Clues |
Answers |
“Alas, that seems likely” |
IFEARSO |
“Enough already” |
THATLLDO |
“Every kiss begins with __”: jeweler’s slogan |
KAY |
“Here comes trouble” |
UHOH |
“Just joking!” |
IKID |
“Let You Love Me” singer Rita |
ORA |
“Smooth Operator” singer |
SADE |
“The Ant and the Grasshopper” writer |
AESOP |
1980s tennis star MandlÃková |
HANA |
All over the map |
ERRATIC |
And others, briefly |
ETAL |
Arizona county |
YUMA |
Bamako’s country |
MALI |
Bedtime attire, for short |
PJS |
Calc prerequisite |
TRIG |
Canada’s capital |
OTTAWA |
Carved figure on Notre Dame cathedral |
GARGOYLE |
Commuter’s two-wheeler |
BIKE |
Country south of Saudi Arabia |
YEMEN |
Dada pioneer Jean |
ARP |
Decide on |
OPTFOR |
Defeated in a hot dog contest, say |
OUTATE |
Distinguished gentlemen |
SIRS |
Do some serious soul-searching |
DIGDEEP |
Down Under bird |
EMU |
Evergreen native to the rocky elevations of Big Sur |
BRISTLECONEFIR |
Every time |
ALWAYS |
Fish and chips fish, often |
COD |
Gem weight |
CARAT |
Graduate’s document |
DIPLOMA |
Grand Am for grandma, e.g |
ANAGRAM |
Halloween headpiece |
WIG |
High-level HS exams |
APS |
Impolite |
RUDE |
Item in a magician’s deck |
CARD |
Jack London short story about survival in the Yukon Territory, and the goal of this puzzle? |
TOBUILDAFIRE |
Late fee |
FINE |
Letter-shaped girder |
IBAR |
Lobster eggs |
ROE |
Long, long time |
AGES |
Love, in Spanish |
AMOR |
Maghrib prayer leaders |
IMAMS |
Malek of “Mr. Robot” |
RAMI |
Mobile virtual network offered by a tech giant |
GOOGLEFI |
More than well-done |
BURNT |
Mouth-puckering |
TART |
Nemesis |
FOE |
Not better |
WORSE |
Not making the grade |
GETTINGANF |
Not misled by |
ONTO |
Notable time |
ERA |
Paradise |
EDEN |
Physician’s gp |
AMA |
Pickling herb |
DILL |
Popcorn bit |
KERNEL |
Pride month |
JUNE |
Quite pleased, in British slang |
CHUFFED |
Red line on a baseball |
SEAM |
Regret deeply |
RUE |
Secretly keeps in the email loop |
BCCS |
Seek divine intervention |
PRAY |
Self-confidence |
EGO |
Sound of impact |
BAM |
Steeped beverage |
TEA |
Stringed-instrument player at Renaissance fairs |
LUTIST |
Sunbeam |
RAY |
Thurman of “Super Pumped” |
UMA |
Time for cake and prezzies |
BDAY |
__ the ground floor |
INON |
__-purpose flour |
ALL |
__/her pronouns |
SHE |