| Joke used repeatedly … and aptly found in 19-, 26-, 38-, 46- and 54-Across |
RUNNINGGAG |
| Kontinental Hockey League trophy named for an astronaut |
GAGARINCUP |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Like a dotted note, in mus |
STAC |
| Market surplus |
GLUT |
| Megastars |
IDOLS |
| Missouri River tributary |
OSAGE |
| Moral misstep |
SIN |
| Mottled |
PIED |
| Name change indicator |
NEE |
| Off-the-wall |
STRANGE |
| Old Royale 8’s |
REOS |
| Olympian warmonger |
ARES |
| One arranging gigs |
BOOKINGAGENT |
| One of a clashing pair, perhaps |
EGO |
| One way to stand |
PAT |
| Overflowing (with) |
AWASH |
| Paperless journal |
BLOG |
| Part of pewter |
TIN |
| Peeling gadget |
PARER |
| Pique-nique place |
PARC |
| Planning to wed |
ENGAGED |
| Powerful wind |
GALE |
| Prone to prying |
NOSY |
| Pulitzer-winning author James |
AGEE |
| Seeker of intel |
SPY |
| Sign of spoilage |
ODOR |
| Small knobs |
KNURLS |
| Smith of Fox News |
SHEP |
| Source of some tweets |
NEST |
| Stephen of “Counterpart” |
REA |
| Tropical raccoon relative |
COATI |
| Trudge (through) |
SLOG |
| Twice-monthly tide |
NEAP |
| Wee bit |
SMIDGEN |
| West Coast gas brand |
ARCO |
| With skill |
ABLY |
| World’s third-most spoken language |
ENGLISH |
| Wrangler maker |
JEEP |
| WWII flag-raising island |
IWOJIMA |
| Zoomed |
TORE |
| __ blitz |
MEDIA |