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 |