| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Sewing machine pioneer Howe | ELIAS |
| Big name in printers | EPSON |
| Bummed out | SAD |
| "___ Rae" (Sally Field movie) | NORMA |
| Sam’s instrument in "Casablanca" | PIANO |
| No-win situation? | TIE |
| Strainer in a sink | DRAINBASKET |
| "___ to Joy" | ODE |
| Prompt for an email recipient’s address | SENDTO |
| Lashed out at | ASSAILED |
| Yodeler’s peak | ALP |
| Grace word | BLESS |
| Relative of two-hand touch | FLAGFOOTBALL |
| New Orleans protector | LEVEE |
| Utter nonsense | TRIPE |
| Sci-fi escape vehicle | POD |
| Self-storage compartment | UNIT |
| Marinara or pesto | SAUCE |
| "Star Wars" warrior | JEDI |
| Physique, informally | BOD |
| Letter before tau | SIGMA |
| Reason to reboot or recalculate | ERROR |
| Air pump figure | TIREPRESSURE |
| Stand in for | ACTAS |
| Deli order, for short | BLT |
| Needle’s place, in an idiom | HAYSTACK |
| The San Diego Chicken, e.g. | MASCOT |
| Puppy’s bark | YIP |
| Muffler attachment | EXHAUSTPIPE |
| Bard’s "before" | ERE |
| Curbs, with "in" | REINS |
| Moth-___ (worn out) | EATEN |
| Grass grown on farms | SOD |
| Election Day list | SLATE |
| Cardiologist’s insert | STENT |
| Puts the kibosh on | ENDS |
| Tribal history | LORE |
| Theocracy since 1979 | IRAN |
| In the thick of | AMID |
| Capital city for which a trail was named | SANTAFE |
| "GoGreen!" org. | EPA |
| Tourist stop on the Arno | PISA |
| Neiman Marcus competitor | SAKS |
| They were lowercase L’s, on old Underwoods | ONES |
| High-profile | NOTABLE |
| Took a five-finger discount | STOLE |
| Capitol Hill staffers | AIDES |
| Homeowners’ documents | DEEDS |
| Western string tie | BOLO |
| Having a bug | ILL |
| Thick soup | POTAGE |
| Bollix up | FLUB |
| Fallon’s predecessor | LENO |
| Gung-ho | AVID |
| Exact revenge on | GET |
| Final suit bid, in bridge | TRUMP |
| Relief for agita, informally | BICARB |
| Tarzan’s friend Cheeta, for one | APE |
| Inca Trail land | PERU |
| Sign of decay | ODOR |
| Potentially disastrous | DIRE |
| Title for Connery | SIR |
| Fathers of III’s | JRS |
| Venus and Serena Williams, e.g. | SISTERS |
| Probate concerns | ESTATES |
| Many coll. lab instructors | TAS |
| Trees with split-resistant wood | ELMS |
| "Now I remember" | AHYES |
| City near Giza | CAIRO |
| Worked with Microsoft Word, say | TYPED |
| Skater’s leap | AXEL |
| Sprouting "pet" | CHIA |
| Philosopher Immanuel | KANT |
| Petty quarrel | SPAT |
| Give as a reference | CITE |
| Bet first | OPEN |
| MASH shelter | TENT |
| Take shameless advantage of | USE |
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USA Today - June 1 2017 Thursday Crossword Puzzle Answers
USA Today Crossword Puzzle Solutions - June 1 2017 Thursday
Newsday.com - June 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Comic Rudner | RITA |
| Exclaimed | CRIED |
| Move slightly | INCH |
| Emmy winner as Carmen and Jackie | EDIE |
| Flask filler | BOOZE |
| Niger neighbor | MALI |
| . . . on the Susquehanna | HARRISBURG |
| HS exam | PSAT |
| Tons | AHEAP |
| Genesis hunter | ESAU |
| Resistance measures | OHMS |
| . . . on the Charles | BOSTON |
| Hall of Fame NFL coach Levy | MARV |
| Formal orders | EDICTS |
| Smart somewhat | STING |
| Overseer | BOSS |
| Special delights | TREATS |
| ”Titanic” star, in headlines | LEO |
| ”Gotcha!” | AHA |
| . . . on the Delaware | TRENTON |
| Mauna __ | LOA |
| Frat letter | CHI |
| Attacks | GOESAT |
| Email folder | SENT |
| Gandhi spoke it | HINDI |
| Take the bark off, say | DENUDE |
| Grass clump | TUFT |
| . . . on the Missouri | PIERRE |
| 18 Down downloads | APPS |
| Emulated | APED |
| 7’1” NBA great | ONEAL |
| Onetime Tower of London surrounder | MOAT |
| . . . on the Mississippi | BATONROUGE |
| Stove vent | FLUE |
| Sheets and such | LINEN |
| Summer games org. | USOC |
| Penicillin’s origin | MOLD |
| Expunge | ERASE |
| Trapeze artist’s workplace | TENT |
