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 |