The Washington Post – Mar 21 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: JAWS, OLE, OUTSELL, USURY.
| 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 |