Clues |
Answers |
‘Columbo’ org |
LAPD |
‘Goodness!’ |
MERCY |
‘Whoopie’ treats |
PIES |
‘Word has it …’ |
THEYSAY |
*Bio pic |
HOTHEADS |
*Defeat in a 100-meter dash, say |
PRINTOUTS |
*Pub seat |
TOOLBARS |
*Realtor’s objective |
ALEHOUSES |
*Start of a golfer’s action |
WINGBACKS |
Applies the first row of loops to a knitting needle |
CASTSON |
Author of 2015’s ‘Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir’ |
STANLEE |
Award for great plays |
ESPY |
Bad guys |
CADS |
Big-eared star of a 1941 film |
DUMBO |
Brain spark |
IDEA |
Clear for entry |
LETIN |
Color from the French for ‘unbleached’ |
ECRU |
Dishes often made with mayo |
SLAWS |
Fast-food chain whose secret recipe includes ’11 herbs and spices’ |
KFC |
German cry |
ACH |
Guitar played by Hendrix and Harrison, familiarly |
STRAT |
How a jet stream typically flows |
EAST |
Inform |
APPRISE |
It may extend a hand |
ARM |
It’s a bit higher than a D |
EFLAT |
Lackluster |
HOHUM |
Like eyes beneath a prominent brow |
DEEPSET |
Like R-rated pics, in brief |
NSFW |
Matched |
MET |
Medic |
DOC |
Memorable parts of songs |
HOOKS |
Much on the line |
ALOTTOLOSE |
Music genre from Tokyo |
JPOP |
Narrow |
SLIM |
Neutrogena dandruff shampoo |
TGEL |
One component of solar wind |
ION |
One way to get baked |
SUNBATH |
Opposites … or instructions for answering this puzzle’s starred clues |
FLIPSIDES |
Org. involved in the landmark Loving v. Virginia case of 1967 |
ACLU |
Org. that sells large batteries, ironically |
AAA |
Part of CBS: Abbr |
SYST |
Partner of nice |
EASY |
Petulant pout |
MOUE |
Pitched, as speech |
TONAL |
Place for a six-pack |
TORSO |
Played out |
OLD |
Portuguese holy title |
SAO |
Powwow host |
TRIBE |
Private entrance, perhaps |
SECRETDOOR |
Publication that’s not on paper |
EZINE |
Rear ends |
DUFFS |
Red, white and blue land, for short |
USOFA |
Repair specialists, familiarly |
TECHS |
Reptilian swimmer |
WATERSNAKE |
Sauce traditionally made in a mortar |
PESTO |
Show from which ‘Pinky and the Brain’ was spun off |
ANIMANIACS |
Sign-in sheet, e.g |
LOG |
Singer at the Biden/Harris inauguration, familiarly |
JLO |
Singer Bono’s given name |
PAUL |
Singer Scaggs with the 1970s hits ‘Lowdown’ and ‘Lido Shuffle’ |
BOZ |
Slip through the cracks? |
SEEP |
Smooth, in a way |
SAND |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, e.g |
OCTET |
Some drones |
BEES |
Some glass signs |
NEONS |
Something a loafer lacks |
LACE |
Stain, as a reputation |
SULLY |
Take off |
FLEE |
Text before a late-night call, perhaps |
YOUUP |
Top number in a time signature |
BEATS |
Uneasy feeling |
AGITA |
Unsafe car seat? |
LAP |
Walker’s charge |
PET |
What slackers do vis-à-vis non-slackers |
LESS |
Wooden skis, essentially |
SLATS |
___ Cohen, spy portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen in 2019 |
ELI |