USA Today – Mar 15 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Benevolent” fellow |
ELK |
| “The Highwayman” poet |
NOYES |
| “Woe is me!” |
ALAS |
| “___ all she wrote!” |
THATS |
| “___ at ’em!” |
LEMME |
| Airline grounded on the Sabbath |
ELAL |
| Artery wideners |
STENTS |
| Book to swear on |
BIBLE |
| Browser entry |
URL |
| Busy airports |
HUBS |
| Capitol Hill goals |
SEATS |
| Cost of a ride |
FARE |
| Do over |
RESTART |
| Empty-headed |
INANE |
| Excedrin alternative |
ALEVE |
| Extract metal from |
SMELT |
| Fifes’ accompaniment |
DRUMS |
| Football great John who conducts seances? |
MEDIUMELWAY |
| Gaudy jewelry, in slang |
BLING |
| Gerund suffix |
ING |
| Glutton’s demand |
MORE |
| Gooseneck, e.g |
LAMP |
| Harder to spot |
TEENSIER |
| Hobble severely |
MAIM |
| Kate’s TV roomie |
ALLIE |
| King of rhyme |
COLE |
| Lay it on thick |
LIE |
| Lea call |
BAA |
| Like “Twilight Zone” episodes |
EERIE |
| Like a CPO |
ENL |
| Like a fox, it’s said |
SLY |
| Like steak tartare |
RAW |
| Lopsided |
ATASLANT |
| Mahjong piece |
TILE |
| Mai-___ c*cktail |
TAI |
| Mazda model |
MIATA |
| Mirren, Dench et al |
DAMES |
| More demure |
COYER |
| Natives of New Mexico |
ZUNI |
| Clues |
Answers |
| New Jersey’s Cape ___ |
MAY |
| Night to party |
EVE |
| Not just hungry |
STARVED |
| Ore quantity |
TRAMLOAD |
| Out of shape? |
BENT |
| Part of a Neil Diamond title |
ISAID |
| Patronized Joe’s? |
ATE |
| Pays tribute to |
HONORS |
| Peace, of a kind |
ZEN |
| Personal liking |
TASTE |
| Place to buy and sell supplements online? |
VITAMINEBAY |
| Postgraduate exam |
ORAL |
| Prefix with metric |
ISO |
| Pricey violin, for short |
STRAD |
| Race official |
TIMER |
| Refuse receptacle |
DUSTBIN |
| River of Leeds |
AIRE |
| Robert Morse one-man show |
TRU |
| Show the ropes to |
EDUCATE |
| Skin care product for Pinocchio? |
LYINGOLAY |
| Slaw and fries, for two |
SIDES |
| Some corporate jets |
CESSNAS |
| Sources of fiber |
BRANS |
| Station postings, briefly |
SKEDS |
| Stock unit |
SHARE |
| Takes control of |
MANS |
| Tale of Troy |
ILIAD |
| Tartan toppers |
TAMS |
| The Pogues’ MacGowan |
SHANE |
| Typesetter’s choice |
FONT |
| UN’s U ___ |
THANT |
| Upscale British autos, for short |
JAGS |
| Vote of approval |
YEA |
| Wall coatings |
PLASTERS |
| When to catch soaps and talk shows, typically |
DAYTIME |
| Yucatan surface decoration? |
MAYAINLAY |
| ___ Balls (classic Hostess treats) |
SNO |
| ___ Ranch (presidential retreat) |
LBJ |
| ___ XING (sign) |
DEER |