L.A. Times Daily – May 22 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: ACE, KNOT, Oliver Twist, OMINOUS, Pakistan, RESIST, SNEER, TOT.
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| 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 |