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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

CROSSWORDS ANSWERS

Yale student
Wharton deg 
With it, in old slang 
Utilizing a liner
Writing on the wall
Webster's listing
Violin-string tuners 
Undid, in a way 
V-8 you cannot drink
Tennis racket part 
Taunt to a drag race loser 
Used to own
Super Bowl highlights, to many 
Stunning aquarium fish
Starting from 
Shell game, e.g 
Society column word
Small fractional unit
Search for plunder 
Roomy kind of sleeve 
Slithery and slimy
Showstopper for a diva
Sasquatch, for one 
Shah of Iran, once
Send money, in a way
Retired female professor 
Sealing material
Result of a sacrifice fly 
Samovar's cousin
Religious splinter group 
Salamander family member
Prone to bungling 
Ruffles one's feathers
Pontiac muscle car 
Piece of jai alai gear 
Respond to the alarm
Old West transport 
Purposefully overlook
Off one's rocker 
Play a piccolo
Not well-lit 
Perfect score, sometimes
Name on a check 
On ___ (without a guaranteed sale)
Melt ingredient, often 
Of a reproductive organ
Loos who wrote "Gigi" 
Nevertheless, archaically
Memo taker of old
Kind of rug
It may be hard to follow
Gives the heave-ho
It has a wide spine
In plain sight
Hatchlings' homes
Handled clumsily
Homer king before Bonds 
GPS lines (Abbr.) 
Gloomy atmospheres
List-ending abbr 
Like the Marx Brothers 
It's the truth 
Like much "SNL" fare 
Lab worker, perhaps 
Game show group
Like elevator music 
Fruits and vegetables, e.g
Freeze over, as a windshield
Follow a cookbook directive
How Rome wasn't built 
Film-script instruction
Cheesecake picture
FDR's middle name
Gazpacho server 
Creates naturally, as a gorge
Fix at the vet's office 
English exam ender, perhaps 
Certain ballroom dance
Election loser, e.g 
Carries a heavy load
Edison and Einstein, for two 
Displayed, as a badge 
Card game for three
Defeated by a whisker 
Bones below the tibia
Currency made legal by government decree 
Bert's Muppet pal
Convenience store sign (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) 
Bag with plenty of room
Bad thing to make a mistake with
Cole Porter's regretful Miss 
Closes in on 
"Jaws" resort
Caddy beverages 
A heck of a lot
Brit's "bye-bye" 
157.5 degrees from N
Blue in printer cartridges 
"___ you out of your mind?"
Batter's dry spell 
"Present" and "future" partner
Angler with pots 
"Mr. Roboto" rockers
Andy Roddick's org 
All-star game side, perhaps 
"___ Enchanted" (2004 comedy) 
"Portnoy's Complaint" author 
"Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan) 
Wee bit 
Word-guessing game 
Fáil: Irish coronation stone 
Where billions live 
Veggie that may cause tears 
Techie's client 
Used auto area 
Unwelcome stocking stuffer 
Toaster waffle choice 
To what length 
They're fussy about food 
Tarzan actor Ron 
Starting poker pot contribution 
Where a hero's journey might begin
Westernmost of the Aleutians
Starring role 
Weather alert in August, maybe
Ticket request, often
They may stem from protests gone awry
Slimming surgery, for short 
Skirt bottoms 
Tea-growing region of India, or the tea it produces
Texas Hold'em bet
Sheriff Taylor's TV son 
She raised Cain 
Start of an agenda
Start of a tryster's message
Prefix with meter 
Remark from a gloater, perhaps
Police dept. alert 
Pocahontas' husband John 
Pretty low joint
Most of a mortgage payment, usually 
Photographer Adams
Not together 
Pfizer competitor
On the briny 
Oscar winner for 'Moonstruck'
Only planet in our solar system with a single moon
Org. with Jaguars and Panthers 
Online location for intended purchases
Name on a Queens tennis stadium
North Sea feeder
Monogram ltr 
Manager of the Yankees for four World Series championships
Make a lot of noise
Mil. three-striper 
Med. island volcano
Lay's chips-in-a-can brand 
Late, great boxer 
L.A.-to-N.Y. dir 
Low-grade? (abbr.)
