L.A. Times Daily – May 22 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: ACE, KNOT, Oliver Twist, OMINOUS, Pakistan, RESIST, SNEER, TOT.
| Clues |
Answers |
| “2 Fast 2 Furious” actress Mendes |
EVA |
| “Oliver Twist” criminal |
FAGIN |
| “Sommersby” star Richard |
GERE |
| “Spun” tales |
YARNS |
| “Terrible” French kid |
ENFANT |
| “The __ is calm tonight”: “Dover Beach” opening |
SEA |
| “__ making a list … “ |
HES |
| Arm bone-related |
ULNAR |
| Bashful pal |
DOC |
| Bed buyer’s concern |
COMFORT |
| Birthday present |
GIFT |
| Blues-rocker Chris |
REA |
| Bump up against |
ABUT |
| Carted off to jail |
RANIN |
| Clickable pic |
ICON |
| Coastal flock |
TERNS |
| Coming up |
INTHEFUTURE |
| Cross-sectional X-rays |
CATSCANS |
| Crucifix |
ROOD |
| Dangerous wave |
TSUNAMI |
| Deeply absorbed |
RAPT |
| Development site |
UTERUS |
| Essence |
GIST |
| Family guy |
SON |
| Far from homogeneous |
DIVERSE |
| Fight back |
RESIST |
| Flier’s window alternative |
AISLE |
| Foolproof |
SUREFIRE |
| Guinness suffix |
EST |
| Having no slack |
TAUT |
| Indian title |
SRI |
| Iranian faith |
BAHAI |
| Like cactus-friendly climates |
ARID |
| Looked at closely |
EYED |
| Massachusetts site of Phillips Academy |
ANDOVER |
| Massage technique meaning “finger pressure” in Japanese |
SHIATSU |
| Metallica drummer Ulrich |
LARS |
| Mobster’s piece |
GAT |
| Mt. St. Helens output |
ASH |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Nantes native |
BRETON |
| Nautical speed unit |
KNOT |
| News letters |
UPI |
| One who strikes while the iron is hot |
OPPORTUNIST |
| Pakistan’s national language |
URDU |
| Polynesian nation |
SAMOA |
| Present perfect, for one |
TENSE |
| Prompt on stage |
CUE |
| Really excited |
AGOG |
| Red hot chili pepper |
CAYENNE |
| Risqué |
RACY |
| Roadie’s load |
AMP |
| Rodeo ropes |
LASSOES |
| San Antonio Spurs coach Popovich |
GREGG |
| Saving one’s bacon? |
CURING |
| Scary-sounding lake |
ERIE |
| See 34-Across |
CUTTER |
| Show contempt |
SNEER |
| Skippy rival |
JIF |
| Sleep acronym |
REM |
| Soft French wheel |
BRIE |
| Somerhalder of “The Vampire Diaries” |
IAN |
| Soup du __ |
JOUR |
| Still on the plate |
UNEATEN |
| Stocking attachments |
GARTERS |
| Stun gun brand |
TASER |
| Suffix for Gator |
ADE |
| Texter’s “If you ask me” |
IMO |
| This one or that one |
EITHER |
| Threatening |
OMINOUS |
| Top pitcher |
ACE |
| Trike rider |
TOT |
| Two in a row? |
OARS |
| Vigor’s partner |
VIM |
| Vintage hue on a photo app |
SEPIA |
| Winnebago relative |
OTOE |
| With 36-Across, mass-produced … and what each of four black squares in this puzzle is? |
COOKIE |
| Woman with a habit? |
NUN |
| Worth having |
OFUSE |