Wall Street Journal – May 12 2018 – Putting Mother First
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword. Tags: ACID, ALARM, AMA, CAT, Ireland, MEET, PALACE.
Clues |
Answers |
‘Hilarious,’ online |
LOL |
‘Journal of a Solitude’ author May |
SARTON |
‘Lizzie and the Rainman’ singer Tucker |
TANYA |
‘The butterfly has flown ___ him as he lay alone’: Stevenson |
OER |
‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ author Diane |
ACKERMAN |
1960s defense secretary |
MCNAMARA |
1965 NCAA tennis champ |
ASHE |
Addition column |
TENS |
Aid |
SUCCOR |
All together |
ENMASSE |
Apt. count |
RMS |
Arise |
CROPUP |
Auction signal |
NOD |
Bakery enticement |
AROMA |
Balance |
REST |
Base opposer |
ACID |
Bedtime story beast |
OGRE |
Beer from China |
TSINGTAO |
Belly laugh sound |
HAR |
Blatantly disdainful |
SNEERY |
Blvd. kin |
AVE |
Break in continuity |
GAP |
Buffoonish alter ego of Rowan Atkinson |
MRBEAN |
Builder’s concern |
CODE |
Bust a gut |
TRY |
Carpenter of note |
KAREN |
Caught a second airing of |
RESAW |
Cheer at a Lanza performance? |
MARIOBRAVO |
Cheering cry |
RAH |
Chops to bits |
MINCES |
Chose |
OPTEDFOR |
Cigarette brand advertised by Babe Ruth |
OLDGOLD |
Clammy |
MOIST |
Come together |
MEET |
Constant faultfinder |
NAGGER |
Couples |
TWOSOMES |
Craggy hill |
TOR |
Disagreeable |
NASTY |
Documentary about Upton Sinclair’s writing process? |
MAKINGOFTHEJUNGLE |
Dr.’s org |
AMA |
Egg producers |
OVARIES |
Eschewing a costumed squad rooter? |
MASCOTFREE |
Former province of Ireland |
ULSTER |
Frat letters |
PHIS |
Fruity beverage brand |
HIC |
Furious feeling |
IRE |
Gain from flipping an early Impressionist painting? |
MANETPROFIT |
Gang territories |
TURFS |
Getting over a cold in one day, say? |
MALADYLUCK |
Green marker |
PIN |
Hank Williams song ‘There’s ___ in My Beer’ |
ATEAR |
Harmonica’s precursor |
PANPIPE |
Hester of literature |
PRYNNE |
In other words |
THATIS |
Inflation-fighting agcy. of 1941 |
OPA |
Initiation ritual |
OATH |
Instrument for Orpheus |
LYRE |
Intense craving |
JONES |
Is relative? |
ARE |
It’s for the birds |
AVIARY |
J. Lo’s beau |
AROD |
Jewish Community Ctr. forerunner |
YMHA |
Jollies, slangily |
YAYAS |
Kick starters? |
FEET |
Kit’s mother |
VIXEN |
Lack discretion, in a way |
BLAB |
Lapping from a dog bowl? |
MASTIFFDRINK |
Le Mystere buy |
BRA |
Like many campfire tales |
EERIE |
Clues |
Answers |
Liken |
EQUATE |
Litigious bunch |
SUERS |
Magazine’s kin |
ARMORY |
Magic Johnson’s real first name |
EARVIN |
Man of morals |
AESOP |
Manx, for one |
CAT |
Marks one’s ballot |
XES |
Muppets prawn |
PEPE |
Oboist’s buys |
REEDS |
Once called |
NEE |
Opposition group |
ANTIS |
Outperform |
BEST |
Painter from ‘The Heart of Georgia’? |
MACONARTIST |
Pal for Pierre |
AMI |
Part of a loud get-up? |
ALARM |
Penn in NYC, e.g |
STN |
People willing to accept bets |
TAKERS |
Perry? |
MASONINLAW |
Place for the cautious |
SAFESIDE |
Plan for sr. years |
IRA |
Popular sans-serif font |
ARIAL |
Primers in Kuala Lumpur schools? |
MALAYREADERS |
Publicist’s bane |
BADPRESS |
Put away |
ATE |
Quarters for a queen |
PALACE |
Result |
ENDUP |
Result |
ENSUE |
Reward the performers |
CLAP |
Ring pair |
TAGTEAM |
Rodeo rope |
RIATA |
Sailor, in British slang |
MATELOT |
Scope out |
CASE |
Scorpion attack |
STING |
Sealed vial |
AMPULE |
Security system component |
SENSOR |
Server record |
LOG |
Silly prank |
ANTIC |
Site of il Colosseo |
ROMA |
Skate park sight |
RAMP |
Some revolvers |
DOORS |
Sorrowful sigh |
ALAS |
Sorrowful song |
DIRGE |
Sound off |
RANT |
Spain’s last queen |
ENA |
Squash need |
BALL |
Stay too long in the sun |
FRY |
Stern with a bow |
ISAAC |
Strength source |
SINEWS |
Striking quality |
EDGE |
Swine, facetiously |
OINKERS |
T or T-bone choice |
MEDIUM |
Table cloth? |
NAPKIN |
Tap problem |
DRIP |
Tell-all topic |
LOVELIFE |
Thrifty sort |
SAVER |
Toadies’ replies |
YESES |
Travel the rapids |
RAFT |
Treater’s words |
ONME |
Turquoise kin |
AQUA |
Underground flow |
MAGMA |
Use a straw |
SUCK |
Uttered |
ORAL |
Vibraphonist Lionel |
HAMPTON |
Watts of ‘Mulholland Dr.’ |
NAOMI |
WBA windup |
TKO |
Weasel or rat |
MAMMAL |
Woodland walkway |
TRAIL |
Yvonne of ‘The Munsters’ |
DECARLO |
___ soul (nobody) |
NARYA |