L.A. Times Daily – Jul 26 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: ACAI, EIDER, PAPAWS, SPINNER, Star Trek, STOOGE, TARN.
Clues |
Answers |
“A Prayer for __ Meany”: John Irving novel |
OWEN |
“O wad some Pow’r the giftie __ us”: Burns |
GIE |
“Saving Private Ryan” event |
DDAY |
“Star Trek” rank: Abbr |
ENS |
5’7″ Webb, shortest to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest |
SPUD |
About 1.3 cubic yards |
STERE |
Act like |
APE |
Antioxidant berry in smoothies |
ACAI |
Bacteria in undercooked meat |
ECOLI |
Bad-mouths |
ASPERSES |
Ball beauties |
BELLES |
Barbecue favorite |
SPARERIBS |
Beef |
GRIPE |
Bikini blast |
NTEST |
Bochco series |
LALAW |
Bonanza contents |
ORE |
Bursts |
POPS |
City on the Aire |
LEEDS |
Cloud |
BLUR |
Convened |
SAT |
Cooked fruit dessert … and a cryptic hint to the start of 17-, 31- and 38-Across |
STEWEDPEARS |
Counterpart of “a” |
ALPHA |
Decline to recline? |
STAYUP |
Dominant states |
SUPERPOWERS |
Downed a sub? |
ATE |
Expels |
SPEWS |
Feast where the Haggadah is read |
SEDER |
Fishing lure |
SPINNER |
Flips, in a way |
RESELLS |
Give a makeover |
REDO |
Goes after |
SEEKS |
Hardened |
INURED |
Held closely (to) |
ADHERED |
Hip-hop artist who narrates Netflix’s “The Get Down” |
NAS |
Hurdle for Hannibal |
ALP |
Informer |
STOOLPIGEON |
Innocent-looking |
WIDEEYED |
Clues |
Answers |
Larry McMurtry’s “The Last Picture __” |
SHOW |
Latin stars |
ASTRA |
Led |
SPEARHEADED |
Less experienced |
RAWER |
Let up |
EASE |
Like Cognac casks |
OAKEN |
Loosey-__ |
GOOSEY |
Make confetti of |
RIPUP |
Manage (for oneself) |
FEND |
Many a Bon Appétit subscriber |
FOODIE |
Melonlike tropical fruit |
PAPAWS |
Mike and __: fruity candy |
IKE |
Most affectionate |
FONDEST |
Mountain lake |
TARN |
Name on a 1945 bomber |
ENOLA |
Not just “a” |
THE |
Org. that awards the Spingarn Medal |
NAACP |
Pang |
THROE |
Part of mpg |
PER |
Personal quirk |
TIC |
Peter, Paul and Mary: Abbr |
STS |
Plant-eating scarab beetles |
CHAFERS |
Plump |
ROTUND |
Quilt filler |
EIDER |
Reduces, as spending |
PARESDOWN |
Sentence shortener |
PAROLE |
Slapstick trio member |
STOOGE |
Spartan |
BARE |
Suffix with glob |
ULE |
Syst. of cars on tracks |
RRS |
Tablet download |
EBOOK |
Tap output |
ALE |
Tea go-with |
SCONE |
Valuable deposit |
LODE |
You might hear music on it |
HOLD |
__ Alley |
TINPAN |
__-watch |
BINGE |