| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| "It ain’t over till it’s over" speaker | BERRA |
| Many WWII noncombatants | WACS |
| Witty sort | WAG |
| Become unnavigable in winter | ICEUP |
| Toy with, cat-style | PAWAT |
| Tennyson princess | IDA |
| Bit of ownership in a corporation | COMMONSHARE |
| Contents of jewel cases | CDS |
| Unpaid TV spots | PSAS |
| Takes away for good | REVOKES |
| "NCIS" production co. | CBSTV |
| Producer of kerosene or diesel | REFINERY |
| Prankster’s projectile | PEA |
| Strings for Orpheus | LYRE |
| Try for a role | READ |
| Like sudden-death overtime | TENSE |
| Defeat, barely | EDGE |
| "Be prepared" org. | BSA |
| Pole or Czech | SLAV |
| Volcano that devastated Martinique | PELEE |
| Dresden’s river | ELBE |
| "Loneliest number" of song | ONE |
| Possible tennis score after deuce | ADIN |
| Jellyfish attack | STING |
| Banned apple spray | ALAR |
| Squirrel’s construction | NEST |
| Musk, to SpaceX and Tesla | CEO |
| Indicate a later time, as on a check | POSTDATE |
| Many a John Wayne movie | OATER |
| Pacify with concessions | APPEASE |
| Sport in which a mawashi is worn | SUMO |
| Toothpaste option | GEL |
| Loveseat, e.g. | PARLORPIECE |
| "Exodus" hero ___ Ben Canaan | ARI |
| Out of gas, so to speak | TIRED |
| Legendary Broncos quarterback John | ELWAY |
| D.C. ballplayer | NAT |
| Deck chair part | SLAT |
| Name on a tractor | DEERE |
| Pen or razor brand | BIC |
| "Green" prefix | ECO |
| "Losing My Religion" band | REM |
| Sources of some beef cuts | RUMPS |
| Any of 12 at the Last Supper | APOSTLE |
| When repeated, a trumpet effect | WAH |
| In the loop | AWARE |
| Happy-go-lucky | CAREFREE |
| "Sir Duke" singer Wonder | STEVIE |
| Characteristic of many a duffer’s drive | WICKEDSLICE |
| Puff ___ (venomous snake) | ADDER |
| Like carbonated drinks | GASSY |
| Additions to ltrs. | PSS |
| Blue Angels service branch | NAVY |
| With money at stake | ONABET |
| Green with the hit "Forget You" | CEELO |
| Ice cream parlor order | BANANASPLIT |
| Warning mark on a tachometer | REDLINE |
| There are two in a qt. | PTS |
| Clarinet or oboe | REED |
| Gracefully slender | SVELTE |
| Hackman of "The French Connection" | GENE |
| Dogpatch’s Li’l ___ | ABNER |
| Manned kite, of sorts | PARASAIL |
| Swelled head | EGO |
| SASE part | STAMPED |
| Adjusts to fit | ADAPTS |
| Like Aesop’s grapes | SOUR |
| Idol worshipper, e.g. | PAGAN |
| Word with horse or soap | OPERA |
| ___ firma (dry land) | TERRA |
| Sheer linen or cotton fabric | TOILE |
| Grass grown on farms | SOD |
| "___ ‘er rip!" | LET |
| Lea female | EWE |
| Uber worker’s need | CAR |
| Spot on a peacock’s tail | EYE |
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USA Today - August 1 2017 Tuesday Crossword Puzzle Answers
USA Today Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Aug 1 2017 Tuesday
Metro Crossword Answers August 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Smooth out (shirt creases) | IRON |
| Mother | MAMA |
| Backpackers’ accommodation (5,6) | YOUTHHOSTEL |
| Defeat | LOSS |
| Lady’s personal attendant | MAID |
| Classify (blood) | TYPE |
| Persevere, … on | PLOD |
| Poem | ODE |
| Clumsy lout | OAF |
| Completed | DID |
| Raced | RAN |
| French affirmative | OUI |
| Lob | TOSS |
| Vehicle, station … | WAGON |
| Deliberately ignore | SNUB |
| The one there | THAT |
| Peruvian capital | LIMA |
| Strong wind | GALE |
| Numeral | DIGIT |
| Festival | GALA |
| Sphere | ORB |
| Confine, … in | HEM |
| Thin fur stole | BOA |
| The G of LPG | GAS |
| Pen tip | NIB |
| Space flight organisation | NASA |
| Used to be | WERE |
| Wooden bucket | PAIL |
| Small island | ISLE |
| Nerve specialist | NEUROLOGIST |
| Hounds | DOGS |
| Looked at warily | EYED |
| Snow shelter | IGLOO |
| Shellfish | OYSTERS |
| Inquisitive | NOSY |
| Eyelid inflammation | STYE |
| Beijing is there | CHINA |
| Pronto (1,1,1,1) | ASAP |
| Office note | MEMO |
| Magic lamp owner | ALADDIN |
| Attached | ADDED |
| Sheep enclosure | PEN |
| August zodiac sign | LEO |
| Speaking publicly | ORATING |
| Larks | FROLICS |
| Showy flower | ASTER |
| Consumption | USAGE |
| Jerk | TUG |
| Fold of banknotes | WAD |
| Head louse egg | NIT |
| Lingerie item | BRA |
| Allowing use of | LOANING |
| Human rights group, … International | AMNESTY |
| Coach | BUS |
| Shade | HUE |
| Two-footed creature | BIPED |
| Leisurely walk | AMBLE |
| Combine | BLEND |
| Beers | ALES |
| Land measure | ACRE |
| Hairpieces | WIGS |
| Cost increase | RISE |
Newsday.com - August 1 2017 Tuesday Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Taper off | ABATE |
| Not doing anything | IDLE |
| Back talk | SASS |
| Lone Star State resident | TEXAN |
| Spiral shape | COIL |
| 5,280 feet | MILE |
| Island nation near Sicily | MALTA |
| Notion | IDEA |
| Forget to include | OMIT |
| Obscuring, as a bathroom mirror | STEAMINGUP |
| Hung on to | KEPT |
| Rim | EDGE |
| ”Because I __!” (parent’s reply) | SAIDSO |
| Wander | RAMBLE |
| Plant with fronds | FERN |
| Creme-filled cookie | OREO |
| Practice boxing | SPAR |
| White heron | EGRET |
| Justification | BASIS |
| Wedding vow | IDO |
| Nimble | AGILE |
| Tots’ batting game | TBALL |
| How drive-thru orders are made | TOGO |
| __ the air (uncertain) | UPIN |
| Minuscule amount | IOTA |
| Truthful | HONEST |
| Draw back in fear | CRINGE |
| Honolulu’s island | OAHU |
| Install, as curtains | HANG |
| Failing spectacularly | FLAMINGOUT |
| Eden resident | ADAM |
| Bart Simpson’s sister | LISA |
| Hex | CURSE |
| One of Columbus’ ships | NINA |
| Change for a $5 bill | ONES |
| Snaky letters | ESSES |
| __ the line (obeyed) | TOED |
| Loch of a Scottish ”monster” | NESS |
| Taking little time | SHORT |
| 24-hr. cash dispensers | ATMS |
| Defeated | BEAT |
| Wheel rod | AXLE |
| ”Toodle-oo!” | TATA |
| Glossy paint | ENAMEL |
| Cupcake topping | ICING |
| Sidestep | DODGE |
| In __ of (instead of) | LIEU |
| Go by, as time | ELAPSE |
| Indisputable evidence | SMOKINGGUN |
| Pointed at a target | AIMED |
| Minor mistakes | SLIPS |
| Brief brawl | SETTO |
| ”Beware the __ of March” | IDES |
| Region | AREA |
| Gen. __ E. Lee | ROBT |
| Typical Saudi | ARAB |
| Southwestern tableland | MESA |
| Furious | BOILINGMAD |
| Toad relative | FROG |
| Bread with a pocket | PITA |
| Big fuss | ADO |
| Ready for harvesting | RIPE |
| Yale students | ELIS |
| Camper’s shelter | TENT |
| Plod along | SLOG |
| Distracted greeting | OHHI |
