| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Dollar, slangily | CLAM |
| Gave up, as rights | CEDED |
| Type of haircut or rug | SHAG |
| That certain something | AURA |
| Still in the game | ALIVE |
| Payment at a plaza | TOLL |
| Effective force | PRIMEMOVER |
| Caesarean rebuke | ETTU |
| Stand in a loft, perhaps | EASEL |
| Straw topper that’s really from Ecuador | PANAMAHAT |
| Woad or indigo | DYE |
| "Right you ___!" | ARE |
| Family crest inscription | NAME |
| Donned the feedbag | ATE |
| Baltic Sea port | RIGA |
| Org. encouraging healthy lifestyles | AMA |
| Skeletal representation of a 3-D object | WIREFRAMEMODEL |
| Jam session selection | SONG |
| Ivanovic who was No. 1 in women’s tennis | ANA |
| Parks of Miss America pageants | BERT |
| Camera’s black-and-white option | MONOCHROMEMODE |
| Get mileage from | USE |
| A bank may hold it | LIEN |
| ___ Sremmurd (hip-hop duo with the hit "Black Beatles") | RAE |
| Sports blowout | ROUT |
| Place for chin-ups | BAR |
| Aphid’s meal | SAP |
| Henderson of Superman comics, e.g. | INSPECTOR |
| "I’ll handle it!" | CANDO |
| Turnip or rutabaga | ROOT |
| Many 35mm-to-DVD transfers | HOMEMOVIES |
| Any of the Florida Keys | ISLE |
| Appointment made via Skype, say | EDATE |
| Goofing off | IDLE |
| Navel orange’s lack | SEED |
| To a degree, slangily | SORTA |
| "Home on the Range" players | DEER |
| Attired like many superheroes | CAPED |
| Virginia’s ___ Caverns | LURAY |
| Come to mind | ARISE |
| "Auntie" of stage and screen | MAME |
| Surveillance device, for short | CAM |
| Run off to the J.P. | ELOPE |
| Performer with an attitude | DIVA |
| "___ as we speak . . ." | EVEN |
| Drive mad | DERANGE |
| Robert Fulton power source | STEAM |
| Having a short fuse | HOTHEADED |
| Utah ski area | ALTA |
| Market oversupply | GLUT |
| Send sky-high | ELATE |
| "Just the facts, ___" | MAAM |
| Official with a whistle, for short | REF |
| Ship to Colchis | ARGO |
| Yakked, yakked, yakked | RANON |
| Shiite leader | IMAM |
| "A ___ pittance!" | MERE |
| Part of a three-key PC combo | ALT |
| Seeks the hand of | WOOS |
| Sneaker insert | INNERSOLE |
| Seldom spotted | RARE |
| Woodwind with a conical bore | OBOE |
| Dallas sch. | SMU |
| You’re reading one now | CLUE |
| Trailer haulers’ needs | HITCHES |
| Reagan ___ (1981-89) | ERA |
| Cry answered by "Polo!" | MARCO |
| ___ out (withdrew) | OPTED |
| Grid Hall of Famer Favre | BRETT |
| Cutting, as a remark | SNIDE |
| Singer with the albums "19," "21" and "25" | ADELE |
| Tough nut to crack | POSER |
| Crocus’s family | IRIS |
| Witch’s warty protuberance | NOSE |
| Bit of commotion | TODO |
| "A jug of wine . . ." poet | OMAR |
| Like many rooters | AVID |
| ___ culpa | MEA |
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Universal Crossword Answers October 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Kind of tense? | PAST |
| Competent | ABLE |
| State of the blessed? | SAINTHOOD |
| Psychic ability | ESP |
| Taunting cry | OHO |
| Ready when needed | ONTAP |
| See 51-Across | DAFT |
| Big-time Wall St. event | IPO |
| Some garden perennials | NARCISSI |
| Himalayan kingdom | BHUTAN |
| Like a heavy winter jacket | LINED |
| Quitter’s cry | UNCLE |
| Kind of alcohol | ETHYL |
| Flying saucers | UFOS |
| Banjo ancestor | LUTE |
| Victory with little suspense | ROMP |
| "Somewhere around there" | ORSO |
| Dagger complement | CLOAK |
| Throws in | ADDS |
| Adriatic wind | BORA |
| Desert respite | OASIS |
| Gull-like coastal fliers | TERNS |
| Attractive secretion? | PHEROMONE |
| Unit of lettuce | HEAD |
| Slangy tenets or doctrines | ISMS |
| Tidied | NEATENED |
| Snowy mountain conveyance | TBAR |
| Baby bed | CRIB |
| Placed a call the old-fashioned way | DIALED |
| "Cogito, ___ sum" | ERGO |
| Back muscles, informally | LATS |
| Minor arguments | TIFFS |
| Climb | SCALE |
| Historic Keller | HELEN |
| Acknowledge one’s arrival | GREET |
| Kendrick of Hollywood | ANNA |
| Dry | ARID |
| Operation Overlord event of 1944 | DDAY |
| Hockey great Bobby | ORR |
| Spiritual transgression | SIN |
| Misery | WOE |
| Leisurely stroll | PASEO |
| Thor’s mythical dad | ODIN |
| Sky color | BLUE |
| Pile on the embarrassment | ABASH |
| California wine valley | NAPA |
| Clue | HINT |
| Leave for a quick noon meal | SLIPOUTFORLUNCH |
| Midmorning hour | TEN |
| Obese | FAT |
| How babies do things | CUTELY |
| Bunch of Boy Scouts | TROOP |
| Military school (with "The") | CITADEL |
| Detests | ABHORS |
| Mary-Kate or Ashley | OLSEN |
| Ensures the failure of | DOOMS |
| New Mexico art town | TAOS |
| Greek letter | PHI |
| Get all cockney’d up | DROPONESAITCHES |
| Dejected | SAD |
| Actor Estrada | ERIK |
| European freshwater fish | BREAM |
| College bigwigs | DEANS |
| Scottish nobles of old | LAIRDS |
| Casual vacation souvenirs | TSHIRTS |
| Legendary Greta | GARBO |
| Wintery period | ICEAGE |
| Gallery contents | ART |
| Bonkers | MAD |
| Dramatically take the blame | FALLONONESSWORD |
| Escape police custody | FLEE |
| Coastal eagle | ERNE |
| Ancient Greek colony | IONIA |
| Transmit | SEND |
| "Phooey!" alternative | DRAT |
| Poor | NEEDY |
News Day Crossword Answers October 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Toothpaste portion | GLOB |
| Braying beasts | ASSES |
| Face-valued, as bonds | ATPAR |
| French arm | BRAS |
| Entertainer Falana | LOLA |
| Pastel purple | LILAC |
| Emmy category | DRAMA |
| Kappa preceder | IOTA |
| Typical Saudi | ARAB |
| Rental agreement | LEASE |
| Slightly wet | MOIST |
| Common mirror shape | OVAL |
| Do the unexpected | DEFYCONVENTION |
| Paying attention | ALERT |
| Trial software | BETAS |
| Seniors’ group | AARP |
| Adventurous vacations | SAFARIS |
| Gown fabrics | SATINS |
| Lake bordering Buffalo | ERIE |
| Fix up, as a building | REHAB |
| Circumvent | AVERT |
| Spring weather event | APRILSHOWER |
| Teeth expert’s deg. | DDS |
| Musical groups | BANDS |
| Nada | ZERO |
| List line | ITEM |
| Without commitments | FREE |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial architect | LIN |
| Money in Milan | EURO |
| Casual eatery | DINER |
| Aerial camera carrier | BLIMP |
| Quarterback Manning | ELI |
| Slow-cooker entrée | PORKROAST |
| Gift giver’s prompt | OPENIT |
| Teacakes | SCONES |
| Korean car | KIA |
| Common landscaping tree | PINOAK |
| Conspiring factions | CABALS |
| Industrious employee, informally | WORKERBEE |
| Yoga accessory | MAT |
| Mindful (of) | AWARE |
| Prone to large fluctuations | SPIKY |
| Plant on trunks | MOSS |
| 1950s headline nickname | IKE |
| One and only | SOLE |
| Pigeon sounds | COOS |
| Aforementioned | SAME |
| Low poker pair | SIXES |
| Square-corner shape | ELL |
| Cell phone user’s woe | NORECEPTION |
| Prepared to propose | KNELT |
| Where a judge is in charge | COURT |
| Corn product | MEAL |
| Jeweled toppers | TIARAS |
| Tenacious | SCRAPPY |
| Engine sound | PURR |
| Overwhelm with tasks | SWAMP |
| Difficult task | CHORE |
| Election faction | POLITICALPARTY |
| Ready for picking | RIPE |
| Sunlit lobbies | ATRIA |
