Wall Street Journal – May 3 2018 – Down in Front!
Published in Wall Street Journal Crossword. Tags: ADAM, APEX, FACE, Italy, PENALTY, PRIEST, SLAT, TIE.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘Argo’ org | CIA |
| ‘Force Behind the Forces’ org | USO |
| ‘Let me think…’ | WELL |
| ‘This is a fun ride!’ | WHEE |
| ‘Visions of sugarplums’ poet | MOORE |
| Act petulant | POUT |
| Alexa alternative | SIRI |
| Barker in black-and-white movies | ASTA |
| Bartender aboard the Pacific Princess | ISAAC |
| Best friend of 1-Across | GAYLE |
| Big conduits | MAINS |
| Brother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George and Ginny | RON |
| Cathedral area | APSE |
| Cost of quarters | RENT |
| Couleur d’une tomate | ROUGE |
| Critic’s concern | ART |
| Delmonico | CLUBSTEAK |
| Distinctive flair | ELAN |
| Does some safe work? | ROBSABANK |
| Eagle of the Muppets | SAM |
| Early outcast | ADAM |
| Envelope abbr | ATTN |
| Estates for the elite | VILLAS |
| Even numbers? | TIE |
| Fastidious golf course groundskeeper’s pride? | SUBLIMEGREEN |
| Feds | TMEN |
| Fellow who annoyingly sends lots of unsolicited manuscripts? | SUBMISSIONCREEP |
| Fill-in-the-blanks party game | MADLIBS |
| Fine, say | PENALTY |
| Flea market unit | STALL |
| Folder fillers | EMAILS |
| Former JFK lander | TWA |
| Grill glowers | COALS |
| Ground breakers | HOES |
| Hitchcock film set at a Cornwall estate | REBECCA |
| Inquisition target | HERETIC |
| It’s just over a foot | ANKLE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Items of interest | DEBTS |
| Join hands? | CLAP |
| Jumping chess pcs | KTS |
| Lady Grantham’s first name | CORA |
| Le Cordon Bleu focus | CUISINE |
| Like some divorces | MESSY |
| Lodovico labels him a ‘hellish villain’ | IAGO |
| Louver piece | SLAT |
| Lush | WINO |
| Many CEOs hold them | MBAS |
| Mass producer? | PRIEST |
| Miff | IRK |
| More than -er | EST |
| Olympic Stadium squad, a while back | EXPOS |
| Oscar-winning song written by Keith Carradine | IMEASY |
| Packing unit when moving into another’s apartment? | SUBLETTERBOX |
| Pathetic turnout | NOONE |
| Perplexed | ATSEA |
| Pocket protector? | MISER |
| Poets’ competition | SLAM |
| Prepares to strike | COILS |
| Reacted to a full moon, perhaps | BAYED |
| Rehab candidate | USER |
| Russian city close to the Kazakhstan border | OMSK |
| Sensory spot | NERVEEND |
| She co-starred with Whoopi in ‘The Color Purple’ | OPRAH |
| Smiles from successful arithmetic students? | SUBTRACTORBEAMS |
| Soak up | SOP |
| Solid side | FACE |
| They might be worn with poodle skirts | BOBBYSOX |
| Tickle | AMUSE |
| Top | APEX |
| Tribe of ancient Italy | SABINES |
| Try to hit | AIMAT |
| Unspoiled spot | EDEN |
| Woodland revelers | FAUNS |
| ___ publica (the state) | RES |