The Washington Post – Feb 28 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘David Copperfield’ character |
HEEP |
‘GoodFellas’ Oscar winner Joe |
PESCI |
‘Guilty,’ for example |
PLEA |
‘Riders of the Purple Sage’ author |
GREY |
‘Today’ rival, briefly |
GMA |
Almost an eternity |
EONS |
Asinine |
SILLY |
Asinine |
INANE |
Astronaut’s drink |
TANG |
Attending galas uninvited |
CRASHINGPARTIES |
Baby shower rule, sometimes |
NOMEN |
Bankrupting all the casinos, colloquially |
BUSTINGVEGAS |
Be of ___ (help out) |
USETO |
Boris’s cartoon partner |
NATASHA |
Bottle alternative |
CAN |
Certain music holder |
CDCASE |
Colossal nerve |
GALL |
Comic strip prince’s son |
ARN |
Completely cover |
CARPET |
Condition once called ‘combat fatigue,’ for short |
PTSD |
DDE beat him |
AES |
Departs unobtrusively |
EASESOUT |
Detailed account |
LOG |
Dirty political tactic |
SMEAR |
Does a farrier’s work |
SHOES |
Double-curved letter |
ESS |
Ending for some URLs |
ORG |
Farm sound |
OINK |
Gladys Knight’s backups |
PIPS |
Govt. branch, e.g |
DEPT |
Guns N’ Roses rocker ___ Rose |
AXL |
Holiday-free mo |
AUG |
Hunting rights lobby gp |
NRA |
Jackson Five dos |
AFROS |
Jolts, you might say |
TASES |
Kielbasas, e.g |
SAUSAGES |
Kill, as a dragon |
SLAY |
Kind of candle |
ROMAN |
Clues |
Answers |
Like a divining rod |
YSHAPED |
Little bit, slangily |
SKOSH |
Little biters |
GNATS |
London guy |
CHAP |
Long, detailed account |
SAGA |
Lou Gehrig’s uniform number |
FOUR |
Message from MADD, e.g |
PSA |
Most of the world’s people |
ASIANS |
Mr. Olds’s old vehicles |
REOS |
Naples gateway |
PORTA |
Noises heard around some tracks |
NEIGHING |
Notable mariner of literature |
AHAB |
Packing up the tents and gear to leave |
BREAKINGCAMP |
Placards, for instance |
SIGNAGE |
PlayStation competitor |
XBOX |
Poker opener |
ANTE |
Relative of a lutz |
AXEL |
River inlet |
RIA |
Road sealer |
TAR |
Scam or sham |
HOAX |
Sergeants and corporals (abbr.) |
NCOS |
Share one’s views |
OPINE |
Skyline sights |
SPIRES |
Some injections |
SERA |
Song for Callas |
ARIA |
Spoilers, often |
NANAS |
Start of a magician’s phrase |
HOCUS |
Too much |
INEXCESS |
Tram car cargo, frequently |
ORE |
Truthful |
HONEST |
Uncontrolled anger |
RAGE |
Unknown, for short |
ANON |
Vaulted church area |
APSE |
Volt maker, casually |
CHEVY |
Wasilla’s state |
ALASKA |
Website featuring crafts |
ETSY |
Wildly popular theatrical hit, say |
SMASHINGSUCCESS |
___-dieu (kneeling bench) |
PRIE |