| High society | ELITE |
| Romance novelist Roberts | NORA |
| Preholiday times | EVES |
| Raise, as a flag | HOIST |
| Very funny folks | RIOTS |
| Object of adulation | IDOL |
| Ties the knot | WEDS |
| ”That’s a shame!” | AWGEE |
| Have an inkling | SENSE |
| Relinquish formally | CEDE |
| Delighted | GLAD |
| Anecdotal wisdom | LORE |
| Snowman in ”Frozen” | OLAF |
| Nestling | BABYBIRD |
| Parcels out | ALLOTS |
| City near Florence | SIENA |
| Czechs and Serbs | SLAVS |
| Lighten (up) | EASE |
| Plot outline | SCENARIO |
| Thinks highly of | ADMIRES |
| March together | TROOP |
| Nuisance | PAIN |
| Morning hrs. | AMS |
| Scoundrel | RAT |
| Class with microscopes | BIOLAB |
| Nomad | ROVER |
| Video arcade pioneer | ATARI |
| De-ices, in a way | SALTS |
| 52 Across fractions | CENTS |
| Aft part of a plane | TAIL |
| At a distance | AFAR |
| Tailor at work | SEWER |
| Subtle ”Excuse me . . .” | AHEM |
| Mink relative | SABLE |
| Be of use to | AVAIL |
| Racket target | TENNISBALL |
| Reason to recalculate | ERROR |
| Repetitive learning | ROTE |
| Sky blue | AZURE |
| Exec’s extras | PERKS |
| Aid for the stumped | HINT |
| Tonic or ginger ale | DRINKMIXER |
| Actress Moore | DEMI |
| Equinox mo. | SEPT |
| Canine irritant | FLEA |
| Very long time | EONS |
| Supermarket section | DAIRY |
| Author Dinesen | ISAK |
| Fraternal org. | BPOE |
| Global extreme | POLE |
| ”Quit nagging me!” | OKOK |
| Tip jar fillers | ONES |
| Attention to detail | CARE |
| Teaser ad | PROMO |
| ”Peer Gynt” playwright | IBSEN |
| Wholesale quantity | CASE |
| USAF offense | AWOL |
| The Badger St. | WISC |
| Texting ancestor | |
| Cub Scout leader | AKELA |
| Dry runs | TESTS |
| Regretful | SORRY |
| Burns or Byron | POET |
| Brilliant accomplishment | COUP |
| Appetizers, on some menus | STARTERS |
| Cut corners | SKIMP |
| Much more than worried | INAPANIC |
| Informal refusal | NOPE |
| Be like | EMULATE |
| Prefix for scope | PERI |
| Gentle touch | CARESS |
| ”Honor Thy Father” author | TALESE |
| Bookcase fastener | SCREW |
| Chip-dip tidbit | CHIVE |
| Cordoned (off) | ROPED |
| Presence of mind | POISE |
| Descendant | SCION |
| Light bulb measures | WATTS |
| Fussy person | PRIG |
| ”Would __ to you?” | ILIE |
| Was transported | RODE |
| Trampled (on) | TROD |
| Prestigious law school | YALE |
| Shout of discovery | AHA |
| Bring to a garage, perhaps | TOW |
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers October 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| English constitutional settlement of 1689 entitled An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown | BILLOFRIGHTS |
| Chisel-edged tooth at the front of the mouth | INCISOR |
| Frida —, Mexican painter whose works include 1938’s Self-Portrait with Monkey | KAHLO |
| Antoine-Jean —, French painter whose works include 1827 oil Dr Vignardonne | GROS |
| Agile mammal of Asia, Europe and North America whose fur is highly valued | MARTEN |
| Alan —, author of novels Cry, the Beloved Country and Too Late the Phalarope | PATON |
| Promontory in western Greece off of which Octavian defeated Mark Antony in a naval battle in 31 BC | ACTIUM |
| Airline; flag carrier of Israel | ELAL |
| Constable in William Shakespeare play Measure for Measure | ELBOW |
| George M —, 19th-century US manufacturer of luxury railway coaches | PULLMAN |
| 1968 film thriller starring Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett | TWISTEDNERVE |
| 2005 novel by Chris Ryan | BLACKOUT |
| Gustav —,composer of The Planets suite | HOLST |
| Administrative centre of Cornwall | TRURO |
| Hereditary title of the head of the Nizari sect of Ismaili Muslims | AGAKHAN |
| US state; capital Salt Lake City | UTAH |
| Town in Somerset on the River Parrett | BRIDGWATER |
| Black or greenish-black mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks | HORNBLENDE |
| 1970s ITV drama series with both Kevin Moreton and Mark McManus in the title role | SAM |
| 1970 novel by Peter Tinniswood | MOG |
| In skiing, a turn in which one ski is placed far forward of the other and turned gradually inwards | TELEMARK |
| Nova Scotian venue of a 1957 international peace conference | PUGWASH |
| Karel —, painter whose works include 1949’s Questioning Children | APPEL |
| Town in Saone-et-Loire, France that grew up around a 10th-century abbey | CLUNY |
| John —, actor who played Duggie Ferguson and Lawrence White in Coronation Street and Emmerdale | BOWE |
Mirror Quick Crossword Answers October 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Careless or irresponsible in talking | LOOSETONGUED |
| Brave | VALIANT |
| Eight-piece ensemble | OCTET |
| Horny fingertip covering | NAIL |
| Disengage and remove | DETACH |
| Hoodwinks | DUPES |
| Dressed in shabby tattered clothes | RAGGED |
| Oily fruit | OLIVE |
| Disciple | APOSTLE |
| Musical instrument | GLOCKENSPIEL |
| Shaped ornamental edging | MOULDING |
| Rot | DECAY |
| Bingo | LOTTO |
| Disregards | IGNORES |
| Sunday clothes? | BEST |
| House part | LIVINGROOM |
| In charge | ATTHEWHEEL |
| Unopened flower | BUD |
| Lair | DEN |
| Runway | AIRSTRIP |
| Protection | DEFENCE |
| Highland games log | CABER |
| Browned bread | TOAST |
| Lazy | IDLE |
Mirror Cryptic Crossword Answers October 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| The bar generated air | BREATH |
| Cease sending post | STOP |
| Finished some deliveries | OVER |
| Noble period | AUGUST |
| Herb that makes money | MINT |
| Give out the wrong time | EMIT |
| Auction ales off | SALE |
| Low-flying bird | OWL |
| Exclude from pub | BAR |
| Thus repeatedly mediocre | SOSO |
| Declare Vera to be mad | AVER |
| Maiden’s assistant | AIDE |
| Proper to put notes with coin | DECENT |
| Tardy translating tale | LATE |
| Owing to student conflict | DUEL |
| Athlete’s carpet | RUNNER |
| Eruption is fun | BLAST |
| Hence in another goal | ERGO |
| Stolen the Spanish accommodation | HOTEL |
| Dwelling on me is rotten | SEMI |
| Shape or tint heavenly body | TRITON |
| Design plate on flower part | PETAL |
| Officers’ room in confusion | MESS |
| Collapsed round part of church | APSE |
| Gently hold framework | CRADLE |
| Dull British country | BLAND |
| Arrange by command | ORDER |
| Cooked trout for instructor | TUTOR |
| Revealing about meat | VEAL |
| Incline to be thin | LEAN |
Mirror Classic Crossword Answers October 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Inhalation | BREATH |
| Desist | STOP |
| Above | OVER |
| Month | AUGUST |
| Flavouring | MINT |
| Radiate | EMIT |
| Transaction | SALE |
| Nocturnal creature | OWL |
| Ingot | BAR |
| Average | SOSO |
| State | AVER |
| Attendant | AIDE |
| Satisfactory | DECENT |
| Overdue | LATE |
| Contest | DUEL |
| Sprinter | RUNNER |
| Explosion | BLAST |
| Therefore | ERGO |
| Suburban house? | SEMI |
| Moon of Neptune | TRITON |
| Flower part | PETAL |
| Untidy state | MESS |
| Domed recess | APSE |
| Crib | CRADLE |
| Boring | BLAND |
| Choose food | ORDER |
| Teacher | TUTOR |
| Type of beef | VEAL |
| Without fat | LEAN |
