The Washington Post Sunday – Jun 24 2018
Published in The Washington Post Sunday Crossword. Tags: ABYSSES, DASH, EVE, NASA, ORCA, OTTO, Paris.
Clues |
Answers |
‘Already heard the alarm, thanks’ |
IMUP |
‘Blackfish’ mammal |
ORCA |
‘Eek!’ elicitor |
RAT |
‘I’m in awe!’ |
OOH |
‘Immediately!’ |
PRONTO |
‘Metropolis’ painter Dix |
OTTO |
‘Michael’ director Nora |
EPHRON |
‘That’s How Heartaches Are Made’ soul singer |
BABYWASHINGTON |
‘The Drop’ composer |
ENO |
‘The Terminator’ actress |
LINDAHAMILTON |
‘To infinity and ___!’ (‘Toy Story’ phrase) |
BEYOND |
‘Treasure Island’ narrator |
JIM |
‘Why are you bothering me yet again?’ |
WHATNOW |
‘___ Lisa Overdrive’ (1988 sci-fi novel) |
MONA |
3rd-century Fr. bishop and patron of Paris |
STDENIS |
Adidas alternative |
AVIA |
Aircraft carriers? |
LUGGAGE |
All-purpose conjunction |
ANDOR |
Approvals |
OKS |
Artemis launcher |
NASA |
Assert assertively |
AVER |
At full speed, archaically |
AMAIN |
Attached, as patches |
SEWNON |
Bash in a CNN studio |
DANA |
Berry in many Sambazon products |
ACAI |
Big burden |
ONUS |
Bill who once danced to ‘Weird Science’ on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ |
NYE |
Block party game? |
JENGA |
Body of politics |
SENATE |
Book reports? |
AUDITS |
Buccaneer’s beverage |
GROG |
Calligrapher’s fluids |
INKS |
Catch some waves? |
LISTEN |
Chairman Meow or Fidel Catstro, e.g |
PUN |
Checks’ numbers |
TOTALS |
Chess legend Karpov |
ANATOLY |
Classic role for Ingrid |
ILSA |
Comedian Kirkman |
JEN |
Company that merged with DuPont in 2017 |
DOW |
Completely cockamamie |
ASININE |
Cozy lodging |
INN |
Curling iron brand |
CONAIR |
Custodian’s cleaner |
MOP |
Dances with dips |
TANGOS |
Deep spaces |
ABYSSES |
Depend (on) |
RELY |
Disorderly stacks |
HEAPS |
Drops on a field |
DEW |
Elves’ weapons in Middle-earth |
Longbows |
English digit seen in this clue number |
ONE |
Enter ‘key,’ say |
TYPE |
Entertaining Carson or Tyne |
DALY |
Environmental prefix |
ECO |
First woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
ARETHAFRANKLIN |
Former New York Times theater critic with a Pulitzer Prize |
MARGOJEFFERSON |
Fortnight’s 14 |
DAYS |
Founder of a luxury skin-care company |
ELIZABETHGRANT |
From Kyrgyzstan, say |
ASIAN |
Ghostly glows |
AURAS |
Giant with 511 homers |
OTT |
Gillette brand |
ATRA |
Go from E to F, in a way |
GASUP |
Inside info? |
MRI |
Invite out for |
ASKTO |
Jazz singer who wrote songs inspired by the civil rights movement |
ABBEYLINCOLN |
John of ‘Blockers’ |
CENA |
King and queen’s source of amusement |
FOOL |
Kool stuff |
ASH |
Korben Dallas’s vehicle in ‘The Fifth Element’ |
CAB |
Laced item, often |
SHOE |
Lands at O’Hare, say |
ARRIVES |
Language spread by the Ministry of Truth in ‘1984’ |
NEWSPEAK |
Clues |
Answers |
Las Vegas’s WNBA team |
ACES |
Lighthouse light |
BEACON |
Like a lose-lose situation |
NOWIN |
Like some chocolate |
DARK |
Like some contracts |
ORAL |
Like the NFL’s best QB |
ALLPRO |
Like tuna in some rolls |
RAW |
List of publishing flubs |
ERRATA |
Make nice and tidy |
NEATEN |
Many HP products |
PCS |
Matched, as a competitor |
RIVALED |
Melt |
LIQUEFY |
Moves at a brisk pace |
TROTS |
Mr. T’s TV crew |
ATEAM |
Name that’s a homophone of 39 Down |
OREL |
NBA star ___-Anthony Towns |
KARL |
One who rejoiced after the 2016 World Series |
CUBSFAN |
Orioles great Ripken |
CAL |
Person to be paid |
PIPER |
Picture of Peter Pan or Pinocchio, e.g |
CEL |
Pierce |
IMPALE |
Plumbing problems |
CLOGS |
Pointed features of Gothic-style buildings |
ARCHES |
Portrait artist Alice |
NEEL |
Prison abolition advocate Davis |
ANGELA |
Pungent bit of a salad |
RADISH |
Racers on snowy hills |
SLEDS |
Received |
GOT |
Recipient of the Icon Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards |
JANETJACKSON |
Recite sans inflection |
INTONE |
Recuperation location |
SPA |
Reproductive Freedom Project org |
ACLU |
River embankment |
LEVEE |
Runner-up in 1996 |
BOBDOLE |
Scented substance |
ODORANT |
Security at a university |
TENURE |
Sentimental fondness |
SOFTSPOT |
Shanghai-born NBA Hall of Famer |
YAO |
Shrill bark |
YELP |
Shrill, as trumpet calls |
CLARION |
Sign for a clairvoyant |
OMEN |
Silver Legacy Resort Casino locale |
RENO |
Skater Midori |
ITO |
Small discrete units of energy |
QUANTA |
Spanish digit seen in this clue number |
UNO |
Spewed a la Vesuvius |
ERUPTED |
Storied loch |
NESS |
Summit figure |
LEADER |
Takes the greyhound home, say |
ADOPTS |
Telescope opening |
APERTURE |
Tequila brand with a bull and matador on its label |
ELTORO |
The G of LGBTQIA |
GAY |
The Promise Ring genre |
EMO |
Trending thing |
FAD |
Twice-a-month tide |
NEAP |
Unconventional |
OUTRE |
Vague recipe amount |
DASH |
Vice writer Peyser |
EVE |
Wave to, say |
GREET |
When a rooster crows |
DAWN |
Where to make a pit stop in California? |
LABREA |
William of ___ (friar with a famous razor) |
OCCAM |
Wizards’ workplaces |
ARENAS |
Woolly beast |
LLAMA |
Woolly beast |
EWE |
Word-loving Webster |
NOAH |
Wry writer Bombeck |
ERMA |
YouTube annoyance |
LAG |
Zombie film feature |
GORE |
___ code |
PROMO |
___ journalism |
GONZO |
___ ring |
TOE |