Crossword: by Bruce Venzke
Across
Latvia and Lithuania, in the ’60s: Abbr. |
SSRS |
Answer an invitation |
REPLY |
Spanish bull |
TORO |
Rat-__ (knocking sound) |
ATAT |
French school |
ECOLE |
Newspaper essay page |
OPED |
Relinquish, as territory |
CEDE |
Fiery crime |
ARSON |
Give a meal to |
FEED |
“Pickup” vehicles for large loads |
HEAVYDUTYTRUCKS |
Shopper’s binge |
SPREE |
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-__” |
DAH |
Tel __, Israel |
AVIV |
Bar of gold or silver |
INGOT |
Veggies in a pod |
PEAS |
London fellow |
CHAP |
Hospital professional |
NURSE |
Grownups to emulate |
ADULTROLEMODELS |
Aromatic furniture wood |
CEDAR |
Sound of a happy cat |
PURR |
Show-biz award quartet |
EGOT |
Take potshots (at) |
SNIPE |
Send forth, as light |
EMIT |
Ooh and __ |
AAH |
Drama with divas |
OPERA |
Paired groups to carry out missions |
JOINTTASKFORCES |
Approximately |
ORSO |
“Old MacDonald” line |
EIEIO |
Ingests |
EATS |
Camera’s eye |
LENS |
No longer fresh, as rolls |
STALE |
Sandpaper coating |
GRIT |
Carryall bag |
TOTE |
Leans to one side |
TILTS |
Poems of praise |
ODES |
Down
Goldman’s Wall Street partner |
SACHS |
Sharply sloped |
STEEP |
Airplane tracking device |
RADAR |
Apple cofounder Jobs |
STEVE |
Sit down with a book |
READ |
Brown hosiery color |
ECRU |
Soldier’s station |
POST |
Composer Andrew __ Webber |
LLOYD |
Gossipy person |
YENTA |
Soy product in veggie burgers |
TOFU |
Oil cartel |
OPEC |
Smell bad |
REEK |
Gambling probabilities |
ODDS |
Vote like “aye” |
YEA |
Nose-horned safari beast |
RHINO |
DVD player ancestor |
VCR |
Flapjack restaurant chain |
IHOP |
Monetary worth |
VALUE |
Unclothed sculpture |
NUDE |
Diver Louganis |
GREG |
Capital of Norway |
OSLO |
Try out |
TEST |
Special interest grps. |
PACS |
Biblical paradise |
EDEN |
German auto |
AUDI |
__ on the wrist (mild punishment) |
SLAP |
Long-lasting hairdo |
PERM |
Pay for everyone’s meal |
TREAT |
3-D medical scan: Abbr. |
MRI |
Overly |
TOO |
Engage in __ of strength |
ATEST |
French-speaking Caribbean country |
HAITI |
Rival of Ragu |
PREGO |
Cyberspace greeting |
ECARD |
Lace up again |
RETIE |
Aides to execs: Abbr. |
ASSTS |
Sudden shake |
JOLT |
Triple-decker cookie |
OREO |
“Winning __ everything” |
ISNT |
Odor-sensing organ |
NOSE |
Emblem of approval |
SEAL |
Bagpiper’s skirt |
KILT |
Enemies |
FOES |