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 |