The Washington Post – Jul 15 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: NERD, PC, PETROL, RIFE, ROAR, TREATY.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘… giant __ for mankind’ |
LEAP |
| ‘Ahem’ relative |
HEY |
| ‘Count me in!’ |
IMTHERE |
| ‘Didn’t wanna know that!’ |
TMI |
| ‘Don’t change anything!’ |
IADOREIT |
| ‘Masterpiece’ airer |
PBS |
| ‘Two owls and __’: Lear limerick line |
AHEN |
| 1840s Rhode Island rebellion leader Thomas |
DORR |
| 24 minutes, in the NBA |
HALF |
| Accord |
TREATY |
| Actor Chaney |
LON |
| Agric. labor group |
UFW |
| Arboretum feature |
SHADE |
| Arnold’s Terminator, e.g |
CYBORG |
| Bawdier Bavarian britches? |
LEWDERHOSEN |
| Beefcake’s breakfast |
BRAWNFLAKES |
| Beginning |
OUTSET |
| Ben Nevis, e.g |
SCOTCH |
| Big brass container? |
PENTAGON |
| Big top, for one |
TENT |
| Bit in a horse’s mouth? |
OAT |
| Bluebeard’s last wife |
FATIMA |
| Bomb big-time |
LAYANEGG |
| Brings honor to |
GRACES |
| Buttinskies |
PRIERS |
| Bygone Persian title |
SHAH |
| Coastal raptor |
ERNE |
| Comics scream |
EEK |
| Contradictory word |
WASNT |
| Crime boss |
DON |
| Crowd around |
MOB |
| Deficiencies |
SHORTFALLS |
| Dessert for a large legal firm? |
TRIPLELAWYERCAKE |
| Detroit labor org |
UAW |
| Director Wertmüller |
LINA |
| Dispute decider |
ARBITER |
| Distressed cry |
YOWL |
| Disturbing bank msg |
NSF |
| Dorm VIPs |
RAS |
| Drawback of the best place to watch the fight? |
RINGSIDESWEAT |
| Easily bent |
PLIABLE |
| Easily riled types |
HOTHEADS |
| En pointe, in ballet |
ONTOE |
| Enjoy courses |
EAT |
| Enlarging, as a hole |
REAMING |
| Enola Gay manufacturer |
BOEING |
| Exaggerate on stage |
HAMUP |
| Eye layer |
RETINA |
| Fannie __: securities |
MAES |
| Favored one |
PET |
| Field in acting |
SALLY |
| Figurehead spot |
PROW |
| Flood barrier |
DIKE |
| Formosa, now |
TAIWAN |
| Frodo pursuer |
ORC |
| Fuel for a lorry |
PETROL |
| Get emotional, with ‘up’ |
TEAR |
| Girl in the pasture |
EWE |
| Give an oath to |
SWEARIN |
| Have credit from |
OWETO |
| Heiress, perhaps |
WIDOW |
| Humdinger |
WOWSER |
| Ilsa __: ‘Casablanca’ heroine |
LUND |
| In a reasonable manner |
SANELY |
| In reserve, with ‘on’ |
ICE |
| In short order |
ANON |
| Indian term of respect |
SRI |
| Intellectual |
IDEAMONGER |
| It tops a deuce |
TREY |
| It’s tossed into a pot |
ANTE |
| Judge’s announcement |
RECESS |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Karaoke performer’s problem |
TINEAR |
| Kristen of ‘Bridesmaids’ |
WIIG |
| Lack of influence |
NOSAY |
| Lambaste |
RIP |
| Last down |
FOURTH |
| Leslie Caron title role |
LILI |
| Like A/C in most cars |
STD |
| Like Howdy Doody’s face |
FRECKLED |
| Like some closet doors |
BIFOLD |
| Like top Michelin ratings |
THREESTAR |
| Longhorn rivals |
SOONERS |
| Lowly short-order cook? |
FRYINGPAWN |
| M.A. seeker’s hurdle |
GRE |
| Mag honchos |
EDS |
| Maple extract |
SAP |
| Marquis __ |
DESADE |
| Marshland |
FEN |
| Mauna __ |
KEA |
| Met regular |
OPERAFAN |
| More twisted |
WRYER |
| Nasty storm |
NOREASTER |
| Norman on the links |
GREG |
| Nullify |
NEGATE |
| Number for the weight-conscious? |
LOWCALANESTHETIC |
| Overflowing |
RIFE |
| PC hookup |
LAN |
| PC key under Z |
ALT |
| Picture book pachyderm |
BABAR |
| Polite online letters |
PLS |
| Pope John Paul II’s given name |
KAROL |
| Popeye’s __’Pea |
SWEE |
| Pratt & Whitney helicopter engine with two power sections |
TWINPAC |
| Prefix meaning ‘billionth’ |
NANO |
| QBs’ stats |
INTS |
| Radio host Shapiro |
ARI |
| Return from a salamander farm? |
NEWTPROFIT |
| Road sign ruminant |
DEER |
| Rooter for the Bulldogs |
ELI |
| Sandburg’s ‘little cat feet’ arrival |
FOG |
| Scot’s nots |
NAES |
| Searches carefully |
SCOURS |
| Shipping wts |
TNS |
| Some Dadaist paintings |
ERNSTS |
| Some NFL linemen |
RGS |
| Some ski lodges |
AFRAMES |
| Spoke |
ORATED |
| Stadium reaction |
ROAR |
| Storage compartments |
BAYS |
| Suffix for fabric |
ATOR |
| Thai currency |
BAHTS |
| Thornfield Hall governess |
EYRE |
| Tommy’s kid brother on ‘Rugrats’ |
DIL |
| Toondom’s Le Pew |
PEPE |
| Track circuit |
ONELAP |
| Trembling |
ASHAKE |
| Uncool one who lately is sort of cool |
NERD |
| Unsteady walk while using social media? |
TWEETERTOTTER |
| Vegas-to-Denver dir |
ENE |
| Victorious shout |
IWON |
| Walk or trot |
GAIT |
| Warring son of Zeus |
ARES |
| Went before |
LED |
| What ‘E’ may mean |
EMPTY |
| Wisconsin winter hrs |
CST |
| Word processing function |
TABSET |
| Words with a gift |
FORYOU |
| Work unit: Abbr |
FTLB |
| X x XXX |
CCC |
| Yield as a return |
PAY |
| __ Bo |
TAE |
| __ Island |
CONEY |