Crossword Clues

Question 1

Team that moved to the American League in 2013 (6)

Answer 1

Astros

Question 2

Seasonal migrant worker from Mexico (7)

Answer 2

Bracero

Question 3

Serape, e.g. (5)

Answer 3

Shawl

Question 4

Native of New Mexico (4)

Answer 4

Zuni

Question 5

Minerals also known as egg stones (7)

Answer 5

Oolites

Question 6

Comedian who said “In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.” (6)

Answer 6

Carlin

Question 7

Dutch painter Jan (5)

Answer 7

Steen

Question 8

Indian wedding garb (4)

Answer 8

Sari

Question 9

What the Roman goddess Fortuna controls (4)

Answer 9

Fate

Question 10

Larghissimo, among all musical tempos (7)

Answer 10

Slowest

Question 11

“The Smartest Guys in the Room” company (5)

Answer 11

Enron

Question 12

Goldie Hawn comedy or Leonard Cohen documentary (11)

Answer 12

Bird on a Wire

Question 13

Big publisher of romance novels (4)

Answer 13

Avon

Question 14

Manhattan Project physicist Bruno _____ (5)

Answer 14

Rossi

Question 15

White mushroom (5)

Answer 15

Enoki

Question 16

One of three biblical gifts (5)

Answer 16

Myrrh

Question 17

Vatican diplomat (6)

Answer 17

Nuncio

Question 18

Designer who said “My dream is to save women from nature” (4)

Answer 18

Dior

Question 19

Root words (5)

Answer 19

Etyma

Question 20

Bat for hitting practice fly balls (5)

Answer 20

Fungo

Question 21

New Jersey river or bay (7)

Answer 21

Raritan

Question 22

Herbert of old “Pink Panther” films (3)

Answer 22

Lom

Question 23

Coiner of the term “Oedipus complex” (5)

Answer 23

Freud

Question 24

Cowboys’ rope (6)

Answer 24

Lariat

Question 25

Prized duck (5)

Answer 25

Eider

Question 26

Bette Midler’s “Divine” nickname (5)

Answer 26

Miss M

Question 27

Lace tip (5)

Answer 27

Aglet

Question 28

Lake Volta’s land (5)

Answer 28

Ghana

Question 29

Three-star mil. rank (5)

Answer 29

Lt. Gen.

Question 30

Miss _____ (2016 political thriller) (6)

Answer 30

Sloane

Question 31

Italian pistol (7)

Answer 31

Beretta

Question 32

Chopin piece (5)

Answer 32

Waltz / Etude

Question 33

Prefix meaning wine (4)

Answer 33

Oeno

Question 34

Target of an astringent (4)

Answer 34

Acne

Question 35

“The tongue of the mind,” per Cervantes (3)

Answer 35

Pen

Question 36

Catherine who married Henry VIII (4)

Answer 36

Parr

Question 37

Young slave girl in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (5)

Answer 37

Topsy

Question 38

Where one might find Jesus (4)

Answer 38

Rood

Question 39

Prophet who said “The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem” (4)

Answer 39

Amos

Question 40

River through Flanders (4)

Answer 40

Yser

Question 41

Actress Aimée (5)

Answer 41

Anouk

Question 42

Time of valor, in a Winston Churchill speech (10)

Answer 42

Finest Hour

Question 43

Wray of “King Kong” fame (3)

Answer 43

Fay

Question 44

Largest species of the genus Leopardus (6)

Answer 44

Ocelot

Question 45

Part of the eye where vision is sharpest (5)

Answer 45

Fovea

Question 46

Harbor city of NW France (5)

Answer 46

Brest

Question 47

Washington air hub (6)

Answer 47

SeaTac

Question 48

Neighborhood north of the World Trade Center (7)

Answer 48

Tribeca

Question 49

Mesopotamian mother goddess (6)

Answer 49

Ishtar

Question 50

Flat-bottomed boat (4)

Answer 50

Scow

Question 51

Cloud of unpleasant smell or vapor (6)

Answer 51

Miasma

Question 52

A long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms. (6)

Answer 52

Settee

Question 53

The needle that follows the groove in a vinyl record (6)

Answer 53

Stylus