The Washington Post – Apr 25 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: ABASE, NEAR, Three Kings, TTYL, URGE.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Michael Collins’ actor Stephen |
REA |
| ‘SOS’ band |
ABBA |
| ‘Stronger than dirt’ cleanser |
AJAX |
| ‘Worst Cooks in America’ judge Burrell |
ANNE |
| ‘__ ain’t broke … ‘ |
IFIT |
| 1974 Gould/Sutherland CIA spoof |
SPYS |
| Animal that sounds dull |
BOAR |
| Any of three 10th-century Holy Roman Emperors |
OTTO |
| Backspace over |
ERASE |
| Bangkok native |
THAI |
| Be in a bee |
SPELL |
| Big lug |
OAF |
| Blackjack components |
ACES |
| Boxer Oscar De La __ |
HOYA |
| Caravan stops |
OASES |
| Charged particle |
ION |
| Chef’s flavoring |
HERB |
| Common transmission feature |
FRONTWHEELDRIVE |
| Dead end? |
DEE |
| Double Delight cookie |
OREO |
| Dull |
HOHUM |
| Exact revenge on |
GET |
| Fine cotton fabric |
ORGANDY |
| First name in stunts |
EVEL |
| Florence’s __ Vecchio |
PONTE |
| Foot bones |
TARSI |
| Gender problem |
GAP |
| Give off |
EMIT |
| Golf targets |
PARS |
| Grand-scale poetry |
EPOS |
| Heavy military barrage |
ARTILLERYFIRE |
| Helpful hints |
TIPS |
| Hot streak |
ROLL |
| Humiliate |
ABASE |
| Ill-fated Ford |
EDSEL |
| Inexpensive brand |
CHEAPIE |
| Inning with a stretch |
SEVENTH |
| It’s right on the map |
EAST |
| Jazzman Jackson |
MILT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Just out of the pool |
WET |
| Lady Gaga’s ‘Cheek to Cheek’ duettist Bennett |
TONY |
| Lawman played by Russell and Costner |
EARP |
| Letters after thetas |
IOTAS |
| Lifeline reader |
SEER |
| Litter cry |
MEW |
| Main idea |
GIST |
| Maryland athlete, for short |
TERP |
| Mine extractions |
ORES |
| Minestrone pasta |
ORZO |
| Month with fireworks |
JULY |
| Overpower with a shock |
TASE |
| Password partners |
USERIDS |
| PCs’ ‘brains’ |
CPUS |
| Proofreader’s ‘drop this’ |
DELE |
| Provides with, as an opportunity |
AFFORDS |
| Simplifies |
EASES |
| Skeptical words |
IBET |
| Slangy affirmatives |
YEPS |
| Slanted page? |
OPED |
| Slo-mo reviewer |
REF |
| Snagglepuss, e.g |
TOON |
| Solar power, e.g |
RENEWABLEENERGY |
| Soul mate |
KINDREDSPIRIT |
| Sportswear brand |
IZOD |
| Syrup brand since 1902 |
KARO |
| Tall concert instrument |
HARP |
| Tennis great Mandlikova |
HANA |
| Those opposed |
NAYS |
| Trial |
TEST |
| Tripartite commerce pact |
NAFTA |
| Try to convince |
URGE |
| Try to throw, at a rodeo |
BUCK |
| Tuscan tower site |
PISA |
| Underworld boss? |
DEVIL |
| Until next time, in texts |
TTYL |
| Vintage Jag |
XKE |
| Virtual transaction |
ESALE |
| Within walking distance |
NEAR |