Clues Answers “Norma —” RAE 100 cts DOL 50% HALF Acted restless FIDGETED Alter — EGO Apply cream DAB Asian appetizer EGGROLL Away from WSW ENE Birch of “American Beauty” THORA Bjorn of tennis fame BORG Black — spider WIDOW British prep school ETON Celeb’s hiree ASST Con ANTI Conceal HIDE Detox center REHAB Dict.…

Clues Answers “Dracula” heroine MINA “Psst!” HEY “Want me to proceed?” SHALLI “Waterloo” group ABBA “Zounds!” EGAD “— Little Teapot” IMA Abbr. in an email BCC Actress Marisa TOMEI Author Brown DAN Aviate FLY Bamboozle CON Bat wood ASH Borscht base BEET Bradley and Asner EDS Brit. record label EMI Census stat AGE Charge FEE…

Clues Answers “Como — usted?” ESTA “Kinda” suffix ISH 552, in old Rome DLII Alphabet end XYZ Ancient calculators ABACI Assoc ORG Atty.’s title ESQ Be a couch potato VEG Billboards ADS Bird (Pref.) AVI Boring routine RUT Bound LEAP Cager O’Neal, for short SHAQ Cameroon neighbor GABON Change FLUX Charged bits IONS Chef Garten…

Clues Answers “I can — hint!” TAKEA “The Rookie” actor Julia RAUL “— -hoo!” YOO “— come back now, hear?” YALL “— Lisa” MONA Actress Vardalos NIA Andrew — Webber LLOYD Antitoxins SERA Apple products IPODS Attorney’s field LAW Bailiwick AREA Big fusses ADOS Bohemian ARTY British rule of India RAJ Campground letters KOA Candle…

Clues Answers “Casablanca” role ILSA “Morning Joe” network MSNBC “NFL Live” channel ESPN 7, on older phones PRS Apple computers MACS Aswan’s river NILE Backyard cooking area FIREPIT Ball club? BAT Baseball’s Moises ALOU Basra resident ARAB Border on ABUT Boxing legend ALI Bro, maybe SIB Bumpkin YAHOO Chow down EAT Competent ABLE Dark film…

Clues Answers “Give — rest!” ITA “Life — Highway” (road trip song) ISA “Scram!” SHOO “Yeah, right” IBET “— Wiedersehen” AUF 2023 U.S. Open champ — Gauff COCO Acknowledge AVOW Asian holiday TET Baltic feeder ODER Beetle and Rabbit VWS Bird (Pref.) AVI Chest muscle PEC Counterfeit SHAM Country’s McEntire REBA Director Craven WES Do…

Clues Answers “Kidding!” NOT “Star Wars” baddie VADER “Stay calm” DONTPANIC “The Voice” network NBC “You’ve got mail” co AOL Abhors HATES Aircraft carrier letters USS Antique cars REOS Arctic explorer John RAE Back talk SASS Bath powder TALC Beer ingredient MALT Billions of years EONS Bit of ink TAT Brink RIM Chic Coco CHANEL…

Author: Eugene Sheffer Across Dam on the Nile ASWAN Hit hard RAM EMT’s skill CPR English county SHIRE Curvy letter ESS Garden tool HOE Slow musical tempo LENTO Blondie’s mate DAGWOOD Increased WENTUP Unctuous OILY Artist Yoko ONO Pouch SAC Pithy TERSE Greets the villain BOOS 1:50, say TENOF “All finished!” IMDONE “Sure thing!” YOUBET…

Author: Eugene Sheffer Across Actor Connery SEAN Wildebeest GNU Pre-weekend yell TGIF Fashion magazine ELLE Recede EBB Russo of “Ransom” RENE “Not so fast!” WHOA Menlo Park monogram TAE Diminutive suffix ETTE Mountain chain SIERRA Musket accessory RAMROD “Humbug!” BAH Sturgeon product ROE Jittery EDGY Type of foam mattress EGGCRATE Astronaut Jemison MAE Pub pint…

Author: Eugene Sheffer Across 50% HALF German river EMS Forehead BROW Nullify UNDO Fan’s cry RAH Quotable Berra YOGI Sledding locale HILLSIDE Survey POLL Author Fleming IAN Meandered ROAMED Nome home IGLOO Hotshots VIPS Union jack? DUES Carnival attraction SIDESHOW Superlative suffix EST Winning AHEAD Notable time ERA Final contest SHOWDOWN Vague HAZY Jug handles…