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 |