The Washington Post – Apr 20 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘The old-fashioned way’ to make money, in an old ad |
EARNIT |
| ‘This doesn’t look good!’ |
UHOH |
| 2010 Apple debut |
IPAD |
| Alabama seaport |
MOBILE |
| Ancient Roman orator |
CICERO |
| Auction-ending word |
SOLD |
| Beatles’ ‘__ the Walrus’ |
IAM |
| Before, in verse |
ERE |
| Bikini top |
BRA |
| Blazing |
AFIRE |
| Blueprint detail, briefly |
SPEC |
| Butter serving |
PAT |
| Captain Marvel’s magic word |
SHAZAM |
| Chess game blunder |
BADMOVE |
| Chewing __ |
GUM |
| Color of Hester Prynne’s ‘A’ |
RED |
| Come to a close |
END |
| Crete’s highest pt |
MTIDA |
| Daunting exam |
ORAL |
| Desert illusion |
MIRAGE |
| Devious |
SLY |
| Dined |
HADAMEAL |
| Doodad |
WHATSIS |
| Fairway club |
IRON |
| First game in a series |
OPENER |
| Formally hand over |
CEDE |
| Frantic rush, or a hint to each set of circles |
MADSCRAMBLE |
| Full of pluck |
GRITTY |
| Geese flight formation |
VEE |
| Gloomy thinkers |
BROODERS |
| Great Lakes natives for whom an Ohio county is named |
MIAMIS |
| Hair-stiffening stuff |
GEL |
| Hastily donned |
THREWON |
| Hawaiian welcome |
LEI |
| Implore |
BEG |
| Irreverent Don of talk radio |
IMUS |
| Like a versatile wardrobe |
MIXANDMATCH |
| Little hill crawler |
ANT |
| Make, as tea |
BREW |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Mark of Zorro |
ZEE |
| Mind-matter link |
OVER |
| Mission priest |
PADRE |
| Not ready to eat, as fruit |
UNRIPE |
| Online ‘Ha-ha!’ |
LOL |
| Open spaces |
GAPS |
| Partner for the big high school dance |
PROMDATE |
| Pen for porkers |
PIGSTY |
| Physicist Einstein |
ALBERT |
| Place for a bud or a plug |
EAR |
| Puerto __ |
RICO |
| Quaint curse |
POX |
| R.E.M. frontman Michael |
STIPE |
| Reason-based faith |
DEISM |
| Roman emperor for three months |
OTHO |
| Romance writer Roberts |
NORA |
| Seafood item needing to be cracked |
CRABLEG |
| Seafood-based party bowlful |
CLAMDIP |
| Sell for |
RETAILAT |
| Sis’ sib |
BRO |
| Sniggler’s catch |
EELS |
| Solves, with ‘out’ |
FIGURES |
| Sub detection device |
SONAR |
| Sushi tuna |
AHI |
| Tablet download |
APP |
| Taj Mahal city |
AGRA |
| Tax whiz, briefly |
CPA |
| The ‘E’ in Q.E.D |
ERAT |
| Three-legged piano |
GRAND |
| Turnpike division |
LANE |
| Unhip type |
NERD |
| Up-and-down playground fixture |
SEESAW |
| UPS competitor |
DHL |
| View with interest |
PEERAT |
| War movie scene |
BATTLE |
| Way to get in |
ENTRY |
| WWII naval threat |
UBOAT |
| Young women |
GIRLS |
| __ marsala: Italian restaurant choice |
VEAL |