| Clinic program | REHAB |
| British Columbia neighbor | IDAHO |
| Loses steam | TIRES |
| Adds fizz to | AERATES |
| ”2 Broke Girls” broadcaster | CBS |
| Spa garment | ROBE |
| Debtors’ letters | IOUS |
| Poet Pound | EZRA |
| Remove sticky stuff from | DEGUM |
| Great significance | IMPORT |
| . . . on the Cumberland | NASHVILLE |
| Shut (up) | CLAM |
| Batter’s successes | HITS |
| Small tune carrier | IPOD |
| Part of TNT | NITRO |
| Professionals’ org. | ASSN |
| Set of beliefs | CREED |
| Tied up in knots | TENSE |
| Fallen angel | SATAN |
| Inert gas | NEON |
| Zodiac animal | GOAT |
| Handel contemporary | BACH |
| Distracted greeting | OHHI |
| . . . on the Mississippi | SAINTPAUL |
| Tally | TOTUP |
| End-of-week sentiment | TGIF |
| Shown to the exit | SEENOUT |
| Checked for fingerprints | DUSTED |
| French couturier | DIOR |
| Reference chart | TABLE |
| Exploit twice | REUSE |
| Taunt | RAGON |
| Choose formally | ELECT |
| Radio switch | AMFM |
| 13th-century explorer | POLO |
| Two sevens, e.g. | PAIR |
| Sicily’s highest point | ETNA |
| Achieves | DOES |
| GPS reading | NNE |
The Telegraph - Toughie - May 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Abandon yeast? Not entirely | LEAVE |
| Bread identified in brief epistle's words at the end | EPITAPH |
| Break over: judge to imprison male, as long as one remembers? | TIMEOUTOFMIND |
| Call back about fire in the sky | EMPYREAN |
| Clownish figure: President when seizing new source of drink | COCOABEANS |
| Conservative Party upset expert | CLEVER |
| Construction of minute car type requires several examples of this! | PNEUMATICTYRE |
| Discourage females | DAMPEN |
| Elevated energy in quantity of water leads to discharge | LEAK |
| Evil conflation of love and malice | DEMONIACAL |
| Fellow doesn't keep up with trendy leading example | FLAGSHIP |
| Front of torpedo was wet and pointed | TRAINED |
| I will avoid poor showings by end of game? Not so | FALSE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Jade company retaining line over year | CLOY |
| No Hearts limiting openings for regular team card player | NORTH |
| Ocean current will have staff coming round | MAIN |
| Screw, sadly, set back railway | SALARY |
| See payment for accommodation accepted by upstanding Italian city-dweller | FLORENTINE |
| Share vote (Labour's third, out of it) | ALLOT |
| Square number unspecified? The writer's dismissing 1,000 | NINE |
| Star portraying FBI agent after introductory episode? | LEADINGMAN |
| Take on horse after endless difficulty | STEPINTO |
| Vandalised grave standing in for one show of uncivilised behaviour | SAVAGERY |
| Working dog consuming a volume | TRAVAIL |
| Writer was aware of recommendation | FELTTIP |
| Young fellow about to bet and behave badly | PLAYUP |
The Telegraph - Cryptic - May 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 16 turning in during dinner, for example | MENIAL |
| Accumulate a source of material when head of state | AMASS |
| Announced theologian to cover English and Irish county | DECLARED |
| Authority one's given crew on engagement? | MANDATE |
| Avoid women after scheme losing millions in error | ESCHEW |
| Confess, supporting number one and making a list | ITEMISING |
| Daily construction for the millennium anticipating endless criticism | DOMESTIC |
| Dry humour and energy in crowd | WITHERED |
| Go too far in possibly maiden race? | OVERRUN |
| Got over being freed of blame | CLEARED |
| Hesitate to be seen around Ascot clumsily wearing this | WAISTCOAT |
| I can rave, touring East as traveller | ITINERANT |
| If touched, this may sting or irritate | NETTLE |
| Language used by Spanish Indians | HINDI |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Live way out across end of suburbs | EXIST |
| Lives with mother -- getting cleaner at first offers appeal | CHARISMA |
| Lower profit by being linked with that woman | NETHER |