| Cookware coating | TEFLON |
| Fractions of a pound | OUNCES |
| Repeated slogan | CHANT |
| AM/FM device | RADIO |
| Nonsensical | INANE |
| Springs in the desert | OASES |
| Accumulate | AMASS |
| Bit of dialogue | LINE |
| Spew forth | GUSH |
| Approximately | ORSO |
| __-friendly software | USER |
| Exam | TEST |
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers August 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Vorticist painter; author of novels The Revenge for Love and The Apes of God (7,5) | NYMAN |
| Whalebone whale also called a finback (7) | DRUT |
| Name, until 1989, of SE Asian country Myanmar (5) | ROSTI |
| In Mexican cookery, a tortilla folded into a roll with a filling and fried (4) | RAMPAGE |
| Minnie —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Good Will Hunting (6) | ENTRACTE |
| Michael —, composer whose works include 1986 opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (5) | SMALL |
| Administrative centre of Devon (6) | HEPBURN |
| Guy —, 1976 Olympic 110m hurdles gold medallist (4) | BIRR |
| Swiss grated potato pancake sometimes flavoured with bacon (5) | AYR |
| 1963 adventure film starring Robert Mitchum and Elsa Martinelli (7) | VARDALOS |
| 1976 novel by Alan Garner (3,5,4) | NERISSA |
| Piece of music performed during an interval between two acts of a play or opera (8) | WYNDHAMLEWIS |
| The —, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves (5) | RORQUAL |
| Chris —, snooker player; 2002 LG Cup tournament winner (5) | BURMA |
| Katharine —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Morning Glory (7) | TACO |
| Standard unit of currency of Ethiopia (4) | DRIVER |
| 1996 novel by Fay Weldon (5,5) | NYMAN |
| Small butterfly with striped markings under the wings such as the white-letter — (10) | EXETER |
| Port in SW Scotland housing the Wallace Tower (3) | THESTONEBOOK |
| 2007 novel by A L Kennedy (3) | ENTRACTE |
| Nia —, actress who wrote and starred in 2002 comedy-drama film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (8) | SHOUT |
| Woman-in-waiting of Portia in William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (7) | SMALL |
| Unreactive element of the rare gas series used in electric lights; symbol Ar (5) | WORSTFEARS |
| Yellowish-brown hard translucent fossil resin used for jewellery (5) | HAIRSTREAK |
| Mort —, Canada-born comedian who penned 1976 autobiography Heartland (4) | DAY |
Mirror Quick Crossword Answers August 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Tennis match type (5,7) | FITIN |
| Pantries (7) | LIMB |
| Feel (5) | ONSET |
| Be unsuccessful (4) | CHUCKLE |
| Winner (6) | EXERTION |
| Belong or conform (3,2) | LOOSE |
| Star sign (6) | ABSTAIN |
| Arm or leg (4) | BEAU |
| Beginning (5) | AIR |
| Soft laugh (7) | TRICKERY |
| Sanctioned by custom (4-8) | FEATHER |
| Physical effort (8) | MIXEDDOUBLES |
| Loafer (5) | LARDERS |
| Slack (5) | TOUCH |
| Refrain from voting (7) | FAIL |
| Dandy (4) | VICTOR |
| Criminal (10) | FITIN |
| Rich crumbly biscuit (10) | CANCER |
| Broadcast (3) | TIMEHONOURED |
| By way of (3) | EXERTION |
| Practice of deception (8) | IDLER |
| Plume (7) | LOOSE |
| Thespian (5) | MALEFACTOR |
| Private teacher (5) | SHORTBREAD |
| Flay (4) | VIA |
Mirror Cryptic Crossword Answers August 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Noise is strange result (6) | RUSTLE |
| Mix in prison (4) | MAGNET |
| Promise a victory to old wife (4) | PANE |
| Somehow get man decoration for fridge (6) | THE |
| Soldiers find acceptable range of food (4) | RAP |
| Need to transform garden (4) | HERE |
| Window can be a nuisance, say (4) | GALE |
| Definitely an article (3) | EASE |
| Knock a style of music (3) | RECENT |
| Present during the recording (4) | ROMAN |
| Request for quiet field (4) | SOME |
| Break a leg in storm (4) | DEAR |
| Information I give a novice is friendly (6) | ACHE |
| Pleased with relaxation (4) | APPLES |
| Ask hoarsely for tool (4) | ROGER |
| Modern centre design (6) | EAGER |
| Old Italian destroyed manor (5) | RUSTLE |
| Wise man wasted ages (4) | STIR |
| Consumed by school, we hear (5) | AVOW |
| Total, say, or just part (4) | MAGNET |
| Time left, having unknown score (6) | MENU |
| Excite ours somehow with energy (5) | EDEN |
| It’s expensive, darling (4) | PLEA |
| Bachelor’s pain (4) | GENIAL |
| A couple of pages on the French fruit (6) | RASP |
| OK bloke (5) | RECENT |
| Keen to agree to change (5) | SAGE |
| Leave Adriatic resort (5) | EATEN |
| Pale sort of spring (4) | TWENTY |
| Item moving in the fourth dimension (4) | ROUSE |
Mirror Classic Crossword Answers August 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Steal livestock (6) | RUSTLE |
| Move (4) | MAGNET |
| Pledge (4) | PANE |
| Attractive object (6) | THE |
| Bill of fare (4) | RAP |
| Paradise (4) | HERE |
| Sheet of glass (4) | GALE |
| Common word (3) | EASE |
| Sharp blow (3) | RECENT |
| In this place (4) | ROMAN |
| Entreaty (4) | SOME |
| Strong wind (4) | DEAR |
| Friendly (6) | ACHE |
| Simplicity (4) | APPLES |
| Coarse file (4) | ROGER |
| Fresh (6) | EAGER |
| Former empire (5) | RUSTLE |
| Herb (4) | STIR |
| Devoured (5) | AVOW |
| Just a few (4) | MAGNET |
| Number (6) | MENU |
| Stimulate (5) | EDEN |
| Precious (4) | PLEA |
| Yearn (4) | GENIAL |
| Cider ingredient (6) | RASP |
| Man’s name (5) | RECENT |
| Avid (5) | SAGE |
| Division (5) | EATEN |
| Jump (4) | TWENTY |
| Occasion (4) | ROUSE |
Wall Street Journal - July 31 2017 - Hot Stuff Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 'If ___ a Hammer' | IHAD |
| 'My country, ___ of thee...' | TIS |
| 'Shiny Happy People' band | REM |
| 'Sleeper' director | ALLEN |
| 'Stop! They set us up!' | ITSATRAP |
| 'Thrilla in Manila' winner | ALI |
| Barcelona boys | NINOS |
| Baseball's Ripken | CAL |
| Bonanza finds | ORES |
| Bordeaux buddy | AMI |
| Buddy | PAL |
| Bus. letter accompanier | ENC |
| Caterer's job | EVENT |
| Church law | CANON |
| Circle spokes | RADII |
| Conks out | DIES |
| Fair-haired | BLOND |
| Far from flavorful | BLAND |
| Fermented honey drink | MEAD |
| Find darling | ADORE |
| Fishhook feature | BARB |
| For each | PER |
| Forerunner of 58-Down | OSS |
| Gives an opinion on, e.g | REACTSTO |
| Green claymation character | GUMBY |
| Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, e.g | NEMESES |
| Hawn of 'Private Benjamin' | GOLDIE |
| Hefty book | TOME |
