The Washington Post – Jul 2 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: ALIAS, ARABS, EROS, LADE, Le Havre, OREO, ROLLUP, TEETH.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ’80s-’90s TV legal drama | LALAW |
| ‘What a pain!’ | YEESH |
| 7-Eleven frozen treat | SLURPEE |
| Abundant | COPIOUS |
| Acht und eins | NEUN |
| Alarm clock toggle | AMPM |
| Ancient Mexican | AZTEC |
| Anthem contraction | OER |
| Apparel | GARB |
| Arrive in a car | ROLLUP |
| Author __ Neale Hurston | ZORA |
| Authority | SAYSO |
| Ballerina Shearer | MOIRA |
| Booby or loon | BIRD |
| Bricklayer | MASON |
| Building additions | ELLS |
| Charged particle | ION |
| Common movie theater name meaning ‘jewel’ | BIJOU |
| Conger catcher | EELER |
| Cupid counterpart | EROS |
| Do dinner and a movie, say | GOOUT |
| Explosive tryout, briefly | NTEST |
| First lady before Abigail | MARTHA |
| Foil giant | ALCOA |
| Furry sitcom ET | ALF |
| Give support to | BACK |
| Good moneymaker | CASHCOW |
| Good retail deals … and what the three other longest answers literally exhibit | PRICEBREAKS |
| Grandmaster’s game | CHESS |
| Hector, to Achilles | FOE |
| Him, in Le Havre | LUI |
| Home for pet fish | AQUARIUM |
| Honeybunch | SWEETIE |
| Honolulu’s island | OAHU |
| Hot dog holder | BUN |
| L-o-o-n-g time | EON |
| Least becoming | UGLIEST |
| Library attention-getter | PSST |
| Long exam answer | ESSAY |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Loser | ALSORAN |
| Luau strings | UKES |
| Mauna __ | LOA |
| Mod or nod suffix | ULE |
| Modeling wood | BALSA |
| Nectar that’s high in fiber | PRUNEJUICE |
| New Haven Ivy Leaguer | ELI |
| Nom de plume | ALIAS |
| Notable achievement | FEAT |
| Now or long lead-in | ERE |
| Once, quaintly | ERST |
| One-way marker | ARROW |
| Pas’ partners | MAS |
| Pearly whites | TEETH |
| Pre-Easter fast | LENT |
| Public relations arm | PRESSOFFICE |
| Put in a hold | LADE |
| Put together from the ground up | BUILT |
| Riles up | IRES |
| River transports | RAFTS |
| Roast host | EMCEE |
| Sandwich cookie | OREO |
| Send-ups | TAKEOFFS |
| Skin care name | ESTEE |
| Slalom shape | ESS |
| Smooth transition in conversation | SEGUE |
| Spirited horses | ARABS |
| Steamed breakfast cereal | PUFFEDRICE |
| Sugar crop | CANE |
| Terse resignation | IQUIT |
| Test versions | BETAS |
| The Emerald Isle | EIRE |
| Tucked away | ATE |
| Up in the air | ALOFT |
| Venezuela-to-Chile range | ANDES |
| Video replay user | REF |
| Wedding cake section | TIER |
| [not my mistake] | SIC |
| __-per-view | PAY |