Metro Crossword Answers October 1 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Become stale | STAGNATE |
| Finder’s fee | REWARD |
| Leaves behind | ABANDONS |
| Refunded | REPAID |
| Moving restlessly | FIDGETING |
| Comedian | COMIC |
| Small vipers | ASPS |
| Flavour concentrate, vanilla … | ESSENCE |
| Stoat-like animals | WEASELS |
| Communists | REDS |
| Pathway puzzles | MAZES |
| Insistently | ADAMANTLY |
| Played inside | INDOOR |
| Depraved | DECADENT |
| Yawning | GAPING |
| Insurance estimator | ASSESSOR |
| Provides with personnel | STAFFS |
| Prizes | AWARDS |
| Light push | NUDGE |
| Bowling skittles | TENPINS |
| Worked out in gym | EXERCISED |
| Scaring | ALARMING |
| Took away | DEDUCTED |
| Hideous monster | OGRE |
| Resigns from position (5,4) | STEPSDOWN |
| Doing breast-stroke | SWIMMING |
| Smartened (6,2) | JAZZEDUP |
| Persian ruler | SHAH |
| Magazine subscribers | READERS |
| Alternate ones | OTHERS |
| Pearl-bearer | OYSTER |
| Wise saying | ADAGE |
The Guardian - Speedy - Sep 30 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Ballad | SONG |
| Bulging | PROTUBERANT |
| Cosy | SNUG |
| Deflection of bullet's path | RICOCHET |
| Edible entrails | OFFAL |
| Having sufficient numbers for meeting | QUORATE |
| Insignificant | PETTY |
| Last-but-one | PENULTIMATE |
| Lucidity | CLARITY |
| Ludicrous | FARCICAL |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Manner of walking | GAIT |
| Orate | DECLAIM |
| Plausible | GLIB |
| Snag, drawback | HITCH |
| Socratic poison | HEMLOCK |
| Striking | EYECATCHING |
| Taciturn | RETICENT |
| Teasing | TANTALISING |
| Tussle | SCRAP |
| Vigilant | WATCHFUL |
The Telegraph - Quick - September 30 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Allowance | QUOTA |
| At a distance | AFAR |
| Calm | PLACID |
| Choose | OPT |
| Compos mentis | LUCID |
| Drool | SALIVATE |
| Finish | END |
| Frank | CANDID |
| Fruit | PEAR |
| Hinder | HAMPER |
| Income | REVENUE |
| Kind | TENDERHEARTED |
| Landing place | QUAY |
| Musical composition | ORATORIO |
| Musical entertainment | KARAOKE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Novice | ROOKIE |
| Perish | DIE |
| Raise | ELEVATE |
| Rent | HIRE |
| Repair | MEND |
| Shake | AGITATE |
| Snake | ADDER |
| String | TWINE |
| Substitute | RESERVE |
| Swift | RAPID |
| Sword | EPEE |
| Thrilled | EXCITED |
| Vessel | ARK |
| Wastrel | IDLER |
The Times - Specialist - October 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| “Mankind are an ____ race. Give them but bugbears and idols — it is all that they ask; the distinctions of right and wrong […] are worse than indifferent to them” (William Hazlitt) | INCORRIGIBLE |
| 1966 single by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston | It Takes Two |
| 2007 film based on a 1998 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Love in the Time of Cholera |
| A direction-finding instrument | COMPASS |
| A jill or gill, or a hob | FERRET |
| A location, sometimes notional, for a sporting offender | sin bin |
| Actress who hosted the religious programme Praise Be! | Thora Hird |
| Alternative to “emersion” as the reappearance of a celestial body following an eclipse | EGRESS |
| An alarm signal, often sounded on a bell | TOCSIN |
| An orthodox school of Hinduism, which sees the universe as consisting of consciousness and matter | sankhya |
| Any of various prophesying women of classical antiquity | SIBYL |
| Billy ____ is the stage name of singer William Broad | IDOL |
| Casino card game based on red and black diamonds | rouge-et-noir |
| Christians who do not celebrate Christmas or Easter | Jehovah's Witnesses |
| Deep Blue beat this game’s world champion in 1997 | CHESS |
| Elias ____’s collection of rarities formed the basis of an Oxford museum | ASHMOLE |
| Exercise equipment used for several disciplines | MULTIGYM |
| Fabric made with waste silk | SCHAPPE |
| Folklore figure played by Kate Moss in Blackadder: Back & Forth | maid marian |
| Former name of the city regarded as the cultural capital of Karnataka, India | MYSORE |
| Fritz ____’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, first published in German in 1914, is now in its seventh edition | ULLMANN |
| Graphical symbol often loosely referred to as a smiley | EMOTICON |
| Gulfweed, or a floating mass of it | SARGASSO |
| Harry Potter’s aunt and uncle live in Little Whinging in this English county | SURREY |
| Hyundai model known in some countries as Verna and Solaris | ACCENT |
| Measure of energy available for mechanical use | ENTROPY |
| Musical comedy drama series set in William McKinley High School | GLEE |
| Nascar, drag and dirt racing venue in Concord, North Carolina | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Nation with territory in both Asia and Europe | TURKEY |
| One of only two US states not divided into counties | ALASKA |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Personification, given the name Artemis, of liberty in ancient Greece | eleutheria |
| Poet who wrote How Do I Love Thee? | elizabeth Browning |
| Political satire novel originally subtitled A Fairy Story | Animal Farm |
| Pouch used for sending of documents overseas, free from customs inspection | diplomatic bag |
| Pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud, an author of exotic novels based on his life as a naval officer | Pierre Loti |
| Retired professors who retain their titles | EMERITI |
| Self-declared king of Israel, killed at the wood of Ephraim | ABSALOM |
| Shakespeare character whose final line is “Now go thy ways, thou hast tamed a curst shrew” | HORTENSIO |
| Short name for a wild or half-tamed horse | BRONC |
| Singer and actress who gained fame as mechanic Charlene Robinson | Kylie Minogue |
| South African vultures | aasvogels |
| Strong demands for action | clarion calls |
| Strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | LYE |
| Substance used for cleaning leather | saddle soap |
| That being the case | if so |
| The “Kritik der Politischen Oekonomie” of Karl Marx | Das Kapital |
| The 1942-3 ____ campaign was named after the largest of the independent Solomon Islands | GUADALCANAL |
| The first US secretary of state chosen by Donald Trump | Rex Tillerson |
| The German customs union founded in 1834 | ZOLLVEREIN |
| The H of HRT | HORMONE |
| The killing of a god | DEICIDE |
| The national anthem of this island republic is La Bayamesa | CUBA |
| The Queen celebrated her 91st birthday at ____ racecourse | NEWBURY |
| The tower of a church | STEEPLE |
| The traditional head-dress of a bishop | MITRE |
| The Winter’s Tale’s “snapper-up of unconsidered trifles” | AUTOLYCUS |
| Those who were in favour of the end of slavery | ABOLITIONISTS |
| Tool typically used to create a small hole for a nail or screw | AWL |
| Type of light which flashes on and off very quickly | STROBE |
| ___ is described as the oldest city in the Netherlands | Nijmegen |
The Times - Concise - October 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Case for cards in a casino | SHOE |
| Code | CIPHER |
| Conflict | WAR |
