USA Today – Jan 16 2018 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “All ___!” (bailiff’s order) |
RISE |
| “No guarantees” |
ASIS |
| “___ loves me . . .” |
SHE |
| 2015 sequel to the “Rocky” series |
CREED |
| Alan of “Tower Heist” |
ALDA |
| Apia’s land |
SAMOA |
| Arnaz of early TV |
DESI |
| Attacked like an eagle |
SWOOPED |
| B.B. King’s music |
BLUES |
| Blame bearer, in sports |
GOAT |
| Border collie, for one |
SHEEPDOG |
| Bowlers and boaters |
HATS |
| Bruce of Gotham City |
WAYNE |
| Buffalo hockey pro |
SABRE |
| Central idea |
GIST |
| Cloistered woman |
NUN |
| Cod or Horn |
CAPE |
| Debating sides, and words that can precede the first parts of 20- and 39-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
PROANDCON |
| Derive logically |
INFER |
| Digs of twigs |
NESTS |
| Dishwasher cycle |
RINSE |
| Dress rehearsal |
TESTRUN |
| Dries out, with “up” |
SOBERS |
| Escapee from Castro’s Cuba, e.g |
DEFECTOR |
| Fat in a can |
LARD |
| Fortuneteller’s pack |
TAROT |
| Frozen soft drink brand |
ICEE |
| Garlicky sauce |
AIOLI |
| Got some shuteye |
SLEPT |
| Grow tired of |
SOURON |
| Hopeless, as situations go |
NOWIN |
| In terrible condition |
RATTY |
| Largish combo |
NONET |
| Lasso feature |
NOOSE |
| Libations on tap |
ALES |
| Like a nail-biter |
TENSE |
| Like many of this puzzle’s answers |
ACROSS |
| Like the “Saw” movies |
GORY |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Like Vikings |
NORSE |
| Most unctuous |
OILIEST |
| Mr. Chips or Mr. Kotter |
TEACHER |
| Mullah’s faith |
ISLAM |
| Not so strict |
LOOSER |
| Not working |
IDLE |
| Offering from a Chinese/Indian restaurant, say |
FUSIONMENU |
| On deck |
NEXT |
| Oodles |
ALOT |
| Part of a cookie-cutter development |
TRACTHOME |
| Payroll IDs |
SSNS |
| Pictorial puzzle |
REBUS |
| Pindaric poems |
ODES |
| Place for a roast |
OVEN |
| Printer paper buy |
REAM |
| Red, green or amber signal |
LIGHT |
| Relief pitcher’s statistic |
SAVE |
| Road one-eighty |
UTURN |
| Rock music’s ___ Lobos |
LOS |
| Room in the game Clue |
STUDY |
| San Francisco’s ___ Hill |
NOB |
| Shop tool with an endless blade |
BANDSAW |
| Skunk cabbage emanation |
ODOR |
| Sound from a Siamese |
MEOW |
| Spiff up the decor of |
REDO |
| Spill the beans |
TELL |
| Steffi with seven Wimbledon wins |
GRAF |
| Symbol of freshness |
DAISY |
| Took one’s turn |
WENT |
| Top of a roof |
APEX |
| Two-handled bag |
TOTE |
| Unexpected windfall |
FOUNDMONEY |
| Up to now |
SOFAR |
| War god of 52-Across mythology |
ODIN |
| Webmaster’s creation |
SITE |
| What spies gather |
INTEL |
| Word after baking or club |
SODA |
| X-rated stuff |
SMUT |
