Newsday.com – Dec 24 2018
Published in Newsday.com Crossword. Tags: EASEL, LOG, SNUB, TRUE.
| Clues | Answers |
| ”. . . and a partridge __” | INAPEARTREE |
| ”. . . __, two turtledoves . . .” | THREEFRENCHHENS |
| ”A mouse!” | EEK |
| ”Five __, four calling birds . . .” | GOLDENRINGS |
| ”Great!” | SUPER |
| ”Grizzly” beasts | BEARS |
| ”Mighty” trees | OAKS |
| ”Roses __ red . . .” | ARE |
| ”__ Sir or Madam . . .” | DEAR |
| Adam and Eve’s home | EDEN |
| Adds to the payroll | HIRES |
| Adolescent | TEEN |
| Alphabetize | SORT |
| Angry look | SCOWL |
| Annoying ones | PESTS |
| Artist’s stand | EASEL |
| Boxing match locale | ARENA |
| Break in two | SPLIT |
| California winter clock setting: Abbr | PST |
| Car transmission choices | GEARS |
| Ceiling-mounted room coolers | FANS |
| Coffee alternative | TEA |
| Cowpoke’s lasso | ROPE |
| Curved line | ARC |
| Desk space for legs | KNEEHOLE |
| Devour | EATUP |
| Don’t stop at | PASSBY |
| Double-curve letter | ESS |
| Emcee | HOST |
| Factual | TRUE |
| Farm’s grain tower | SILO |
| Female choir member | ALTO |
| Fine necktie fabric | SILK |
| Give temporarily | LEND |
| Hammer target | NAIL |
| Hawaiian hellos | ALOHAS |
| Horse’s cry | NEIGH |
| Ignore socially | SNUB |
| In a little while | LATER |
| Irritates greatly | GALLS |
| Land parcels to build on | LOTS |
| Midmorning hour | TEN |
| Minister in church | PASTOR |
| Minor modifications | TWEAKS |
| Moved quickly | SPED |
| Much-admired celebrity | IDOL |
| Muscle soreness | ACHE |
| Neither fish __ fowl | NOR |
| Obama’s vice president | BIDEN |
| Occupational suffix for auction | EER |
| Opponent | FOE |
| Pacific or Atlantic | OCEAN |
| Perform a ballad | SING |
| Pocketbook or satchel | BAG |
| Pod veggie | PEA |
| Portion of corn | EAR |
| Pull apart, as paper | RIP |
| Qualifies for | EARNS |
| Qualify for | MERIT |
| Receives after taxes | NETS |
| Safety attachment atop a car seat | HEADREST |
| Scary and strange | EERIE |
| Season after summer | FALL |
| Secret agent | SPY |
| Selected | CHOSE |
| Ship’s diary | LOG |
| Sketch a picture | DRAW |
| Small warbling bird | WREN |
| Top card in poker | ACE |
| Unlocks | OPENS |
| Upscale German cars, for short | BMWS |
| Walk-__ (cameo roles) | ONS |
| Was familiar with | KNEW |
| Wear away | ERODE |
| When a plane is expected: Abbr | ETA |
| Without assistance | ALONE |
| Wooden shipping container | CRATE |
| __ off (get along well) | HITIT |