The Washington Post Sunday – Apr 8 2018
Published in The Washington Post Sunday Crossword. Tags: ASH, CREATE, ESTER, LEAD, NEAT, Paris, PATIO, YEAST.
Clues |
Answers |
‘Almost done’ |
LASTONE |
‘Clueless’ retort |
ASIF |
‘Dear’ alternative |
HON |
‘Fat chance!’ |
HAH |
‘Flora’s Secret’ singer |
ENYA |
‘Glee’ actress Michele |
LEA |
‘I’m Dying Up Here’ actress Graynor |
ARI |
‘In memoriam’ item |
OBIT |
‘It’s time for my grand entrance’ |
IMON |
‘Olympia’ artist, 1863 |
MANET |
‘We ___ liftoff!’ |
HAVE |
‘Who’s on First?’ performer |
ABBOTT |
‘___ include players, umpires and fans’ |
BALLPARKFIGURES |
‘___ Land’ (2016 musical film) |
LALA |
‘___, and first and third will be colorful’ |
PAINTTHECORNERS |
‘___, and first, second and third will be protected by a tarp’ |
COVERYOURBASES |
‘___, and there will be new batters’ |
SWITCHHITTERS |
‘___, and you won’t see another game for maybe 12 months’ |
WAITTILLNEXTYEAR |
‘___, and you’ll be at home’ |
STEPUPTOTHEPLATE |
‘___? Then the batter isn’t safe after that deep drive not to center or right’ |
OUTINLEFTFIELD |
Actress Garr or Hatcher |
TERI |
Ad time |
NITE |
After the buzzer |
LATE |
Also |
TOO |
Alters Time? |
EDITS |
Ark place |
ARARAT |
Auto guide, briefly |
GPS |
Barbecue spot |
PATIO |
Be excessive, with ‘it’ |
OVERDO |
Belonging to that gent |
HIS |
Bioengineered food source, briefly |
GMO |
Brewery need |
YEAST |
Build |
CREATE |
Burn mark? |
SMOKE |
Butter servings |
PATS |
Causing alarm, maybe |
EERIE |
Cells with ooplasm |
OVA |
Christmas party guests, at times |
INLAWS |
Clio, e.g |
MUSE |
Colorado people |
UTES |
Combustion residue |
ASH |
Connects (with) |
LIAISES |
Cry from the accused |
IMINNOCENT |
Cultural value system |
ETHOS |
Ekebergparken city |
OSLO |
Elderly neighbor of Jon, in ‘Garfield’ comics |
REBA |
Element in many stained-glass windows |
LEAD |
Enjoyed 13 Down, say |
SKIED |
Enter slowly |
EASEIN |
Escorts to the 10th floor of a high-rise apartment building, say |
SEESUP |
Evil Edward of fiction |
HYDE |
Far from tons |
FEW |
Fault-finders? |
LINEJUDGES |
Ferrets’ relatives |
ERMINES |
Financial supporter |
PATRON |
Former deputy attorney general Sally |
YATES |
Former Giants QB Phil |
SIMMS |
Fragrant compound |
ESTER |
Frat friend, maybe |
BRO |
Futile |
NOUSE |
General Mills offering |
KIX |
Good name for a CPA? |
IRA |
Got ready for a new day, in a way |
SLEPT |
Green Day drummer |
TRECOOL |
Hanukkah gift |
GELT |
Hardly fine food |
GLOP |
Home of Athens, Berlin, Moscow and Paris |
USA |
Humanitarian offering |
AID |
Humble abode |
HUT |
Interstate heavyweight |
SEMI |
Clues |
Answers |
Involving intimidation, say |
COERCIVE |
Iron workers? |
GOLFERS |
Is for many people? |
ARE |
Key of ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’ |
AMINOR |
Lax to the max |
LOOSEST |
Least verbose |
TERSEST |
Liberal or conservative leader? |
NEO |
Like Olympians |
FIT |
Like red diamonds |
RARE |
Like some cat litter |
SCENTED |
Made short work of shortcake, say |
ATE |
Magnificent |
STELLAR |
Make more constrictive |
TIGHTEN |
Margaret who received a GLAAD Golden Gate Award in 2000 |
CHO |
Meg of ‘When Harry Met Sally’ |
RYAN |
Memorable obscurity? |
ECLIPSE |
Merino mother |
EWE |
Metaphorical resources |
ARSENAL |
Napoleon’s bicorn, e.g |
HAT |
Not kidding |
EARNEST |
Offering before a meal at a Japanese restaurant, at times |
HOTTOWEL |
Officially validate |
RATIFY |
Opposite of cluttered |
NEAT |
Oracle’s specialty, for short |
TECH |
Palindromic magazine |
ELLE |
Panera Bread purchase |
LOAF |
Pants problems |
RIPS |
Pasty Hawaiian dish |
POI |
Person who just. Won’t. Shut. Up |
GASBAG |
Persuade with flattery |
CAJOLE |
Phi ___ Jama (dunking nickname of Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler’s college hoops team) |
SLAMA |
Physicist Ohm |
GEORG |
Place in a pyramid, e.g |
ENTOMB |
Plant regulator, briefly |
OSHA |
Pocket that may be full of yogurt sauce |
PITA |
Pool setting |
SPA |
Put through a kitchen filter |
SIEVED |
Qdoba dip, for short |
GUAC |
Realty or auction unit |
LOT |
Require |
ENTAIL |
Resort with a run called Alf’s High Rustler |
ALTA |
Runs |
FLEES |
Saltimbocca seasoning |
SAGE |
Scarface, e.g |
RAPSTAR |
Scrape off |
ABRADE |
Shaving mishap |
NICK |
Show with numbers |
REVUE |
Site |
LOCALE |
Sites of some sprains |
ANKLES |
Smith’s item |
ANVIL |
Snack that may come in a sleeve |
OREO |
Some haunted house props |
NOOSES |
Spirit of old stories |
GENIE |
Stimulate interest in |
ENTHUSE |
Superlatively irritated |
SOREST |
Surpluses |
GLUTS |
Tanking-up station? |
BARSTOOL |
Taylor of ‘The Nanny’ |
RENEE |
Temperature tester |
TOE |
The S of RSVP |
SIL |
Tim ‘The ___’ Taylor (nickname on ‘Home Improvement’) |
TOOLMAN |
To be, in Toulouse |
ETRE |
Tuna at a luau |
AHI |
Vehicle used in some gimmicks for the WWE’s Undertaker |
HEARSE |
View from Dun Laoghaire |
IRISHSEA |
Visible part of the ear |
AURICLE |
Vocal encouragement |
CHEER |
Volsunga saga deity |
ODIN |
Western European land |
IBERIA |
Wizards forward Porter |
OTTO |