Crossword Answers of Friday, April 17, 2020
Across Clues and Answers:
1 Across : Nickname of trumpeter Harry Edison who spent 13 years with the Count Basie Orchestra: SWEETS ,7 Across : Hootie & the Blowfish's ___ Her Cry, from their Cracked Rear View album: LET ,10 Across : Up to this point, informally: TILNOW ,11 Across : Illinois-based org. that sells you the right to unofficially name a red giant, or a white dwarf or even an eclipsing binary: ISR ,12 Across : She'll fix your PR problem in the ABC political thriller Scandal: OLIVIAPOPE ,14 Across : First word in the title of the Billy Ray Cyrus song that popularized line dancing: ACHY ,15 Across : Like the sound quality from the speakers you picked up at the thrift store: TINNY ,16 Across : Alternate and much shorter name for the narrow-leafed bird lime tree, found on many Pacific islands, including Hawaii: TOU ,17 Across : PBS' regulator: FCC ,18 Across : Letters that Harry or Meghan no longer use: HRH ...
Down Clues and Answers:
1 Down : Beast that changes color in winter and then hides to avoid royal furriers: STOAT ,2 Down : Roger's follower?: WILCO ,3 Down : Politician ___ Washburne of the 19th century, who was prominent in founding the Republican Party: ELIHU ,4 Down : Gore Vidal called this the central fact of American life: ENVY ,5 Down : ___ Derricotte, 2020 recipient of the Frost Medal awarded by the Poetry Society of America: TOI ,6 Down : Maker of Sistem51 and the Big Bold line: SWATCH ,7 Down : To Rastafarians, Ethiopia's Haile Selassie I was known as The ___ of Judah: LION ,8 Down : Cable network that broadcasts the X Games: ESPN ,9 Down : ___ Parker, co-creator of South Park: TREY...
