Puzzle Answers - ROWS GARDEN- June 6-7, 2015 - The Wall Street Journal - (SPOILER ALERT!)

Puzzle Answers - ROWS GARDEN- June 6-7, 2015 - The Wall Street Journal - (SPOILER ALERT!)

Rows Garden | by Patrick Berry

When in Rome

Rows

A. Fast growers in the garden = MUSHROOMS

B. Stuff kept in cellars (2 wds.) = TABLE SALT

Item whose head can have a maximum width of 12.5 inches (2 wds.) = TENNIS RACKET

C. “No need to dress up” (4 wds.) = COME AS YOU ARE

Unfortunate side effect of xerostomia, or “dry mouth” (2 wds.) = BAD BREATH

D. Of the highest quality (Hyph.) = TOP NOTCH

The first one, issued in 1861, depicted Abraham Lincoln (2 wds., Hyph.) = TEN-DOLLAR BILL

E. He donated $1 billion to the United Nations, saying “A billion’s a good round number” (2 wds.) = TED TURNER

Irish landmark that supposedly bestows “the gift of the gab” when kissed (2 wds.) = BLARNEY STONE


F. Popular Christmas song of 1934 that never actually mentions the word “Christmas” (2 wds.) = WINTER WONDERLAND

Blue Cross competitor = AETNA

G. Exhausted runner’s asset (2 wds.) = SECOND WIND

Like some metaphorical glasses (Hyph.) = ROSE-COLORED

H. Real-life actress portrayed in the films “The Rat Pack” and “The Aviator” (2 wds.) = AVA GARDNER

Planet that’s visible in the night sky (2 wds.) = EVENING STAR

I. People whose success must be equaled, with “the” = JONESES

Veterans service organization whose creation was overseen by Theodore Roosevelt Jr.(2 wds.) = AMERICAN LEGION

J. 1974 hit song whose lyrics name-check Neil Young (3 wds.) = SWEET HOME ALABAMA

Broadway musical featuring the song “You Won’t Be an Orphan for Long” = ANNIE

K. They’re taken for parts (2 wds.) = SCREEN TESTS

Capital city of New Zealand, named for an English duke = WELLINGTON

L. “Strangers on a Train” actress who survived the sinking of the Andrea Doria (2 wds.) = RUTH ROMAN


Light Blooms

Rotating part of a tank = TURRET
Pointy tooth = CANINE
“...the Lord ___ away” = TAKETH
Penitent people make them = AMENDS
“Arabian Nights” sailor = SINBAD
Dish for serving soup = TUREEN
Consume sparingly, as food = RATION
Action seen by soldiers = COMBAT
Most populous U.S. native tribe = NAVAJO
Made a raucous sound = BLARED
Plays darts = THROWS
Art director’s creation = LAYOUT
Unwavering = STEADY
Giving a title to = NAMING


Medium Blooms

Sign up = ENROLL
Carpenter’s fasteners = SCREWS
“Catch you later!” (2 wds.) = SEE YOU
Shelled sea creature = MUSSEL
Fire-breather of myth = DRAGON
Hampton of jazz = LIONEL
Pre-1984 telecom giant, familiarly (2 wds.) = MA BELL
Like plants in offices = POTTED
Goes overboard on stage = EMOTES
High chair? = THRONE
Worker who steers steers = DROVER
Ritualistically recite = INTONE
Rebounds, as a billiard ball = CAROMS
World War I construction = TRENCH


Dark Blooms

Reacts to a friend’s faux pas = WINCES
German chancellor Merkel = ANGELA
Scissors wielder = BARBER
Do a slow burn = SEETHE
Jousting weapons = LANCE
Sift (through) = WINNOW
Retro roof attachment = AERIAL
Lawn pest that stings (2 wds.) = RED ANT
Pop singer Sheena = EASTON
Closed in on = NEARED