Newsday.com – Mar 17 2018
Published in Newsday.com Crossword. Tags: ALPO, ERG, IMO, Old French.
Clues |
Answers |
”America’s First Name in Comfort Since 1901” |
HANES |
”Heart of Darkness” narrator |
MARLOW |
”Short short stories,” today |
FLASHFICTION |
13 years of study |
ELHI |
Advances, with ”up” |
STEPS |
Apt name for a chicken |
HENRIETTA |
Area above an arch |
SHIN |
Assists with deliveries |
MIDWIFES |
At first |
NEE |
Attack, with ”out” |
LASH |
Avert a mishap, say |
STOPINTIME |
BBC’s Sports Personality of the Century |
ALI |
Bold, skillful thing |
FEAT |
Breaking formation? |
SURF |
Capital of a Caspian country |
ASTANA |
Carry out |
ACTON |
Certain costumed cheer leaders |
MASCOTS |
Confessional music |
EMO |
Contorted |
WRY |
Cuisine with vinegar-pickled chilies |
HUNAN |
Cygnus alias |
THESWAN |
Deintensification |
THAW |
Dollars to donuts, jocularly |
BET |
Dynamic rate-adjustment system |
SURGEPRICING |
Electronic engineering exam subject |
OHMSLAW |
Evade, as an issue |
BEG |
Four levels up from knight |
EARL |
Frequent formation on leaves |
DEW |
Ghoulie |
IMP |
Heading |
ATOP |
Hexadeca- fraction |
OCTO |
Hip-hop dance that looks Scottish |
NAENAE |
His crown is stolen in ”The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” |
NEPTUNE |
Home of the youngest Ivy |
ITHACA |
Indonesian grazers |
RHINOS |
Inductee in the Rock & Roll (2000) and Blues (2010) halls of fame |
RAITT |
Clues |
Answers |
Jaunt |
SPIN |
Kept stinging |
ATEAT |
Lay’s brand named for its pileability |
STAX |
Longest-serving UN head |
UTHANT |
Mass spectrometer product |
ION |
Metaphorical pittance |
SONG |
Mexican wrap |
TAQUITO |
Modern storm front? |
TWEET |
Monitors with GPAs |
RAS |
Must-have |
SINEQUANON |
Needing explanation, perhaps |
ASTERISKED |
No fuddy-duddy |
HEP |
Numerous Founding Fathers |
DEISTS |
Occasion for throwing in and folding |
WASHDAY |
One of two for the devil in ”Faust” |
ARIA |
Order to leave |
GONOW |
Pacific plate phrase |
ALOHASTATE |
Point-of-view prelude |
IMO |
Religion and art, per Cather |
KIN |
Rowing machine, for short |
ERG |
Running off |
SHOOING |
Something said with a facepalm |
DOH |
Speaker with the HomePod |
SIRI |
Spiff up, as realty |
STAGE |
Swell |
EXPAND |
T-Bonz purveyor |
ALPO |
Takes off the back burner |
TURNSTO |
Tea sampler descriptor |
ASSORTED |
The Jordan Valley is its low point |
ASIA |
Title equivalent to ”emperor” |
SHAH |
To a great extent |
TONS |
Unflinching |
STEADFAST |
Video-game alteration, to insiders |
MOD |
Will, in legalese |
ISTO |
Word from Old French for ”portion of food” |
MESS |
Word on the Cirque du Soleil venue list |
LAS |