| Decent | right-thinking |
| Diverse | ECLECTIC |
| Fascinate | INTRIGUE |
| Find pleasant | LIKE |
| Gateau | CAKE |
| Ground | STADIUM |
| Group leader | KINGPIN |
| Harass | CHIVVY |
| Insight | ACUMEN |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Intrusion | ENCROACHMENT |
| Lock of hair | TRESS |
| Manifest | OBVIOUS |
| Mischievous | ARCH |
| Not serious | tongue-in-cheek |
| Of writing | LITERARY |
| Self-taught | AUTODIDACTIC |
| Soppy | MAWKISH |
| Sour | RANCID |
| Steadfast | hard-core |
| Sweetener | SUGAR |
| Tear | RIP |
The Washington Post - October 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| '60s-'80s Brit. sports car | MGB |
| 'Dig in!' | LETSEAT |
| 'Frozen' princess | ELSA |
| 'Lux' composer Brian | ENO |
| 'Moneyball' baseball exec Billy | BEANE |
| 'Picnic' playwright | INGE |
| 'That film is awful' | IHATEIT |
| 'The Four Seasons' composer | VIVALDI |
| 1954 Ford debut | TBIRD |
| 1999 Moviefone acquirer | AOL |
| 8/21/2017 celestial event | ECLIPSE |
| Action-filled | SLAMBANG |
| Apple mobile platform | IOS |
| Apt to mouth off | PERT |
| Attention-getting type: Abbr | ITAL |
| Baseless accusation, to an alleged perp | BUMRAP |
| Be flush with | ABUT |
| Berkshire boarding school | ETON |
| BOLO equivalent | APB |
| Break down | SOB |
| Bridge installer's deg | DDS |
| Castaway's home | ISLE |
| Celeb's freebie | VIPPASS |
| Co-host Shapiro of 'All Things Considered' | ARI |
| Cold weather word | TEENS |
| Column on the right | ONES |
| Common film festival entry | INDIE |
| Concepts | IDEAS |
| Connection method: Abbr | ISP |
| Container with slats | CRATE |
| Counsel offered by Carlo Rossi? | VINEGUIDANCE |
| Critical care ctrs | ERS |
| Crooner Vic | DAMONE |
| Cross inscription | INRI |
| Crowd control weapons | RIOTGUNS |
| Disco phrase | AGOGO |
| DJ's stack | CDS |
| Dream about childbirth? | VISIONOFLABOR |
| Earl with a three-finger banjo-picking style named for him | SCRUGGS |
| Exec's reminder | MEMO |
| Expressive online image | EMOJI |
| Financial smartphone download | ATMAPP |
| Fluency | EASE |
| Foment, with 'up' | STIR |
| Frozen fruit-flavored snack | OTTERPOP |
| Get by succession | INHERIT |
| Give a keynote, say | ORATE |
| Golfer's starting point | TEEBOX |
| Google successes | HITS |
| Grammy-winning singer Krall | DIANA |
| Group with lineups | TEAM |
| Gunk | GOO |
| Headquarters | BASE |
| Houdini's family name | WEISS |
| If all goes right | ATBEST |
| Ill-tempered | SORE |
| In-flight fig | ALT |
| Intervals of inactivity | RESTS |
| It might follow a bullet | ITEM |
| Justice Gorsuch who replaced Antonin | NEIL |
| Legendary Spanish hero | ELCID |
| Like yoga devotees | LIMBER |
| Map in a map | INSET |
| Mar. parade honoree | STPAT |
| Mastering a basic golf lesson? | STANCELEARNING |
| Medical containers | VIALS |
| Menlo Park middle name | ALVA |
| Mettlesome mounts | ARABS |
| Miscalculates | ERRS |
| More profound | DEEPER |
| Morning read | PAPER |
| Naval strength | SEAPOWER |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Nibble | GNAW |
| Normal beginning? | PARA |
| Not leave to chance | ENSURE |
| Orbital high point | APOGEE |
| Pal of Harry | RON |
| Paquin of 'True Blood' | ANNA |
| Period that may be named for a president | ERA |
| Pic for a doc | MRI |
| Pioneering TVs | RCAS |
| Popular __ | VOTE |
| Princess from Alderaan | LEIA |
| Pursued | TRAILED |
| Put the squeeze on | PRESSURE |
| Quartet named for its members | ABBA |
| Quattro competitor | ATRA |
| Queen's subjects | ANTS |
| Railing feature | BALUSTER |
| Recommend | ADVISE |
| Reminded guests that certain casual attire is required? | STRESSEDJEANS |
| Renaissance instrument | LUTE |
| Rick calls her 'kid' | ILSA |
| Ristorante suffix | INI |
| Rolls with rice | SUSHI |
| Run through a reader | SWIPE |
| Russian bread | RUBLE |
| Salon dye | HENNA |
| Salon, for one | EMAG |
| Scepter top, perhaps | ORB |
| Series of rings | PEAL |
| Shake awake | ROUST |
| Shot spot | ARM |
| Skin lotion brand | NIVEA |
| Smartphone display | TIME |
| Soda purchases | LITERS |
| Software update strategies? | VERSIONTACTICS |
| Spark producer | FLINT |
| Spy-fi figs | AGTS |
| St. Louis landmark | ARCH |
| Stand in a loft | EASEL |
| State secrets? | RAT |
| Struck (out) | EXED |
| Summon silently | MOTIONTO |
| Supervised | OVERSAW |
| Take in the wrong way? | OGLE |
| Take up or let out | ALTER |
| Taking in a sunrise, say | UPEARLY |
| They're often grad students | TAS |
| They're usually seen with sandals | TOES |
| Throws into the mix | ADDS |
| Title absentee | GODOT |
| Took a little off | PARED |
| Turntable letters | RPM |
| TV spot seller | ADREP |
| U.S. dept. with a windmill on its seal | ENER |
| Ultra-secret org | NSA |
| Uncompromising boss? | STRICTLEADER |
| Unimproved property | EMPTYLOT |
| Urban view obscurer | SMOG |
| Vagabond | TRAMP |
| Vague feeling | VIBE |
| Views about poetry? | VERSEOPINIONS |
| Violinist's need | ROSIN |
| Went bad | ROTTED |
| Western natives | UTES |
| What alibis may be | LIES |
| When Le Havre heats up | ETE |
| Wine city near Turin | ASTI |
| Withdrew, with 'out' | OPTED |
| Wraps (up) | SEWS |
| Writer | PEN |
| Yoga pose | ASANA |
| Zinger | BARB |
La Times Crossword Answers October 1 2017 Sunday
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Financial smartphone download | ATMAPP |
| Vague feeling | VIBE |
| Shot spot | ARM |
| Take up or let out | ALTER |
| More profound | DEEPER |
| Attention-getting type: Abbr. | ITAL |
| Gunk | GOO |
| Russian bread | RUBLE |
| Crooner Vic | DAMONE |
| Software update strategies? | VERSIONTACTICS |
| Urban view obscurer | SMOG |
| Action-filled | SLAMBANG |
| Get by succession | INHERIT |
| Stand in a loft | EASEL |
| Title absentee | GODOT |
| Bridge installer’s deg. | DDS |
| Counsel offered by Carlo Rossi? | VINEGUIDANCE |
| Map in a map | INSET |
| Ristorante suffix | INI |
| Pursued | TRAILED |
| State secrets? | RAT |
| Container with slats | CRATE |
| Recommend | ADVISE |
| Dream about childbirth? | VISIONOFLABOR |
| What alibis may be | LIES |
| Series of rings | PEAL |
| Ultra-secret org. | NSA |
| Like yoga devotees | LIMBER |
| Naval strength | SEAPOWER |
| Co-host Shapiro of "All Things Considered" | ARI |
| Celeb’s freebie | VIPPASS |
| Views about poetry? | VERSEOPINIONS |
| "That film is awful" | IHATEIT |
| ’60s-’80s Brit. sports car | MGB |
| Frozen fruit-flavored snack | OTTERPOP |
| Soda purchases | LITERS |
| 1999 Moviefone acquirer | AOL |
| Fluency | EASE |
| Normal beginning? | PARA |
| Reminded guests that certain casual attire is required? | STRESSEDJEANS |
| Baseless accusation, to an alleged perp | BUMRAP |
| Yoga pose | ASANA |
| Pic for a doc | MRI |
| "Dig in!" | LETSEAT |
| When Le Havre heats up | ETE |
| Run through a reader | SWIPE |
| Uncompromising boss? | STRICTLEADER |
| Break down | SOB |
| Mar. parade honoree | STPAT |
| Shake awake | ROUST |
| Taking in a sunrise, say | UPEARLY |
| Crowd control weapons | RIOTGUNS |
| Headquarters | BASE |
| Mastering a basic golf lesson? | STANCELEARNING |
