Newsday.com – Apr 16 2018
Published in Newsday.com Crossword. Tags: ABEL, INVEST, Japan, LONE, MASKS, NUNS, ORAL, RODEO.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ”Here’s to you!”, for one |
TOAST |
| ”Hey, you!” |
PSST |
| ”That’s too bad” |
ALAS |
| A Great Lake |
ERIE |
| A smaller number |
FEWER |
| Adolescent |
TEEN |
| Ancient fable teller |
AESOP |
| And others: Abbr |
ETAL |
| Arm joints |
ELBOWS |
| Ask formally to appear |
SUMMON |
| Baby’s bed |
CRIB |
| Back talk |
SASS |
| Beef or pork |
MEAT |
| Brother of Cain |
ABEL |
| Buy stocks or bonds |
INVEST |
| Buyer-protection agency |
CONSUMERAFFAIRS |
| Cake decorator |
ICER |
| Carpet fastener |
TACK |
| Catch sight of |
SPOT |
| Chop finely |
MINCE |
| Church sale |
BAZAAR |
| Commonplace |
USUAL |
| Competes in a marathon |
RUNS |
| Confront boldly |
FACE |
| Convent dwellers |
NUNS |
| Costumes’ head coverings |
MASKS |
| Cowboy show |
RODEO |
| Creative thought |
IDEA |
| Diamond weight measure |
CARAT |
| Driver of flying reindeer |
SANTA |
| Emphatic typeface: Abbr |
ITAL |
| Fedora or beret |
HAT |
| Fender mishap |
DENT |
| Flower stalk |
STEM |
| Forms of a verb |
TENSES |
| Go up a mountain |
CLIMB |
| Grown-up boys |
MEN |
| Highways: Abbr |
RTES |
| Holder for eyeglasses |
CASE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| In addition |
ALSO |
| Informal ”I understand” |
GOTCHA |
| Informal language |
SLANG |
| Invalidate |
UNDO |
| Japan’s continent |
ASIA |
| Locale |
SITE |
| Major happening |
EVENT |
| Make simpler |
EASE |
| Metallic rocks |
ORES |
| Metered vehicle |
TAXI |
| More or __ (approximately) |
LESS |
| Most prudent |
WISEST |
| No-no |
TABOO |
| Not doing anything |
IDLE |
| Not fooled by |
ONTO |
| Outlandishly comical |
ZANY |
| Paper Mate’s pen rivals |
BICS |
| Perched on |
ATOP |
| Piece of lettuce |
LEAF |
| Portions of corn |
EARS |
| Pub drinks |
ALES |
| Red vegetables |
BEETS |
| Roster |
LIST |
| Shorthand expert, for short |
STENO |
| Sign up for something |
ENROLL |
| Singing groups without sopranos or altos |
MALECHOIRS |
| Spouse’s mom or dad |
INLAW |
| Sultan’s group of wives |
HAREM |
| Take a crack __ (try) |
ATIT |
| Thaws |
MELTS |
| The __ Ranger (Western hero) |
LONE |
| Turn out to be |
ENDUP |
| Underway, to Sherlock |
AFOOT |
| Volcano outflow |
LAVA |
| Watch secretly |
SPYON |
| Water-supply storage areas |
RESERVOIRS |
| Word-of-mouth |
ORAL |
| Yoked animals |
OXEN |
| __ of the above (something else) |
NONE |