Frequent words

Recent entries

5 Dec 2022 (Mon)

ADOBO

Mexican marinade made with chili peppers

AEROSOLS

Some hairsprays

AGEE

Novelist James who co-wrote the screenplay for "The African Queen"

AKA

Letters on a wanted poster

AMMO

Water balloons at summer camp, maybe

ARROWKEY

It's pressed to go left, right, up or down on a computer

ASS

Beast of burden

ATLAST

"Finally!"

BEA

Actress Arthur of "The Golden Girls"

BIBLE

Book used at inaugurations

CABOOSE

Last car on classic trains

CHI

X, to Greeks

COB

Center of an ear of corn

COLA

Pepsi or RC

CORK

Bottle stopper

EUROS

Coins used in 19 countries

FLAB

Makeup of a "muffin top"

HAL

Shakespearean prince

HARES

Unlike rabbits, their young are born open-eyed and hopping

HELMS

Steering equipment on ships

HIKE

Walk with a backpack, maybe

HIP

Word repeated before "hurray!"

ILLASK

"Let me inquire about that"

IPAD

Amazon Fire competitor

IPSO

___ facto

KEPT

Hung on to

LAIRD

Scottish estate owner

LEAKS

Ways reporters get some secret information

LEAP

Big jump

LEO

Only three-letter zodiac sign

LOGO

Bull's-eye for Target, e.g.

LUMP

Gravy glob

MIL

Thousand G's

MYBAD

"Oopsie!"... and a hint to the ends of 18-, 25-, 39- and 50-Across

NAAN

Flatbread in Indian cooking

NOT

Lead-in to "for a moment" or "for profit"

OAT

Cheerios grain

OBEYS

Earns a dog treat, say

OKED

Gave approval

OLEMISS

'Bama rival

ONME

"This round's ___"

OPERA

"Aida" or "Lohengrin"

ORATE

Speak at length

OWED

Had bills to pay

OWL

"Wise" bird

OWNUP

Confess (to)

PEI

Modernist architect I. M. ___

POINT

Pencil tip

QUO

Status ___

RAH

Stadium cheer

REO

Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud and Royale

RESULT

Outcome

ROSY

Flushed, as cheeks

SALTY

Like a margarita glass rim

SASS

Back talk

SCAR

Surgical souvenir

SCOOPS

Ice cream cone portions

SEE

"Didn't I tell you?!"

SHOTPAR

Met the golf course standard

SLAW

Cole ___

SPOT

Dry cleaner's target

SULK

Act like a sore loser

SWAK

Letters on love letters

TAR

Oily roofing material

TODDY

Hot boozy beverage

TOMEI

Actress Marisa of "The Wrestler"

TOTS

Many "PAW Patrol" watchers

UMPED

Officiated at a baseball game

URN

Caterer's coffee vessel

YAYAS

"Get Yer ___ Out!" (Rolling Stones album)

YEN

Craving

4 Dec 2022 (Sun)

ABOUT

Regarding

ACNE

Teenage torment

ADAMS

New York City's mayor after de Blasio

ADD

Chime in

ADT

Big inits. in home security

AERO

Plane prefix

AGAPE

Clearly stunned

AGAR

Food thickener

AHH

"That feels good!"

ALEC

Smart ___

ALLA

Penne ___ vodka

AMINO

___ acid

AMOUR

Francophile's love

ANGST

Teenage torment

AOK

Doin' just fine

ARIA

Opera highlight

ARIL

Edible piece from a pomegranate

ART

"___ is never finished, only abandoned": Leonardo da Vinci

ASK

"That's a big ___"

ATT

Football box score abbr.

BEAST

Savage

BEEPS

Toots

BOO

Honey

CAMO

___ pants

CARDI

"Bodak Yellow" rapper ___ B

CIARA

One-named collaborator with Missy Elliott on "1, 2 Step" and "Lose Control"

CPAS

47-Down experts, for short

CSA

Farm share inits.

