| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘A Young Lady’s Adventure’ painter |
KLEE |
| ‘Big-___ Rock’ (song from ‘The Full Monty’) |
ASS |
| ‘Damn,’ e.g |
OATH |
| ‘Despite that …’ |
EVENTHEN |
| ‘Flash in the pan,’ e.g |
IDIOM |
| ‘Gossip Girl’ actor Brown |
ELI |
| ‘I want you to!’ |
DOIT |
| ‘I ___ realized …’ |
HADNT |
| ‘In the Rough With Phil Mickelson’ ads marketed what drink? A) Mountain Dew | B) Irish coffee | C) Pinot grigio | D) Amstel Light |
AMSTELLIGHT |
| ‘It ___ all a dream’ |
WAS |
| ‘Leave this to me!’ |
ONIT |
| ‘Mindhorn’ actress Davis |
ESSIE |
| ‘Not a clue’ |
IDUNNO |
| ‘Right you ___!’ |
ARE |
| ‘Wonderland’ singer-songwriter Henley |
TESS |
| ‘___ Little Helper’ (2004 comedic slasher film) |
SATANS |
| 3 Down in a coop |
HEN |
| Adorns |
BEDECKS |
| Allow for purchase |
SELL |
| Apt rhyme of ‘slap’ |
WHAP |
| Areca palm nut |
BETEL |
| Baker’s appliance |
OVEN |
| Bar fee |
COVER |
| Bass ___ (instrument) |
OBOE |
| Be of help |
AVAIL |
| Be silently moody |
SULK |
| Bishops’ council |
SYNOD |
| Blathers |
PRATTLES |
| Blinking signal intention |
TURN |
| Bonfire detritus |
ASHES |
| Charged, in a lab |
IONIZED |
| Chicago White ___ (MLB team) |
SOX |
| Colby College’s state |
MAINE |
| Comedian Davies |
ALAN |
| Complete this quote by Sarah Churchwell: ‘There is nothing that ___ can’t teach you, if you let it.’ A) ‘Sesame Street’ | B) Anthropology | C) The Holy Bible | D) The New Yorker |
SESAMESTREET |
| Confidence or creativity, e.g |
ASSET |
| Decide to join, with ‘in’ |
OPT |
| Designated driver’s place? |
LANE |
| Did some decluttering |
TIDIEDUP |
| Discus champion Al |
OERTER |
| Down in the dumps |
BLUE |
| Driven before, say |
USED |
| Durable wood |
ELM |
| Dynasty’s period, often |
ERA |
| E, on a nautical chart |
EAST |
| Educational program, perhaps |
SHOW |
| Energy from the sun |
HEAT |
| Equine coat color |
ROAN |
| Extensive piece of land |
ESTATE |
| Fades, like a stale joke |
DIES |
| Fashion designer Knowles |
TINA |
| Fear, in German |
ANGST |
| Filed or polished thing |
NAIL |
| Finish at |
ENDON |
| Fixes again, as an article |
REEDITS |
| Friendship bracelet component |
BEAD |
| Furniture store stock |
DESKS |
| Give out |
EMIT |
| Governmental rejection |
NAY |
| Grabbing sound popularized by ‘The Simpsons’ |
YOINK |
| Groom, as with a beak |
PREEN |
| Hammy introduction |
ITISI |
| Handle |
SEETO |
| Have a claim to fame, say? |
BRAG |
| Heineken product |
BEER |
| Impudent behavior |
SASS |
| In the thick of |
AMID |
| Investigate furtively |
SNOOP |
| It’s a French season either way |
ETE |
| Item with Velcro straps, at times |
SHOE |
| Kept out of view |
HID |
| La Liga fan’s cheer |
OLE |
| Legal org. literally found in ALABAMA |
ABA |
| Legendary sucker |
DRACULA |
| Like Calvin and Hobbes |
DRAWN |
| Like the goal to achieve world peace |
NOBLE |
| List-shortening abbr |
ETC |
| Little fox |
KIT |
| Low-friction surface |
ICE |
| Make the wrong choice |
ERR |
| Marvel Comics figure |
HERO |
| Masonic order member |
SHRINER |
| Maximally warm, as memories |
FONDEST |
| McKellen of ‘Cats’ |
IAN |
| Mechanical watch spinner |
GEAR |
| Mindful (of) |
AWARE |
| Model Evans |
ELLE |
| Monks’ garments |
ROBES |
| Mountain beast of lore |
YETI |
| Musical Stravinsky |
IGOR |
| Mystery figure |
SLEUTH |
| Name rhyming with Chet |
RHETT |
| Nation with a khanjar dagger on its flag |
OMAN |
| Needlessly kvetched to |
CARPEDAT |
| Nemegt Basin’s region |
GOBI |
| Niagara Falls vapor |
MIST |
| Nintendo offering |
GAME |
| O’Donnell who received the GLAAD Vito Russo Award in 2003 |
ROSIE |
| Odorless cellar hazard |
RADON |
| Ornithologist’s subject |
BIRD |
| Park place |
CAMP |
| Partner of void |
NULL |
| Populous area in a territorial department |
CITY |
| Potter’s 70 Down |
KILN |
| Put up, as a monument |
ERECTED |
| Quick time out? |
SIESTA |
| Quiet call |
PSST |
| Rainforest specimens |
TREES |
| Religious school? |
THEISM |
| Remove, as old paint |
STRIP |
| Response to getting a present in Paris |
MERCI |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee |
BAND |
| Room full of clutter |
STY |
| Sales record |
LEDGER |
| Seasoning in Japanese cuisine |
MISO |
| Series of local talks |
TEDX |
| Sharp brand |
GINSU |
| Signs with political messages, perhaps |
PLACARDS |
| Soak up, with ‘up’ |
SOP |
| Solo homer’s run count |
ONE |
| Source of milk |
COW |
| Steeped beverages used in detox diets |
HERBTEAS |
| The S of OS: Abbr |
SYS |
| They might be shockers |
EELS |
| To be, en français |
ETRE |
| Train service since 2000 |
ACELA |
| Triple Crown of Motorsport race, briefly |
INDY |
| Ucayali River’s country |
PERU |
| Under discussion |
ATISSUE |
| Vessel bottom |
KEEL |
| Wednesday’s hairy relative |
ITT |
| What billions browse |
WEB |
| What did Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi design in 1983? A) Honda Logo | B) Magnetron | C) ‘Mario Bros.’ | D) Tokyo Dome |
MARIOBROS |
| What is another term for a bit of strong language (seven of which in the puzzle will help you solve one of the meta answers)? A) Figure of speech | B) Five-dollar word | C) Four-letter word | D) Four-word phrase |
FOURLETTERWORD |
| What is the subject of the film ‘The Song Remains the Same’? A) Bette Midler | B) Led Zeppelin | C) OneRepublic | D) Electronica |
LEDZEPPELIN |
| When some rights are legal |
ONRED |
| Where is the Orange Vélodrome located? A) Barcelona | B) Rotterdam | C) Amsterdam | D) Marseille |
MARSEILLE |
| Which fictional character holds a PhD from Oxford University? A) Indiana Jones | B) Black Panther | C) Dr. John Watson | D) Green Lantern |
BLACKPANTHER |
| Zero |
AUGHT |
| ___ bag (type of purse) |
HOBO |
| ___ out a win (wins by a nose) |
EKES |
| ___ vera gel |
ALOE |
| ___-imperialism |
ANTI |