The Washington Post – Apr 2 2018
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘Bark, Bowser!’ | SPEAK |
| ‘If I may say something … ‘ | AHEM |
| ‘If only’ | IWISH |
| ‘Uh-uh’ | NAH |
| ‘__, all ye faithful … ‘ | OCOME |
| 29-Down count | NINE |
| Achieved desired results | DIDTHETRICK |
| Ardent request | PLEA |
| Barbershop sound | SNIP |
| Barely make, with ‘out’ | EKE |
| Baseball’s Hershiser | OREL |
| Big Apple address letters | NYNY |
| Big crowds | THRONGS |
| Big pic from a small neg | ENL |
| Bit of campaign ugliness | SMEAR |
| Breakfast partner of 55-Down | BACON |
| Chicago paper, for short | TRIB |
| Confirmation from the congregation | AMEN |
| Dickens’ Drood | EDWIN |
| Dilapidated joint | DUMP |
| Early Mesoamerican | OLMEC |
| Edith, to Archie | WIFE |
| Extreme fear | PANIC |
| First website page | HOME |
| Food storage cover | LID |
| Garage goop | GUNK |
| Gobbling guys? | TOMS |
| Gymnast Comaneci | NADIA |
| Hand prettifiers | MANIS |
| Hit __: ran into trouble | ASNAG |
| In a jittery way | NERVOUSLY |
| Intl. alliance with a phonetic alphabet | NATO |
| Iowa crop | CORN |
| It’s designed to elicit a certain answer … or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found | LEADINGQUESTION |
| Kappa preceder | IOTA |
| Ladder step | RUNG |
| Last Greek letter | OMEGA |
| Library vol. ID | ISBN |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Like a wolfman | HAIRY |
| Loving and devoted, as fans | ADORING |
| Lucy’s sitcom partner | DESI |
| Made it possible (for) | Leftthedooropen |
| Math basics: Abbr | NOS |
| Mowed expanse | LAWN |
| Neighborhood | AREA |
| New Zealand native | MAORI |
| Ocean phenomenon | TIDE |
| Octet plus one | NONET |
| Opponent | ANTI |
| Pet store cries | YIPS |
| Pet store cry | MEOW |
| Phantom’s rival, in ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ | RAOUL |
| Phony | CHARLATAN |
| Reason for ‘Fahrenheit 451’ fires | BOOKBURNING |
| Reason for a diaper change | ODOR |
| Resell exorbitantly, as tickets | SCALP |
| Rowed | OARED |
| Seasoned senators, say | POLS |
| See 25-Down | EGGS |
| Sky over Paris | CIEL |
| Smallest chess piece | PAWN |
| Smoothie berry | ACAI |
| Stark in ‘Game of Thrones’ | NED |
| Surrounded by | AMID |
| Teacher’s ‘Shh!’ | NOTALKING |
| Test for fit | TRYON |
| Toaster __ | OVEN |
| Tweeter’s titter | LOL |
| Twice-monthly 7-Down | NEAP |
| Verify, as totals | READD |
| Voluminous syn. and etym. sources | OEDS |
| Water color | AQUA |
| Where to find Columbus | OHIO |
| White ursine critter | POLARBEAR |
| Wise, as advice | SAGE |
| Yr.’s dozen | MOS |
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