Crossword Puzzle Answers - 12/27/2015 - The NY Times, LA Times, Usa Today, Newsday, Universal and more

• Crossword Puzzle Answers - Solutions for daily newspapers: The NY Times, LA Times, Usa Today, Newsday, Universal and more.

• Budget alternative
• guitar (imaginary instrument)
• Winged god of love
• White-tailed coastal birds (Var.)
• When repeated, a Society Island
• Webmaster`s creation
• Victorian, for one
• Useless endeavors
• Vestment for a priest
• Unforeseen obstacle
• Unemotional to a fault
• Thin, narrow groove
• They run slowly from trees
• The Bard`s black
• Take a sleep breath?
• Succeed big-time
• Story within a story
• Start of a giggle
• Sib of sis
• Say suddenly (with "out")
• Remaining out of sight
• Receptionist, briefly
• Programming pro
• Prefix for "natal" or "classical"
• Place to call home
• Ottoman bigwig (Var.)
• OK Corral gunfighter
• Needed a doctor
• Need an eraser
• More than just interested
• Last place "awards"
• Maritime route
• Major blood carrier
• List-ending abbr
• Like health-food store produce
• Lightweight silk fabric
• John Hancock, notably
• It grows in tropical Southeast Asia
• It could be clerical
• In ___ of (rather than)
• Hard to comprehend
• Had a bite
• From 1/1 to 12/31
• Computer site, sometimes
• Communal pronoun
• Comes up in conversation
• Cobweb site in the home
• Chihuahua`s coins
• Brazilian port, for short
• Beaver`s production
• Answer to a popped question
• "The ___" (Diana Ross film)
• Albanian monetary unit
• Carbon-13 or cobalt-60
• "___ Fly Now" ("Rocky" theme)
• "___ be an honor"
• Carbonated drink
• British "break"
• Big woe of the big toe
• Cruiser direction, sometimes
• Companion of Pop and Crackle?
• Early whirlybird (var.)
• Eggs Benedictus?
• Worthless cloths
• Worshipper`s distance?
• Was afflicted with
• Unspecified number
• Units of force
• Uncover, as facts
• St. John`s ___ (herbal remedy)
• Societal attitudes
• Signal that everything`s OK
• Seeks the affection of
• Reason to darn a stocking
• Reached a perch
• Psychoanalysts` concerns
• Presley`s "___ Las Vegas"
• Pitcher in a basin
• Orchestral offering
• One whose area is arias
• On good terms
• Maker of Aspire PCs
• Like many pretzels
• Like beavers, it`s said
• Like a bachelor party
• La ___ (Italian opera house)
• King of Thebes, in myth
• Jason`s ship, in myth
• Japanese hostess
• It`s contracted
• It remains after being stolen
• Home run locales
• Employment enticement
• Force of darkness
• Fail to mention
• Hero sandwich
• From the top
• Give it ___ (attempt to do)
• Greek salad ingredient
• Fruit from Jamaica
• Elicit by reasoning
• Act of deception
• Be sportsmanlike, in a way
• Barely got by
• Ancient South American
• Accomplish, as thou might
• 90-degree shapes
• "What did I tell you?!"
• "Easier said ___ done"
• Worker protection agcy
• Wide-ranging
• Vegas entertainment
• United Kingdom citizen, formerly
• Title given to Hitchcock
• Tie at anchor
• Three-hulled boat
• Takes down a peg
• Surnames hidden backwards in the six other long an...