| Golfer’s starting point | TEEBOX |
| Salon dye | HENNA |
| Scepter top, perhaps | ORB |
| Salon, for one | EMAG |
| Not leave to chance | ENSURE |
| Concepts | IDEAS |
| They’re often grad students | TAS |
| Wraps (up) | SEWS |
| Went bad | ROTTED |
| Throws into the mix | ADDS |
| Group with lineups | TEAM |
| Exec’s reminder | MEMO |
| Orbital high point | APOGEE |
| Writer | PEN |
| Put the squeeze on | PRESSURE |
| "The Four Seasons" composer | VIVALDI |
| It might follow a bullet | ITEM |
| Zinger | BARB |
| "Frozen" princess | ELSA |
| Disco phrase | AGOGO |
| Pal of Harry | RON |
| Summon silently | MOTIONTO |
| St. Louis landmark | ARCH |
| Renaissance instrument | LUTE |
| 1954 Ford debut | TBIRD |
| Legendary Spanish hero | ELCID |
| Intervals of inactivity | RESTS |
| "Picnic" playwright | INGE |
| Queen’s subjects | ANTS |
| Princess from Alderaan | LEIA |
| Spy-fi figs. | AGTS |
| Grammy-winning singer Krall | DIANA |
| Medical containers | VIALS |
| Common film festival entry | INDIE |
| Skin lotion brand | NIVEA |
| Menlo Park middle name | ALVA |
| Justice Gorsuch who replaced Antonin | NEIL |
| DJ’s stack | CDS |
| 8/21/2017 celestial event | ECLIPSE |
| Vagabond | TRAMP |
| Violinist’s need | ROSIN |
| Quartet named for its members | ABBA |
| They’re usually seen with sandals | TOES |
| Miscalculates | ERRS |
| Connection method: Abbr. | ISP |
| Cross inscription | INRI |
| Spark producer | FLINT |
| Apt to mouth off | PERT |
| Critical care ctrs. | ERS |
| Supervised | OVERSAW |
| Houdini’s family name | WEISS |
| BOLO equivalent | APB |
| Popular __ | VOTE |
| Expressive online image | EMOJI |
| Take in the wrong way? | OGLE |
| Apple mobile platform | IOS |
| Rick calls her "kid" | ILSA |
| Google successes | HITS |
| Quattro competitor | ATRA |
| Cold weather word | TEENS |
| Turntable letters | RPM |
| Took a little off | PARED |
| Give a keynote, say | ORATE |
| Morning read | PAPER |
| TV spot seller | ADREP |
| U.S. dept. with a windmill on its seal | ENER |
| Wine city near Turin | ASTI |
| Unimproved property | EMPTYLOT |
| In-flight fig. | ALT |
| Railing feature | BALUSTER |
| Western natives | UTES |
| Earl with a three-finger banjo-picking style named for him | SCRUGGS |
| Berkshire boarding school | ETON |
| Castaway’s home | ISLE |
| Foment, with "up" | STIR |
| If all goes right | ATBEST |
| Rolls with rice | SUSHI |
| Withdrew, with "out" | OPTED |
| "Moneyball" baseball exec Billy | BEANE |
| Mettlesome mounts | ARABS |
| Paquin of "True Blood" | ANNA |
| Pioneering TVs | RCAS |
| Column on the right | ONES |
| Smartphone display | TIME |
| Nibble | GNAW |
| Be flush with | ABUT |
| Ill-tempered | SORE |
| Struck (out) | EXED |
| Period that may be named for a president | ERA |
| "Lux" composer Brian | ENO |
Premier Sunday - King Feature Syndicate - October 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 'Ars -- artis' | GRATIA |
| 'Days of -- Lives' | OUR |
| 'Likely story!' | ASIF |
| 'Mama' of pop | CASS |
| 'Oh -- little faith!' | YEOF |
| 'Taxi' co-star Andy | KAUFMAN |
| 'Thus ...' | ANDSO |
| 'Yes' votes | ASSENTS |
| 'Zip-a-Dee-Doo- --' | DAH |
| -- -CIO | AFL |
| -- Lanka | SRI |
| -- May (Jed Clampett's daughter) | ELLY |
| -- Plaines, Illinois | DES |
| -- Spumante | ASTI |
| -- Stanley Gardner | ERLE |
| 20-ouncer at Starbucks | VENTI |
| Abbr. ending a co. name | INC |
| Abet, e.g | AID |
| Across-the-board ban | BLANKETPROHIBITION |
| Actor Hulce | TOM |
| Angry feeling | IRE |
| Aquanaut's habitat | SEALAB |
| Aspirin target | ACHE |
| Auditing org | IRS |
| Autumn mo | NOV |
| Bee juice | NECTAR |
| Big name in audio compression | DOLBYDIGITAL |
| Bill equal to two fins | TENSPOT |
| Bird on bills | EAGLE |
| Birds' pads | NESTS |
| Birthplace of Galileo | PISA |
| Booster for a band | AMP |
| Celtics' org | NBA |
| Church nook | APSE |
| Clip wool from | SHEAR |
| Cockpit abbr | ALT |
| Coleslaw, essentially | CABBAGE |
| Country estate | VILLA |
| Cowboy flick | OATER |
| Criminals break them | LAWS |
| Cry apropos to seven long answers in this puzzle? | ITSTHEENDOFANERA |
| Daddies | PAPAS |
| Decorative needle case | ETUI |
| Destines to oblivion | DOOMS |
| Divested of weapons | DISARMED |
| Do data entry, e.g | TYPE |
| Dozing spots | BEDS |
| Easy run | LOPE |
| El -- (Spanish newspaper) | PAIS |
| Ending for hero | INE |
| Ending for lion | ESS |
| Entangle | SNARE |
| Expresses | SAYS |
| Eyeliner mishaps | SMEARS |
| Fast getaway | LAM |
| Faux -- | PAS |
| Female sibs, informally | SISSIES |
| Fish that can be a shocker | EEL |
| Five-spot | FIN |
| Fixed a bow on, e.g | RETIED |
| Forest den | LAIR |
| Fun, for short | REC |
| Gerund ender | ING |
| Good buds | PALS |
| Gotten totally quiet | FALLENSILENT |
| Group with a secy.-gen | NATO |
| Guy | GENT |
| Harry's chum at Hogwarts | RON |
| Has no entity | ISNT |
| Having no peepers | EYELESS |
| Hay-bundling device | BALER |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Herb bit | SPRIG |
| Hurricane's weaker relative | TROPICALDEPRESSION |
| Ken of 'EZ Streets' | OLIN |
| Kitchen VIP | CHEF |
| Land in el agua | ISLA |
| Langston Hughes' movement | HARLEMRENAISSANCE |
| Leader of the mutiny on the Bounty | FLETCHERCHRISTIAN |
| Like stock without face value | NOPAR |
| Longtime New York senator Daniel Patrick -- | MOYNIHAN |
| Low cards in pinochle | NINES |
| Minds | HEEDS |
| Mo. no. 10 | OCT |
| Mr. Lincoln, familiarly | ABE |
| Muff it up | ERR |
| Nomad's tent | YURT |
| None-of-the-above option | OTHER |
| Not quite round | OVATE |
| Occur as a result | ENSUE |
| Off-road ride, briefly | ATV |
| One over par | BOGEY |
| One-celled organism | AMOEBA |
| Ovid's 511 | DXI |
| Pecan, e.g | NUT |
| People who say 'Not guilty,' say | PLEADERS |
| Pertaining to birth | NATAL |
| Pilot's setting | SKY |
| Pioneer Boone, to friends | DANL |
| Place with outpatients | CLINIC |
| Plant anchor | ROOT |
| Poet Pope | ALEXANDER |
| Pro -- | TEM |
| Put forth, as strength | EXERT |
| Putting on, as a show | STAGING |
| Reid of 'Sharknado' | TARA |
| Revise, as a manuscript | EMEND |
| Riding horse | STEED |
| Saving sites | BANKS |
| Sealed, as a wine bottle | CORKED |
| Seat of Orange County | SANTAANA |
| See 30-Down | ARE |
| Sees firsthand | WITNESSES |
| Sensed feelings, informally | VIBES |
| Set of documents about a case | DOSSIER |
| Sharp retort | RIPOSTE |
| Shoelace snarl | KNOT |
| Singer Lynn | VERA |
| Singer/actor Ed | AMES |
| Smash hit | SELLOUT |
| Sooty vents | FLUES |
| Squeal (on) | RAT |
| Stand-up comic Daniel | TOSH |
| Suffix with lemon | ADE |
| Tabby-treating docs | VETS |
| The -- degree | NTH |
| They might cross aves | RDS |
| Three-filling deli classic | BLT |
| Thrifty rival | AVIS |
| Tony winner Wallach | ELI |
| Totally done | ALLOVER |
| Truckloads | ALOT |
| TV prize | EMMY |
| Units of work | ERGS |
| Unopened | NEW |
| Very affectionate couple | LOVEBIRDS |
| Visualize | IMAGINE |
| What a hot spot provides | WIRELESSINTERNET |
| Where many ads are seen | ONTV |
| Window part | SILL |
