Newsday.com – Apr 20 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ”Mamma Mia” singing group |
ABBA |
| ”On the __ hand . . .” |
OTHER |
| ”Wizard of Oz” dog |
TOTO |
| ”You should’ve seen __ that got away” |
THEONE |
| Actual |
REAL |
| Advise strongly |
URGE |
| Aide: Abbr |
ASST |
| Airport landing predictions: Abbr |
ETAS |
| Barely managed |
GOTBY |
| Become attentive suddenly |
SNAPTO |
| Black belt martial art |
JUDO |
| Black-and-white cookie |
OREO |
| China’s continent |
ASIA |
| Cleaning bar for a tub |
CAKEOFSOAP |
| Cookie brand with elves in its ads |
KEEBLER |
| Creative thought |
IDEA |
| Deep-sea diver’s gear |
SCUBA |
| Edgar __ Poe |
ALLAN |
| Epic tales |
SAGAS |
| Fancy hotel accommodation |
SUITE |
| Fencing weapon |
EPEE |
| Firecrackers that fail |
DUDS |
| Flash of lightning |
STREAK |
| For each item, slangily |
APOP |
| Fully confident |
SURE |
| Funny circus performer |
CLOWN |
| Garment worn with a blouse |
SKIRT |
| Gather a harvest |
REAP |
| Gear tooth |
COG |
| Give permission to |
LET |
| Halts |
STOPS |
| Hamburger meat |
BEEF |
| Improved with time, as wine |
AGED |
| In __ of (instead of) |
LIEU |
| It flows from a faucet |
TAPWATER |
| It’s sprinkled on an infant’s skin |
BABYPOWDER |
| Landlord’s income |
RENT |
| Layers of paint |
COATS |
| Lima __ (soup veggie) |
BEAN |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Line of theater seats |
ROW |
| Long, angry speech |
TIRADE |
| Lost all of one’s chips |
WENTBUST |
| Mexican snack chip |
NACHO |
| Move quietly |
SNEAK |
| Museum tour leader |
GUIDE |
| Newspaper page with pundit pieces |
OPED |
| Oppose boldly |
DEFY |
| Out of kilter |
AWRY |
| Partly open, as a door |
AJAR |
| Path-following paper puzzle |
MAZE |
| Paving goo |
TAR |
| Pay-__-view movie |
PER |
| Physique |
BODY |
| Pillow covering |
CASE |
| Poker hand fees |
ANTES |
| Prefix for violet or sound |
ULTRA |
| Reasonable |
SANE |
| Run, as a machine |
OPERATE |
| Sampras of tennis |
PETE |
| Savings institution |
BANK |
| Service charges |
FEES |
| Spends a while in the tub |
SOAKS |
| Spiny Arizona plants |
CACTI |
| Sports venues |
ARENAS |
| Street or avenue |
ROAD |
| Sudsy tub additive |
BUBBLEBATH |
| Those two things |
BOTH |
| Toy bird in a tub |
RUBBERDUCK |
| Turns out to be |
ENDSUP |
| Vicinity |
AREA |
| White-sheet Halloween costume |
GHOST |
| With no decoration |
BARE |
| Without a warranty |
ASIS |
| Word-of-mouth |
ORAL |
| Zest |
ZING |
| __ day now (very soon) |
ANY |
| __ pole (tribal carving) |
TOTEM |
| __-la-la (song syllables) |
TRA |