USA Today – Jun 12 2018
Published in USA Today Crossword. Tags: ANTE, BUTT, DUI, NEED, OGRE, ONE, SLANT, TORN.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Bambi’ collectible |
CEL |
| ‘Delta Dawn’ singer Tucker |
TANYA |
| ‘Don’t admit to anything!’ |
DENYIT |
| ‘Go ahead, ask!’ |
SHOOT |
| ‘I’m mad!’ |
GRR |
| Ace’s value, at times |
ONE |
| Acquired relative |
INLAW |
| Acted the fink |
SANG |
| Additive sold at AutoZone |
STP |
| Amenity with hot rocks |
SAUNA |
| Apple Watch downloads |
APPS |
| Bacterium in tainted food |
ECOLI |
| Be lacking in |
NEED |
| Beginning of the back nine |
TENTH |
| Blue shade |
ROYAL |
| Boaters and bowlers |
HATS |
| Bottleneck cause, often |
MERGE |
| Brad of ‘The Big Short’ |
PITT |
| Create seams |
SEW |
| Cruz of Texas |
TED |
| Cultural pursuits |
ARTS |
| Fab Four first name |
PAUL |
| Fifth-century invader |
ATTILA |
| Foppish neckwear |
ASCOT |
| Freeway division |
LANE |
| From square one |
ANEW |
| Go longer than expected |
RUNON |
| Gossipy sort |
YENTA |
| Grandkid’s term of affection |
NANA |
| Gridder in the secondary |
DEFENSIVEBACK |
| Grinned broadly |
LITUP |
| Gyro wraps |
PITAS |
| Hawaiian greeter’s offering |
LEI |
| High on the hwy |
DUI |
| Highway department installations |
SIGNS |
| Ho-hum |
BLAH |
| Internet delay |
LAG |
| Is worthy of |
EARNS |
| Job detail, for short |
SPEC |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Join the game, in a way |
ANTE |
| Jose Altuve, three times |
BATTINGCHAMPION |
| Judges’ attention-getters |
GAVELS |
| Kellogg’s waffle brand |
EGGO |
| Kid-lit brute |
OGRE |
| Largish combo |
OCTET |
| Light purple shade |
MAUVE |
| Maritime call for help |
SOS |
| Message sent with a click |
EMAIL |
| Minstrel’s instrument |
LUTE |
| Minstrel’s instrument |
LYRE |
| Morn’s opposite |
EVE |
| Newscaster’s bias |
SLANT |
| Nick of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ |
NOLTE |
| Not much of a challenge |
EASY |
| Pearl’s outer covering |
NACRE |
| Petco Park player |
PADRE |
| Polar bear’s hangout |
FLOE |
| Pork cut |
BUTT |
| Product for dusting electronic gear |
CANNEDAIR |
| Quieted, with ‘down’ |
TONED |
| Raring to go |
ALLSET |
| Receded, as the tide |
EBBED |
| Reports with a 56-Across |
SKEWS |
| Roller coaster feature |
LOOP |
| Scottish landholder of old |
THANE |
| Shortens or lengthens, say |
ALTERS |
| Some vodka purchases |
FIFTHS |
| Start of a gridiron play |
SNAP |
| Struggling with a decision |
TORN |
| Tariff or asset freeze, e.g |
TRADESANCTION |
| Tennis star on a U.S. stamp |
ASHE |
| Texas Hold ’em prize |
POT |
| Train with Rocky, say |
SPAR |
| Uses a letter opener on |
SLITS |
| Vegging out |
IDLE |
| Vintners’ valley |
NAPA |
| Washing machine cycle |
SPIN |
| Wedding party member |
ATTENDANT |