| Part of orchestra once it's formed | SECTION |
| Permitted army officer to shelter here in France | LICIT |
| Restrict arguments against rail transport | CONSTRAIN |
| Revolutionary Iran, or ancient religious belief | REINCARNATION |
| Reward thoughtfulness | CONSIDERATION |
| Say scaredy-cat shrank back | COWERED |
| The first person doing swirls in colour | INDIGO |
| The king worried before Germany is given an honour | KNIGHTED |
| Threatening, as most of wine is rejected | SINISTER |
| Unchanging scene latterly with seabird on a lake | ETERNAL |
| Watch tool move to and fro | SEESAW |
The Telegraph - Quick - May 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | AIR |
| Celibacy | CHASTITY |
| Charity | ALMS |
| Conflict | WAR |
| Copies | APES |
| Crowd | HOST |
| Currants | SULTANAS |
| Cycle stadium | VELODROME |
| Disallow | VETO |
| Excited | WORKEDUP |
| Explosive device | BOMB |
| Fervour | ARDOUR |
| Formal wear | EVENINGDRESS |
| Full of holes | POROUS |
| Haven | OASIS |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Hitch ride | THUMB |
| Instructs | TEACHES |
| Norse god | ODIN |
| Old-fashioned | MEDIAEVAL |
| Pebbles | STONES |
| Posed | SAT |
| Realised | SAW |
| Sadness | SORROW |
| Sailor's bond | REEFKNOT |
| Salary | PAY |
| Shrewd | ARCH |
| Storm centre | EYE |
| Vocalists | SINGERS |
| Wander | ROVE |
| Without qualification | UNRESERVEDLY |
The Times - Concise - May 31, 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Agree | CONCUR |
| And not | NOR |
| Arm ornament | BANGLE |
| Balderdash | POPPYCOCK |
| Business organiser | ADMINISTRATOR |
| Chief bishop | PRIMATE |
| Flatfish; fingerprint | DAB |
| French region | PROVENCE |
| Greatly respected | HONOURED |
| Jealous | GREENEYED |
| Liquefied by heat | MOLTEN |
| Man's name; bird | MARTIN |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Manual worker | LABOURER |
| Relaxed, unconcerned | CASUAL |
| Root vegetable | POTATO |
| Selection | CHOICE |
| Slave, servant, captive | THRALL |
| Small role | CAMEO |
| Twisting entertainer | CONTORTIONIST |
| University lecturer | READER |
| Very small quantities | TRACES |
| With a leg each side of | ASTRIDE |
| Written record | DOCUMENT |
The Times - Cryptic - May 31, 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Antagonise sergeant given new order | ESTRANGE |
| Bone discovered up in San Luis | ULNA |
| City boundaries in Split survive | LAST |
| Deputy puts name to Democrat in smear | STANDIN |
| Dutch town that's invented might one infer? | EDAM |
| English lord stirred trouble in fabulous location | ELDORADO |
| Equipment that is left with schoolboys' mother? | MATERIEL |
| Fight on: one's embedded in position | RESISTANCE |
| Forest resident shot brother it's said | CHIPMUNK |
| Former head admitting it's an indicative survey | EXITPOLL |
| Fuel vessel stopped by pilots following one | PARAFFIN |
| Going from Mali's capital to Nigeria possibly | EMIGRATION |
| Having reached 50, worker lives in fantasy land | ATLANTIS |
| Holding back as it then turned out | HESITANT |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| National Prime Minister losing day | ISRAELI |
| Opening refuge in wild that has no lake | FENESTRA |
| Parliamentary official seen in two sorts of bar | BLACKROD |
| Refuses puzzles that Times compiler's originally entered | EXCLUDES |
| Reject ruling? | ABDICATE |
| Scripture studies likely to be trustworthy | RELIABLE |
| Second bed delivered without damage | SCOTFREE |
| See-through material helping good girl | PLATEGLASS |
| Shameless Mussorgsky introducing himself | IMMODEST |
| Smart to include width and length in scientific language | NEWLATIN |
| Star now dimmed was in perfect form | HASBEEN |
| Try to quit search on Net producing lustful gaze | OGLE |
| Welsh girl ditching singular Belgian writer | IANFLEMING |
| Where was crackpot like Mr Stalin in the end? | KREMLIN |
