Clues Answers “Not — dare!” ONA “Rolling in the Deep” singer ADELE Au naturel NUDE Battery end ANODE Blue cheese feature MOLD Buddy MAC Carl’s wife in “Up” ELLIE Clumsy one APE Cruise stop PORT Cuts off ENDS Date qualifier CIRCA Drill target OIL Elevator pioneer OTIS Fetching CUTE Foolhardy RASH Foot features TOES Frighten…

Author: Thomas Joseph Across Handled SAWTO Locker room need TOWEL Strutting PROUD Bakery come-on AROMA Stallone role RAMBO Woolly ones LAMBS Lincoln nickname ABE Heavy waves ROLLERS Yang’s counterpart YIN Long lunch SUB TV’s “Science Guy” Bill NYE Robe feature SASH Sculpted trunk TORSO Failure DUD Word of accord YES Skeleton makeup BONES “Beetle Bailey”…

Author: Thomas Joseph Across Algiers section CASBAH Pull along DRAG Each APIECE Franc’s replacement EURO Beatrix Potter character PETERRABBIT Leg bone TIBIA Panning find GOLD Sirius, for one STAR Painter Magritte RENE Shrewd CLEVER Have something EAT Fish eggs ROE Sense of self EGO Knight’s foe DRAGON Londoner, e.g. BRIT Set eyes on SPOT Night…

Clues Answers “60 Minutes” network CBS “How sweet —!” ITIS “— boy!” ATTA Abel, to Adam SON Biol. or geol SCI Blitzen’s boss SANTA Chiding sound TSK Clandestine networks SPYRINGS Cockpit worker PILOT Commentary piece OPED Customary USUAL Cuts off LOPS Day in Hollywood DORIS Drake’s music RAP Easy targets SAPS Fencing swords EPEES Fine…

Author: Thomas Joseph Across Vodka cocktail COSMO Day in Hollywood DORIS Stream BROOK Rodeo rope RIATA Blitzen’s boss SANTA Mischievous ELFIN Commentary piece OPED Chiding sound TSK Clandestine networks SPYRINGS Kaffiyeh wearer ARAB Fine point DETAIL Cockpit worker PILOT Stylishly quaint RETRO Lipstick mishaps SMEARS Resting on ATOP Some Washington urbanites TACOMANS Drake’s music RAP…

Clues Answers Abound TEEM Accords PACTS Barking beast SEAL Barn sound MOO Betrayed nervousness PACED Bewitches CASTSASPELLON Bit of wordplay PUN Boxing great ALI Chooses at the polls CASTSAVOTEFOR Convenient HANDY Dance unit STEP Diamond corner BASE Find darling ADORE Floppy top BERET Game host EMCEE George W’s wife LAURA Harden SET Harrow blades DISCS…

Author: Thomas Joseph Across Cast member ACTOR Swirly prints OPART Bear out PROVE Chip choice NACHO Heathen PAGAN One with a record EXCON Viewpoints ANGLES Pindar work ODE Tell tales LIE Was indecisive WAVERED Young fellow LAD Changes, in a way AMENDS Govt. investment TBOND Clock topper TWELVE Really impress AWE Words before asking a…

Clues Answers “— brillig …” TWAS Bahamas city FREEPORT Bakery worker ICER Bar order SHOT Bar topic LAW Boosts LIFTS Coral islands ATOLLS Crafty ASTUTE Democracies, collectively FREEWORLD Duds ATTIRE Fill INFUSE Gift attachments TAGS Give it —! AREST Golf prop TEE Hoppy brew ALE Ignores the limit SPEEDS Introspective study SELF It ends when…

Author: Thomas Joseph Across Betrayed nervousness PACED Accords PACTS Texas mission ALAMO Isolated APART Harrow blades DISCS Historic riveter ROSIE Abound TEEM Word on an octagon STOP Diamond corner BASE Makes a choice OPTS Imitating ALA Meaty stew GOULASH Wanderer ROVER Physicist Nikola TESLA Yarns STORIES Bit of wordplay PUN Lights-out tune TAPS Table parts LEGS…

Clues Answers “Apollo 13” director HOWARD “So that’s it!” AHA Back teeth MOLARS Ballet leap JETE Basilica part APSE Bat material ASH Black card SPADE Brooklyn team NETS Celtic letter RUNE Check a UPC SCAN Chest protector RIB Chinese or Thai ASIAN Close SHUT Coaster rider’s cry WHEE Con man’s trick HOAX Cruise stop ISLE…