Wall Street Journal – Apr 5 2018 – Take a Break!
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword. Tags: ACCESS, DOG, France, Fred Flintstone, OMAHA, ORESTES, PESO, ROMAN.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Twelfth Night’ countess |
OLIVIA |
| Admission |
ACCESS |
| Agitation |
ADO |
| Balanchine specialty |
MODERNBALL |
| Because |
INTHAT |
| Bow’s husband on ‘Black-ish’ |
DRE |
| Brit’s boob tube |
TELLY |
| Brunch option |
CHEESEOMEL |
| Buffett’s base |
OMAHA |
| Bunches |
ALOT |
| Capital on the Mediterranean coast |
TRIPOLI |
| Captain born in France in 2305 |
PICARD |
| Cold desert |
GOBI |
| Colombian coin |
PESO |
| Cut corners |
SKIMP |
| Dazzling designs |
OPART |
| Delicacy |
TACT |
| Don Draper and his co-workers |
ADMEN |
| Duke of video games |
NUKEM |
| Electra’s brother |
ORESTES |
| Fair attraction |
RIDE |
| Four-time Outstanding Drama Emmy winner |
LALAW |
| Frank |
DOG |
| Frank’s third wife |
MIA |
| Funk |
ODOR |
| Gamblers’ giveaways |
TELLS |
| Germane |
APT |
| Grain used to make the flatbread rotla |
INDIANMILL |
| Hacker, of a sort |
AXE |
| He had gilt feelings |
MIDAS |
| Hide worker |
TANNER |
| Hold up |
ROB |
| Holds out |
OFFERS |
| Hopkins of ‘Gimme a Break!’ |
TELMA |
| Hot |
SEXY |
| Hot |
TRENDY |
| How many stumble to bed |
WEARILY |
| Johnny Cash’s ‘___ Named Sue’ |
ABOY |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Keep in check |
CURB |
| Lavalava wearer |
SAMOAN |
| Like AB negative, among blood types |
RAREST |
| Macaw protagonist of 2011’s ‘Rio’ |
BLU |
| Maker of candy wafers |
NECCO |
| Messy room |
STY |
| Mother with a Peace Prize |
TERESA |
| Movies, informally |
PIX |
| Night notes |
TAPS |
| Nile slitherer |
ASP |
| Not napping |
AWAKE |
| Old message |
TELEX |
| Old Tokyo |
EDO |
| One shot in a bar |
DART |
| Palmer with an army |
ARNIE |
| Pandora released them |
EVILS |
| Part of Fred Flintstone’s yell |
DABBA |
| Personnel chief, at times |
FIRER |
| Piscine ‘Pinocchio’ character |
CLEO |
| Pop |
BURST |
| Preparatory periods |
EVES |
| Resigned oneself to an unpleasant task |
BITTHEBULL |
| Sad state |
WOE |
| Sara Roosevelt’s maiden name |
DELANO |
| Seneca, e.g |
ROMAN |
| Sentence units |
YEARS |
| Service address |
SIR |
| Spot for blocks |
TOYBOX |
| Staggering |
AREEL |
| Stave off |
AVERT |
| System of belief |
CREED |
| Take a break, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme |
LETUP |
| The ends of the earth |
POLES |
| They take courses |
PLATES |
| Titans cornerback Jackson |
ADOREE |
| Turnoff, perhaps |
EXIT |
| Whale chow |
KRILL |
| ___ out (didn’t get on) |
FLIED |