L.A. Times Daily – Mar 27 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: AAH, Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain, Persian Gulf, SLALOM, WEDGED.
| Clues |
Answers |
| “All right, so long” |
OKBYE |
| “Before I forget,” in texts |
BTW |
| “Friends” episode, now |
RERUN |
| “Hold the Hellmann’s” |
NOMAYO |
| “Holy smokes!” |
MANALIVE |
| “I’ll take that as __” |
ANO |
| “Let’s see here … “ |
WELLNOW |
| “My Generation” rock band |
THEWHO |
| “On the Beach” novelist Shute |
NEVIL |
| “Say __”: doctor’s directive |
AAH |
| “See ya” |
TATA |
| “You can say that again!” |
ANDHOW |
| “You can say that again!” |
YESYES |
| “You think anyone cares about MY opinion?” |
WHATDOIKNOW |
| “You win” |
ILOSE |
| “__ show time!” |
ITS |
| Achy |
SORE |
| Acted without restraint |
RANWILD |
| Boatload (of) |
WHOLESLEW |
| Buy time |
STALL |
| Caramel-filled candy |
ROLO |
| Change from five stars to three, say |
RERATE |
| Christmas season |
YULE |
| City near Tulsa |
ENID |
| Crammed (into) … and, when aptly hyphenated, like 18-, 24-, 39-, 52- and 58-Across |
WEDGED |
| Descends suddenly |
SWOOPS |
| Designer Gucci |
ALDO |
| Drink with jam and bread, in song |
TEA |
| Drop by, colloquially |
STOPONIN |
| Drops on the grass |
DEW |
| Easy-to-scam people |
SAPS |
| Evergreens shrubs |
YEWS |
| Exasperating |
IRKSOME |
| Eye-of-newt concoction |
WITCHESBREW |
| Finish |
END |
| Foxy |
SLY |
| Full-size cars of the 1960s-’80s |
FORDLTDS |
| Get some rays |
BASK |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Gives the go-ahead |
ALLOWS |
| Glasses and goggles |
EYEWEAR |
| Groundbreaking invention? |
HOE |
| Guthrie of folk |
ARLO |
| HBO miniseries “Big Little __” |
LIES |
| Kauai garland |
LEI |
| Kissy-kissy |
SMOOCHY |
| Kitty sounds |
MEWS |
| Lobster eater’s protection |
BIB |
| Longtime “Today” co-host Couric |
KATIE |
| Lustrous white gem |
OPAL |
| Manufacture |
MAKE |
| Marry |
WED |
| Mother in Calcutta |
TERESA |
| Myanmar, once |
BURMA |
| Nocturnal birds |
OWLS |
| Not 1-Down |
AWAY |
| Ophthalmologist’s concern |
MYOPIA |
| Overall concept of the universe |
WORLDVIEW |
| Overused, as jokes |
OLD |
| Persian Gulf ships |
OILERS |
| Protein-building acid |
AMINO |
| Quarterback Manning |
ELI |
| Radical ’60s campus gp |
SDS |
| Scent |
ODOR |
| Sense of self |
EGO |
| Shade tree |
ELM |
| Some big dos |
FROS |
| Stanley Cup org |
NHL |
| Texter’s #1 pal |
BFF |
| The “F” element in CFC |
FLUORINE |
| Thomas __ Edison |
ALVA |
| U.S. House member |
REP |
| Used to be |
WAS |
| Visiting the area |
INTOWN |
| Weak, excuse-wise |
FLIMSY |
| Wood strip |
SLAT |
| Zigzag ski event |
SLALOM |