Lomond or Ness
Like a leprechaun
Kenan's Nickelodeon pal 
Johnny with the catchphrase "Come on down!" 
It may help with getting a part
Iranian currency
Hard to decipher, as some ancient inscriptions 
High-end Honda
Hermione portrayer in the Harry Potter films
Div. the Phillies play in 
Had heard about 
George Pataki's predecessor as governor
Gave the green light 
Fish basket 
Fed. workplace watchdog
Eyelid sore 
Earlier conviction, in copspeak
Disney World transport
Express gratitude to 
Criterion for some scholarships
Colorful Mattel card game 
Corp. big shot
Deep down 
Corned beef order
Corp. assistant 
Charged thing
Common soccer score 
Big role for Liz
Bad thing to get caught with on the day of an exam
Casual pants 
Auntie on Broadway
Acronym with Talks or Conference
'___ Lady' (1971 Tom Jones hit)
Boston skyscraper, with "the" 
'___ Majesty's Secret Service' (Bond film)
Book for finding local businesses 
'Cool' amount of bread
1969-'74 Israeli prime minister 
"__, my children, and you shall hear ... ": Longfellow 
"__ girl!": "Way to go!" 
"Why not try the recliner?" 
"The Scarlet Letter" letter 
"Rest those weary feet" 
"Out of Africa" author Dinesen 
"Lovely" meter maid in a Beatles song 
"Don't just stand there" 
"Couldn't tell ya" 
Taken __ (startled) 
Word-of-mouth 
Wise advisor 
VIP's auto 
Thailand's former name 
Suffix for novel 
Stand up 
Sparrow's home 
Sound part of a broadcast 
Smooth the creases from 
Scarlett's surname 
Run-of-the-mill 
Run __ (go wild) 
Retro record player 
Protect in a crate 
Prefix meaning ''equal'' 
Person from Stockholm 
Performer of one-liners 
Part of the eye 
Our planet 
Opinion surveys 
Mexican gal pal 
Local shopping places 
Let sleeping DOGs lie 
Large book 
Is unable to 
Hurricanes and blizzards 
Houston baseball team 
Heavy blow 
Go __ for the ride 
Gingery cookie 
Flat-topped hill 
Explorer of kids' TV 
Envelope's routing abbr 
Electrician, at times 
DOG-eat-DOG 
DOG it 
Daredevil's feat 
Cruise-ship stop 
Corn throwaways 
Concerning, on memos 
Come forth 
Cat's comment 
Camera glass 
Boxing win 
Astronauts' org 
Add to, then stir 
A single time 
A little wet 
20-minute movies 
''__ no questions . . .'' 
''Me, neither'' 
___ Pieces (Hershey brand) 
Youngster’s sch 
Wonder wares 
What Mother Hubbard’s dog got 
Village People classic 
Trattoria aroma 
Theatrical backdrop 
Tea choice 
Supreme outfits? 
Stephen Colbert’s network 
Slugging stat 
Satchel Paige’s real name 
Reply to a knock 
Ready for anything 
Pyro’s crime 
San Francisco site that’s pretty darn crooked 
Places in a cast 
Restaurant chain headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee 
Really cheap 
Poker commentator Kaplan 
Plods through the mud 
Place for a shot 
Pass, as a bill 
Perfection, to a gymnast 
Participate in a pub crawl, say 
Nintendo dinosaur character 
Men that start in the corners 
Letter before lambda 
Leary of ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’ 
Label that released ‘Crocodile Rock’ 
Javelin’s path 
Helvetica look-alike 
Hair remover, of a sort 
Gymnast Korbut 
Group of schemers 
Foams at the mouth 
First name in advice 
Filthy digs 
Farm fowl 
Epithet often applied to politicians 
Diable’s foe 
Design school deg 
Company’s creative dept 
Collection agency? 
Carrier out of Stockholm 
Cantonese cuisine 
Bungalows and brownstones 
Bride of July 1981 
Arctic shipping hazards 
Ant’s burden 
Ambient music pioneer Brian 
Address of respect 
1946 portrayer of Mr. Potter 
‘Well, ___-di-dah!’ 
‘The Name of the Rose’ author 
‘Rule Britannia’ composer 
‘American Gigolo’ star 
You can pack it 
Workplace protection agcy. 
