The Washington Post – Aug 9 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: AHA, ELOPE, NINO, STET, URN, VAT.
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| 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 |