Newsday.com – Mar 25 2018
Published in Newsday.com Crossword. Tags: Gerardus Mercator, HEART, MAT, OFT, Paris.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ”May I help you?” |
YES |
| ”Republic” writer |
PLATO |
| ”Sometimes you feel like __ . . .” |
ANUT |
| ”Unfortunately, . . .” |
ALAS |
| ”Waterloo” group |
ABBA |
| ’50s Ford |
EDSEL |
| 1300 hours |
ONEPM |
| 24/7 news pioneer |
CNN |
| Absent |
AWAY |
| Add to |
AUGMENT |
| Add, at a record studio |
DUBIN |
| Allude to |
GETAT |
| Almanac section |
ATLAS |
| Amenity for green commuters |
BIKESTAND |
| Arabian sultanate |
OMAN |
| Athlete’s-foot treatment brand |
DESENEX |
| Attire |
GARB |
| Author Jong |
ERICA |
| Automatic reaction |
REFLEX |
| Back out a commitment |
RENEGE |
| Be too persistent |
NAG |
| Beast in 12 Down’s logo |
STAG |
| Below par |
ILL |
| Benefits |
SAKES |
| Big name in elevators |
OTIS |
| Break from a sitcom |
TVAD |
| By __ (barely) |
ANOSE |
| Candlelike |
WAXY |
| Canine from China |
PUGDOG |
| Carton sealer |
TAPE |
| Cat-collar attachments |
BELLS |
| Caterpillar competitor |
DEERE |
| Central part |
HEART |
| Certain security staffer |
BANKGUARD |
| Chase off |
SHOO |
| Check an addition |
RETOTAL |
| Checkup, for instance |
EXAM |
| Chopped down |
AXED |
| City in Yemen |
ADEN |
| City mentioned in ”That’s Amore” |
NAPOLI |
| City north of Bonn |
ESSEN |
| Confounded |
ADDLED |
| Consist of |
ARE |
| Created like pigtails |
PLAITED |
| Crowd-scene actor |
EXTRA |
| Deface |
MAR |
| Didn’t look forward to |
DREADED |
| Diminutive toymaker |
ELF |
| Director Howard |
RON |
| Distort, as data |
SKEW |
| Divests |
RIDS |
| Dollar sign shape |
ESS |
| Doorstep covering |
MAT |
| Early American fur tycoon |
ASTOR |
| Family nickname |
SIS |
| Family, so to speak |
TRIBE |
| Famous folks |
CELEBS |
| From the UK, say |
FGN |
| Genesis 4 figure |
ABEL |
| Get happy or angry |
FLIP |
| GI’s offense |
AWOL |
| Go up alone |
FLYSOLO |
| GPS reading |
ENE |
| Great, in retro reviews |
BOFFO |
| Greatly removed |
FAR |
| Half of the checkers |
REDS |
| Hardwood tree |
ASH |
| Harries |
BESETS |
| Helped out |
AIDED |
| High-minded |
NOBLE |
| Historian __ Kearns Goodwin |
DORIS |
| In a nonpermanent way |
MUTABLY |
| In a prone position |
LYING |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Inc. cousin |
LLC |
| Infamy |
SHAME |
| Ingot, for instance |
BAR |
| Investment choice |
BALANCEDFUND |
| It means ”trillion” |
TERA |
| Lacking slack |
TAUT |
| Less assured |
DICIER |
| Libyan port city |
TOBRUK |
| Line count in a sonnet |
FOURTEEN |
| Linguistic suffix |
ESE |
| Long sandwich |
HERO |
| Mailed |
SENT |
| Major Russian river |
URAL |
| Mani-__ |
PEDI |
| Many times, in verse |
OFT |
| McGregor of movies |
EWAN |
| Med. clinic workers |
LPNS |
| Money in Malta |
EURO |
| More inane |
STUPIDER |
| Morning TV cohost |
RIPA |
| Most squarish |
BOXIEST |
| Nautical record |
LOG |
| NFL scores |
TDS |
| NHL extra periods |
OTS |
| Oddly scary |
EERIE |
| Office aide |
GOFER |
| One living abroad |
EXPAT |
| Operatic piece |
ARIA |
| Opulent residence |
ESTATE |
| OR activity: Abbr |
SURG |
| Org. for code crackers |
ACA |
| Pacific battleground of 1943 |
TARAWA |
| Patrons of 115 Down |
GUESTS |
| Petrol measure |
LITRE |
| Places to stay |
INNS |
| Prayed, in Paris |
PRIE |
| Predecessor of Sadat |
NASSER |
| Prefix for political |
GEO |
| Prefix for present |
OMNI |
| Prius or Tesla |
ECOCAR |
| Put a stop to |
ENDED |
| Road crew material |
TAR |
| Roam around |
WANDER |
| Ruminate (over) |
PORE |
| Sad-eyed pooch |
BASSETHOUND |
| Sharp break |
SNAP |
| Sheepskin boot |
UGG |
| Shoe with a blade |
ICESKATE |
| Simple rhyme scheme |
ABA |
| Something seen in a profile |
EAR |
| Sorority hopeful |
RUSHEE |
| Spread gossip |
DISHED |
| Starter like contra- |
ANTI |
| Step up from a spinet |
BABYGRAND |
| Sweet loaf |
BANANABREAD |
| Take a loss |
EATIT |
| Take for granted |
ASSUME |
| Take on or take in |
ADOPT |
| Tall tale |
YARN |
| Tax-shelter vehicle |
IRA |
| The slightest sound |
PEEP |
| Timber wolf |
LOBO |
| Tire descriptor |
TUBELESS |
| Triple-decker sandwich |
CLUB |
| Tundra |
BARRENGROUND |
| Urban wailer |
SIREN |
| US Govt. security |
TBOND |
| Valuable violin, for short |
STRAD |
| Wedding cake figure |
BRIDE |
| What eight long answers here do |
COVERBAND |
| Wines and dines |
WOOS |
| World Series setting |
BASEBALLDIAMOND |
| __ toast (soup partner) |
MELBA |