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 |