• Suffix like -let
• Suffix for slogan
• Successor of the mark
• Subordinate: Abbr
• Steam engine inventor
• Stallion or stag
• Some Halloween décor
• Some commercial ferries
• Soldier`s battle dress
• Smeltery supplies
• Sleepwear part
• Scholar`s award
• Save for later
• Salsa ingredient
• Real estate abbr
• Professorial employment feature
• Prove suitable for
• Pretended to be
• Practically undetectable
• Poke fun at
• Places to build on
• Paycheck deduction fig
• Party giveaways
• Part of ICBM
• Part of a simplicity simile
• Part of ``GWTW``
• Overload preventer
• Old enough to vote
• Noah Webster went there
• Night school subj
• Neighbor of Francia
• National hero of 39 Down
• Mystery novelist Buchanan
• Most populous NATO member
• Money-back offer
• Maritime predator
• Lowest sudoku digits
• Lost beasts of rhyme
• Long-legged shorebird
• Literary celebrity
• Lavish parties
• Lasagna features
• Knocks on the noggin
• Key with four sharps: Abbr
• Kanye West`s music
• iPhone add-ins
• Iowa State`s city
• Ink mishap
• In-basket sheet
• In better order
• Holiday lead-ins
• Hold in check
• Highest sudoku digit
• Fritter away
• Genesis peak
• Frigidaire alternative
• Group of Girl Scouts
• Gave up a seat
• Friend in the `hood
• Got smart, with ``up``
• Formal orders
• Flash-drive plug-in place
• Fir tree
• Drive-__ window
• Doubt-ridden
• Cynical response
• Coffee tidbit
• Classroom accessory
• Classic castaway
• From here __ (henceforth)
• Circus performer
• Center of activity
• Car with a four-ring logo
• Bump into
• Brings to bear
• Become cohesive
• Be equal (to)
• Bank take-back, for short
• Aurora`s Greek counterpart
• Ashley Judd`s sister
• Arizona Native American
• Ankle-length dress
• Alphabetic trio
• Air of mystery
• Advil alternative
• ``What a pity``
• ``Star Wars`` princess
• "__ You Experienced": Hendrix album
• `60s TV barn resident
• Wall St. highlights
• bit: slightly
• Angled print: Abbr.
• Area where a pass may be needed
• Micro- or macro- subj.
• Rooftop sight
• Down Under gem
• Major mix-up
• Graph revelation
• Minimum-range tide
• Eyes in texts
• Author Silverstein
• Speculative lead-to-gold practice
• Tee sizes, initially
• LAPD ranks
• Oklahoma`s "Wheat Capital"
• Keyboardist Saunders and crossword immortal Reagle...
• "It`s __!": speakeasy warning
• "Neither snow __ rain ... "
• Move nonchalantly
• Many a concertgoer
• On the fence
• "I do not see why I should __ turn back": Frost
• Blowup: Abbr.
• Many a startup
• Sci-fi staple
• Many open mic night performers
• Editor`s "Leave it"
• Heckle, say
• Pilot`s update, briefly
• Eyes persistently
• Sweet and sour
• Some are blessed
• Tricky force tactic
• Critic who won`t quit
• Sees through
• Going through the roof
• Tough guy
• Whatever the weather
• Letters before two cents?
• Cutting tools
• Piercing site
• Scene using stunt drivers
• Sushi bar suppliers
• Ancient gathering place
• Tiger with a red scarf
• Cut (open), as a letter
• Jacob`s womb-mate
• Rootless one
• Bit of this, bit of that
• Banjo part with frets
• Of the ear
• Prefix with ethics
• Former minors
• Back in the day
• Wheat protein
• Paid for a hand
• Actress Cameron
• Ottoman general
• German steel hub
• Argues vehemently
• "Buckaroo Holiday" ballet
• Home to the Sforza Castle
• Like many a quote: Abbr.
• Answer to the spoken riddle hidden in the answers ...
• Rate of speed
• Polytheistic creed
• No spring chicken
• Some dishwashers
• Prior to, poetically
• Gentle treatment, briefly
• Soap set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania
• Indian wrap: Var.
• Popular Girl Scout cookie
• BC and Cal, e.g.
• Baker with Grammys
• Delivery van assignments
• Drying-out sites
• Everett of "Citizen Kane"
• "That`s how the cookie crumbles"
• To be, in Paris
• Ben Jonson epitaph words
• Like pre-Easter diets
• Agcy. with facilities in Denver and West Point
• Sounds heard with a stethoscope
• Air quality concern
• John Adams` home after the Market Street mansion
• Eggs in a clinic
• It may be close
• Part of a Latin trio
• Guinea pig, e.g.
