Universal – May 23 2018
Published in Universal Crossword. Tags: ABATE, ANNIE, Old Russian, PRONTO, RATA, STET, TSAR, TUN.
| Clues |
Answers |
| A.D. part |
DOMINI |
| African language |
BANTU |
| Average fellow |
SHMO |
| Benjamin Button’s respectful pause? |
SECONDOFSILENCE |
| Big wine holder |
TUN |
| Bride-to-be’s stop |
ALTAR |
| Butt-on-couch |
IDLE |
| Certain Columbus ship |
NINA |
| Chaplin’s prop |
CANE |
| Cheap hooches |
ROTGUTS |
| Copenhagen cash |
KRONE |
| Cowboy’s lasso |
RIATA |
| Crooks, in police-speak |
PERPS |
| Daring |
GUTSY |
| Downloadable gizmo |
APP |
| Fancy violin, briefly |
STRAD |
| Farm tower |
SILO |
| Feminine pronoun |
SHE |
| Former electronics co |
RCA |
| Geological period |
EON |
| Gets undrunk (with “up”) |
SOBERS |
| Greek letters |
PSIS |
| Haggardly thin |
GAUNT |
| Hairy mountain mystery |
YETI |
| Hard to plow, perhaps |
STONY |
| Have an edge against |
ABUT |
| Himalayan native |
NEPALI |
| Hole-in-one |
ACE |
| In a lather, old-style |
HETUP |
| Indicates the way |
POINTS |
| Jewish month |
ADAR |
| Kaput |
DEAD |
| Leave in |
STET |
| Lessen in intensity |
ABATE |
| Lift |
HOIST |
| Like oil on the floor |
SLICK |
| March toy |
KITE |
| Minders of your business |
YENTAS |
| Modern medical slicer |
LASER |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Namely, fancy |
TOWIT |
| Newspaper bigwig |
EDITOR |
| Nones, to Benjamin Button? |
CANONICALMINUTE |
| Not abridged |
UNCUT |
| Not just inhale |
GASP |
| Nut variety (var.) |
LITCHI |
| Old Egyptian ruler |
PHARAOH |
| Old Russian monarch |
TSAR |
| On a train |
ABOARD |
| Organic stuff in soil |
HUMUS |
| Place for jumpin’ Jazz |
UTAH |
| Quick |
PRONTO |
| Reclines |
LIES |
| Relief pitching brand? |
TUMS |
| Resist |
DEFY |
| Sci-fi vehicles |
UFOS |
| Sharpshooter Oakley |
ANNIE |
| Shout of warning |
DUCK |
| Sonoran nosh |
TACO |
| Start of a drumbeat |
RATA |
| Std. clock setting |
GST |
| Stereo? Not quite |
MONO |
| Strip on the highway |
MEDIAN |
| Sub device |
SONAR |
| Summoned ride |
UBER |
| Tea unit, old chap |
SPOT |
| Thanksgiving staples |
YAMS |
| The acne years |
TEENS |
| Tousle |
MUSS |
| Twosome |
DYAD |
| Uniting phrase |
IDO |
| Very dry |
SERE |
| Violent scene |
RIOT |
| Water blocker |
DAM |
| Way out yonder |
AFAR |
| Werner Erhard’s gp |
EST |
| What Benjamin Button does Jan. 1? |
RINGINTHENEWDAY |
| X-ray units |
RADS |
| Yakking to listeners |
ONAIR |