The Guardian - Cryptic - May 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Around 500 bathers swim widths | BREADTHS |
| As written, all the world is 80% male? | STAG |
| Ask question of speller | WITCH |
| Band of cloud | BLUR |
| Copies of paper on Sunday | MIRRORS |
| During exit, May's wrangling with European alarmist | DOOMSAYER |
| English poet getting crisp? | BROWNING |
| Father rejected frippery, upset over her fringe | PERIPHERY |
| Former VP endlessly accepts foreign money for Native Americans | CHEYENNE |
| From the east, say, royal Islamic leader to rise again | REEMERGE |
| Fruit, now delivered | CURRANT |
| Go bird catching | TURN |
| Good cut of meat (beef) | GRUMP |
| Heads of schools are worried, 20% might cry | SCREAM |
| Insect eats rice crackers and earth, wildly | FIERCELY |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| It falls slowly to begin with, at this time | SNOW |
| Like a beer? Nothing left for adult, mildly drunk | HAPPY |
| Look over 50? To begin with, please rest | SLEEP |
| Modest bachelor, somewhat shy, wants female with fabulous heart | BASHFUL |
| Not even 1 + 10 = 3 | TRIO |
| Out-of-shape senator takes exercise, it's said | ESPERANTO |
| Person snaring new skin of tigress? | HUNTSMAN |
| Punch — drink up | PLUG |
| Ruler is extremely popular in church | PRINCE |
| Small joints allegedly lead to explosion | SNEEZE |
| Snooker player breaks with end of cue | WHITE |
| Sports teacher's instruction for Charlie, perhaps? | DOPE |
| Stuntman wrestling a cobra — it's tense! | ACROBAT |
| Ultimate in vanity? Henry wears two pairs of glasses to call for attention | YOOHOO |
| Weed at the waterfront | DOCK |
The Guardian - Quick - May 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Accuse without established proof | ALLEGE |
| Affair of honour? | DUEL |
| Beautiful | LOVELY |
| Czech capital | PRAGUE |
| Doubly | TWICE |
| Drive — young ox | STEER |
| Fashionable male socialite | MANABOUTTOWN |
| Fire-raising | ARSON |
| Jacob's twin brother | ESAU |
| Keeled over | FELL |
| Natter | CHINWAG |
| Not yet proven | UNTESTED |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Of private concern | PERSONAL |
| Peter practised poetic ploy perfectly | ALLITERATION |
| Position in society | SOCIALSTATUS |
| Pub game | BARBILLIARDS |
| Rapture | ECSTASY |
| Rip | TEAR |
| River flowing through Tours and Nantes | LOIRE |
| Sanctuary | ASYLUM |
| Steady — objective | BALANCED |
| Strong feeling | EMOTION |
| Warm underwear | THERMALS |
| Wild — not evil (anag) | VIOLENT |
Irish Times (Simplex) - June 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Appending | ADDING |
| Appreciably cold | CHILLY |
| Attractive or cunning | CUTE |
| Beneath, below | UNDER |
| Brought up, mentioned | REFERRED |
| Clairvoyant, prophet | SEER |
| Consent to, allow | PERMIT |
| Cruel, harsh | UNKIND |
| Fail to notice | IGNORE |
| Funeral procession | CORTEGE |
| Gain by working | EARN |
| Golf club for long shots | DRIVER |
| Hellenic republic | GREECE |
| In a short and concise manner | TERSELY |
| Informs with certainty and confidence | ASSURES |
| It's given under oath | TESTIMONY |
| Largest of the Great Lakes | SUPERIOR |
| Marine crustaceans | CRABS |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Metallic element discovered by the Curies | RADIUM |
| Most unusual, oddest | STRANGEST |
| Movie theatre | CINEMA |
| Not derived or copied | ORIGINAL |
| Of the countryside | RURAL |
| One uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems | ENGINEER |
| Place for administrative business | OFFICE |
| Quick to learn | CLEVER |
| Result, upshot | OUTCOME |
| Sewing implement | NEEDLE |
| Show to be right or justified | VINDICATE |
| Speak to or treat with disrespect | INSULT |
| Stay on | REMAIN |
| Stop | HALT |
| Stop, give over | DESIST |
| Travel along with | ACCOMPANY |
| Very large in size, quantity, etc. | GREAT |
| Wiped out, deleted | ERASED |