Wall Street Journal – May 19 2018 – Sun Spots
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword. Tags: AIMAT, ART, LAUDED, NURSE, NYET, SCAMPI, UPC.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Affliction’ Oscar nominee |
NOLTE |
| ‘Bob’s Burgers’ daughter |
TINA |
| ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ extra |
NURSE |
| ‘Nessun dorma,’ e.g |
ARIA |
| ‘Real Time’ host |
MAHER |
| ‘The Hobbit’ cover initials |
JRR |
| ‘The L Word’ co-creator Chaiken |
ILENE |
| ‘The Wire’ antihero |
OMAR |
| ‘Though I agree…’ |
YESBUT |
| ‘Volunteers?’ |
ANYONE |
| ‘You’ll have to find somebody else!’ |
IREFUSE |
| 1988 NFL MVP Boomer |
ESIASON |
| Airport convenience |
ATM |
| Alternative to multiple choice |
FILLIN |
| Ancient port of Rome |
OSTIA |
| Appear above the horizon |
RISE |
| Approximately |
ORSO |
| Architecture’s ___ van der Rohe |
MIES |
| Backyard parties, for short |
BBQS |
| Bacon serving |
RASHER |
| Be visibly elated |
BEAM |
| Bert’s buddy |
ERNIE |
| Birthplace of Spartacus |
THRACE |
| Board finish |
CHECKMATE |
| Buoy |
HEARTEN |
| Call at home |
OUT |
| Cape Cod town |
TRURO |
| Capital on the Mississippi |
STPAUL |
| Cartesian conclusion |
IAM |
| Code-cracking org |
NSA |
| Copied |
APED |
| Corp.’s tech head |
CIO |
| Country on the Gulf of Guinea |
GABON |
| Criticizes severely |
RIPS |
| Despite that |
YET |
| Dmitri’s denial |
NYET |
| Dug shelter |
TRENCH |
| Earl, say |
PEER |
| Erato’s instrument |
LYRE |
| Explosive experiments |
NTESTS |
| Fawn, e.g |
TAN |
| FDR’s job-creating prog |
WPA |
| Feel an affinity |
CONNECT |
| Florida resort, familiarly |
BOCA |
| Forty winks |
SHUTEYE |
| Gaelic language |
ERSE |
| Gat |
HEATER |
| Gave the business to |
NEEDLED |
| Government study, briefly? |
POLISCI |
| Heaps |
ATON |
| Hero advised by the Oracle |
NEO |
| High point of a European vacation? |
ALP |
| Hospitality target |
GUEST |
| Immobilized, somehow |
INACAST |
| In conflict |
ATODDS |
| Indigo-yielding shrub |
ANIL |
| Informer to Scotland Yard |
NARK |
| It began as the American Messenger Co |
UPS |
| It’s on the fast track |
ACELA |
| Jabber |
YAK |
| Jackie’s second hubby |
ARI |
| Judicial no-no |
BIAS |
| Juniper, e.g |
CYPRESS |
| Kimono accessory |
OBI |
| Lakota dwelling |
TIPI |
| Last syllable, in linguistics |
ULTIMA |
| Lines at the supermarket?: Abbr |
UPC |
| Longtime NBC hit |
SNL |
| Medium tempo |
ANDANTE |
| National Do Not Call Registry org |
FTC |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Native Israeli |
SABRA |
| No more than |
ATMOST |
| Nobel Peace Prize ceremony site |
OSLO |
| Not sharp at all |
INTUNE |
| Novel ID |
ISBN |
| Opera ___ |
SERIA |
| Paid attention to |
HEEDED |
| Paolo Gentiloni is its prime minister |
ITALY |
| Pet Shop Boys, e.g |
POPDUO |
| Pinch in the bakery |
SALT |
| Planning |
UPTO |
| Players facing bowlers on a pitch |
BATSMEN |
| Pocatello sch |
ISU |
| Possible reply to ‘Where are you?’ |
INHERE |
| Prepares for a road trip |
LOADSUP |
| Press |
IRON |
| Property restriction |
LIEN |
| PX patrons |
GIS |
| Red Cross supply |
PLASMA |
| Reel off |
NAME |
| Refreshing breaks |
NAPS |
| Rib |
TEASE |
| Rockies ruminant |
ELK |
| Rudely awaken |
ROUST |
| Russell of ‘The Americans’ |
KERI |
| Sacramento-to-San Diego dir |
SSE |
| Sang the praises of |
LAUDED |
| Sauteed shrimp dish |
SCAMPI |
| Shady retreat |
ARBOR |
| Sheen’s former co-star |
CRYER |
| Side |
FACET |
| Singer Redding |
OTIS |
| Singer-songwriter Laura |
NYRO |
| Site of the presidential Malacanang Palace |
MANILA |
| Small program |
APPLET |
| Smidgen |
TAD |
| Soviet news acronym |
TASS |
| Spot #1 |
LIQUIDELEMENT |
| Spot #2 |
TENNISACEWILLIAMS |
| Spot #3 |
SOLIDGROUND |
| Spot #4 |
CANDYBARMAKERS |
| Spot #5 |
MOZARTSYMPHONY |
| Spot #6 |
AUTOCOMPANY |
| Spot #7 |
FATHEROFTHETITANS |
| Spot #8 |
NEWJERSEYCITY |
| Start for economics or nutrients |
MACRO |
| Start for typical or human |
PROTO |
| Sucrose source |
BEET |
| Sunday paper supplement |
INSERT |
| Super, in show biz lingo |
SOCKO |
| Support |
PROP |
| Symbol of strength |
OAK |
| Tabasco, por ejemplo |
ESTADO |
| Take some courses |
DINE |
| Target |
AIMAT |
| Tempers, as metal |
ANNEALS |
| Think the world of |
ESTEEM |
| Thurible contents |
INCENSE |
| Tools for farriers |
RASPS |
| Trade gp |
ASSN |
| Updates, as an old film |
COLORIZES |
| VCR button |
REW |
| Web discount |
EBATE |
| Wedding reception highlight |
TOAST |
| Went undercover, maybe |
HID |
| Where Jackie Robinson lettered |
UCLA |
| Works in a gallery |
ART |
| ___ chi |
TAI |
| ___ means |
BYNO |
| ___ Park (Edison’s base) |
MENLO |