| With 70-Across, 'It's more than likely ...' | ODDS |
| With great enthusiasm | EXCITEDLY |
| Years and years on end | EON |
New York Times - October 1 2017 Sunday Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| 'Creme sandwich' introduced over a century ago | OREO |
| 'Hots' | DESIRE |
| 'If I ___ penny for every ...' | HADA |
| 'So that's it!' | AHA |
| 'Sprechen ___ Deutsch?' | SIE |
| 'There, there' | ITSOK |
| 'u r hilarious!' | LMAO |
| 'We should avoid doing that' | LETSNOT |
| 12 cc, maybe | DOSE |
| Adjust with Photoshop, maybe | TRIM |
| Air-conditioner fig | BTUS |
| Alien autopsies, crop circles and the like | HOAXES |
| Alternative to a name: Abbr | IDNO |
| Amazon, e.g | RIVER |
| André ___, 1947 Literature Nobelist | GIDE |
| Animal depicted in Edwin Landseer's 'The Monarch of the Glen' | STAG |
| Antarctic penguin | ADELIE |
| Aquarium fish | TETRA |
| Army NCO | SGT |
| At the scene | ONSITE |
| Ball ___ | PEEN |
| Be Kind to Editors and Writers Mo. [for real!] | SEPT |
| Bee: Prefix | API |
| Besmirch | TAR |
| Bit of wind | PUFF |
| Blogger's pick for a pic | AVATAR |
| Boost the horsepower of | HOPUP |
| Canon camera | EOS |
| Cause of insomnia, maybe | DRIP |
| Charlotte ___, Virgin Islands | AMALIE |
| Cheers in un estadio | OLES |
| Classic Jag | XKE |
| Climbing Mount Everest, e.g | ORDEAL |
| Come before | PREDATE |
| Complaining fish? | CARP |
| Corona, for one | AURA |
| Country rocker Steve | EARLE |
| Country star Church | ERIC |
| Custom-fits | TAILORS |
| D.C. lobby for seniors | AARP |
| D.C. summer setting | EDT |
| Dance party enthusiast | RAVER |
| Dance with a kick | CONGA |
| Day-in-and-day-out pattern | RUT |
| Dead | POSTRETIREMENT |
| Design detail | SPEC |
| Develops (from) | DERIVES |
| Dish served with chopsticks in a bowl | RAMEN |
| Down | GLUM |
| Draw in | ATTRACT |
| Draw, as a scene | LIMN |
| Earth goddess | GAIA |
| Egyptian cobra | ASP |
| Emotionally demanding | NEEDY |
| Entrap | LUREIN |
| Even | TIED |
| Falling down | TESTINGGRAVITY |
| Fire places | PITS |
| Five-point rugby play | TRY |
| Florae and faunae | BIOTAS |
| Florida beach city, informally | BOCA |
| French horticulturist after whom a variety of fruit is named | BOSC |
| G.P.A. killers | EFS |
| Get 29-Across | FAIL |
| Go over in blackjack | BUST |
| Google ___ | MAPS |
| Heat, as to soften metal | ANNEAL |
| Holiday celebrations | FESTS |
| Holy Roman emperor called 'the Great' | OTTOI |
| How scallops are often prepared | SEARED |
| In working order | USABLE |
| It 'exists when one goes against one's conscience,' per Pope Francis | SIN |
| It goes up to about 1700 | AMDIAL |
| Japanese drama | NOH |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| John Irving protagonist portrayed by Robin Williams | TSGARP |
| Knocks over | AWES |
| Laker named to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 | ONEAL |
| Lamb, e.g | MEAT |
| Landing post-E.T.A | INLATE |
| Layoff | CAREERSHIFTOPPORTUNITY |
| Let stand, editorially | STET |
| Life in the big city, to some | RATRACE |
| Like the head of a tennis racket | OVAL |
| Liquid-___ | PLUMR |
| Locale for two of the Quad Cities | IOWA |
| Lowly worker | SERF |
| Lying | ECONOMICALWITHTHETRUTH |
| Mariners | SEAMEN |
| Mean | AVERAGE |
| Most profs | PHDS |
| Mother-of-pearl | NACRE |
| Narrow waterway | STRAIT |
| Neither's partner | NOR |
| New Testament book | ACTS |
| Not conned by | ONTO |
| Notable features of Stockholm and Amsterdam | CANALS |
| Occasionally | ATTIMES |
| Officially prohibit | ENJOIN |
| Oklahoma City-to-Tulsa dir | ENE |
| Old sitcom character who was 229 years old | ALF |
| Oman's leader, e.g | SULTAN |
| One of the Ivies | PENN |
| Out in court | ALIBI |
| Part of an accusation in Clue | WEAPON |
| Pasta recipe phrase | ALDENTE |
| Pep | ENERGY |
| Pet food with a paw print logo | IAMS |
| Pilgrims' pronoun | THEE |
| Pinstriper | YANK |
| Prep for the runway, maybe | DEICE |
| Radio host John | TESH |
| Railway offshoot | SPUR |
| Ratcheting wheel mechanism | PAWL |
| Repeated cry at a dance class | STEP |
| Robert of 'The Sopranos' | ILER |
| Run too far or lift too much | OVERDO |
| School support grps | PTAS |
| Show contempt for | SNEERAT |
| Small anatomical container | SAC |
| Some W.S.J. topics | IPOS |
| Speeding ticket | AWARDFORFASTDRIVING |
| Spermatozoa targets | OVA |
| Stingy sorts | CHEAPOS |
| Store blowout | BIGSALE |
| Stripes mismatch, traditionally | PLAID |
| Suffix with brew | SKI |
| Summer Olympics host after Barcelona | ATLANTA |
| Swelter | ROAST |
| Take off quickly | JET |
| Tax increase | BUDGETREINFORCEMENT |
| Those, in Tijuana | ESOS |
| Tight garment | CORSET |
| Took off quickly | LITOUT |
| Trauma reminder | SCAR |
| TWA competitor | USAIR |
| U.N. observer since '74 | PLO |
| Underbrush clearer | MACHETE |
| Utah's ___ Canyon | SEGO |
| Utility worker | LINEMAN |
| Very last part | TAGEND |
| Very: Ger | SEHR |
| W.W. II shipping worries | UBOATS |
| Where to accent 'Laotian' | THEO |
| Who 'can't buy you love' in an Elton John hit | MAMA |
| Wine holders | CARAFES |
| Wooden | STIFF |
| Work, work, work | TOIL |
| Worries no end | EATSAT |
Universal Crossword Answers September 30 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| A la ___ (menu phrase) | CARTE |
| Majority of Earth | OCEAN |
| Rain clouds | NIMBI |
| Rx overseer | FDA |
| Goofs | ERRS |
| Bangladeshi currency | TAKA |
| Stadium section | TIER |
| Harrison’s archaeologist | INDIANA |
| Cultured gem | PEARL |
| Even though | ALBEIT |
| Suds | SOAPBUBBLES |
| Write a ticket for | CITE |
| On the briny | ASEA |
| Old-style "for fear that" | LEST |
| The disclosing of a secret with "vile," "dent" and "gum" | DIVULGEMENT |
| Part of DDS | DENTAL |
| Some Greek letters | NUS |
| Croat or Serb, e.g. | SLAV |
| With a slanted direction | ASLOPE |
| McCann or Wallace | LILA |
| Prophet | SEER |
| Artist Warhol | ANDY |
| Overhead engine parts | CAMS |
| Type of exam or vaccine | ORAL |
| "… ___ lender be" | NORA |
| Big horn | TUBA |
| Coffee container | MUG |
| Guarantee or notarize | CERTIFY |
| Work periods | STINTS |
| "Steppenwolf" author Hermann | HESSE |
| Comic Anderson | LOUIE |
| Desert rest stops | OASES |
| French coastal city | BREST |
| Word attached to "fall" | PRAT |
| Big semi trucks | RIGS |
| Sword that’s blunted | EPEE |
| Pale tannish color | ECRU |
| Have the look of | SEEM |
| Not us | THEM |
| Japanese belt | OBI |
| New Year’s shower | CONFETTI |
| Pressure unit | PASCAL |
| Harmful precipitation | ACIDRAIN |
| Plaza Hotel girl | ELOISE |
| Made comments | REMARKED |
| Becomes less intense | ABATES |
| Key near Caps Lock | TAB |
| Indian garment | SARI |
| Emulate a parrot | REPEAT |
| Author Blyton or Bagnold | ENID |
| Improvise | ADLIB |
| Certifiable? | INSANE |
| Oklahoma city | TULSA |
| Having fits of laughter with "clot," "sun" and "van" | CONVULSANT |
| "Tres ___" ("very well," in French) | BIEN |
| State of excitement | AROUSAL |
| Took a header | TUMBLED |
| Crumbly fertilizer | MARL |
| It’s full of words | VOCABULARY |