• End of discussion
• Title teacher in a 1967 film
• Single or double
• Website for techies
• Babs Bunny, e.g.
• Classic novel with the chapter "My Breaking In"
• Common parade street
• Martha`s Vineyard papers
• Seat of New York`s Oneida County
• Munch Museum city
• Moose meeting place
• Prepare for a birth, in a way
• In the thick of
• Toot one`s own horn
• Duchamp genre
• Arafat`s successor as Palestinian president
• Morning run time, maybe
• system (luxury car option, briefly)
• "N.Y. State of Mind" rapper
• ZZ
• Beholds
• Peers in a box
• Meetings arranged through Ashley Madison
• Helen Mirren, e.g
• Like an alarm clock, night after night
• It may be struck on a runway
• Tori of pop/rock
• Symbol of Middle America
• Big name in 35-Down
• Industrious workers
• Some TVs and smartphones
• The Impaler
• OO
• WW
• AA
• Opposite of an early adopter
• `Vette choice
• Fort Knox valuable
• To some degree
• It`s heard at a hearing
• DD
• PP
• Sarcastic "Wonderful"
• Pest control brand
• D.C. athlete
• X-rated material
• Like courtroom witnesses
• Durable stocking fabric
• FF
• "Chill out, will you"
• Hit with a stun gun
• Susan who wrote "The Orchid Thief"
• Building beam
• It comes before one
• Annapolis grad.
• Assets for food critics
• Some lab samples
• Muse for D. H. Lawrence
• What Brits call "red sauce"
• Modern TV feature, for short
• Java order that packs less of a punch
• Techies, stereotypically
• "Gypsy" composer
• Calla lily family
• Explore deeply
• Like macho push-ups
• RR
• Soaring cost
• A Perón
• Identifies in a Facebook photo
• Cornerstone abbr
• Spicy fruit beverage often used as a tequila chase...
• Rate ___ (be perfect)
• Strips shortly after getting up in the morning?
• Whites, informally
• Pep Boys competitor
• Agricultural figure in "The Canterbury Tales"
• Has an inspiration
• Figured (out)
• "Auld Lang Syne" and others
• Shot put and long jump
• Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"
• Greet from behind the wheel
• Santa Claus portrayer in 81-Across
• Dances at the Tropicana Club
• Silas in "The Da Vinci Code," notably
• Susan of "The Partridge Family"
• Conquest of 1953
• Grps. with the motto "Every child. One voice"
• Playwright Clifford
• When repeated, a Yale fight song
• Peeps heard by Bo Peep
• Mars features, mistakenly
• Tolkien tree creatures
• Little Rascals boy
• Hodges who managed the Mets to a World Series titl...
• Locale for cranberries
• Riot opportunist
• When I was a
• Cry to a husky
• Michael of "Saturday Night Live"
• Historic German admiral Maximilian von
• Volunteer`s response
• London cathedral
• Travel info source, for short
• Capital with the Norsk Folkemuseum
• Director of 2015`s "Chi-Raq"
• Alaska tourist attraction
• "Thursday Night Football" airer
• The Jedi and the Sith, e.g.
• Pile of stones used to mark a trail
• Bad thing on a record
• Extra bed, maybe
• Portrait on Chinese renminbi bills
• First antibacterial soap brand
• Abbr. in many airport names
• Derisive sounds
• "Oh, please, that`s enough"
• Court, for short
• You might take it out for a drive
• Street of film fame
• Dirt road hazards
• Lasting for years and years
• Horror franchise beginning in 2004
• Grackles and grebes
• Female toon with a "dollink" Boris
• Sell at a discount, say
• Je t`aime : French :: ___ : Spanish
• Takes down a peg
• Savor, as a drink
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