USA Today – May 27 2018
Published in USA Today Crossword. Tags: ACME, ANTS, CORAL, NOLA, POD, SCAB.
Clues |
Answers |
’20 Mule Team’ cleanser |
BORAX |
‘A Bug’s Life’ bugs |
ANTS |
‘Cheers’ waitress |
CARLA |
‘Swan Lake,’ e.g |
BALLET |
‘The Addams Family’ butler |
LURCH |
‘The Black Cat’ author |
POE |
‘When pigs fly!’ |
NEVER |
A daughter of Lear |
REGAN |
As high as one can go |
ACME |
Beauty’s love |
BEAST |
Brought on board |
HIRED |
Buffalo’s county |
ERIE |
Bull fiddle, by another name |
UPRIGHTBASS |
Cake with a twist |
CRULLER |
Cannes Film Festival award |
GRANDPRIX |
Catches at a rodeo |
ROPES |
Chipotle purchase |
TACO |
Closet spheroid |
MOTHBALL |
Conflict of egos |
CLASH |
Deep-dish pizza chain, informally |
UNO |
Diva’s delivery |
ARIA |
Dug up |
EXHUMED |
Electrified sword |
EPEE |
Escalator name |
OTIS |
Exorcist’s target |
DEMON |
Far from lenient |
STERN |
Florist’s cutting |
STEM |
Formally yield |
CEDE |
French Quarter city, informally |
NOLA |
Frugal sort |
SAVER |
Gore-___ (waterproof fabric) |
TEX |
Groom’s workplace |
STABLE |
Guitar great Atkins |
CHET |
Gumball machine input, once |
CENT |
Have a funny feeling |
SENSE |
Hiccup cure, it’s said |
SCARE |
Hornet’s home |
NEST |
Keglers’ org |
PBA |
Ladies’ man |
LOVERBOY |
Clues |
Answers |
Left speechless |
AWED |
Letter before kappa |
IOTA |
Lex Luthor, to Superman |
ENEMY |
Like a new recruit |
RAW |
Like a pool table, ideally |
LEVEL |
Like cryptic messages |
CODED |
Long-necked wader |
CRANE |
Lose, as a big lead |
BLOW |
Marine shocker |
ELECTRICEEL |
MLB team’s union liaison |
PLAYERREP |
Most affable |
NICEST |
No longer around |
GONE |
Okra, e.g |
POD |
One of a hexagon’s six |
ANGLE |
Outlets for fumes |
VENTS |
Ouzo flavoring |
ANISE |
Placed a limit on |
CAPPED |
Prepare for takeoff |
TAXI |
Product of stream erosion |
RAVINE |
Radius, but not diameter |
BONE |
Reef makeup |
CORAL |
Reputation, on the street |
CRED |
Said grace, e.g |
PRAYED |
Sign of healing |
SCAB |
Skull and Bones school |
YALE |
Smokeless smoke, briefly |
ECIG |
Snake’s posture |
COIL |
Suffix with billion |
AIRE |
The O’Hara estate |
TARA |
Timely benefit |
BOON |
Tollbooth locale, often |
EXIT |
Tots’ basics |
ABCS |
UNLV part |
LAS |
Victoria’s Secret buys |
BRAS |
Voicemail sound |
TONE |
W.C. Fields persona |
SOUSE |
Without equal |
ALONE |
___ and wherefores |
WHYS |
___ Quentin |
SAN |