The Washington Post – Aug 9 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: AHA, ELOPE, NINO, STET, URN, VAT.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Can I get a word in here?’ |
AHEM |
| ‘Chopped’ host Allen |
TED |
| ‘Law & Order: __’ |
SVU |
| ‘So?’ |
AND |
| ‘Spenser: For Hire’ actor |
URICH |
| Addams cousin |
ITT |
| Array just before an odometer reaches 100,000 |
NINES |
| Behind closed doors |
INSECRET |
| Boy of la casa |
NINO |
| Brief ‘I think’ |
IMO |
| Brief chuckle |
LOL |
| Buddha statues, Japanese silk prints, etc |
ASIANART |
| Budget rival |
ALAMO |
| Car named for a small warship |
CORVETTE |
| Carl Orff opus |
CARMINABURANA |
| Carrier products, briefly |
ACS |
| Celestial feline |
LEO |
| Classic circus adjective |
GREATEST |
| Copier need |
TONER |
| Cup rim |
LIP |
| Cut out for marriage? |
ELOPE |
| Cygnus’ brightest star |
DENEB |
| Dele canceler |
STET |
| Dry run |
TRIAL |
| Eclectic musician Brian |
ENO |
| Econ. indicator |
GDP |
| Exec’s accessory |
TIE |
| Extreme degree |
NTH |
| Family member |
NIECE |
| Farmers’ business: Abbr |
INS |
| Feed bit |
OAT |
| Gas __ |
TAX |
| Gene Autry Easter song critter |
PETERCOTTONTAIL |
| Gretchen of ‘Manchester by the Sea’ |
MOL |
| Helen Keller is on its st. quarter |
ALA |
| Ice cream buy |
QUART |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Industrial-sized tank |
VAT |
| Jungian archetype |
ANIMA |
| Kvetch’s phrase |
OYGEVALT |
| Large garden ornament |
URN |
| Like -trix, at times: Abbr |
FEM |
| Like some hillsides |
BRUSHY |
| Lombardy skiing destination |
THEITALIANALPS |
| Looks down on |
DISDAINS |
| Ludicrous |
INANE |
| Many times o’er |
OFT |
| Merged comm. giant |
GTE |
| Military award phrase |
FORVALOR |
| Moot point |
NONISSUE |
| Mortar’s partner |
PESTLE |
| Obstruct |
DAMUP |
| One of many standing in a Mexican bar |
TEQUILABOTTLE |
| Original D&D company |
TSR |
| Periodic table suffix |
IUM |
| Pirate song snippet |
YOHO |
| Prepare to drag |
REV |
| Presumptuous |
UPPITY |
| Profuse |
LAVISH |
| Publicizes showily |
HYPES |
| Revelation reaction |
AHA |
| RR stop |
STN |
| Sault __ Marie |
STE |
| Site with clickable RSVPs |
EVITE |
| Stand out |
SHINE |
| Stir-fry staple |
TOFU |
| Student’s backpack burden |
TEXTS |
| Sturdy fabric |
DENIM |
| Toulouse-Lautrec’s birthplace |
ALBI |
| Vacation spots found in each set of puzzle circles |
ISLANDRETREATS |
| Viewed warily |
EYED |
| __ acid |
BORIC |
| __ particular order |
INNO |