Newsday.com – Mar 5 2018
Published in Newsday.com Crossword. Tags: NATO, PITAS, SNO, TRACES.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ”Let’s call __ evening” |
ITAN |
| Alan of ”M*A*S*H” |
ALDA |
| Audibly |
ALOUD |
| Bell-shaped flower |
LILY |
| Blueprint detail, for short |
SPEC |
| Branched holder of light bulbs |
CANDELABRA |
| Breads with pockets |
PITAS |
| Breakfast melon |
CANTALOUPE |
| Briny body of water |
SEA |
| Bundle of hay |
BALE |
| Clumsy one’s remark |
OOPS |
| Cob of corn |
EAR |
| Computer image that’s clicked |
ICON |
| Contented cat’s sound |
PURR |
| Cook’s protective garment |
APRON |
| Coupes and sedans |
CARS |
| Creative thought |
IDEA |
| Deceptive plan |
RUSE |
| Door-securing device |
LOCK |
| Dough-rising ingredient |
YEAST |
| Elaborate party |
GALA |
| Enthusiastic |
ARDENT |
| Evaluated |
RATED |
| Extremely important |
VITAL |
| Fan club favorite |
IDOL |
| Fishing-rod attachments |
REELS |
| Forget-me-__ (flowers) |
NOTS |
| Formal ”Me neither” |
NORI |
| Fortune-teller |
SEER |
| Frog relative |
TOAD |
| Grad |
ALUM |
| Hawaiian feast |
LUAU |
| Hershey or Cadbury |
CANDYMAKER |
| Hit, as with hailstones |
PELT |
| Is durable |
LASTS |
| Leans slightly |
TILTS |
| Light brown |
TAN |
| Like a lot |
ADORE |
| Make into law |
ENACT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Missile fired from a mounted gun |
CANNONBALL |
| Nosy person |
SNOOP |
| Not as much |
LESS |
| Of farm life |
RURAL |
| One of Columbus’ ships |
NINA |
| Otherwise |
ELSE |
| Parking-lot attendant |
VALET |
| Place stress on |
ACCENT |
| Posh residence |
ESTATE |
| Property owner’s document |
DEED |
| Recipe amount: Abbr |
TBSP |
| Red vegetable |
BEET |
| Region |
AREA |
| Runway surface |
TARMAC |
| Serves dinner to |
FEEDS |
| Shorthand user, for short |
STENO |
| Signal again, as an actor |
RECUE |
| Slangy suffix for switch |
EROO |
| Slow faucet leak |
DRIP |
| Solitary ones |
LONERS |
| Songs for one person |
SOLOS |
| Speed contest |
RACE |
| Spooky |
EERIE |
| Sticks around |
STAYS |
| Surprise police action |
RAID |
| Tailor’s pointy tool |
NEEDLE |
| Take potshots (at) |
SNIPE |
| Thrilled |
ELATED |
| Tightly stretched |
TAUT |
| Tracks down |
TRACES |
| Treaty |
PACT |
| Two-purpose |
DUAL |
| Typical Saudi |
ARAB |
| Wear a grin |
SMILE |
| Western alliance: Abbr |
NATO |
| Worker’s end-of-week shout |
TGIF |
| __ vera (skin-cream ingredient) |
ALOE |
| __-Cone (summer treat) |
SNO |
| __-or-false test |
TRUE |