| Highway division | LANE |
| Houston footballer until 1996 | OILER |
| Hwys | RTES |
| Involuntary jerk | SPASM |
| It's hot | SAHARADESERT |
| It's hot | STOLENCAR |
| James Garfield's middle name | ABRAM |
| Lamb's lament | BAA |
| Lee or Grant: Abbr | GENL |
| Like some straws | BENDY |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Love, to Luciano | AMORE |
| Lowly workers | PEONS |
| Lunch for aardvarks | ANTS |
| Lusitania sinker | UBOAT |
| Lustful look | LEER |
| Make amends | ATONE |
| Mariner's milieu | SEA |
| Minions follow them | ORDERS |
| Mistreated | ABUSED |
| Music for meditation | NEWAGE |
| Negating word | NOT |
| Nick of 'The Prince of Tides' | NOLTE |
| Nightmare for a babysitter | BRAT |
| Pack animal | ASS |
| Pen for porkers | STY |
| Play the ponies | BET |
| Playbill write-ups | BIOS |
| Plus column entry | ASSET |
| Quaintly stylish | RETRO |
| Quarterback Favre | BRETT |
| Quick ballroom dance | ONESTEP |
| Rice Krispies sound | SNAP |
| Sawyer on TV | DIANE |
| Shapely leg, in slang | GAM |
| Shaw with a clarinet | ARTIE |
| Smooth and flat | EVEN |
| So far | YET |
| Son of Aphrodite | EROS |
| Spa attractions | BATHS |
| Striker's demand | RAISE |
| They're hot | LIVEWIRES |
| They're hot | LATESTTRENDS |
| They're hot | HABANEROPEPPERS |
| Toes tally | TEN |
| U.S. spy org | CIA |
| Veterans Day mo | NOV |
| Victim of a patio zapper | BUG |
| Victoria's Secret buy | BRA |
Universal - August 1 2017 Tuesday Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Old traveler’s check? | MAP |
| Bustle or fuss | ADO |
| Spittoon | CUSPIDOR |
| John of pop | ELTON |
| Hearty dish cooked in water | STEW |
| They’re smaller than minis | MICROS |
| Big feature for the vain | EGO |
| The whole time | ALLALONG |
| Lunchtime, often | NOON |
| British conservative | TORY |
| Madman | MANIAC |
| Social breakdown | ANOMIE |
| Art stands | EASELS |
| Nevada city | RENO |
| Like psychedelic music | TRIPPY |
| Guy in a pub | CHAP |
| There’s no place like it | HOME |
| Common sci-fi figures | ETS |
| The five in this crossword (including this one) | POSTS |
| Not against | FOR |
| Thwarts | FOILS |
| Little Bighorn general | CUSTER |
| Circle piece | ARC |
| Gifts bestowed | LARGESSE |
| Houdini and some desperate cons | ESCAPERS |
| Hotel offering | ROOM |
| Pig cuisine | SLOP |
| Expire | DIE |
| Jai alai or its ball | PELOTA |
| Unit of gene activity | OPERON |
| Group of seven | SEPTET |
| Concealed via sleight of hand | PALMED |
| The Three Stooges, e.g. | TRIO |
| One-on-one knowledge recipient | TUTEE |
| Unsolved, as a crime case | OPEN |
| Flight school final event | SOLO |
| Weigh-station deduction | TRET |
| Soldier material? | TIN |
| Wire measure | MIL |
| One place to be buried "at" | SEA |
| Medieval clubs | MACES |
| Implied | MEANT |
| West or Jemison | MAE |
| Grown-up | ADULT |
| Digs of ice | IGLOO |
| Santa ___ winds | ANA |
| Something a commercial printer might suggest | POSTERCOLOR |
| Negatives | NOS |
| Type of plant or failure | POWER |
| "Glad I could help you out!" | ANYTIME |
| Uppercut target | CHIN |
| "Silent Night," for one | NOEL |
| One mode of transport | RAIL |
| Mason’s trough | HOD |
| They sort your stuff before you get it | POSTOFFICES |
| Exxon rival, once | AMOCO |
| Neighbor with prying eyes | SNOOP |
| Attentive reading | PERUSAL |
| Hard-to-please grumblers | GRIPERS |
| Fancy violin, briefly | STRAD |
| Disinfectant brand | LYSOL |
| Addendums | POSTSCRIPTS |
| Turtledove’s sound | COO |
| Foil’s kin | EPEE |
| Bike part | GEAR |
| Pack down | TAMP |
| Powdery lichen | LEPROSE |
| Suddenly beamed | LITUP |
| Food crumb | ORT |
| Spiritless examinations? | POSTMORTEMS |
| Foot digit | TOE |
| Borden’s cow | ELSIE |
| Uncanny | EERIE |
| Social creature in a colony | ANT |
| "With ___ in sight" | NOEND |
| No-gas car brand | TESLA |
New York Times - August 1 2017 Tuesday Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
| 24 horas | DIA |
| At any time, to poets | EER |
| Atomic ___ | MASS |
| Baton Rouge sch. | LSU |
| Be in the red | OWE |
| Big letters in home security | ADT |
| Bit of campaign nastiness | SMEAR |
| Bleach brand | CLOROX |
| Boehner's predecessor as House leader | PELOSI |
| By all means | YES |
| Camping craft | CANOE |
| Car that's hardly a peach | LEMON |
| Chicago-to-Indianapolis dir. | SSE |
| Childish comeback | ISTOO |
| Cincinnati sitcom station | WKRP |
| Duracell designation | AAA |
| End in ___ | ATIE |
| Ending with teen | AGER |
| English head | LOO |
| Enjoying Fleet Week, say | ASHORE |
| Entirety of a composer's works | OEUVRE |
| Followed instructions | OBEYED |
| Gen ___ | XER |
| Got rid of the munchies | ATE |
| Hid out, with "down" | HUNKERED |
| I can't f-f-feel my f-f-feet! | BRR |
| It's usually not erasable | INK |
| Jurassic Park inhabitants, for short | DINOS |
| Lingua di Luigi | ITALIANO |
| Mag heads | EDS |
| Main impact | BRUNT |
| Make a case (for) | ARGUE |
| Make sure something gets done | SEETOIT |
| Mandel of "America's Got Talent" | HOWIE |
| Marijuana, slangily | HERB |
| Mine finds | ORES |
| Multivolume ref. | OED |
| Net that netted Dory in "Finding Nemo" | TRAWL |
| Nothing runs like a ___ (ad slogan) | DEERE |
| One may be rolling or skipped | STONE |
| One of the Three Musketeers | ATHOS |
| Onetime Ron Howard role | OPIE |
| Part of a pinball machine | BUMPER |
| Pommes frites seasoning | SEL |
| Primitive fishing tool | SPEAR |
| Quiet place to pray | APSE |
| Racetrack has-been | OLDNAG |
| Racetrack sound | VROOM |
| Secures, as an area, with "off" | ROPES |
| See 4-Across | MIA |
| See you! | ADIOS |
| Shocking!, to a seamstress? | ILLBEDARNED |
| Shocking!, to a teetotaler? | WELLINEVER |
| Shocking!, to a Thanksgiving guest? | GOODGRAVY |
| Shocking!, to an astronomer? | OHMYSTARS |
| Shocking!, to an Ohio tourist? | HOLYTOLEDO |
| Sloth, for one | SIN |
| Slow and steady wins the race, e.g. | MORAL |
| Smooth, in music | LEGATO |
| Some lab tests | ASSAYS |
| Something to watch on the telly, with "the" | BEEB |
| Sounds from a stable | NEIGHS |
| Start of a manual | STEPONE |
| Stimpy's TV pal | REN |
| Strange | EERIE |
| Strange Magic band, for short | ELO |
| Tail end | REAR |
| Teachers' org. | NEA |
| The Goldbergs network | ABC |
| To the center | INWARDS |
| Uno + due | TRE |
| Wanders | ROAMS |
| What some shoulders and pants do | SAG |
| White wine aperitif | KIR |
| With 6-Down, "Dancing Queen" musical | MAMMA |
