Universal – May 8 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “It’ll never work” |
NOUSE |
| “Road” or “‘roid” follower |
RAGE |
| “Same old same old” |
NONEWS |
| “Yeah, sure!” |
ASIF |
| Abandoned |
FORSAKEN |
| Adrien of cosmetics |
ARPEL |
| An “X” may mark it |
SPOT |
| Bathroom bar |
SOAP |
| Batter’s dry spell |
SLUMP |
| Bench-clearing brawls |
MELEES |
| Blackmore title surname |
DOONE |
| Capitol Hill group |
SENATE |
| Carry-on bag inspector |
TSAAGENT |
| Concrete ingredient |
SAND |
| Conrad’s “__ Jim” |
LORD |
| Credit card action |
SWIPE |
| Dandy dressers |
FOPS |
| Dele undoer |
STET |
| Disney’s boy detective |
EMIL |
| Drain unclogger ingredient |
LYE |
| Drill sergeant’s chant |
HUTTWOTHREEFOUR |
| Dynasty after the Qin |
HAN |
| East Village musical |
RENT |
| Farm machinery pioneer |
DEERE |
| Fighting mad |
SORE |
| Fit to serve |
ONEA |
| Freaked out |
LOSTIT |
| From another world |
ALIEN |
| Fuel-economy org |
EPA |
| Gain admission |
GOIN |
| Give the green light |
ASSENT |
| Had the nerve |
DARED |
| Hard tennis shot |
SMASH |
| Have liberal views |
LEANTOTHELEFT |
| Informal denial |
NOPE |
| Jai alai basket |
CESTA |
| Jr., to III |
DAD |
| Kane’s Rosebud, e.g |
SLED |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Kind of surgery |
ORAL |
| Leave off |
OMIT |
| Lift the spirits of |
ELATE |
| Like many store-bought olives |
PITTED |
| Like Odin |
NORSE |
| Many a Belieber |
TEENER |
| Menthol cigarette brand |
KOOL |
| Mess up |
ERR |
| Needs ibuprofen |
ACHES |
| Nest-egg funds, briefly |
IRAS |
| Old anesthetic |
ETHER |
| Optimistic view |
HOPE |
| Pal on the ranch |
PARD |
| Popular bidding site |
EBAY |
| Prefix meaning “mechanized” |
ROBO |
| Prop for Popeye |
PIPE |
| Puccini offering |
OPERA |
| Recipe guesstimate |
DASH |
| Replicate, in a way |
CLONE |
| Reptilian squeezer |
BOA |
| Rescue squad member |
EMT |
| Rotisserie League concern |
STATS |
| Scrub, in a way |
ABORT |
| Selfish sort |
PIG |
| Sequence of tones |
SCALE |
| Shakers founder Ann |
LEE |
| Show a bit of sorrow |
SHEDAFEWTEARS |
| Singer with the album “25” |
ADELE |
| Sought intel |
SPIED |
| Starry-eyed |
GAGA |
| Sweet wine |
PORT |
| Tend to the batter |
STIR |
| Things to repent for |
SINS |
| Van Gogh’s partial loss |
EAR |
| Warms the bench |
SITS |
| Went splitsville |
PARTED |
| __ dome (St. Basil’s feature) |
ONION |
| __ voce (whispered) |
SOTTO |