USA Today – May 6 2018
Published in USA Today Crossword. Tags: ABLE, ALIAS, EVER, IAGO, LENA, REALM, Soviet Union, STAY.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Ain’t happening!’ |
NAH |
| ‘Fire away!’ |
SHOOT |
| ‘Stormy Weather’ singer Horne |
LENA |
| ‘Who’s on First?’ straight man |
ABBOTT |
| 100 centavos |
PESO |
| Aproned cow in ads |
ELSIE |
| Apt to gab |
CHATTY |
| Be a witness to |
ATTEST |
| Become threadbare |
FRAY |
| Boorish sort |
LOUT |
| Bowie’s rock genre |
GLAM |
| Boxing’s ‘Louisville Lip’ |
ALI |
| Brother of George W |
JEB |
| Carson’s Carnac, e.g |
SEER |
| Celeb’s transport, maybe |
PRIVATEJET |
| Certain, as a victory |
INTHEBAG |
| Cleveland’s waterfront |
ERIE |
| Cochlea locale |
INNEREAR |
| Cornea-reshaping surgery |
LASIK |
| Drink like a dog |
LAP |
| Dryer outlet |
VENT |
| Early Roman historian |
LIVY |
| Earner of at least 21 merit badges |
EAGLESCOUT |
| Enjoy a staycation |
REST |
| Epiphanies, and what the starts of 17- and 37-Across and 11- and 28-Down may be |
EYEOPENERS |
| Fare in a sty |
SLOP |
| Fraught with risk |
DICEY |
| Fuss, to the Bard |
ADO |
| Group with a black and white flag |
ISIS |
| Having the know-how |
ABLE |
| Hip to |
INON |
| Hog’s portion |
ALL |
| Hoof-on-pavement sound |
CLOP |
| Imelda Marcos collection |
SHOES |
| In need of liniment |
SORE |
| iPhone downloads |
APPS |
| Jane portrayed by Anna Paquin |
EYRE |
| Lacking a tenant |
UNLET |
| Lead-in to a holiday |
EVE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Like ‘King Kong’ in 2005 |
REMADE |
| Like a lob’s path |
ARCED |
| Like poorly prepared fries, say |
GREASY |
| Loud, like the surf |
AROAR |
| Made level |
EVENED |
| Monarch’s domain |
REALM |
| Name on a rap sheet |
ALIAS |
| Obedience school command |
STAY |
| On a winning streak, say |
REDHOT |
| Ott of Giants fame |
MEL |
| Parts of some English exams |
ESSAYS |
| Penultimate fairy tale word |
EVER |
| Plotter in ‘Othello’ |
IAGO |
| Polygon calculation |
AREA |
| Polynesian figurine |
TIKI |
| Protector of internal organs |
RIBCAGE |
| Range crossed by Hannibal |
ALPS |
| Really bug |
RILE |
| Red Monopoly pieces |
HOTELS |
| River of Pisa |
ARNO |
| Roget’s abbr |
ANON |
| Salvador with dreamlike paintings |
DALI |
| Sets a price at |
ASKS |
| Seven Sisters college |
VASSAR |
| Site for buying or selling vinyl |
EBAY |
| Slings mud at |
SMEARS |
| Slow as molasses |
POKEY |
| Soviet Union, to Reagan |
EVILEMPIRE |
| Spheroid in fried rice |
PEA |
| Sulky puller’s pace |
TROT |
| They’re split with axes |
RAILS |
| Thieves’ hangouts |
DENS |
| Tithed portion |
ATENTH |
| Toxic metal in paint, once |
LEAD |
| Trevi throw-in of old |
LIRA |
| Tub toy |
BOAT |
| Uses a swizzle stick |
STIRS |
| Wished undone |
RUED |
| Wray of ‘King Kong’ |
FAY |