Wall Street Journal – May 10 2018 – Splitsville
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword. Tags: ALEC, CRAM, DIME, Europe, PEEP, RAMP, South America.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Happy Birthday’ writer, perhaps |
ICER |
| ‘___ reflection…’ |
UPON |
| Absence of rigidity |
EASE |
| Affirm |
AVER |
| Aggravate |
RILE |
| Barbara on ‘Shark Tank’ |
CORCORAN |
| Be behind |
OWE |
| Bucolic call |
BAA |
| Butter up |
CAJOLE |
| Cabochon stone |
OPAL |
| Capital city of Europe |
PARIS |
| Capital city of Europe |
BERN |
| Capital city of Europe |
ROME |
| Capital city of South America |
QUITO |
| Church features |
SPIRES |
| Clinic offering |
EXAM |
| Commando action |
RAID |
| Diamond protectors |
TARPS |
| Drew on the TV screen |
CAREY |
| Dry cell part |
ANODE |
| Dyeing technique |
BATIK |
| Fig. on tax forms |
SSN |
| Flock leaders |
HPRIESTS |
| Fulminate |
RAIL |
| Get a new crew for |
REMAN |
| Give up |
CEDE |
| Go around |
TURN |
| Greek vowels |
ETAS |
| Grunt’s garb |
CAMO |
| Ham-fisted |
INEPT |
| Hands’ place |
BOAT |
| He does Donald on ‘SNL’ |
ALEC |
| High trump |
HONOR |
| Hit’s back |
BSIDE |
| Home of the Munch Museum |
OSLO |
| I, e.g.: Abbr |
PRON |
| Included in |
AMONG |
| Insult, in slang |
BURN |
| Its edge has 118 ridges |
DIME |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Leaves for a drink |
TEA |
| Letters on a zero button |
OPER |
| Longest-serving independent in congressional history |
IESANDERS |
| Lush |
SOT |
| Maze word |
START |
| Moore’s TV co-star |
ASNER |
| Old antiseptic |
MERCUROCH |
| Onetime ‘Taste that beats the others cold’ advertiser |
PEPSI |
| Ostrich, e.g |
BIPED |
| Penn, e.g |
QUAKER |
| Plays for fun |
JAMS |
| Poles connector |
AXIS |
| Pound of poems |
EZRA |
| Powerful Persians |
SHAHS |
| Prep for the final |
CRAM |
| Primordial goo |
OOZE |
| Rap fan |
HIPHOPPER |
| Red-brown shade |
RUST |
| Reggie Miller, for his entire 18-year career |
PACER |
| Rodriguez of ‘Modern Family’ |
RICO |
| Sabin’s study |
POLIO |
| Scammer’s marks |
SAPS |
| School near Windsor |
ETON |
| Score speed |
TEMPO |
| Shower unit |
RAINDROP |
| Site of busy activity |
HIVE |
| Some authorship doubters |
BACONIANS |
| Stairs alternative |
RAMP |
| Takes on |
HIRES |
| Tiny sound |
PEEP |
| Tough |
GOON |
| Twisty shape |
ESS |
| Unappetizing food |
SLOP |
| Unattractive bump |
WART |
| Very smart |
CHIC |
| Victim |
PREY |
| White waders |
EGRETS |
| Yellow fever transmitter |
TIGERMOS |
| ___ arms |
UPIN |