| Yet to be delivered | ONORDER |
| Zest | PEP |
| Zin alternative | CAB |
L.A. Times Daily - August 1 2017 Tuesday Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Pose in yoga studios | ASANA |
| Personal histories | PASTS |
| Belly | GUT |
| Bus stop | DEPOT |
| Portion out | ALLOT |
| Bear, in Barcelona | OSO |
| *Quick checkout choice | EXPRESSLINE |
| Rower’s blade | OAR |
| Wall St. index | NYSE |
| Molecule part | ATOM |
| Longtime first name in morning talk shows | REGIS |
| Wide assortment | ARRAY |
| "Sure thing!" | WILLDO |
| Flowering shrubs associated with Augusta National Golf Club | AZALEAS |
| Pocahontas’ husband John | ROLFE |
| Little women | GIRLS |
| Solo | ALONE |
| Asian noodle soup | PHO |
| "__-dokey!" | OKEY |
| Hollywood’s crème de la crème … and where to find the ends of the answers to starred clues? | ALIST |
| Raindrop sound | PLOP |
| Part of LGBTQ | GAY |
| Desert plant used to make tequila | AGAVE |
| Resort island near Venezuela | ARUBA |
| Eyed wolfishly | OGLED |
| Forest-scented cleaning product | PINESOL |
| Take the __: risk it | PLUNGE |
| Not proficient in | BADAT |
| Scoundrel | ROGUE |
| Surrealist Joan | MIRO |
| Govt. workplace watchdog | OSHA |
| "I figured it out!" | AHA |
| *Wedding gown attachment | BRIDALTRAIN |
| Beaver’s creation | DAM |
| In a snit | RILED |
| High-end chocolatier | LINDT |
| Dollar bill | ONE |
| Ease up | ABATE |
| Soap units | CAKES |
| Yemen port | ADEN |
| Like hunks and knockouts | SEXY |
| Cellphone downloads | APPS |
| "Honest, it’s true!" | NOREALLY |
| Gobbled up | ATE |
| Macaroni side dish | PASTASALAD |
| Brass or bronze | ALLOY |
| Slender | SLIM |
| Heavy weight | TON |
| Like sealed medical supplies | STERILE |
| *Social networking site with a math sign in its logo | GOOGLEPLUS |
| Federal humanitarian org. | USAID |
| Upper body | TORSO |
| "The Talk" co-host Gilbert | SARA |
| Tiny toymaker | ELF |
| High-__ graphics | RES |
| Refuses to | WONT |
| Really excited | AGOG |
| Virus of concern at the Rio Olympics | ZIKA |
| *"Want to try it?" | AREYOUGAME |
| New Year’s Day floral procession | ROSEPARADE |
| Actress Ullmann | LIV |
| Boxcar hopper | HOBO |
| October birthstone | OPAL |
| "The African Queen" screenwriter James | AGEE |
| South African city where Mandela was inaugurated | PRETORIA |
| Math with x’s | ALGEBRA |
| Santa __ winds | ANA |
| Bearded grassland grazer | GNU |
| Superstar | IDOL |
| Madrid art museum | PRADO |
| Actress Lindsay | LOHAN |
| Bathroom fixture | BIDET |
| Actress Kunis of "Bad Moms" | MILA |
| Went under | SANK |
| __-and-seek | HIDE |
| Picnic critters | ANTS |
| Curved bone | RIB |
| Attention from Dr. Mom | TLC |
The Telegraph - Cryptic - July 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A B C D F or G | NOTE |
| A shade too near the knuckle? | BLUE |
| A sweet's served up in layers | STRATA |
| Bellows, losing head in rows | OARS |
| Change of heart for space traveller | EARTH |
| Climbing frame -- for ramblers? | STILE |
| Column seen in flight | NEWEL |
| Crooked attorney sure to make legal tender? | TREASURYNOTE |
| Failed Eastern hombre | DUDE |
| Former vicar in holy surroundings | PREVIOUS |
| Frowning with alarm -- no time to reveal obvious mistake | GLARINGERROR |
| Go after funds to take in United | PURSUE |
| Good man joins other ranks backing ruler -- it's touching | STROKING |
| Gunners parachuting? Bit of a shower | RAINDROP |
| He spoke famously of Circe corrupting love | CICERO |
| He's after fuel cuts | GASHES |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Look smaller, though unique | PEERLESS |
| Lorry driver | DERV |
| Lower section of natural river | URAL |
| One will provide care for a small charge | FOSTERPARENT |
| One's needed to travel and is in Virginia | VISA |
| Pitch a tent on American college grounds | CAMPUS |
| Producing endless dried fruit | RAISIN |
| Reduced fare for buffet users? | SNACKS |
| Reformed ladies show the highest standards | IDEALS |
| Rickshaw operators who run the business? | CHAIRMEN |
| Showing off, scrapping knight with maiden and model | PARADIGM |
| Spirited relations | GHOSTSTORIES |
| Suddenly stop leading? Time to get your skates on | FREEZEUP |
| Tries to consume the whole vegetables | SHALLOTS |
| University can upset this group | UNIT |
| Wood works in church | COPSE |
The Telegraph - Quick - July 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Branch of Buddhism | ZEN |
| Calm | EVENTEMPERED |
| Church passageway | AISLE |
| Clasp it (anag.) | PLASTIC |
| Deed | ACT |
| Dipped | DUCKED |
| Dot | PIXEL |
| Embarrassing reversal | UTURN |
| Exceed | SURPASS |
| Fighter | COMBATANT |
| Hymn by John Newton | AMAZINGGRACE |
| Little creature's home | MOUSEHOLE |
| Merciful | LENIENT |
| Musical pair | DUO |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Old Nick | DEVIL |
| Outshine | EXCEL |
| Patella | KNEECAP |
| Pen-point | NIB |
| Premonition | HUNCH |
| Regret | RUE |
| Retribution | VENGEANCE |
| Saying | MAXIM |
| Shade | HUE |
| Short sleep | NAP |
| Soldier | GUARDSMAN |
| Spiteful | BITCHY |
| Stadium | ARENA |
| Total | SUM |
The Times - Concise - July 31, 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Amber-coloured sweet | BARLEYSUGAR |
| Charming and elegant | SUAVE |
| Childish angry outburst | TANTRUM |
| Concrete quick to prepare | READYMIX |
| Directs musicians | CONDUCTS |
| Disconnected, separated | DISSOCIATED |
| Dissipation; death | DISSOLUTION |
| Dust-gathering network | COBWEB |
| Egyptian canal | SUEZ |
| Fruit used in preserves | QUINCE |
| Invitation abbreviation | RSVP |
| Japanese wrestling | SUMO |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Layered sponge cake | SANDWICH |
| Lowest point | BOTTOM |
| Nomadic desert Arab | BEDOUIN |
| Painted picture | WATERCOLOUR |
| Pulsate | THROB |
| Shakespeare's fairy king | OBERON |
| Shame at one's failure | CHAGRIN |
| Short sacred choral piece | MOTET |
| Thrown; suspended loosely | SLUNG |
| Unbroken view of an area | PANORAMA |
| Wild mountain goat | IBEX |
| Worthy of attention | NOTABLE |
The Times - Cryptic - July 31, 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Age of eastern artist | ERA |
| Clash between boxers? Scrap that's up in the air | DOGFIGHT |
| Class players, English | CASTE |
| Clubs ask too much, but those eating may have to pay it | COVERCHARGE |
| Current party needs reforming | PRESENTDAY |
