The Washington Post – May 2 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: ACID, ALEC, DAFT, LATE, MARRIAGE, OMAHA, SEA, SWEAR.
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Casablanca’ actor Peter |
LORRE |
| ‘Child’s play!’ |
EASY |
| ‘Gesundheit!’ evoker |
ACHOO |
| ‘The Boss Baby’ voice actor Baldwin |
ALEC |
| ‘The Simpsons’ storekeeper |
APU |
| *Early 20th-century muckraker |
IDATARBELL |
| *Laurence Fishburne’s ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It’ role |
IKETURNER |
| *Mother of Donald Jr. and Eric |
IVANATRUMP |
| *See 35-Across |
THOMAS |
| *Swimmer with five Olympic gold medals |
IANTHORPE |
| *With 41-Across, two-time NBA All-Star named for an NBA Hall of Famer |
ISAIAH |
| Aptly named ‘Airplane!’ autopilot |
OTTO |
| Bag-checking org |
TSA |
| Band boosters |
AMPS |
| Bath bathroom |
LOO |
| Biol. or geol |
SCI |
| Buccaneer’s domain |
SEA |
| Cause of red cheeks |
ROUGE |
| Christopher A. Wray’s agcy |
FBI |
| Colorful tropical fish |
TETRA |
| Contest submission |
ENTRY |
| Courthouse figs |
DAS |
| Creighton University city |
OMAHA |
| Disney collectible |
CEL |
| Dried chili in Mexican cuisine |
ANCHO |
| Dublin residents |
IRISH |
| Expert computer operations group … to which the answers to starred clues belong? |
ITTEAM |
| Extends a tour |
REUPS |
| Falls back |
EBBS |
| FedEx alternative |
UPS |
| Fidel’s successor |
RAUL |
| Gives legal advice |
COUNSELS |
| In reserve |
ONICE |
| Intoxicating shrubs |
COCAS |
| Keys on a keyboard |
ALICIA |
| La-Z-Boy room |
DEN |
| Low-pH compound |
ACID |
| Luray attraction |
CAVERN |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Make airtight |
SEALUP |
| Many a cable co |
ISP |
| On point |
APT |
| Pacific Rim continent |
ASIA |
| Pallid |
ASHY |
| Patella |
KNEECAP |
| Perfume compound |
ESTER |
| Periods of history |
ERAS |
| Place for a Fitbit |
WRIST |
| Prefix with angle or cycle |
TRI |
| Pretend to be |
ACT |
| Push-up top |
BRA |
| Quavering musical sounds |
TRILLS |
| Root word? |
RAH |
| Running behind |
LATE |
| Silly |
DAFT |
| Slanted, in a way |
ITALIC |
| Spa treatments |
PEELS |
| Spanish bar food |
TAPAS |
| Sport with periods called chukkers |
POLO |
| Start of a message to magazine subscribers |
DEARREADERS |
| Sunbather’s goal |
TAN |
| Symbol of the second-largest state |
LONESTAR |
| Take a pass |
SAYNO |
| Tex-Mex seafood dish |
SHRIMPTACOS |
| Throw out |
TOSS |
| Tiny tunneler |
ANT |
| Two-party system? |
MARRIAGE |
| Use foul language |
SWEAR |
| Village |
HAMLET |
| Walked all over |
TRODON |
| Well-worn tracks |
RUTS |
| What some vote in |
ABSENTIA |
| Woody thicket |
COPSE |
| __ anglais: English horn |
COR |
| __ butter: cosmetic moisturizer |
SHEA |
| __ chi: martial art |
TAI |
| __ of tea |
ASPOT |