The Washington Post – Jul 25 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: ABETS, AFC, APPLE, CACHE, John Deere, SPARS, TROT, UKE.
Clues |
Answers |
‘Star Wars’ ruling body |
JEDICOUNCIL |
‘Time for my walk!’ |
ARF |
‘Trading Spaces’ topic |
DECOR |
Ace of Base genre |
EUROPOP |
Apply crudely |
DAUB |
Asian desert |
GOBI |
Assists in arson, say |
ABETS |
Bank management aid? |
DIKE |
Barrel wood |
OAK |
Big name in trucks |
RAM |
Blot gently |
DAB |
Builder’s guideline |
SPEC |
Casino plays … and events that occur as you work your way down through the four sets of circles |
DICEROLLS |
Cleaned one’s plate |
ATE |
Colleague of Gorsuch |
ALITO |
Complete fiasco |
SNAFU |
Core muscles |
ABS |
Cunning |
SLY |
Disheveled |
RAGTAG |
Dropbox files, casually |
DOCS |
DuVernay who created TV’s ‘Queen Sugar’ |
AVA |
European archipelago known for its wine |
MADEIRA |
Faked in the rink |
DEKED |
Fan club focus |
IDOL |
Flat fees |
RENTS |
Ginza tender |
YEN |
Gradually becomes clear |
UNFOLDS |
Harry who led Wrigley crowds in ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ |
CARAY |
Hidden trove |
CACHE |
High hairstyles |
AFROS |
Inane |
DAFT |
Inauguration Day pledge |
OATH |
Inhumane |
CRUEL |
Invisible urban pollution |
NOISE |
It usually has four strings |
UKE |
It’s tapped into a tray |
ASH |
Jogging pace |
TROT |
John Deere logo animal |
STAG |
Knuckle under |
ACCEDE |
Clues |
Answers |
Leaf-peeping mo |
OCT |
Less furnished |
BARER |
Light-rail stop: Abbr |
STA |
Like Joe Cocker’s voice |
RASPY |
Long range |
ANDES |
Lynx coat |
FUR |
Madrid mama bear |
OSA |
Makes well |
CURES |
Middle of a winning trio |
TAC |
Mint containers |
TINS |
One paying for a plug |
SPONSOR |
Out of order? |
MESSY |
Out of sight |
GONE |
Overly proper |
PRISSY |
Patriots’ gp |
AFC |
Pinch, as a pooch |
DOGNAP |
Positive sign |
PLUS |
Practices in a ring |
SPARS |
Prefix with act and cede |
INTER |
Prickly hybrid |
TEAROSE |
Really ticked off |
SORE |
Saturated __ |
FATS |
Showy trinkets |
BAUBLES |
Skilled in |
GOODAT |
Some turkeys |
TOMS |
Sound of sadness |
SNIFF |
Spelling event |
BEE |
Stage crew |
ACTORS |
Stanley of ‘The Lovely Bones’ |
TUCCI |
Staples competitor |
OFFICEDEPOT |
Support for an injured knee |
BRACE |
Terrain feature of permafrost regions |
GROUNDICE |
Took the risk |
CHANCEDIT |
Units measured in BTUs |
ACS |
Venn diagram feature |
OVERLAP |
Waldorf salad ingredient |
APPLE |
Waldorf salad ingredient |
NUT |
Yellow-orange fruit |
APRICOT |
__ Mahal |
TAJ |