L.A. Times Daily – May 4 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: ACERB, CEDE, IDLER, Italy, MAORI, NEWS, OGRE, PEA.
| Clues |
Answers |
| “The Piano” extra |
MAORI |
| Able |
FIT |
| Airport org |
FAA |
| Antoinette preposition |
SANS |
| Aria, usually |
SOLO |
| Backbone |
SPINE |
| Barbarian |
OGRE |
| Biblical brother |
CAIN |
| Bitter |
ACERB |
| Boldness, and a hint to five long puzzle answers |
EFFRONTERY |
| Chimney liner |
SOOT |
| Cowboy, at times |
ROPER |
| Deity with a bow |
AMOR |
| Divisive politician? |
FACTIONFIGURE |
| Dos x dos x dos |
OCHO |
| Edible sphere |
PEA |
| Electrical supply |
CORD |
| End of a giant sequence |
FOFUM |
| Erelong |
SOON |
| Exhaust from the carnival food tent? |
FAIRPOLLUTION |
| Exit __ |
LANE |
| Fa-la link |
SOL |
| Factory equipment, e.g |
ASSET |
| Farming prefix |
AGRO |
| Fertile Crescent waterway |
TIGRIS |
| Filmmaker born Konigsberg |
ALLEN |
| Finish |
END |
| Forest grazers |
DOES |
| Garment tailored to flatter your waist? |
FLABCOAT |
| Glasses, in adspeak |
SPEX |
| Growing things |
FLORA |
| Hand over |
CEDE |
| Hawaiian island |
MAUI |
| Highland hats |
TAMS |
| Indian garb |
SARI |
| Journalist’s question |
WHO |
| Kind of acid used in food flavoring |
AMINO |
| Lazybones |
IDLER |
| Life-saving pro |
EMT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Like many superheroes |
CAPED |
| Meat cut |
LOIN |
| Modern messages |
TEXTS |
| Nail-filing abrasive |
EMERY |
| Nickname derived from “Mortgage Association” |
MAE |
| Optimism opposite |
NOHOPE |
| Orator’s skill |
FLUENCY |
| Org. using wands |
TSA |
| Origami academy? |
FOLDSCHOOL |
| Paper items |
NEWS |
| Peaceful protest |
SITIN |
| Penalty caller |
REF |
| Physicist who left Italy in 1938 to protect his Jewish wife |
FERMI |
| Pitcher with no arms |
EWER |
| Prefix suggesting affordability |
ECONO |
| Publicity video |
PROMO |
| Quotable boxer |
ALI |
| Rice dish |
PILAF |
| Rock-blasting equipment |
AMPS |
| Royal annoyance? |
PAIN |
| Scary beach phenomenon? |
FINSIGHT |
| Set of related documents |
DOSSIER |
| She turned Odysseus’ crew to swine |
CIRCE |
| Small wake maker |
OAR |
| Some protests |
FASTS |
| Spanish uncle |
TIO |
| Story |
TALE |
| Symbols of wealth |
FURS |
| Talkative “Winnie the Pooh” character |
OWL |
| Tea and cake purveyor |
CAFE |
| The Beatles’ “I Saw __ Standing There” |
HER |
| Top dog |
ALPHA |
| Toys on strings |
YOYOS |
| Unappealing viscous material |
GOO |
| Unarmed, to a cop |
CLEAN |
| Victorian, e.g |
ERA |
| Watchers |
EYES |
| With the bow, on a score |
ARCO |
| Yonder thing |
THAT |