Universal – Apr 12 2018
Published in Universal Crossword. Tags: ANT, China, EWER, NOES, OTT, PAL, ROADIE.
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Nixon in China,” for one |
OPERA |
| “Pardon ___ dust” |
OUR |
| A Muppet |
ERNIE |
| African nation |
ZAIRE |
| Attachable PC devices |
DONGLES |
| Barrel bottom stuff |
DREGS |
| Be goof-y? |
ERR |
| Better suited |
APTER |
| Board |
ENTER |
| Br’er Rabbit man |
REMUS |
| Brit’s conservative leader? |
ALIKELYTORY |
| Charge!? |
CAVALRYWORD |
| Chillingly spooky |
EERIE |
| Christened |
NAMED |
| Co. with an eye logo |
CBS |
| Code breaker |
KEY |
| Creation inspirer |
MUSE |
| Cutlery unit |
KNIFE |
| Deluge refuge |
ARK |
| Diner dessert |
PIE |
| Down source |
EIDER |
| Dutch cheese |
EDAM |
| Dyed, in a jeans factory |
BLUED |
| Eternally, in poesy |
EER |
| Fishmonger’s tool |
SCALER |
| Formal affirmative |
YES |
| Frown inducers |
NOES |
| Funny sketches |
SKITS |
| Genetic letters |
RNA |
| Gentleman’s go-with |
MADAM |
| Gloomy, poetically |
DREAR |
| Grammarian’s dreaded 24 hrs.? |
ALLAINTSDAY |
| Gridlock |
TIEUP |
| Guitar relative |
SITAR |
| In the past |
AGO |
| Incision reminder |
SCAR |
| Is a king |
RULES |
| It forms links |
AND |
| It’s single |
ONE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| King of snakes |
COBRA |
| Left the union |
SECEDED |
| Like a farm |
RURAL |
| Lustrous material |
SATIN |
| Market after marking up |
RESELL |
| Mauna ___ |
KEA |
| Mine find |
ORE |
| Mini-PC network |
LAN |
| Miss in the future? |
MRS |
| Old PC screen |
CRT |
| Old steering wheels? |
REINS |
| One with amped-up back? |
ROADIE |
| Orbital extremes |
APOGEES |
| Out-of-control semi? |
TERRORTRUCK |
| Pale |
WAN |
| Pasta type |
PENNE |
| Pharaoh’s domain |
EGYPT |
| Plum type |
GAGE |
| Porcelain pourer |
EWER |
| Relapse |
SETBACK |
| Right-hand pages |
RECTOS |
| Sailors’ direction? |
SEAWARD |
| Salty liquid |
BRINE |
| Secret keeper |
PAL |
| Semi |
RIG |
| Send elsewhere |
REFER |
| Seven on a sundial |
VII |
| Sideways, as a look |
ASKANCE |
| Slugger Mel |
OTT |
| Snooty sort |
SNOB |
| Some colorful shrubs |
AZALEAS |
| Stats for the well-armed |
ERAS |
| Step part |
TREAD |
| Strike open-handedly |
SMACK |
| Tiny harvester |
ANT |
| U.S. snooper grp |
CIA |
| Up to, informally |
TIL |
| Way past stale |
DECAYED |
| When a plane’s due |
ETA |