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 |