| Dad rather perplexed about Victor, sci-fi character | DARTHVADER |
| Deputy in game against reserve international can, holding ace | VICECAPTAIN |
| Dismiss people in gala event | SACKRACE |
| Eccentric personality's reputation | CHARACTER |
| Finally telling a good joke | GAG |
| Fish from rock son dropped | HAKE |
| Fish worker, an expert | DABHAND |
| Get the bug, and lose one's investment? | CATCHACOLD |
| Instantly approve when popular | LIKEASHOT |
| Leading performer, almost bald | STAR |
| Left on fabulous ship, slowly | LARGO |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Musician: see one for a second time at concert's close | VIBIST |
| Navy member — nothing without leader | ARMADA |
| No-nonsense attitude of firm prior to dance | HARDBALL |
| Object, gold, in witch's home | ENDOR |
| One who hears adroit broadcast about university | AUDITOR |
| Pretty detailed message? | TWEE |
| Recluse must embrace fellow Cockney? | LONDONER |
| Secure grade, almost | TIE |
| Since being raised, young man can make one cold dish! | SALAD |
| Slum area has hospital within reach | GHETTO |
| Special phone service arranged in hotel | HOTLINE |
| Uncommonly rude, Cicero making impassioned plea | CRIDECOEUR |
| Waste energy making jam | SCRAPE |
| Writer penning books supporting revolutionary men, mechanical | ROBOTIC |
| Young person pinching pounds in nightspot | CLUB |
The Guardian - Cryptic - July 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Act without control and don't spare a tear | LETITRIP |
| Advantage of top-cut grass | EDGE |
| Breakdown is its own possible cure | ANALYSIS |
| Broadcast put back | RELAY |
| Canadian resort artist | WHISTLER |
| Character who drowned, one grabbed by shark possibly | LEANDER |
| Country that informally gives boozer heart | AUSTRALIA |
| Cross, if Yorkshire holds become fixed | OSSIFY |
| Dies in distress — Kay intervenes — sent heavenward | SKIED |
| Digging group entertaining fancy diner? | GARDENING |
| Eat it and dancing is hit | ATTAINED |
| Figures on ancestral houses echoing quality | RESONANCE |
| Fold back electronic snail mail reply facilitator (Roman Catholic) | CREASE |
| Grey hat tipped or removed | SOMBRE |
| Hacked email about eastern country's US-style disease | LEUKEMIA |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Key sporting event about to return | OPENER |
| Miss relief — in pieces | MAIDEN |
| Orchestrated UN's clash with second German political union | ANSCHLUSS |
| Pointedly edit written work? | PUNCTUATE |
| Put up with no bull! | BEAR |
| Result of one who was fired up for a sporting contest? | ASHES |
| Round hook? | CATCH |
| Rows over press-ganging school's head for assembly | SESSION |
| Runners on this start to slow step | SLEDGE |
| Senior, quaintly rotten inside, whose clients put something on the horses | SADDLER |
| Sense a change, taking millions all together | ENMASSE |
| So astronauts may be bound to get tense, being overwhelmed by hardware malfunction | EARTHWARD |
| Vengeful character taking pick to Egyptian god | ELECTRA |
| Wasn't the only entertainer to fashion hoods etc | COHOSTED |
| Year One, being involved in Latin: state 'poetic' | LYRICAL |
The Guardian - Quick - July 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Animal's foot | HOOF |
| At the side of the path? | BYTHEWAY |
| Be suitable | FITTHEBILL |
| Domesticated fowl | GEESE |
| Dying (informal) | ONTHEWAYOUT |
| Enthusiastic applause (sometimes standing) | OVATION |
| Epidemic disease with a high death rate | PESTILENCE |
| Establish | FOUND |
| In bad taste | NAFF |
| Large flightless birds | EMUS |
| Matching cardigan and jumper worn together | TWINSET |
| Metering (anag) — army unit | REGIMENT |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Money (slang) | DOSH |
| Repulsive | ODIOUS |
| Reveal accidentally | LETSLIP |
| Sham | FALSE |
| Shelf at the foot of a window | SILL |
| Stir up (anag) — pedant | PURIST |
| Stop doing that | CUTITOUT |
| Supremo | KINGPIN |
| Very large | HUGE |
| Worthy to be chosen | ELIGIBLE |
| Yorkshire city — Kent castle | LEEDS |
Irish Times (Simplex) - August 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Abandoned, forsook | DESERTED |
| Analyses of the purity of metal | ASSAYS |
| Borders, rims | EDGES |
| Branch of peace | OLIVE |
| Camouflage to hide identity | DISGUISE |
| Cursory or nonchalant | CASUAL |
| Diffident, timid | SHY |
| Directions for making something | RECIPE |
| Egged on | URGED |
| Explicit, definitive | SPECIFIC |
| Flat caps | BERETS |
| Giraffe-like animals with shorter necks | OKAPIS |
| Horse-drawn passenger vehicle | CARRIAGE |
| Huge, gigantic | ENORMOUS |
| Immunise, vaccinate | INOCULATE |
| Imperial weight | OUNCE |
| Light box or container | CARTON |
| Major European river | RHINE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Musical ensemble | ORCHESTRA |
| No part of this line is straight | CURVE |
| Not the one mentioned | OTHER |
| Portion of a circle | ARC |
| Prairie wolf | COYOTE |
| Repaired | MENDED |
| Series of actions to achieve particular ends | PROCESSES |
| Small sociable whales | DOLPHINS |
| State, country | NATION |
| Stays on the surface of liquid | FLOATS |
| Sudden overpowering fear | PANIC |
| The study of the origin of words | ETYMOLOGY |
| They hang around the neck | PENDANTS |
| Travels by pedal power | CYCLES |
| Trendy joint? | HIP |
| Twigs of willow | OSIERS |
| Unwell | ILL |
| Wind instrument | RECORDER |
Irish Times (Crosaire) - August 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A crime-free article from The New Yorker? | AMERICAN |
| A foreign maiden making inquiries is getting exposure | Unmasking |
| Background to one child's game wrapped up in present | HERITAGE |
| Cries out for new tournament favourites in tennis that lose the head | NEEDS |
| Has no energy and it's the lead listed in cigarettes | FLAGS |
| It's certainly a release to no longer be associated with the ball and chain | GETOUTOFJAIL |
| Keen briefly on goddess from The Emergency | CRISIS |
| Leave it on building as it gives it height | ELEVATION |
| Locals having a go at utter craic in Government | KNOCKING |
| Looks bad with most of demand at the end of war grabbed by paramilitary force | SNEERS |
| Make amends for old party group | OFFSET |
| No merit in materialism coming out of Italian deli | SALAMI |
| Note nasal spray and what's holding the earwax | CANALS |
