The Washington Post – May 6 2018
Published in The Washington Post Crossword. Tags: ABODE, DROOL, MIDGE, MILES, SADDLE, SIR, Spain, TALON.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘Mansplain’ was added to it in Jan. 2018 | OED |
| ‘That’s really spiffy!’ | NEATO |
| ‘War of the Worlds’ invaders | ALIENS |
| ‘What’s the __?’ | DIF |
| ‘__ Magnolias’: 1989 film | STEEL |
| Adventurous Centennial State motto? | BOLDERCOLORADO |
| Alaska’s __ Peninsula | KENAI |
| All together | ASONE |
| Altar exchange | VOWS |
| Architect Jones | INIGO |
| Aviator __ Garros, French Open stadium namesake | ROLAND |
| Bad in Barcelona | MAL |
| Barbie’s original bestie | MIDGE |
| Barracks break | MESS |
| Barrett of S Club 7 | TINA |
| Basic finish? | HARDC |
| Bed covering | SOIL |
| Beginning | ASOF |
| Big name in pharaohs | RAMSES |
| Big wind | TUBA |
| Big-headed club | DRIVER |
| Bit attachments | REINS |
| Bodybuilder’s pride | LATS |
| Boring | SLOW |
| Bothersome goings-on | ADOS |
| Cafés and such | EATERIES |
| Clean the slate | ERASE |
| Clears of condensation | DEFOGS |
| Common sights on Roman roads | FIATS |
| Contest where anglers compete while jogging on the shore? | TROTFISHING |
| Coral Sea sight | ATOLL |
| Debtor’s list | IOUS |
| Detective Dick’s love | TESS |
| Diner perch | STOOL |
| Divider of rows | AISLE |
| Doctored drinks | MICKEYS |
| Eduardo’s eye | OJO |
| Fable lesson | MORAL |
| Feudal land | FIEF |
| Floor model | DEMO |
| Force out of office | OUST |
| Formal proposal | MOTION |
| Fr. title | MME |
| Fully enjoys | SAVORS |
| Geometry figure | AREA |
| Glass fragment | SHARD |
| Goosebump-inducing | EERIE |
| Grafton’s ‘__ for Outlaw’ | OIS |
| Greek love god | EROS |
| Highlands group | CLAN |
| Hogwarts’ Mrs. Norris is one | CAT |
| How some insects get their news? | WORDOFMOTH |
| Ice bucket accessory | TONGS |
| In the know | ASTUTE |
| In vogue, with ‘the’ | LATEST |
| IRS enforcers | TMEN |
| Island in the stream | AIT |
| It feels like forever | AEON |
| It might be square | KNOT |
| Jupiter’s locale | FLORIDA |
| K, to Kay | KARAT |
| Kid’s backyard apparatus | SWINGSET |
| King of Spain | REY |
| Knee-socks, essentially | HALFWAYHOSE |
| Knock follower? | KNEED |
| Like the studio forced to quit making 007 movies? | OUTOFBONDS |
| Logo on many sneakers | SWOOSH |
| Long journey | TREK |
| Long-dist. threat | ICBM |
| Louisiane, par exemple | ETAT |
| Milhous : Nixon :: __ : Garfield | ABRAM |
| More valuable, in some cases | RARER |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Muck partner | MIRE |
| Musical array | TONES |
| Needing a little more drying time | DAMP |
| Night vision? | DREAM |
| Nobel Institute city | OSLO |
| One of the British? | ISLE |
| One-named singer | ADELE |
| Outback bounders | ROOS |
| Overflows (with) | BRIMS |
| Paul’s ‘Ebony and Ivory’ partner | STEVIE |
| Penetrating wind | OBOE |
| Percussionist who worked with Prince | SHEILAE |
| Pipe fastener | UBOLT |
| Pixar clownfish | NEMO |
| Popular jeans | LEES |
| Portrayer of the first female Colonel Sanders, familiarly | REBA |
| Prepare to ride, in a way | SADDLE |
| Prey grabber | TALON |
| Progressive rival | GEICO |
| Prunes | LOPS |
| Publisher Chandler | OTIS |
| Pull the plug | ABORT |
| Rain forest parrot | MACAW |
| Residence | ABODE |
| Reward units | MILES |
| Rocket end? | EER |
| Rx | SCRIP |
| Scheming Shakespearean soldier | IAGO |
| Seaside glider | ERNE |
| See 95-Down | ONO |
| Select from a menu, with ‘on’ | CLICK |
| She plays Hermione in ‘Harry Potter’ films | EMMA |
| Shed __ | ATEAR |
| Show eager anticipation | DROOL |
| Singer’s cue | INTRO |
| Soil expert’s observations? | CLODFORMATIONS |
| Spa sounds | AAHS |
| Spanish muralist | SERT |
| Start to print? | MIS |
| Steffi’s tennis-playing spouse | ANDRE |
| Storehouse | ARSENAL |
| Strong support | IBAR |
| Stymies | THWARTS |
| Sudoku box fillers: Abbr | NOS |
| Sumatran swingers | ORANGS |
| Tennis garb | SKORTS |
| Terse | BRIEF |
| Tiny shape-shifters | AMOEBAS |
| Tiny stingers | REDANTS |
| Title for Elton | SIR |
| To make sure | SOTHAT |
| Tokyo sash | OBI |
| Top at Starbucks | LID |
| Tried to sink, maybe | RAMMED |
| Trucker, often | CBER |
| TV Drs. Isles and Quincy | MES |
| Ugli, for one | TANGELO |
| Vegas table postings | LIMITS |
| Walking tall | ERECT |
| Ward of ‘Sisters’ | SELA |
| Wearer of hot pants? | LIAR |
| Web destination | SITE |
| Where all the Aberdeen lads get together? | BOYSCOTJAMBOREE |
| Wide companion | FAR |
| Wild fights | MELEES |
| Wine from Hungary | TOKAY |
| With 50-Down, ‘Double Fantasy’ artist | YOKO |
| You might pick one up in a bar | TAB |
| __ corps | PRESS |
| __ noire | BETE |
| __ roll | HONOR |
| __ tactic | SCARE |