| Various metal wastes | SLAGS |
| Mammal’s coat | PELAGE |
| Pre-Novocain application | ETHER |
| Messy person | SLOB |
| Early arrival (var.) | PREMIE |
| Midterm, for one | TEST |
| Rowboat necessity | OAR |
| Matures on the vine | RIPENS |
| Freezer forerunner | ICEHOUSE |
| Star’s go-betweens | AGENTS |
| The things on the house? | FREEBIES |
| Notorious African fly | TSETSE |
| Most delicious | YUMMIEST |
News Day Crossword Answers September 30 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Make short work of | TOSSOFF |
| Asked for | WANTED |
| Eligible to win | ENTERED |
| Disapproved of | ILLICIT |
| Not as trifling | MEATIER |
| Close by | LOCALLY |
| They’re spotted in taquerias | PINTOS |
| Top suits | CEOS |
| Puffin cousin | AUK |
| ”. . . in language quaint and __”: Longfellow | OLDEN |
| Word from the French for ”key” | CLEF |
| Flyspeck | MITE |
| Parade balloon handler’s handful | ROPE |
| Looking smart | CHIC |
| Patriarchs | SIRES |
| Emma, Olivia, __, Sophia, Isabella (top-5 list for 2016) | AVA |
| NFL team named for a Triple Crown event | THECOLTS |
| Interviewer’s intro | LETMEASKYOUTHIS |
| Sousaphone, e.g. | BASSHORN |
| Its website has a Delivering Care section | AMA |
| 16th-century sun worshipers | INCAS |
| Verb avoided by vegans? | METE |
| Decantation limit | BRIM |
| Skewer of a sort | BIAS |
| Unfinished, as some furniture | BARE |
| Was left no choice | HADTO |
| Small demon | IMP |
| Slick device | RUSE |
| Former owner of Greenland | NORWAY |
| Mideast sectarian supported by Dr. King | ZIONIST |
| Emulate Rodgers or Hammerstein | COWRITE |
| Hard case | ATTACHE |
| Left no choice | ORDERED |
| Slow-moving air | ZEPHYR |
| Save | PAYLESS |
| Impermanent | TEMPORAL |
| Most special person to me | ONEILOVE |
| Make no moves | STANDPAT |
| Bowling center bench | SETTEE |
| Owner of Canis Major | ORION |
| Unwelcome add-ons | FEES |
| US stamp series subject (1945-1946) | FDR |
| ”Little Go Beep” antagonist | WILEECOYOTE |
| Unlikely to take an interest | ALOOF |
| Sports news of Oct. 2016 | NLCS |
| Madre de tu primo | TIA |
| Elongated puff | ECLAIR |
| Make thinner | DILUTE |
| Small fry | TYKES |
| Banner invitation | CLICKHERE |
| Gaming app with a King Safety setting | CHESSMASTER |
| Metaphor for forgetfulness | MIST |
| Name atop the covers of ”Favorite Haunts” and ”Monster Rally” | CHAS |
| Antonym of ”bore” | STUN |
| Chrysanthemum and jasmine | TEAS |
| Customary culture | LORE |
| Many Yale SOM grads | MBAS |
| Endow genetically | HARDWIRE |
| Follows closely | IMITATES |
| Traditional reindeer herders | SAMOYEDS |
| Resort east-southeast of Valencia | IBIZA |
| Last of the fleet admirals | NIMITZ |
| Best Actor Oscar role of 2005 | CAPOTE |
| Go like lightning | BARREL |
| Thick and spreading | BUSHY |
| How Uncle Henry greets Miss Gulch in ”The Wizard of Oz” | HOWDY |
| Abounding | RICH |
| Name derived from ”honor” | NORA |
| Daily ritual for Einstein and Edison | NAP |
| Pilfer | COP |
Mirror Quick Crossword Answers September 30 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Calm, pacify | APPEASE |
| Assess the nature or importance of | WEIGHUP |
| Learned person | SAVANT |
| Short-legged dog | CORGI |
| Friend | MATE |
| Nourish | NURTURE |
| Warm and well-protected | SNUG |
| Plot the course of | CHART |
| Base on which a statue stands | PLINTH |
| Disgraceful action | SCANDAL |
| Make amends | ATONE |
| Glazed currant bun | TEACAKE |
| Extraordinary, outstanding | PHENOMENAL |
| Pleasing or charming | ENGAGING |
| Potato | SPUD |
| Settee | SOFA |
| Valved brass instrument | TUBA |
| Swagger | STRUT |
| Toad type | NATTERJACK |
| Veracity | TRUTH |
| Engineer | MECHANIC |
| Greek letter | IOTA |
| Canvas shelter | TENT |
| Line in darts | OCHE |
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers September 30 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| 2006 stage play by Yasmina Reza | GODOF |
| Michael —, actor whose played Chrissie Todd in BBC TV drama series Boys from the Blackstuff | ANGELIS |
| Spirit distilled from the fermented remains of grapes after pressing | GRAPPA |
| 1939 novel by Geoffrey Household | ROGUE |
| Henry Scott —, English painter whose works include 1902’s Ruby, Gold and Malachite | TUKE |
| 2005 action film starring Josh Lucas and Jessica Biel | STEALTH |
| Italian motor manufacturing firm founded by Giovanni Agnelli | FIAT |
| Linda —, actress who played Simone Beck in 2009 film drama Julie & Julia | EMOND |
| Pier —, Sardinia-born actress who played Anna Curtis in 1960 film drama The Angry Silence | ANGELI |
| In heraldry, the colour blue | AZURE |
| Jascha —, Vilnius-born violinist who debuted at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1917 | HEIFETZ |
| London-born stand-up comedian; regular panellist on BBC TV show They Think It’s All Over from 1995-97 | LEEHURST |
| Jimmy —, singer-actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender | NAIL |
| River that flows through Leicester | SOAR |
| US television sitcom that featured the Tate and Campbell families | SOAP |
| 2002 novel by Jill A Davis | GIRLS |
| Emperor of Japan from 1867-1912 whose given name was Mutsuhito | MEIJI |
| 1771 novel by Henry Mackenzie | THEMANOF |
| Island of the Maltese archipelago whose capital, Victoria, is also known as Rabat | GOZO |
| B C —, West Indies Test cricketer who hit 400 not out against England at St John’s in 2004 | LARA |
Mirror Cryptic Crossword Answers September 30 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Quiet at back of passage | SHAFT |
| Rinse out warning device | SIREN |
| Bat turned in flap | TAB |
| Get used to terrible ruin, to a point | INURE |
| Panic that wakes you up | ALARM |
| Swan enclosure | PEN |
| Elizabeth’s wager | BET |
| Juicer contains cold thing | ICE |
| Healthy colour in Istanbul | TAN |
| Last to finish by the river | ENDURE |
| Pleased with relaxation | EASE |
| Trees in the Spanish manuscript | ELMS |
| Multiply journey by the French | TRIPLE |
| Has damaged Rowan | ASH |
| Honest about quantity | ONE |
| Definitely an article | THE |
| Removal includes eggs | OVA |
| Performed like new cadet | ACTED |
| Dime wasted by Catholic doctor | MEDIC |
| Previously used in poetry | ERE |
| Helps beast run off | ABETS |
| Egret from the Rhone, perhaps | HERON |
| Sturdy outbuilding | STABLE |
| Heard cold weather is healthy | HALE |
| Sailor breaks seat and calms down | ABATES |
| Shy and stupid to object to return | TIMID |
| Great policeman | SUPER |
| Fired with wrath | IRE |
| Hire in Brentwood | RENT |
| None used element | NEON |
| Copper has time for flavouring | CUMIN |
| I’m a moving target | AIM |
| Catch in one trap | NET |
| Swimmer feeling around | EEL |
| Animal in glasses | ASS |
| Landlady’s character | LETTER |
| Vegetable new to the country | SWEDEN |
| Ways to get mad or sad | ROADS |
| Cheap sort of fruit | PEACH |
| Part of Far East | AREA |
| Poet loses right to residence | HOME |
| The Romans’ idol | HERO |
| Beastly doctor? | VET |
Mirror Classic Crossword Answers September 30 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Long handle | SHAFT |
