The Washington Post – Mar 9 2020 Crossword Solution
The Washington Post – Mar 9 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| ‘Game of Thrones’ patriarch Stark | NED |
| ‘Great Leap Forward’ Chinese leader | MAO |
| ‘Jurassic Park’ critters, briefly | DINOS |
| ‘Life of Pi’ director Lee | ANG |
| ‘__ be in touch!’ | ILL |
| *Fruity ice cream treat | BANANASPLIT |
| *Knock one out of the park | HITAHOMERUN |
| *Place for rural anglers | FISHINGHOLE |
| *Won 10 in a row, say | WENTONATEAR |
| 2/2/20, for Super Bowl LIV | GAMEDAY |
| Afternoon social | TEA |
| Amber, for one | RESIN |
| Be | EXIST |
| Be litigious | SUE |
| C-SPAN figures, informally | POLS |
| Captive’s plea | LETMEGO |
| Captured back | RETOOK |
| Carpentry wedge | SHIM |
| Chad or Rob of movies | LOWE |
| Chafing result | RAWSKIN |
| Checkout worker | CLERK |
| Chopin piece | ETUDE |
| Common jazz combo | TRIO |
| Cough syrup, e.g | SOOTHER |
| Crossword hints | CLUES |
| Declares to be true | ATTESTS |
| Deviate from a course, at sea | YAW |
| E-cigarette output | VAPOR |
| Egyptian queen in Tut’s time | NEFERTITI |
| Fixed, like the ends of the answers to starred clues | SEWEDUP |
| French crockful with a cheesy crust | ONIONSOUP |
| Gondolier, e.g | BOATER |
| Grandstand group | FANS |
| Grinch victim | WHO |
| Highchair wear | BIB |
| House speaker Nancy | PELOSI |
| How the cheese stands, in a kids’ song | ALONE |
| Immobile | INERT |
| Keep moist, as turkey | BASTE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Lacking a downside | NORISK |
| Like fresh nail polish | WET |
| Luggage tie-on | NAMETAG |
| Many coll. lab instructors | TAS |
| Marble mineral | AGATE |
| MASH shelter | TENT |
| Media-monitoring org | FCC |
| Messy roomie | SLOB |
| Nautical pronoun | SHE |
| Nourished | FED |
| Pointless bother | ADO |
| Practical joke | GAG |
| Put a jinx on | HEX |
| Restrain, as one’s breath | BATE |
| Roll of bills | WAD |
| Rugged vehicle, for short | UTE |
| Seminary book | BIBLE |
| Serious cuts | GASHES |
| Seven Sisters college | VASSAR |
| Shaq of NBA fame | ONEAL |
| Shoes sans laces | LOAFERS |
| Shops with slicers | DELIS |
| Sicilian volcano | ETNA |
| Smart set member | MENSAN |
| Somali-born model | IMAN |
| Squeal on the mob | RAT |
| Storybook fiend | OGRE |
| Tree branches | LIMBS |
| TSA checkpoint container | BIN |
| Tyrolean peak | ALP |
| Upside-down sleeper | BAT |
| Wash. neighbor | IDA |
| Well-known | NOTED |
| Worked together perfectly | MESHED |
| Write ‘mispell,’ say | ERR |
| Zap with a Taser | STUN |
| [none of the above] | OTHER |
| __ XING: crosswalk sign | PED |
| __-proof: easy to operate | IDIOT |