The Washington Post – Mar 22 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Dumbo’ actress Green |
EVA |
| ‘He Was Despised,’ in Handel’s ‘Messiah’ |
ALTOSOLO |
| ‘I won’t miss it’ |
NOLOSS |
| ‘Nixon in China’ tenor role |
MAO |
| ‘Not interested’ feeling |
ENNUI |
| ‘Phooey!’ |
DRAT |
| ‘Right this way’ |
FOLLOWME |
| ‘Silent Spring’ subj |
DDT |
| ‘Sister Act’ extra |
NUN |
| ‘So?’ |
AND |
| ‘Stranger Things’ actor |
ASTIN |
| ‘You’re a fine __ to talk’ |
ONE |
| Actor Morales |
ESAI |
| Address bar letters |
HTTP |
| Advanced French class assignment |
ESSAI |
| Affirmative actions |
NODS |
| Agitated state |
SNIT |
| Animal-based fertilizer |
BONEMEAL |
| Apply to |
USEON |
| Besmirch |
TAINT |
| Big dos |
GALAS |
| Bit of guitar music notation |
CHORD |
| Bit of plankton |
ALGA |
| Blade brand |
ATRA |
| Boiling words |
IMMAD |
| Bolshevik leader |
LENIN |
| Bygone despots |
TSARS |
| Carson’s successor |
LENO |
| Chemistry suffix |
ENE |
| Choose |
OPT |
| City on the Aare |
BERN |
| Clobber |
THRASH |
| Cold War st |
SSR |
| Colorful swimmers |
TETRAS |
| Command to start playing |
HITIT |
| Concert venues |
ARENAS |
| Convey |
IMPART |
| Cornfield maze, e.g.? |
LANDPATTERN |
| Despicable sort |
TOAD |
| Duped? |
CCED |
| Family name in Civil War fiction |
OHARA |
| Ford named for a legendary flier, briefly |
TBIRD |
| Fragrant coating for grilling |
HERBRUB |
| Free-for-all debate? |
OPENARGUMENT |
| French social dances |
MINUETS |
| Gaming pioneer |
ATARI |
| Genre of Vasarely’s ‘Zebra’ |
OPART |
| Giant in the development of neurological disease therapies |
BIOGEN |
| Gibbs of country |
TERRI |
| Give for a while |
LEND |
| Glen relative |
DALE |
| Go for a rebound |
LEAP |
| Golfer Aoki |
ISAO |
| Guitar-making hardwood |
ALDER |
| Had a stable baby |
FOALED |
| Hard to come by |
RARE |
| Heap kudos on |
LAUD |
| Hi-tech training site |
PCLAB |
| Hot Wheels maker |
MATTEL |
| HR dept. data |
SSNS |
| Hula __ |
HOOP |
| Improved in a barrel |
AGED |
| Incidental music at a race? |
TRACKNUMBER |
| Insignia automaker |
OPEL |
| IRS convenience |
EFILE |
| Is worthy of |
MERITS |
| It’s near the humerus |
ULNA |
| Jupiter and Mars |
GODS |
| Key wood |
EBONY |
| Kin of -kin |
ETTE |
| Krall of jazz |
DIANA |
| Like most cupcakes |
ICED |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Lose steam |
FADE |
| Maintain control (over) |
RIDEHERD |
| Make sketches of Barbie dolls? |
DESIGNWOMEN |
| Mdse. category |
IRR |
| Mother of Ares |
HERA |
| Move, for short |
RELO |
| NFL pass, complete or not |
ATT |
| Ninja Turtles’ human pal April __ |
ONEIL |
| Not occupied |
IDLE |
| Oater orphans |
DOGIES |
| Often-pickled veggie |
BEET |
| Omits an attachment, say |
ERRS |
| Online biz |
ETAIL |
| Pacing, perhaps |
ANTSY |
| Palm native to South American swampland |
ACAI |
| Pay attention |
TAKENOTE |
| PC corner key |
CTRL |
| PepsiCo-owned chip brand |
LAYS |
| Pequod co-owner |
PELEG |
| Personal bearing |
MIEN |
| Plane part |
CABIN |
| Played for a sap |
HAD |
| Porch furniture material |
RATTAN |
| Positive particle |
PROTON |
| Pre-event periods |
EVES |
| Precept |
TENET |
| Preempts the following show, perhaps |
RUNSLATE |
| Prepared for a selfie |
POSED |
| Presentation prop |
EASEL |
| Preventative power |
VETO |
| Prince Valiant’s son |
ARN |
| Prop for Mr. Monopoly |
CANE |
| Put a nick in |
MAR |
| Quicken’s boxed Q, for one |
ICON |
| Quirky |
ODD |
| Recess rebuttal |
ARESO |
| Recipe smidge |
DASH |
| Requirement |
NEED |
| Richard __, first black ‘SNL’ host |
PRYOR |
| Roadway closed for repairs? |
DOWNSTREET |
| Rutted route |
DIRTROAD |
| Salon service with a pedi |
MANI |
| Sci-fi visitor |
ALIEN |
| Scotts Turf Builder target |
LAWN |
| Sewer worker in a ’50s sitcom |
EDNORTON |
| Sgts.’ superiors |
LTS |
| Short standards? |
REGS |
| Showed up for |
ATTENDED |
| Sidewalk vendor’s supply request? |
STANDORDER |
| Signed up |
ENLISTED |
| Six-part undergrad exam |
LSAT |
| Spicy Asian cuisine |
HUNAN |
| Square things |
ATONE |
| Statistician’s concern |
BADDATA |
| Stephen of ‘Counterpart’ |
REA |
| Stick in a cage |
ROOST |
| Sturdy piece of lumber? |
SOUNDBOARD |
| Sure rival |
ARRID |
| Surface |
ARISE |
| Surrealist Magritte |
RENE |
| They’re often scrambled |
EGGS |
| Thick soup |
POTTAGE |
| Thin coating |
FILM |
| Triathlon segments |
EVENTS |
| TV show about Amtrak services? |
TRAINPROGRAM |
| Twitter follower, often |
FAN |
| Unarmed spy? |
CLEANAGENT |
| V8 veggie |
CARROT |
| Webmaster’s creation |
SITE |
| Yak it up |
GAB |
| __ 5000: annual list of the fastest-growing privately held companies |
INC |
| __ office |
HOME |