Word after Big or top 
With 55-Across, town crier’s cry 
With 52-Across, Aaron Copland ballet 
With 42-Across, Frank Sinatra signature song 
With 40-Across, where Broadway is 
With 24-Across, 1962 P. G. Wodehouse book 
What generals keep up their sleevies? 
They turn litmus paper red 
Tennis legend Arthur 
With 9-Across, an auto ad slogan 
With 72-Across, noted maximum security prison 
With 71- and 72-Across, classic Louis Prima tune 
With 5-Across, quickly 
With 26-Across, 1982 Al Pacino film 
Two cents, so to speak 
Spanish treasure 
Skyping needs 
She’s got her OWN network 
Skipped, as a dance 
She had a hit with “Foolish” 
Scanty, in London 
Saturday Night Live sketch 
Samuel on the Supreme Court
Salon jobs, for short 
RoboCop, e.g. 
River near the Vatican 
Program listings, briefly 
Prefix with lateral 
Poke fun at 
Pipe fitting 
Pay me later marker 
Old Russian ruler 
Old German ruler 
Neighborhood south of SoHo 
My Heart Can’t Take ___ More (1963 Supremes song) 
Monk’s superior 
Ironically, the last song in “A Chorus Line” 
I haven’t a thing to ___! 
Hamlet or Ophelia 
GoldenEye spy 
Former New England Patriot Bruschi whose name is a bear to pronounce? 
Final Four grp. 
Exmaple for example, for example 
Equivalent of C natural 
Dish made of leftovers 
Daybreak, to Donne 
Damn right! 
Cross inscription 
County in Colorado or New Mexico 
Computers that are un-PC 
Colors, as Easter eggs 
Closes, as a fly 
Casino game that looks like a thou in reverse 
British prep school 
687 days, on Mars 
___ the side of caution 
___ ME (phrase written on dirty cars) 
___ Island (immigrants’ site) 
__ A Sketch 
___ as it is in heaven 

Monday, August 8, 2016

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS

Gets one's goat 
Frozen, fruity dessert 
Fingerprint features 
Famous writer of fables 
Doc bloc, for short 
Disturber of the peace 
Decay-fighting org 
Crate eggs, e.g 
Copacabana setting, briefly 
Cocoon constructor 
Car-washer's need 
Buying binge, e.g 
Brennan of film 
Big, thick slices 
Bewhiskered animal 
Assume for argument's sake 
Aristotle's instructor 
Aquatic resorts 
Animal that killed Adonis 
Alternate identity 
Act on, as advice 
"Twelve Days of Christmas" bounders 
"Song" or "slug" attachment 
"How have you ___?" 
"Peter, Peter, Pumpkin ___" 
"Li'l Abner" character Hawkins 
"Arts" anagram 
Zooey's role on 'New Girl'
Whodunit writer Gardner
Unspecified location
Twitter logo whose name is Larry
Trucker's turnpike toll factor
Tissue in a tooth
Three-time French Open winner Monica
They're longer in summer
They may have experienced hard labor
Talisa portrayer on 'Game of Thrones'
Subject of the play 'Golda's Balcony'
Spirit sold to Satan in stories
Silver screendom's Sharif
Ship that was under Hera's protection
Setting for yelling 'Bravo!' and 'Brava!'
Romance, in Rouen
Ready to retire
Prefix used in the metric system
Postings at the Preakness
Platinum record earner
Pixar's Lightning McQueen or Luigi
Pigmented eye layer
Part of Marty Feldman's 'Young Frankenstein' costume
Part of a Gillette razor name
Panoramic painting
Nazareth natives
Jennifer of 'Liar Liar'
Like ammonia's smell
Jacob's fourth son
Ithacan's capital?
