USA Today – Jul 17 2018
Published in USA Today Crossword. Tags: ALPO, CEO, ODES, ONE, PC, PROSE, TROD.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘At Wit’s End’ author Bombeck |
ERMA |
| ‘Two Women’ producer Ponti |
CARLO |
| ‘You’ve got mail’ co |
AOL |
| Advertising icon Elsie, e.g |
COW |
| Air show performer |
STUNTPILOT |
| Allotted, as punishment |
METEDOUT |
| Anna’s sister in ‘Frozen’ |
ELSA |
| Anti-drug spot, e.g. (Abbr.) |
PSA |
| Black out |
FAINT |
| Bowlers and boaters |
HATS |
| Brit of Fox News |
HUME |
| Cambodian strongman ___ Nol |
LON |
| CEO or CFO |
EXEC |
| Chopper-related prefix |
HELI |
| Colon parts |
DOTS |
| Compass doodles |
ARCS |
| Cosmonaut Gagarin |
YURI |
| Cow-horned goddess |
ISIS |
| Cress or endive |
SALADGREEN |
| Depart from a scene |
EXIT |
| Driving rain, e.g |
TORRENT |
| Drop by unannounced |
POPIN |
| Duke of Edinburgh |
PHILIP |
| Exchange goodbyes |
PART |
| Fed. workplace monitor |
OSHA |
| Garden walk |
PATH |
| Hack’s vehicle |
TAXI |
| Hallway runner |
RUG |
| Heckles |
JEERSAT |
| High school srs.’ exams |
SATS |
| ICU part |
UNIT |
| In a weak-kneed manner |
TIMIDLY |
| Isn’t in the game |
SITS |
| Kangaroo court impositions |
FINES |
| Knock-down-drag-outs |
FRACASES |
| Lake bordering Ohio |
ERIE |
| Leaves slack-jawed |
AWES |
| Letters of urgency |
ASAP |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Loses, as weight |
SHEDS |
| Medieval music form |
CHANT |
| Mob honcho |
DON |
| Monopoly board corner |
JAIL |
| Mushers’ contest |
IDITAROD |
| Net judge’s call |
LET |
| No ___ Traffic |
THRU |
| Org. with rovers |
NASA |
| Parking lot worker |
VALET |
| Pat Sajak or Steve Harvey |
EMCEE |
| PC accessory with a photo, perhaps |
MOUSEPAD |
| Portrayer of Adrian in ‘Rocky’ movies |
TALIA |
| Prefix meaning ‘egg’ |
OVO |
| Prime Cuts pet food brand |
ALPO |
| Profligate spender |
WASTREL |
| Proper’s partner |
PRIM |
| Raise the hackles of |
RILE |
| Rare entry on a golf scorecard |
ONE |
| San Joaquin Valley city |
MODESTO |
| Shia subdivision, e.g |
SECT |
| Shot from the apron, usually |
CHIP |
| Some poisonous shrubs |
SUMACS |
| Son and husband of Jocasta |
OEDIPUS |
| Spike, as punch |
LACE |
| State one’s view |
OPINE |
| Targets of midnight raids |
FRIDGES |
| Texter’s modest preface |
IMHO |
| Thomas who twitted Tweed |
NAST |
| Tourist shop buys |
TEES |
| Tributes in rhyme |
ODES |
| Unmetered writing |
PROSE |
| Upper body muscle, briefly |
PEC |
| Venetian blind piece |
SLAT |
| Waiting room call |
NEXT |
| Walked all over, with ‘on’ |
TROD |
| When coveted statuettes are awarded |
OSCARNIGHT |
| Where bulls and bears are found |
WALLSTREET |
| ___ fail (fiasco) |
EPIC |