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 |