| Odd things seen during dark periods | NIGHTS |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Old glory for 4 across and most of 21 across | AMERICANFLAG |
| Part of Malaga invokes another time | AGAIN |
| Part of the suit covers sea-sick old workers? | PEASANTS |
| Perhaps to paraphrase crafty type retiring from school out of term - it's about time | TRANSLATE |
| Put off departure from the library | READER |
| Run off as it's all over the paper | |
| Sets off in car with those putting up scaffold | TRIGGERS |
| Short accessible distance in golf? That's wishful thinking! | HOPING |
| Social function of The House? | RECEPTION |
| State spy, hawks and highflyers perhaps in deep water | SEABIRDS |
| University on occasion admits a head teacher for the last in a series | ULTIMATE |
| Weekend in capital with record holder - the handy type that's historically in a mess | MONKEYJACKET |
| Work with boss who thinks he should be running the country | LABOURLEADER |
| Worries as play is on ages | AGONISES |
Jonesin' - August 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 'Am I right?' sentence ender, to Brits | INNIT |
| 'Beloved' novelist Morrison | TONI |
| 'Brah, for real?' | DUDE |
| 'Eric the Half-___' (Monty Python song) | ABEE |
| 'Get outta here!' | SCAT |
| 'I'm gonna do it no matter what!' | TRYANDSTOPME |
| 'Moby Dick' captain | AHAB |
| 'No can do' | UHUH |
| 'Queen of Soul' Franklin | ARETHA |
| 'Rapa ___' (1994 film) | NUI |
| 'So the truth comes out!' | OHO |
| 'Stay' singer Lisa | LOEB |
| 'The elements,' so to speak | NATURE |
| 'What ___ is new?' | ELSE |
| 157.5 deg. from N | SSE |
| 47-stringed instrument | HARP |
| A little, in Italy | POCO |
| Adoption advocacy org | SPCA |
| America's Cup entrant | YACHT |
| Apartment, in '60s slang | PAD |
| Average guy | ANYMAN |
| B-movie bad guy who emerges from the deep | SWAMPMONSTER |
| Bagpipers' caps | TAMS |
| Baltimore Colts great Johnny | UNITAS |
| Be boastful | BRAG |
| Bear with patience | ABIDE |
| Beginning of Caesar's boast | ICAME |
| Biblical ark measures | CUBITS |
| Billy Blanks workout system | TAEBO |
| Brass band boomer | TUBA |
| Build up | AMASS |
| City east of Phoenix | MESA |
| City SSW of Kansas City (that has nothing to do with bribing DJs) | PAOLA |
| Daunted | DISMAYED |
| Decisive statement | IVEMADEUPMYMIND |
| Director DuVernay of the upcoming 'A Wrinkle In Time' | AVA |
| Eats dinner | SUPS |
| Elijah Wood or Grant Wood, by birth | IOWAN |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Food drive donation | CAN |
| G.I. entertainers | USO |
| Giant concert venues | ARENAS |
| Gnaw on | CHEW |
| Good poker draws | ACES |
| Gutter holder | EAVE |
| Happening in L.A. and N.Y. simultaneously, maybe | BICOASTAL |
| Ineffable glow | AURA |
| It's served in the video game 'Tapper' | BEER |
| Large digit? | THUMB |
| Late Pink Floyd member Barrett | SYD |
| Leave off | OMIT |
| Liq. ingredient | ALC |
| Maze runner | RAT |
| Ohio-based faucet maker | MOEN |
| Olive ___ (Popeye's love) | OYL |
| Pastries named after an emperor | NAPOLEONS |
| Played before the main act | OPENED |
| Recycled iron, e.g | SCRAPMETAL |
| Shaving cream choice | GEL |
| Shearing stuff | WOOL |
| Sound heard during shearing | BAA |
| Spread that symbolizes slowness | MOLASSES |
| Star of 'Seagulls! (Stop It Now): A Bad Lip Reading' | YODA |
| Start to matter? | ANTI |
| Subatomic particle with no strong force | LEPTON |
| Tattooist's tool | NEEDLE |
| They might appear when right-clicking | POPUPMENUS |
| Those, in Tabasco | ESOS |
| Tuna type | AHI |
| Very tasty | SAVORY |
| Vicuña's land, maybe | PERU |
| Windshield attachment | DECAL |
| Word on an empty book page | NOTES |
| You might do it dearly | PAY |
| Zilch | NONE |
| ___ asada | CARNE |
| ___ Domani (wine brand) | ECCO |
Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate - August 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ' the night before ...' | TWAS |
| 'Exodus' hero | ARI |
| 'Put on it!' | ALID |
| 'The Thin Man' dog | ASTA |
| 1980 Dom DeLuise film | FATSO |
| Actress Tomei | MARISA |
| Altar constellation | ARA |
| Appear | SEEM |
| Applaud | CLAP |
| Arsonist | PYRO |
| avis | RARA |
| Away from NNE | SSW |
| Bankroll | WAD |
| Big fair, for short | EXPO |
| Candied veggie | YAM |
| chi | TAI |
| Chum | PAL |
| Clothing collection | WARDROBE |
| Coffee vessel | URN |
| Comedian Margaret | CHO |
| Destined | FATED |
| Eccentric | WEIRDO |
| Employer | BOSS |
| Erode | WEARAWAY |
| Final notice | OBIT |
| Foreshadow | BODE |
| Heckle | BADGER |
| Icelandic saga | EDDA |
| Imperfection | FLAW |
| Inventor Nikola | TESLA |
| Investigative journalist Bob | WOODWARD |
| Iraqi port city | BASRA |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Islands | WINDWARD |
| Joan of | ARC |
| Joke | GAG |
| Meander | ROAM |
| Mexican entree | TACO |
| Mystery writer Paretsky | SARA |
| Naval officers' quarters | WARDROOM |
| Office machine | COPIER |
| Pakistani language | URDU |
| Passing craze | FAD |
| Plane-related | AERO |
| Poem of praise | ODE |
| Present location? | BOX |
| Prudish | PRIM |
| Raw rock | ORE |
| RBI, for one | STAT |
| Rocky outcrop | CRAG |
| Sail support | MAST |
| Seminary subj | REL |
| Silent | MUM |
| Skye caps | TAMS |
| Snow formations | DRIFTS |
| Starting | ASOF |
| Tale teller | LIAR |
| That girl | HER |
| Ticket half | STUB |
| Trace of smoke | WISP |
| Traditional, as values | OLDWORLD |
| Tragic king | LEAR |
| Tusked mammal | WALRUS |
| Two of a kind | PAIR |
| Unctuous | OILY |
Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate - August 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| '-- been swell!' | ITS |
| 17-syllable poems | HAIKUS |
| Adj. modifier | ADV |
| Antique | OLD |
| Basketball's Jeremy | LIN |
| Casual eatery | CAFE |
| Chant | INTONE |
| College head | DEAN |
| Complete | TOTAL |
| Curtain holder | ROD |
| Dance music | DISCO |
| Dennis Lehane novel | MYSTICRIVER |
| Dennis Lehane novel | SINCEWEFELL |
| Designated | TERMED |
| Down Under bird | EMU |
| Earl Grey, for one | TEA |
| Extremely popular | REDHOT |
| Fish eggs | ROE |
| Fuming feeling | IRE |
| Gabe Kaplan TV role | KOTTER |
| Labor group | UNION |
| Lack of vitality | ANEMIA |
| Loot | SWAG |
| Lubricated | OILED |
| Mercury or Mars | GOD |
| Miscalculate | ERR |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Mission leader | PADRE |
| Once known as | NEE |
| Open space | AREA |
