New York Times – May 25 2018
Published in New York Times Crossword. Tags: ANDES, EDU, England, KNEELS, Rolling Stones, TNT, TSARS, USA.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Au contraire!’ |
NOTTRUE |
| ‘Doesn’t get any better than this!’ |
AHBLISS |
| ‘It’s go time!’ |
LETSROLL |
| ‘Yadda yadda yadda’ |
ETC |
| ‘___ Game’ (1986 Hugo Award winner) |
ENDERS |
| ‘___ Today, Gone Tomorrow’ (‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ episode) |
HARE |
| 12x platinum compilation album by the Rolling Stones, familiarly |
HOTROCKS |
| 1976 AC/DC single with the lyric ‘Watch me explode’ |
TNT |
| Author Mario Vargas ___ |
LLOSA |
| Baby ___ |
BLUES |
| Bit of fancy attire |
ASCOT |
| Brown. follower |
EDU |
| Bulgaria’s Simeon I and Simeon II |
TSARS |
| Cheap accommodations |
HOSTELS |
| City north of Pittsburgh |
ERIE |
| Co-founder of the Black Panther Party |
SEALE |
| Common car freshener feature |
PINESCENT |
| Cusps |
EVES |
| Doughnut-shaped |
TORIC |
| Erté’s art |
DECO |
| Fictional work that eschews literary conventions |
ANTINOVEL |
| Fireworks effect |
STARBURST |
| Frustrated solver’s cry |
IMSTUCK |
| Frying need for French fries |
DEEPFAT |
| Gave recognition where recognition was due |
THANKED |
| Georgia home of Mercer University |
MACON |
| Get cheeky with? |
MOON |
| Get straight, in a way |
UNSNARL |
| Gridiron group that tries to sack the QB, collectively |
DLINE |
| Grub |
CHOW |
| Hit with a big charge |
TASE |
| How bugs may be eaten |
ONADARE |
| Important case for national security |
NUCLEARFOOTBALL |
| John in England |
ELTON |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Joins |
WEDS |
| Just treatment |
FAIRSHAKE |
| Long range |
ANDES |
| Lovelace of early computing |
ADA |
| Madame, across the Rhine |
FRAU |
| Made loud noises on the road |
VROOMED |
| Man’s nickname that sounds like two letters |
ARTIE |
| Marketing divisions |
ADUNITS |
| Overly pleased with oneself |
SMUG |
| Plans to pay later |
RUNSATAB |
| Pop |
SODA |
| Projected expense for a roofer? |
EAVE |
| Reality show whose contestants must be good with numbers |
THEVOICE |
| Rice left on a shelf, maybe |
ANNE |
| Rocker nicknamed ‘The Motor City Madman’ |
TEDNUGENT |
| Secretly included, in a way |
BCCED |
| Shakespearean lament |
ALACK |
| Simple fighting style |
MANOAMANO |
| Sister chain of Applebee’s |
IHOP |
| Snub |
SHUN |
| So-called ‘Crossroads of America’ |
INDIANA |
| Someone to respect |
ELDER |
| Son of : ibn :: father of : ___ |
ABU |
| Spanish omelet ingredient |
HUEVO |
| Steamy fare |
PORN |
| Tax ID |
SSN |
| Telemarketer’s device |
DIALER |
| Tight-fitting wear |
CORSET |
| Time-killing plays for quarterbacks |
KNEELS |
| Verbally abuses, in slang |
HATESON |
| When the tempest occurs in ‘The Tempest’ |
ACTI |
| Winner of two Grammys and a Nobel Peace Prize |
OBAMA |
| World Cup cheer |
USA |