CTO

Silicon Valley exec

DAHLIA

Flower cultivated by the Aztecs

DANGLE

Hang loose

DEEM

Regard

DOWEL

Assembly kit piece

EAR

Musical skill

EEL

Delicacy with kabayaki sauce

ELBOW

Sneeze guard?

ELGRECO

Cretan-born painter who was a leader of the Spanish Renaissance

ELMST

Nightmarish address, for short

EMAIL

Communicate with, in a way

EPCOT

Home of the rides Frozen Ever After and Remy's Ratatouille Adventure

EUROS

Currency exchange option

FAST

What many do during Ramadan and Yom Kippur

FINS

Concerning sights at beaches

FLANNELS

Some fall weather attire

FLOAT

Ice cream treat

FORTRESS

Defense of a history paper?

HARSH

Tough

HEMI

Half: Prefix

HEN

Farm female

HOSEDOWN

Wash with a spray

IDEAL

Like a dream scenario

IDLI

Savory rice cake of southern India

IDS

Things that may be checked at the door, for short

ILHAN

Representative Omar

ILL

Badly

IMHIP

"Gotcha," more informally

INOR

"___ out?" (question to a pet)

INSHAPE

Fit

IOUS

Money promises

IRAN

Home of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi

ISH

Ending with book or boor

ITUP

Words after break or shake

JILT

Suddenly say "I don't" to, say

KFC

Big name in wings

KYD

Syd tha ___, onetime hip-hop moniker

LASSO

Get in the loop?

LBOMB

Slangy thing that may be "dropped" in a serious relationship

LEAFLETS

Handouts at some protests

LENO

Former "Tonight Show" host

LIBEL

Print issue?

MACRO

Econ subfield

MARBLE

High-end countertop choice

MOIRA

Catherine O'Hara's role on "Schitt's Creek"

NAB

Bag

NAPA

Spot for Golden State estates

NEATO

"Suh-weet!"

NESTS

Fits, as matryoshka dolls

NOBAIL

Goal of some criminal justice advocacy groups

NODULE

Small lump

NOHELP

Useless

OAHU

Home of Wheeler Army Airfield

OBOE

It's used to tune an orchestra

OFFERS

Auction actions

OLDWEST

Where Wells Fargo got its start

OMAN

U.N. member classified as a sultanate

ONCE

In times past

OPTS

Goes (for)

PANDA

Red animal in the 2022 Pixar film "Turning Red"

PARK

Part of PRNDL

PARTD

Medicare section that covers prescription drugs

PATCH

Denim jacket adornment

PAW

Print maker

PORES

Sweat spots

PROUST

___ Questionnaire, character assessment that might ask "What is your idea of perfect happiness?"

RANKS

Puts in order

RATIO

Proportion

RUIN

Bankrupt, say

RUNSDRY

Gets fully depleted

SACRE

"___ bleu!"

SATIN

Audited a class, perhaps

SCRUB

Second- or third-stringer

SERKIS

Andy who voiced Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings"

SEX

Dr. Ruth's field

SHEDS

Loses layers

SHIED

Drew away

SIPHONS

Draws out

SISI

Avid assent in Acapulco

SMEE

"Peter Pan" pirate

SOLO

Big name in party cups

SOO

Phillipa of Broadway's "Hamilton"

SPA

Destination for a "Treat yourself" day

STOP

Subway map dot

TABOOS

They must be avoided at all times

TATUM

Actor Channing

TAXCODE

Auditing guideline

TBSP

Baking soda unit: Abbr.

THREE

How March may be written

TOP

Dreidel, e.g.

TORI

Grammy-nominated Amos

TWAS

What comes before the night before Christmas?

TWOAM

Clock-changing time, for daylight saving time

URGE

Push

USHER

Welcome, with "in"

WASPY

Like some old-money Americans

WEB

It's designed to catch bugs

WEEP

Mourn, maybe

WHOA

"No way!"

XANAX

Antianxiety drug with a palindromic name

YAHOO

"Woot woot!"

YRS

Times of one's life: Abbr.