L.A. Times Daily – Apr 6 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “The Caine Mutiny” author Herman |
WOUK |
| 8-Down’s first home |
EDEN |
| Affirmative votes |
YEAS |
| Against |
ANTI |
| Babysitter’s bane |
BRAT |
| Bear out, as feelings |
VALIDATE |
| Boring party, say |
DRAG |
| Bygone |
OLDEN |
| Capital of Greece |
ATHENS |
| Capitol Hill VIP |
SEN |
| Carne __: taco filling |
ASADA |
| Color variant |
HUE |
| Congregation area |
NAVE |
| D.C. MLB team |
NATS |
| Decide (to) |
OPT |
| Diarist Frank |
ANNE |
| Difficult |
HARD |
| Erupt, as tempers |
FLARE |
| Eurasian border river |
URAL |
| Existentialist Jean-Paul |
SARTRE |
| Fine cotton |
PIMA |
| First-rate |
AONE |
| Formally gave up |
CEDED |
| Forum garments |
TUNICS |
| Goes down to defeat |
LOSES |
| Harness race paces |
TROTS |
| In addition |
ALSO |
| Inheritors |
LEGATEES |
| King with a golden touch |
MIDAS |
| Kite stabilizer |
TAIL |
| Lager alternative |
ALE |
| Last Olds model |
ALERO |
| Light measure |
LUMEN |
| Luggage label |
IDTAG |
| Make one’s case |
PLEAD |
| Make spiffy |
DOUP |
| Meat safety agcy |
USDA |
| Mother of Cain and Abel |
EVE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Mullally of “Will & Grace” |
MEGAN |
| Noncom nickname |
SARGE |
| Not quite a B |
CPLUS |
| Outer garments for Batman and Superman |
CAPES |
| Parisian parting |
ADIEU |
| Pitifully small |
MEASLY |
| PlayStation maker |
SONY |
| Popeye’s main squeeze __ Oyl |
OLIVE |
| Prefix with Chinese |
INDO |
| Quagmire |
MORASS |
| Rank below cpl |
PFC |
| Recover from injury |
HEAL |
| Red, white or blue |
COLOR |
| Reddish-brown horse |
ROAN |
| Ripped |
TORN |
| Rodeo rope |
LASSO |
| Roles on 52-Across |
PARTS |
| Sabrina portrayer Melissa Joan __ |
HART |
| Shaped like the president’s office |
OVAL |
| Skipjack or yellowfin |
TUNA |
| Slim nail |
BRAD |
| Snooped (around) |
NOSED |
| Social unit sharing the same dwelling |
HOUSEHOLD |
| State nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” |
MINNESOTA |
| Stevie Wonder’s “__ She Lovely” |
ISNT |
| Strong desire |
URGE |
| Tropical root vegetable |
TARO |
| Wellesley grad |
ALUMNA |
| What no centipede has exactly 100 of, oddly |
LEGS |
| Where Arthur ruled the court |
CAMELOT |
| Where Bulls and Bears are cheered |
CHICAGO |
| Where the answers to 20-, 24-, 36- and 46-Across have appeared in lights |
BROADWAY |
| Where the Beverly Hills Hotel is located |
SUNSETBOULEVARD |
| Where Will Rogers was born |
OKLAHOMA |
| Worshipped one |
IDOL |
| __ En-lai |
CHOU |
| __ horse: long shot |
DARK |
| __ out a living: barely manages |
EKES |