| Opponent | FOE |
| Parking place | LOT |
| Play part | SCENE |
| Professional dancer | HOOFER |
| Ready for business | OPEN |
| Ready to strike | COILED |
| Shop equipment | TOOLS |
| Show sorrow | WEEP |
| Shows sorrow | SOBS |
| Small tree | SHRUB |
| Sneaker problem | ODOR |
| Some amount of | ANY |
| Splinter group | SECT |
| Spoke wildly | RAVED |
| Spotted | SAW |
| Suit piece | VEST |
| Swaying dance | HULA |
| Tale teller | LIAR |
| That fellow | HIM |
| Verbal noun | GERUND |
| Wish granter | GENIE |
| Young fellow | LAD |
| Zany | MADCAP |
Metro Crossword Answers July 31 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Stage drapes | CURTAINS |
| Pasted down or clogged (up) | GUMMED |
| London’s main airport | HEATHROW |
| Held for trial, on … | REMAND |
| Sinfully | IMMORALLY |
| Fast jet effect, … boom | SONIC |
| Large planter pots or yogurt containers | TUBS |
| Intervenes or becomes involved (5,2) | STEPSIN |
| Grain storehouse | GRANARY |
| Location | SITE |
| Characteristic or distinguishing feature | TRAIT |
| Drowsy & sluggish | LETHARGIC |
| Steps | STAIRS |
| Divide or keep apart | SEPARATE |
| Knights’ horses | STEEDS |
| Fireproof material | ASBESTOS |
| Joint inheritor | COHEIR |
| Domains | REALMS |
| Detest | ABHOR |
| Pasta ribbons | NOODLES |
| Most anxious or most uncomfortable | UNEASIEST |
| Lack of generosity or stinginess | MEANNESS |
| Inferring or drawing conclusions | DEDUCING |
| Colorants | DYES |
| Not changed | UNALTERED |
| Self-obsessed people | EGOTISTS |
| Computerised inventory | DATABASE |
| Dog’s cry | YELP |
| Couches | SETTEES |
| Shocked & horrified | AGHAST |
| Eight-piece groups | OCTETS |
| Proverb | ADAGE |
Canadiana - July 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Accounting pro | CGA |
| American aboriginals | OTOS |
| Ancient Norwegian king | OLAF |
| As well | TOO |
| Aye | YES |
| Back then | AGO |
| Black ___ | ICE |
| Born as | NEE |
| Cereal grain | OAT |
| Cleanse | WIPE |
| Cobra | ASP |
| Compass pt | ESE |
| Diagnostic device | XRAY |
| Digit | TOE |
| Egyptian sun god | ATON |
| Encountered | MET |
| European rabbits | CONIES |
| Evergreen shrub | OLEA |
| Experts | ACES |
| Flightless bird | MOA |
| Hair remover | NEET |
| Handbag | ETUI |
| Harry of kids literature | POTTER |
| Hawaiian goose | NENE |
| Indictable offence | CRIME |
| Innocent one | NAIF |
| Japanese city | ITO |
| Lappish one | SAMI |
| M.Weir or T. Woods | PRO |
| Manner | MODE |
| Mexican chip | NACHO |
| Minnie ___(Hallowe'en get-up for a little girl) | MOUSE |
| Muscle ____ ( Hallowe'en get-up for dad) | CHEST |
| Neg's opposite | POS |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Nog | PEG |
| Olio | STEW |
| Optical illusion | MIRAGE |
| Over, poetically | OER |
| Part of the verb "to be" | ARE |
| Pea part | POD |
| Plant | SOW |
| Plaything | TOY |
| Popular | HOT |
| Quebec legislator | MNA |
| Receipt (abbr.) | RCPT |
| Resort | SPA |
| Rock singer David | BOWIE |
| Romanian city | IASI |
| Roughriders' Gopher, for one | MASCOT |
| Ruby red | ROSE |
| Star ___ ( Theme for family trick or treat) | WARS |
| Stifle | GAG |
| Super ___ ( baby boy's hallowe'en get-up ) | MAN |
| Test | EXAM |
| The Man in Motion | HANSEN |
| The P in EAP | POE |
| Transparent quartz | ONYXES |
| Undergrad, familiarly | SOPH |
| Urges to scratch | ITCHES |
| Wolverine___ (Hallowe'en get-up for teen aged boy) | XMAN |
| Wonder ___(Hallowe'en get-up for a teen aged girl) | WOMAN |
| Woodsman's tool | AXE |
| Word after coal or gold | MINE |
| Word after sonic or baby | BOOM |
| Word before legal or military | PARA |
| Yuletide, informally | XMAS |
| ___ Montana (Costume for a teen aged girl) | HANNAH |
| ___ Saarinen (architect) | EERO |
Newsday.com - July 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ''Billy'' farm animal | GOAT |
| ''Guilty'' or ''not guilty'' | PLEA |
| ''It's my turn'' | IGO |
| ''Now it's clear'' | ISEE |
| ''Read my __!'' | LIPS |
| ''Tall'' story | TALE |
| ''__ of a gun!'' | SON |
| ''__ time, no see'' | LONG |
| A Great Lake | ERIE |
| Annoys | IRKS |
| Apple cofounder __ Jobs | STEVE |
| Ballpoint liquid | INK |
| Big families | CLANS |
| Buy a pig __ poke | INA |
| Car passenger's restraint | SEATBELT |
| Choosing for the military | DRAFTING |
| Clue | HINT |
| Container for seashells | SANDBUCKET |
| Cooks, as a turkey | ROASTS |
| Cots and cribs | BEDS |
| Cowboy's rope | LASSO |
| Crimson and scarlet | REDS |
| Decorated anew | REDONE |
| Did the backstroke | SWAM |
| Doled (out) | METED |
| Ebb, as the tide | RECEDE |
| Extend a subscription | RENEW |
| Fits of anger | RAGES |
| Flex | BEND |
| Fuel efficiency stat | MPG |
| Full collections | SETS |
| Goes bad, as an apple | ROTS |
| Hair-raising | EERIE |
| Have the nerve (to) | DARE |
| Highly animated | ALIVE |
| Homer Simpson's wife | MARGE |
| Honking birds | GEESE |
| Hooting birds | OWLS |
| Isn't truthful | LIES |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Legal rights org | ACLU |
| Light browns | TANS |
| Lightweight sphere tossed at the shore | BEACHBALL |
| Loud noise | BLARE |
| Natural talent | FLAIR |
| Not so much | LESS |
| One frosting a cake | ICER |
| Optimistic aspect | UPSIDE |
| Peanut-butter candy brand | REESES |
| Pen name | ALIAS |
| Pickling liquid | BRINE |
| Poses a question | ASKS |
| Prince William's mom | DIANA |
| Property claim | LIEN |
| Rounds of applause | HANDS |
| Sculptor's marble work | STATUE |
| Shoestrings | LACES |
| Shoo-__ (sure winners) | INS |
| Soprano's solo | ARIA |
| Standing tall | ERECT |
| Synagogue leader | RABBI |
| Take a crack __ (try) | ATIT |
| Tot's floating aid | WATERWINGS |
| Total up | ADD |
| Touch down at an airport | LAND |
| Turned bad, as milk | SOURED |
| TV host DeGeneres | ELLEN |
| Unadorned | BARE |
| Used a crowbar | PRIED |
| Very nervous | TENSE |
| Walk heavily | PLOD |
| Wave rider's platform | SURFBOARD |
| Weight-loss plan | DIET |
| Well-versed in a language | FLUENT |
| West Coast school: Abbr | UCLA |
| Winter precipitation | SNOW |
| Within the law | LEGAL |
| __ Ness monster | LOCH |
| __-do-well (rascal) | NEER |
USA Today - July 31 2017 Monday Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Many a stroller rider | BABY |
| Cause of careless mistakes | HASTE |
| Hunter’s garb, briefly | CAMO |
| Storybook brute | OGRE |
| He sang of Levon | ELTON |
| Like a die-hard fan | AVID |
| Do some seasonal mall work | WRAP |
