The Washington Post – Mar 21 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: JAWS, OLE, OUTSELL, USURY.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘MSNBC Live’ co-anchor Velshi | ALI |
| ‘Probably not’ | IBET |
| ‘Studies in the Sierra’ writer John | MUIR |
| ‘The Book of __’: 2010 Denzel Washington film | ELI |
| ‘Wanna go out?’ response | ARF |
| *Choice spot at the opera | BOXSEAT |
| *Ellington genre | SWINGMUSIC |
| *Family crest | COATOFARMS |
| *Many a museum piece | OILPAINTING |
| 2017 FX miniseries subtitled ‘Bette and Joan’ | FEUD |
| 400 meters, on many tracks | ONELAP |
| Actor Morales | ESAI |
| Amounts to | COSTS |
| Auburn rival, familiarly | BAMA |
| Big Dipper’s constellation | GREATBEAR |
| Binder for some paints | ALKYD |
| Birth-related | NATAL |
| Black bird or black cat, to some | OMEN |
| Blunder | FALSESTEP |
| Braid | PLAIT |
| Bright word in a dark theater | EXIT |
| British nobles | EARLS |
| Ceremonial place | ALTAR |
| Cheeky | PERT |
| Cleveland hoopster | CAV |
| Closed | ENDED |
| Concealing accessories | VEILS |
| Corrida cheer | OLE |
| Couple of gags? | GEES |
| Cup-a-Soup direction | STIR |
| Exorbitant interest | USURY |
| Fitbit unit | MILE |
| Florida’s __ National Forest | OCALA |
| Fly off the shelf faster than | OUTSELL |
| Fond du __, Wisconsin | LAC |
| Footpath aid | SIGNPOST |
| French buddy | AMI |
| Go round and round | GYRATE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Humanities degs | MAS |
| Is not misused? | AINT |
| It has one hump or two | CAMEL |
| Jordan’s capital | AMMAN |
| Kansas City cuisine | BARBECUE |
| Koi habitat | POND |
| Messed (up) | LOUSED |
| Much of the Sunday paper | ADPAGES |
| Not bad | OKAY |
| Not even close | WAYOFF |
| Obtain | COMEBY |
| Part of TTFN | TATA |
| Penta- plus three | OCTA |
| Pewter component | TIN |
| Pi follower | RHO |
| Poe’s middle name | ALLAN |
| Popcorn brand whose logo resembles a movie marquee | ACTII |
| Powerful Japanese dog | AKITA |
| Protagonist of Auel’s ‘Earth’s Children’ novels | AYLA |
| QVC sister station | HSN |
| Roger Federer’s org | ATP |
| Somewhat open | AJAR |
| Spacious lot | ACRE |
| Spruce (up) | NEATEN |
| Squander | WASTE |
| Stood for office | RAN |
| Struggle with sisters? | LISP |
| Surface product | AREA |
| Tied-on protectors | APRONS |
| To date | YET |
| Tour leader | GUIDE |
| Twittering | AGOG |
| Very serious, as a water shortage | ACUTE |
| Vise features | JAWS |
| Walking sticks | CANES |
| Without | ABSENT |
| Words to a server … or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues | CHECKPLEASE |
| You, back in the day | THEE |