| Temptress | SIREN |
| Cumulative bill | TAB |
| Habituate | INURE |
| Fright | ALARM |
| Ballpoint, eg | PEN |
| Gamble | BET |
| Frozen water | ICE |
| Brown | TAN |
| Suffer | ENDURE |
| Simplicity | EASE |
| Trees | ELMS |
| Treble | TRIPLE |
| Fire remains | ASH |
| Number | ONE |
| Common word | THE |
| Egg cells | OVA |
| Behaved | ACTED |
| Doctor | MEDIC |
| Before | ERE |
| Aids in crime | ABETS |
| Wading bird | HERON |
| Reliable | STABLE |
| In the pink | HALE |
| Subsides | ABATES |
| Easily scared | TIMID |
| Wonderful | SUPER |
| Anger | IRE |
| Tear | RENT |
| Type of gas | NEON |
| Spice | CUMIN |
| Goal | AIM |
| Mesh | NET |
| Long fish | EEL |
| Donkey | ASS |
| Epistle | LETTER |
| European nation | SWEDEN |
| Streets | ROADS |
| Fruit | PEACH |
| Region | AREA |
| Dwelling place | HOME |
| Champion | HERO |
| Animal doctor | VET |
Metro Crossword Answers September 30 2017
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Potato chip (6,3) | FRENCHFRY |
| Strand | FIBRE |
| Bellows | ROARS |
| Heavy downpours | DELUGES |
| Lowing sound | MOO |
| To no avail (2,4) | INVAIN |
| Political power group | BLOC |
| Seafarer | MARINER |
| Shout of adoration | HOSANNA |
| Mice | RODENTS |
| Sulkier | MOODIER |
| Lucky escape, … miss | NEAR |
| Jolt | IMPACT |
| Comedian, … Hope | BOB |
| Unconscious | UNAWARE |
| Evade | ELUDE |
| Sober | STAID |
| Grazed | SCRATCHED |
| Debating place | FORUM |
| Inspired with love | ENAMOURED |
| Padding | CUSHIONING |
| For keeps | FOREVER |
| European Jewish language | YIDDISH |
| Loaded | FULL |
| Ring-shaped roll | BAGEL |
| Upholstered seat (4,5) | EASYCHAIR |
| Variety | ASSORTMENT |
| Crisp sugary confections | MERINGUES |
| Hand cleaner (4,5) | NAILBRUSH |
| Hottest seasons | SUMMERS |
| Wander leisurely | MEANDER |
| Ethiopia’s capital, Addis … | ABABA |
| Raise at stud | BREED |
| Difficult | HARD |
The Telegraph - Toughie - September 29 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A head beginning to pass port around with bread | PERCAPITA |
| A lobster camouflaged as fish | BLOATERS |
| A yell rang out, coming from the throat | LARYNGEAL |
| Areas without music house Native Americans | ARAPAHO |
| Bottle of solution in alcohol | SPIRIT |
| Controlled by software, evidently upset | AILED |
| Crowd's run away, leaving band | THONG |
| Dearest dad's bad mood | POPPET |
| Furthermore, footballers turned up | AFOOT |
| Having split, withstand betrayer? | WEASEL |
| Hermit describes opening of Catch 22 | ESSENCE |
| I put out erotic novel -- see cuts | EVICTOR |
| Invulnerable as band appearing in fringe | IRONCLAD |
| Must leave one following empty threat | GOTTA |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| My pick occasionally cuts very well | YIKES |
| One minister comes in to see executive | DIRECTORATE |
| One selling space station returned with rocket | REPRIMAND |
| Prophet put pig on cross | ZOROASTER |
| Proud, working for Scottish Herald | LORDLYON |
| Put to death or turned into target for abuse | GARROTTE |
| Racial problems for American state? | COLORADO |
| Serving soldiers meet with resistance? | HARDBOILEDEGG |
| Strip search thus might be tricky work | EYELESSINGAZA |
| Supply column tracked vehicle | CATERPILLAR |
| Tea's ready -- I'll get the bread | CHAPATI |
| Venus possibly feeling early morning sun | WILLIAMS |
| Wept, finding B&B in small dictionary | SOBBED |
| What's wrong when wife's right? I'm curious | ASKER |
The Telegraph - Cryptic - September 29 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| A moving sort of entertainment? | ROADSHOW |
| A source of inspiration, daughter venturing a smile? | AMUSED |
| Advertise concert with note that has name missing | PROMOTE |
| Agent set up to probe mean tricks moves quickly | SCAMPERS |
| Authorisation for investigation coming from chaser around with battle cry? | SEARCHWARRANT |
| Fellow looking forward to the match | FIANCE |
| Flag of monarch placed by watercourse | STREAMER |
| Form of cruelty -- unhappy maiden is being imprisoned | SADISM |
| Horse at home eating a huge quantity | MOUNTAIN |
| I ate hot old hen, nasty dish | TOADINTHEHOLE |
| I love routines, indisposed to change completely | REVOLUTIONISE |
| It includes humour? Some miss it completely | SITCOM |
| Lecturer maybe in laboratory | ORATOR |
| Like something a poet's written or the opposite | INVERSE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Male or female head, not English | PAT |
| Ministers soon restricted by Civil Service | CANONS |
| Party in which to see upper-class couple | DUO |
| Provincial giant has one belief to fight for -- against wife always! | CAUSEWAY |
| Railway official resorting to steam trains | STATIONMASTER |
| Reasonable declaration looks phony with December passing | RATIONAL |
| Regret Aussie beast being heard | RUE |
| Report of people in A&E? What they�ll need, waiting! | PATIENCE |
| Severity of mess around road -- I start to protest | HARDSHIP |
| Slow up, being restricted by explosive chemical | HYDRATE |
| Tennis tournament Don avoids -- it can be boring | WIMBLE |
| The female wanting love but denied love is put off | SHELVE |
| Theologian embracing a member of the family | DAD |
| Why rats could be dark-looking | SWARTHY |
The Telegraph - Quick - September 29 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Absorbs | INGESTS |
| Army unit | CORPS |
| Bulgarian city | SOFIA |
| Cord in candle | WICK |
| Country in Middle East | JORDAN |
| Demanding attention | EXIGENT |
| Drink | TEA |
| Events ending in suspense | CLIFFHANGERS |
| Feature of church windows | STAINEDGLASS |
| Fruit | QUINCE |
| Good-humoured | AMIABLE |
| Hindered | STYMIED |
| Hug | EMBRACE |
| Japanese dish | SUSHI |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Lover of Heloise | ABELARD |
| Metal bar | INGOT |
| Musical note | QUAVER |
| Now | TODAY |
| Palatable | TASTY |
| Part of the Mediterranean Sea | AEGEAN |
| Perform better than | OUTDO |
| Polish currency unit | ZLOTY |
| Powdery coal | SLACK |
| Rodent | RAT |
| Secret store | CACHE |
| Seep | OOZE |
| Signs | OMENS |
| Stupid | CRASS |
The Times - Concise - September 30 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Barely adequate | SCANT |
| Communication device | walkie-talkie |
| Demolish; pull down | DESTROY |
| Devotional paintings | IKONS |
| Dispute brought to court | LAWSUIT |
| Fade quickly from sight | EVANESCE |
| Health | WELLNESS |
| Immature amphibian | TADPOLE |
| Intolerant to others' views | narrow-minded |
| One given money | PAYEE |
| Pigs | SWINE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Place for washing up | kitchen sink |
| Puts (a plan) into effect | EXECUTES |
| Render unavoidable | NECESSITATE |
| Renter of a property | LESSEE |
| Satisfactory; permissible | OKAY |
| Time at the crease | INNINGS |
| Tree; pale creamy-white | MAGNOLIA |
| Unit of land area | ACRE |
| Upright support | COLUMN |
| Waist band; hit very hard | BELT |
| Young cow or bull | CALF |