| Way to sing or tag | ALONG |
| Toddler’s taboo | NONO |
| Aromatic neckwear | LEI |
| Hippie-era slogan | FLOWERPOWER |
| Mailed off | SENTOUT |
| Item served in 49-Down | ALE |
| Act the malcontent | CARP |
| Collapses | GIVESWAY |
| "Gilligan’s Island" shipwreck cause | STORM |
| Made a poor estimate, say | ERRED |
| In the manner of | ALA |
| Pair’s possessive | OURS |
| Pirelli pattern | TREAD |
| "No more of that!" | STOP |
| Paternity test evidence | DNA |
| Turns on the waterworks | CRIES |
| "Alternative ___" (falsehoods) | FACTS |
| Source of sodium for livestock | SALTLICK |
| Punish with a cat-o’-nine-tails | LASH |
| Plymouth Rock female | HEN |
| Mad scientist’s creation | MONSTER |
| Plumber’s connector | PIPEFITTING |
| Versifier’s tribute | ODE |
| Company with a food delivery mobile app | UBER |
| Anchor Sawyer | DIANE |
| Mattress size option | TWIN |
| Still-buggy software version | BETA |
| Two-word conjunction | ANDOR |
| Namdhari, to Sikhism | SECT |
| Feature of the items in the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 29-Down | STEM |
| Lovable ones | DEARS |
| Word with graphic or lively | ARTS |
| Consomme orders | BOWLS |
| Match grammatically | AGREE |
| Reef-building creature with a grooved surface | BRAINCORAL |
| Slangy "Sure!" | YEP |
| Mend fully, as a wound | HEALUP |
| Distribute in shares | ALLOT |
| Stash overhead, say | STOW |
| Signal to leave a message | TONE |
| Like some fancy invitations | ENGRAVED |
| Campers’ craft | CANOES |
| State with conviction | AVOW |
| Lode locale | MINE |
| Reason to hold one’s nose | ODOR |
| Printable page at irs.gov | FORM |
| Said "no contest," say | PLED |
| Waterproofs, as a road | TARS |
| Like moussaka or baklava | GREEK |
| Some portfolio holdings, for short | IRAS |
| Sentry’s post | WATCHTOWER |
| Gobs | ALOT |
| Pound sounds | YAPS |
| Replaces, as an outfield | SODS |
| Common melt ingredient | TUNA |
| Cartman’s first name, on "South Park" | ERIC |
| Island where the limbo originated | TRINIDAD |
| Bratty outburst | SASS |
| Symbol before a time signature | CLEF |
| One of a vampire’s pair | FANG |
| First zodiac symbol | THERAM |
| Ones unlikely to attend mixers | LONERS |
| Carrier of a fake ID, often | MINOR |
| Sovereign’s proclamation | EDICT |
| Patronizes Airbnb | RENTS |
| Homes to many dart teams | PUBS |
| Doubter’s rejoinder | IBET |
| Rose, MLB’s last player-manager | PETE |
| Tuning fork part | TINE |
| "I did it!" | TADA |
| Bag-checking org. | TSA |
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers July 31 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| 1997 action film starring Michael Jai White in the title role (5) | SPAWN |
| Fragrant rootstock of various irises used in perfumery (5) | SENTENCE |
| Port in NE Illinois, US, on Lake Michigan (7) | SAWALHA |
| Town in Bavaria, Germany; burial place of composer Richard Wagner (8) | LEWES |
| Venerable —, English monk and saint who died in 735 AD (4) | MASON |
| Card game for two to four players similar to ecarte (6) | PERRY |
| William —, author of novels Spook Country, Idoru and Count Zero (6) | ERIE |
| The —, 1974 debut novel by James Herbert (4) | DOUBLECROSS |
| See 4 | SCOTT |
| Julia —, actress who played Saffron in BBC TV sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (7) | CATAWBA |
| Administrative centre of East Sussex (5) | PECAN |
| See 2 Down | NEWBY |
| 1953 novel by Mervyn Peake (2,3) | ALTO |
| Lucy —, best friend of Mina Murray in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula (8) | ORRIS |
| Southernmost of the Great Lakes of North America (4) | BAYREUTH |
| P L —, author of 1934 children’s book Mary Poppins (7) | BEDE |
| 2007 novel by James Patterson (6,5) | EUCHRE |
| Seann William —, actor who played Bo Duke in 2005 action-comedy film The Dukes of Hazzard (5) | GIBSON |
| 2006 comedy-drama film starring Stephen Mangan and Chris Coghill (7,4) | RATS |
| Actress who played Arwen in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (3,5) | MRPYE |
| Member of a Native American people of North and South Carolina also known as Iswa (7) | WESTENRA |
| Hickory tree of the southern US with edible nuts (5) | TRAVERS |
| P H —, author of 1969 inaugural Booker Prize-winning novel Something to Answer For (5) | SOMEONEELSE |
| Highest adult male voice (4) | LIVTYLER |
Mirror Quick Crossword Answers July 31 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Turning tool (5) | LATHE |
| Rigid (5) | ISOLATE |
| Perch (5) | BROTHERS |
| Place apart (7) | TSHIRTS |
| Long thin loaf (8) | CARGO |
| Make things with wool (4) | AGREE |
| Scold harshly (6) | AMONG |
| Killed in battle with glory (6) | TOOT |
| Jump (4) | PROBABILITY |
| Male siblings (8) | BIRTH |
| Upper garments (1-6) | ROADHOG |
| Goods carried as freight (5) | FROST |
| Concur (5) | EGRET |
| Wind instrument (5) | URGE |
| Amid (5) | STIFF |
| Until this time (8) | ROOST |
| Sound a horn (4) | BAGUETTE |
| Face cloth (7) | KNIT |
| Likelihood (11) | BERATE |
| Bearing of offspring (5) | FALLEN |
| Bookie’s premises (7,4) | LEAP |
| Of ships or navigation (8) | FLUTE |
| Aggressive driver (4,3) | HITHERTO |
| Frozen dew (5) | FLANNEL |
| Wading bird (5) | BETTINGSHOP |
| Strong impulse (4) | NAUTICAL |
Mirror Cryptic Crossword Answers July 31 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Assemble a great deal (5) | AMASS |
| Informant on lawn (5) | EXTEND |
| Implement found in shoes (3) | REGALIA |
| Stretch old nurse (6) | CUR |
| Get level out of revenge (4) | AGENDA |
| Trendy new pub (3) | LOW |
| Algeria designed royal symbols (7) | PETAL |
| Fruit sent to Capri (7) | AMERICASCUP |
| Concurred about dog (3) | ANVIL |
| Seafood right inside taxi (4) | SUNDAYROAST |
| Time and motion list (6) | EDGE |
| Clowns get depressed (3) | GUT |
| Plate shaped like part of flower (5) | REACT |
| Remove broken bidet (5) | OPAL |
| Cure a scampi problem at sailing event (8,3) | AMASS |
| Woman from Esher (3) | GRASS |
| Child of resonance (3) | HOE |
| Block terribly vain student (5) | EVEN |
| Time to criticise weekly meal (6,5) | INN |
| Border of hedges (4) | APRICOT |
| Content with quantity (3) | CRAB |
| Bird in frock (3) | PETAL |
| Tug back on stomach (3) | DEBIT |
| Respond concerning performance (5) | SHE |
| Old friend gets a stone (4) | SON |
| Tin from Tuscany (3) | ANVIL |
| Dog returned to exalted figure (3) | TEN |
| Animal from the west (3) | ROC |