Initials that disappoint latecomers
Indisputable statement
Hangout for the Ninja Turtles
Grease job, for short
Gin-flavoring fruit
Gelatinous mold
General or Whole follower
Former headgear for underachievers
Fat found in haggis
Electronic 'assistant' since 2011
Disagreeably damp
Delete using two lines
Commentator Dobbs
Colloquial grilling spot
Chapman's collaborator on many Monty Python sketches
Casino heisted in the original 'Ocean's Eleven'
Cake often seen in a dish
Bring to light
Bills in change machines
Bead-based calculator
Back muscle, briefly
Avis, to Hertz
Adjective before 'little piggy'
Alternative to fries
Abandon, as a subject
'Jurassic Park' gene preserver
' 'How to Hold a Golf Club' is truly a …'
' 'A Pictorial History of Underground Water Sources' is …'
' 'A Guide to Antigravity' is so good, you simply …'
Toy building-block brand 
__ angle (slanted) 
Very tasty 
Very serious 
Very enjoyable 
Toe the __ (behave) 
Tips of socks 
Strolled lazily 
Sticker on a window 
Spicy cinnamon candies 
Spanish ”So long” 
Sowed, as a lawn 
Soup-cooking vessels 
Somewhat wet 
Shopping-list line 
Shape of a noose 
Room boundaries 
Rant and __ (show anger) 
Poker pot starters 
Word before Master or case 
Parking-meter opening 
Said ”Not guilty,” perhaps
War correspondent Pyle
Verdi opera set in Egypt 
Young shaver
Unsteady on one’s feet 
Yoked pair
Pebble or boulder 
Pay taxes online 
They’re on the house 
Parts of a chain necklace 
Unpopped popcorn
The Spartans of the NCAA 
U.S. coin introduced in 1916
Much-admired celebrity 
Texas __: poker game 
Morning lawn moisture 
Ties up tightly
Timberlake’s boy band
Modify to fit 
Sound heard by a shepherd 
Make, as a movie remake 
The Negev’s land
Low-cal, in ads 
Skating jump 
Lambs’ dads 
Jogger’s pace 
Ireland nickname 
Stir up, as trouble
Part of NFL: Abbr 
Some black marker wares
Social goofballs
Instinctive feeling, for short 
Snail-mailed or emailed
Skating danger 
Indian pole 
Sci-fi classic that introduced Princess Leia 
Sergeants, e.g., for short
Scheduled takeoff time (Abbr.)
Rock’s __ Speedwagon 
Scavenger hunt aid
For protection, as a weapon 
Road grooves 
Sawyer of TV news
Goes bad, as fruit 
How some tuna is packed 
Put a dent in, say
Reason for sudden death
Rideshare app 
Give a speech 
Prof’s email suffix
Princess Diana’s family name
Prepares to have one’s tongue depressed 
Part of a hair
Food on a cob 
Position of football lineman J.J. Watt 
Event location 
Occasional laundromat loss
Open-mic readers
Doe or fawn 
Old Order Amish, for one
Created a sketch 
Many Mideast residents 
Not playing hooky
Literary sister of Amy, Meg and Jo 
Lamp-to-plug line 
Not as cordial
Japanese capital 
North 40 unit
Mystery writer Queen
Giant among wholesale clubs 
Hardwood tree that drops acorns 
Heat unit 
Intense, as a competitor 
Mayberry resident Pyle
Improbable tale 
Matchstick’s game
Many an August birth
Hosp. scans 
Boy or man 
Literary prince of Denmark
Copy-machine powder 
Jay Silverheels TV role
Casual talk 
Household economic statistic
Brother of Cain 
Brings to a halt 
Heyerdahl’s “__-Tiki”
Gossip that’s “dished”
Healthy berry 
Basil and thyme 
Back of a boat 
Glavine in Cooperstown
Having the skills 
Folkie who sang of Alice
”That’s a shame” 
Fields of study
”Same here!” 
Extra-wide, on a shoebox
”Pulled” barbecue meat 
Gun, as an engine 
Griffin of game show fame 
Exorbitantly priced
Great Lakes mnemonic 
Elevator operator’s questions
Earl Grey, e.g.
Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
Drescher of “The Nanny”
Genesis boat 
Concentration, notably
Coffee-mate is one
Cocktail party bites
Cardinals cap letters
Frequent John Wayne persona 
Business agenda entry
Fountain treat with Bosco, maybe 
Break into, as a computer
For each 
Fisher who plauy Princess Leia 
Boiled-potato processor
Equip anew, as a machine shop 
Author who went through Hell
Answer to “Shall we?”
