The Washington Post – Mar 31 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ’50s presidential nickname |
IKE |
| ‘A,’ in pilot shorthand |
ALFA |
| ‘Don’t make any sudden moves’ |
NICEANDEASY |
| ‘No more for us’ |
WERESET |
| ‘No more sharing,’ briefly |
TMI |
| ‘Star Trek’ lieutenant |
UHURA |
| ‘Star __: The Rise of Skywalker’ |
WARS |
| ‘Time for me to split’ |
IGOTTARUN |
| ‘When __ we three meet again’: ‘Macbeth’ opening line |
SHALL |
| ‘You think I did it?!’ |
MOI |
| ‘__ been wrong before’ |
IVE |
| Aid in crime |
ABET |
| Amazes |
AWES |
| Appease |
PLACATE |
| Aunt in Acapulco |
TIA |
| Baseball card transaction |
TRADE |
| Batted first |
LEDOFF |
| Bed size |
TWIN |
| Bethesda research org |
NIH |
| Black tea from India |
ASSAM |
| Brainy bunch |
MENSA |
| Broadcast |
AIR |
| Bulova competitor |
TIMEX |
| Cacophony |
DIN |
| Cake serving |
PIECE |
| Camera initials |
SLR |
| Cassini of fashion |
OLEG |
| Central idea |
MOTIF |
| Coffee container |
URN |
| Credit in a footnote |
CITE |
| Culturally pretentious |
ARTY |
| Cyberchatting |
IMING |
| Daisy __: Li’l Abner’s wife |
MAE |
| Electric guitarist’s need |
AMP |
| Feels poorly |
AILS |
| First name in 1970s gymnastics |
NADIA |
| Fords and Chevys |
AUTOS |
| Give a hoot |
CARE |
| Great fielding play, say |
GEM |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Had a bite |
ATE |
| Hallelujah trio? |
ELS |
| Horse morsel |
OAT |
| Hot |
SEXY |
| In the past |
AGO |
| Island in ‘Jaws’ |
AMITY |
| Jump for joy |
EXULT |
| Life-changing household arrival |
BABY |
| Loaded bakery item |
EVERYTHINGBAGEL |
| Ltd., across the pond |
INC |
| Makes on the job |
EARNS |
| Molecule parts |
ATOMS |
| Mythical man-goat |
FAUN |
| Noir sleuth |
TEC |
| Old Paris coin |
FRANC |
| Oversized keyboard key |
ENTER |
| Pair in a pint |
CUPS |
| Photo-sharing website, familiarly |
INSTA |
| Pop star Swift |
TAYLOR |
| President pro __ |
TEM |
| Prix __ menu |
FIXE |
| Recipe instruction |
STIR |
| Rump |
REAR |
| Shelley’s ‘__ to the West Wind’ |
ODE |
| Singer Amos |
TORI |
| Skin care brand |
OLAY |
| Sooner State natives |
OKIES |
| Stradivari’s tutor |
AMATI |
| Surrender, as land |
CEDE |
| Sweetened, as something harsh to hear |
SUGARCOATED |
| Tennis great Arthur |
ASHE |
| Thinks (over) |
MULLS |
| Trick |
FOOL |
| Variety, idiomatically, with ‘the’ |
SPICEOFLIFE |
| What the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across make? |
LITTLEGIRLS |
| Worked closely with a partner on a task |
TAGTEAMED |
| Zin cousin |
CHARD |
| __ de Mayo |
CINCO |
| __ nerve |
OPTIC |