The Washington Post – Aug 8 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: ACTUAL, ENGLISH, GALE, LASH, NEE, NEST, SIN.
Clues |
Answers |
‘Don’t text and drive’ ad, e.g |
PSA |
‘Radames’ Letter’ musical |
AIDA |
‘Ready Player One’ novelist Ernest |
CLINE |
‘The Kiss’ sculptor |
RODIN |
‘We the Living’ writer Rand |
AYN |
1965 Yardbirds hit |
IMAMAN |
Airport area with carousels |
BAGGAGECLAIM |
Albumen container |
EGG |
Belittling |
ABASING |
Big name in makeup |
ESTEE |
Body wrap spot |
SPA |
Bona fide |
ACTUAL |
Clams up, with ‘down’ |
PIPES |
Clout |
PULL |
Corrosive substance |
LYE |
Dinghy implement |
OAR |
Do a bakery job |
KNEAD |
Ending with Wal |
MART |
Enjoy the sun |
BASK |
Eye protector |
LASH |
Eye woe |
STYE |
Feudin’ with |
AGIN |
Fruity beverages |
ADES |
Game fish |
BASS |
Garden in a Sistine Chapel mural |
EDEN |
Genesis kingdom |
EDOM |
Getz of jazz |
STAN |
Gimlet liquor |
GIN |
Glorifying homage |
ODE |
Gobbled up |
EATEN |
Have grand plans |
ASPIRE |
Heredity unit |
GENE |
High-calorie cake |
TORTE |
Homer’s neighbor |
NED |
Inevitable generational differences |
AGEGAPS |
Jaunty tune |
LILT |
Jessica of ‘Dark Angel’ |
ALBA |
Joke used repeatedly … and aptly found in 19-, 26-, 38-, 46- and 54-Across |
RUNNINGGAG |
Kontinental Hockey League trophy named for an astronaut |
GAGARINCUP |
Clues |
Answers |
Like a dotted note, in mus |
STAC |
Market surplus |
GLUT |
Megastars |
IDOLS |
Missouri River tributary |
OSAGE |
Moral misstep |
SIN |
Mottled |
PIED |
Name change indicator |
NEE |
Off-the-wall |
STRANGE |
Old Royale 8’s |
REOS |
Olympian warmonger |
ARES |
One arranging gigs |
BOOKINGAGENT |
One of a clashing pair, perhaps |
EGO |
One way to stand |
PAT |
Overflowing (with) |
AWASH |
Paperless journal |
BLOG |
Part of pewter |
TIN |
Peeling gadget |
PARER |
Pique-nique place |
PARC |
Planning to wed |
ENGAGED |
Powerful wind |
GALE |
Prone to prying |
NOSY |
Pulitzer-winning author James |
AGEE |
Seeker of intel |
SPY |
Sign of spoilage |
ODOR |
Small knobs |
KNURLS |
Smith of Fox News |
SHEP |
Source of some tweets |
NEST |
Stephen of ‘Counterpart’ |
REA |
Tropical raccoon relative |
COATI |
Trudge (through) |
SLOG |
Twice-monthly tide |
NEAP |
Wee bit |
SMIDGEN |
West Coast gas brand |
ARCO |
With skill |
ABLY |
World’s third-most spoken language |
ENGLISH |
Wrangler maker |
JEEP |
WWII flag-raising island |
IWOJIMA |
Zoomed |
TORE |
__ blitz |
MEDIA |