New York Times – May 28 2018 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Almost got it that time!’ |
SOCLOSE |
| ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ song |
PUTONAHAPPYFACE |
| ‘Famous’ cookie name |
AMOS |
| ‘My country, ___ of thee …’ |
TIS |
| ‘Star Trek’ lieutenant |
SULU |
| ‘Well, shoot!’ |
DANG |
| 1 1 1 |
ONES |
| 500 sheets of paper |
REAM |
| Antiquated |
OLD |
| Area for six of the nine baseball positions |
INFIELD |
| Ate substantially |
HADAMEAL |
| Aware of, informally |
HIPTO |
| Before, in poetry |
ERE |
| Big top? |
AFRO |
| Billboard Hot 100 and others |
CHARTS |
| Bit of jewelry on the side of the head |
EARCLIP |
| BlackBerrys, e.g., in brief |
PDAS |
| Bon ___ (clever remark) |
MOT |
| Corporate hustle and bustle |
RATRACE |
| Curvy letter |
ESS |
| Elizabethan neck decorations |
RUFFS |
| Expressions of boredom |
YAWNS |
| Fellow |
MAN |
| Florida’s ___ National Forest |
OCALA |
| Girl at a ball, in brief |
DEB |
| Hinged part of an airplane wing |
AILERON |
| How you might feel if you sing 16-Across |
FULLOFGOODCHEER |
| Humiliate |
ABASE |
| Inflatable item for water fun |
POOLTOY |
| Internet connection faster than dial-up, for short |
DSL |
| It has 88 keys |
PIANO |
| Language spoken by Jesus |
ARAMAIC |
| Lawyer’s charge |
FEE |
| Long, tiring jobs |
SLOGS |
| Makes back, as an investment |
RECOUPS |
| Medium strength? |
ESP |
| Clues |
Answers |
| More Solomonlike |
WISER |
| Most deals that sound too good to be true |
SCAMS |
| No-goodnik |
SOANDSO |
| One who blabs |
BIGMOUTH |
| Ones whistling while they work? |
REFS |
| Ore-___ (frozen taters brand) |
IDA |
| Part of the head hidden on the jack of spades |
LEFTEYE |
| Partner of his |
HERS |
| Pests in the garden |
APHIDS |
| Philosopher ___-tzu |
LAO |
| Possess |
OWN |
| Powerful cleaner |
LYE |
| Prefix with center |
EPI |
| Prince ___ Khan |
ALY |
| Prom, e.g |
SCHOOLDANCE |
| Right-hand page in a book |
RECTO |
| Roofing sealant |
TAR |
| Russian cottage |
DACHA |
| Shocks with lasting impact |
TRAUMAS |
| Show hostility to, as a dog might a mail carrier |
GROWLAT |
| Slangy ‘Amen!’ |
TRUEDAT |
| Some small batteries |
AAS |
| Spay, e.g |
NEUTER |
| Super bargain |
STEAL |
| Travel aid made obsolescent by GPS |
ATLAS |
| Trudges |
TRAMPS |
| Undergarment with straps |
BRA |
| Units of farmland |
ACRES |
| Untagged, in tag |
NOTIT |
| Washington image seen on the back of a $50 bill |
CAPITOLDOME |
| What you might do if you sing 16-Across |
BREAKINTOASMILE |
| Yank’s Civil War foe |
REB |
| ___ four (small pastry) |
PETIT |
| ___ long way |
GOA |
| ___ paneer (Indian dish made with spinach) |
PALAK |
| ___ roaming (smartphone setting) |
DATA |