Wall Street Journal – Aug 7 2018 – Game Plan
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword. Tags: ACES, CRABEATER, GUM, NILE, OLIVEDRAB, OMIT, San Diego, WWII.
Clues |
Answers |
‘Now do you understand?’ |
SEE |
‘The Graduate’ girl |
ELAINE |
‘Twilight’ heroine |
BELLA |
2008 album from R&B singer Ray J |
ALLIFEEL |
Act part |
SCENE |
Antarctic seal |
CRABEATER |
Back muscle |
LAT |
Bank acct. addition |
INT |
Bit of smoke |
WISP |
Brief social visit |
CALL |
Broken, in a way |
TAMED |
Campfire treats |
SMORES |
Caribbean island south of Martinique |
STLUCIA |
City east of San Diego |
LAMESA |
Color of WWII army uniforms |
OLIVEDRAB |
Debate position |
PRO |
Deck quartet |
ACES |
Do the wrong thing |
ERR |
Drink cooler |
ICE |
Earth’s crust, e.g |
TOPLAYER |
Evaluation based on a single deciding issue |
LITMUSTEST |
Everglades Natl. Pk. setting |
FLA |
Falling off a horse, say |
STUNT |
Fends off |
RESISTS |
Finished off |
ATE |
Float on the breeze |
WAFT |
Flying colors? |
FLAG |
Folk singer Burl |
IVES |
Funny Phyllis |
DILLER |
Gather over time |
AMASS |
Gets going |
STARTS |
Granola bit |
OAT |
Grassy garments |
HULASKIRTS |
Heaps |
ATON |
Hickory’s cousin |
WALNUT |
Historic Russian space station |
MIR |
Hoop setting, at times |
EAR |
Intense anger |
IRE |
Clues |
Answers |
Irish exclamation |
BEGORRA |
Jargon ending |
ESE |
Leave out |
OMIT |
Letters following Elizabeth Warren’s name |
DMA |
Like contraband |
ILLEGAL |
Map out |
PLAN |
Miniature workers |
ANTS |
Mollusks with spiral shells |
NAUTILI |
NYC subway line |
IRT |
Obama attorney general Lynch |
LORETTA |
Official seal |
SIGNET |
On this spot |
HERE |
One who works with figures? |
SKATER |
Orbit, e.g |
GUM |
Oscar winner Blanchett |
CATE |
Passed on |
RELAYED |
Pot additions |
WAGERS |
Protective charm |
AMULET |
Pushpin’s kin |
TACK |
Quantities: Abbr |
AMTS |
Range of colors |
PALETTE |
Really long times |
EONS |
River to the Mediterranean |
NILE |
Sailor’s intake |
SALTAIR |
Scarlett’s home |
TARA |
Sharif of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ |
OMAR |
Silver or silicon |
ELEMENT |
Speaker of the quote found in this puzzle’s circled letters |
PLATO |
Square footage |
AREA |
Suggest |
HINTAT |
Sundial numeral |
III |
Superman logo shape |
ESS |
Tattoos, informally |
INK |
Teller of tales |
LIAR |
Waistband makeup |
ELASTIC |
Went after |
CHASED |
Working together |
ASATEAM |
Zero, in cricket scores |
NIL |