Alternative to an Uber
Echoic remark before “What do we have here?” whose words can follow the ends of 20-, 28- and 42-Across 
1973 Rolling Stones chart-topper
“Dilbert” cartoonist Scott
Divisions of tennis matches 
Divisions of tennis matches 
Diamond weight 
Cut with light 
Country rocker Steve 
”Half” prefix for final 
___ boom (what a jet may create) 
What colanders and Swiss cheese both have 
What a landslide political victory confers 
Country rocker Steve 
Upscale business accommodations 
TV channel established under a royal charter 
Color similar to turquoise 
Temper tantrum throwers 
Squirrel’s home 
Short albums, for short 
QVC alternative 
Springsteen’s ‘Born in the ___’ 
Seeing stars 
Rom-com or horror 
Squirrel away 
Big Australian bird 
Sister brand of Gillette’s Sensor 
Bibilical dancer 
Sidewalks line them 
Ben Stiller’s mom 
Average, in math 
Root beer container 
Author Wiesel 
Actress Holmes 
Perch for a golf ball 
A cannonball makes a big one 
Pale as a ghost 
Orchestra section next to the cellos 
Actor/singer Garrett 
Of the city 
A cannonball makes a big one 
Objects of an Easter hunt 
Like the verb ‘to be’: Abbr 
90s candidate Ross 
Nail the test 
24 minutes, in the NBA 
Long view … or what the answer to each starred clue is? 
Queen of Soul” Franklin 
Like the Burj Khalifa among all the buildings in the world 
How was __ know? 
Like the accent in ‘é’ 
Leading man Grant 
Jewish mysticism 
the Women”: 2000 Gere film 
It acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 
iPhone purchases 
Iowa’s ___ College 
Immature stage 
Garfield’s favorite food, in the comics 
Hunchbacked assistant of film 
Home of the N.F.L.’s Dolphins 
Have a go at 
God, in the Torah 
Trio after R
Go beyond ripe 
Tierra Fuego
Get ___ of (throw away) 
Sunscreen letters?
Flies, to spiders 
Scott Turow book
Fancy party spread 
Raw minerals
Eschew Uber, say 
Places in the heart
Editor’s ‘Let it stay’ 
Meadow flowers
Easy win 
Easy runs 
Literary olio
Jo's sister
Ear trouble 
Kimono ties
Drops off at the post office 
Deck with 78 cards 
India's first P.M
City near Provo Peak 
Hoofbeat sound
Brewer’s fermenting agent 
Gambling game
Bob of TV’s ‘This Old House’ 
Bert’s sister in ‘The Bobbsey Twins’ 
Classic kids' game
Apologize for one’s sins 
Beehive State
'Great Expectations' lad
Amoeba’s shape 
2004 documentary about fast food 
‘Weekend Update’ show, for short 
Airline’s base of operations 
007 creator Fleming 
Winner of 11 1997 Oscars 
Wesley of 'Blade'
Zebra features
1963 Steve McQueen epic, with ‘The’ 
1956 James Dean western 
To the left, at sea
1932 Greta Garbo classic 
Thorough studies
‘___ Baba and the 40 Thieves’ 
Player's peg
‘There you have it!’ 
Hot, in a way
‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ fabulist 
Hitting the bottle
Halloween wear
Find charming
Egypt's Sadat
Couch potato's need
Brides' accessories
TV journalist Roberts
Warty animal
U2's lead singer
Tropical fish with razor-sharp teeth
Tool for a croupier
They're record holders
Texas city on the Gulf of Mexico
Take to the slopes
Superman's adopted last name
Sun lotion ingredient
Start of an Eisenhower campaign slogan
Sister and wife of Osiris
Slice, as a Thanksgiving turkey
Sioux City setting
Shoot the breeze
Seventh Greek letter
Sean of 'The Lord of the Rings'
On the agenda
Mozart creation
More than none
Log-splitting tool
Like certain wool and olive oil
In an unfriendly manner
Healthy green vegetable
Formal letter salutation
Grounds for guzzling
Foreigner's giveaway
Florist's containers
Eric Clapton song
Dustin's 'Kramer vs. Kramer' co-star
Do the wrong thing
Days gone by
Cygnet, when grown up
Clearly not latched
Censor, in a way
Candy lozenge
Bound with ropes
Blacken when cooking
Big Easy nickname
Away from the wind
About half of all deliveries
A very long time
'Nashville' director