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 |