USA Today – Jun 29 2018
Published in USA Today Crossword. Tags: AAH, COYLY, EIDER, MAYER, MEANSTREAK, MEAT, MLB, SPAS.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘American Reunion’ actress |
MENASUVARI |
| ‘Clay’ to ‘Ali,’ e.g., and a hint to 17-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
NAMECHANGE |
| ‘Odds ___ . . .’ |
ARE |
| ‘That feels good!’ |
AAH |
| ‘To my dismay . . .’ |
SADLY |
| 12-Down detail, for short |
SPEC |
| An honor card in bridge |
TEN |
| Apt to cause a brain freeze |
COLD |
| Area for fervent worshippers |
AMENCORNER |
| Assent to the captain |
AYE |
| Builder’s design |
PLAN |
| Cart-pulling team |
OXEN |
| Causes for overtime |
TIES |
| Causing chills |
EERIE |
| Civic obligation |
DUTY |
| Counterfeiters’ foes, for short |
TMEN |
| Creepy glances |
LEERS |
| Cruiser drivers |
COPS |
| Declare as ‘fake news’ |
DENY |
| Era-spanning tale |
SAGA |
| Event for motorheads |
CARSHOW |
| Far from lethargic |
SPRY |
| Flavor of much green candy |
LIME |
| Fry cooks’ utensils |
PANS |
| Gave the once-over to |
EYED |
| Great Sphinx locale |
GIZA |
| Growth in an abandoned lot |
WEEDS |
| Improvising twosome’s tune |
JAZZDUET |
| In a kittenish way |
COYLY |
| Instrument on a Guinness label |
HARP |
| Leave slack-jawed |
AWE |
| Lessens one’s pace |
SLOWS |
| Like a fleabag |
SEEDY |
| Like buttery pie crust |
FLAKY |
| Like much good steak |
AGED |
| Lizard of the tropics |
IGUANA |
| Longest human bones |
FEMURS |
| Malicious tendency |
MEANSTREAK |
| Many an OPEC minister |
ARAB |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Medical breakthroughs |
CURES |
| Medically induced state, perhaps |
COMA |
| MLB honcho |
OWNER |
| Mockumentary, e.g |
SATIRE |
| Much of a paleo diet |
MEAT |
| Nieces, nephews et al |
KIN |
| Opera great Enrico |
CARUSO |
| Oscar ___ (Wienermobile company) |
MAYER |
| Parking meter’s place |
CURB |
| Parts of military positions |
SECTORS |
| Peanut and coconut products |
OILS |
| Perfume applications |
SPRITZES |
| Petty quarrel |
SPAT |
| Piglike forest dweller |
TAPIR |
| Pillow filling, perhaps |
EIDER |
| Places for mud baths |
SPAS |
| Places to wallow |
STIES |
| Poses one of the five W’s |
ASKS |
| Provoke playfully |
TEASE |
| Puts in the pokey |
JAILS |
| Rascally tots |
IMPS |
| Rebellious art genre |
DADA |
| Reduce to ribbons |
SHRED |
| Released, as a stamp |
ISSUED |
| Rice who writes of vampires |
ANNE |
| Shirts at boardwalk shops |
TEES |
| Speaks boastfully of |
VAUNTS |
| Sprinkler of magic dust |
PIXIE |
| Stamps and sends |
MAILS |
| Take the laurels |
WIN |
| They’re cast by pros |
YESVOTES |
| Towel pronoun |
HERS |
| Try for a 4-Down |
VIE |
| Unanticipated hang-up |
SNAG |
| Uncouth sorts |
APES |
| Unguarded, as a receiver |
OPEN |
| Used hand signals |
MOTIONED |
| Vindictive Tyler Perry character |
MADEA |
| Ward with two Emmys |
SELA |