The Washington Post Sunday – Aug 9 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘I’m here’ (and a hint to two starred answers in this puzzle) |
ITSME |
| ‘No worries’ (and a hint to two starred answers in this puzzle) |
ITSOK |
| ‘Perception’ actress Rachael ___ Cook |
LEIGH |
| ‘Stumptown’ protagonist ___ Parios |
DEX |
| ‘The Color Purple’ role |
CELIE |
| ‘The kick’s in the air …’ (and a hint to two starred answers in this puzzle) |
ITSUP |
| ‘The ___ of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together’: Carl Sagan |
BEAUTY |
| ‘This means war!’ (and a hint to two starred answers in this puzzle) |
ITSON |
| ‘Unsellable Houses’ airer |
HGTV |
| ‘You ___ win ’em all’ |
CANT |
| ‘___ Frutti’ (1955 classic by Little Richard) |
TUTTI |
| *Actor Danson in rare form? |
UNCOMMONTED |
| *Chinese cooking competition? |
BATTLEOFWOKS |
| *Defame athletes? |
SMEARPLAYERS |
| *Fully understand one’s choppers? |
GROKYOURTEETH |
| *Jolly Roger pirate, when he’s building a home made of twigs? |
NESTINGSMEE |
| *Loaf stuffed with cocoons stuffed with insects? |
PUPABREAD |
| *Shindig for small horses? |
PONYPARTY |
| *Young dogs led by a maestro? |
ORCHESTRAPUPS |
| Actress Campbell-Martin of ‘My Wife & Kids’ |
TISHA |
| Alternate-universe counterpart of Clark Kent |
ULTRAMAN |
| Answer at the altar |
IDO |
| Apple chip holder? |
IPAD |
| Bret of short stories |
HARTE |
| Burning issue? |
HEAT |
| Captain Picard’s weapon |
PHASER |
| Cell count? |
APPS |
| Champion shoe brand |
KEDS |
| Colon, in an analogy |
ISTO |
| Connecting device |
MODEM |
| Contemptuous look |
SNEER |
| Curse substitution |
BLEEP |
| Declassify, as records |
UNSEAL |
| Defender Kelley on the U.S. women’s national team |
OHARA |
| Director Lupino |
IDA |
| Emerald or jade |
HUE |
| Emulated models |
POSED |
| Enters a second time |
RETYPES |
| Fail to get the W, say |
LOSE |
| Feel feverish |
AIL |
| Frozen yogurt topping |
OREO |
| Function |
USE |
| Geld, say |
CASTRATE |
| Glide floss brand |
ORALB |
| Golf ball holders |
TEES |
| Got off the sofa, say |
STOOD |
| Grounds care brand |
DEERE |
| Grps. concerned with testing |
PTAS |
| Herded creature in ‘Babe’ |
EWE |
| Herr lines? |
GERMAN |
| Hidden loot, e.g |
STASH |
| Horse family member |
ASS |
| Hubristic king of myth |
MIDAS |
| Incline (toward) |
LEAN |
| Is quite perceptive |
SEESALL |
| Jane’s toon son |
ELROY |
| Journalist Bly or Bowles |
NELLIE |
| Latte art shade |
TAN |
| Lhasa ___ (dog breed) |
APSO |
| Like Genie in ‘Aladdin’ |
BLUE |
| Like many a chess match |
DRAWN |
| Like Margo Dydek, among all WNBA pros so far |
TALLEST |
| Like rice or couscous |
STARCHY |
| Like Washington’s presidency |
TWOTERM |
| Make less tense |
SETATEASE |
| Manilow song setting |
COPA |
| Material of many Etsy products |
HEMP |
| Med. diagnostic |
CTSCAN |
| Media revenue sources |
ADS |
| Mining company’s finds |
ORES |
| Molokai menu tuna |
AHI |
| Monthly with models |
ELLE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Mortgage interest fig |
APR |
| Move quickly |
DASH |
| Move quickly |
JET |
| Neat displays |
ARRAYS |
| No-return service |
ACE |
| Offshore drilling target |
OIL |
| Overhauls |
REDOES |
| Painters’ degs |
BFAS |
| People of First Mesa |
HOPI |
| Performing pair’s piece |
DUET |
| Pfizer subsidiary |
SEARLE |
| Pitching gem |
SHUTOUT |
| Pneumovax maker |
MERCK |
| Practice a la Pacquiao |
SPAR |
| Prefix with perspirant |
ANTI |
| President pro ___ |
TEM |
| Prevailing feeling at a wedding |
JOY |
| Protective sheets |
TARPS |
| Queen’s pronoun |
SHE |
| Queen’s value, at times |
TEN |
| Ran ___ of the law |
AFOUL |
| Reason for storming out |
IRE |
| Reckon, briefly |
SPOSE |
| Reject |
NIX |
| Ring worn at a Hawaiian wedding, perhaps |
LEI |
| Riveter on a poster |
ROSIE |
| Sacred flower, in Buddhism |
LOTUS |
| Scottish aquatic locale |
LOCH |
| Seawater discolorations caused by algal blooms |
REDTIDES |
| See 76 Down |
END |
| See 76 Down |
EYRIE |
| Seep through a membrane |
OSMOSE |
| Share stories, say |
TELLLIES |
| Showing impudence |
SASSING |
| Silver ___ (fish) |
CARP |
| Soak, as in a teacup |
STEEP |
| Some |
AFEW |
| Something taken on a plane |
SEAT |
| Space for quarters |
SLOT |
| Spending outing |
SPREE |
| Spinners on roofs |
VANES |
| Square root of sesenta y cuatro |
OCHO |
| Swizzle |
STIR |
| Take control, demon-style |
POSSESS |
| Take part in a triathlon |
SWIM |
| Task guides |
TODOLISTS |
| Tennis icon Arthur |
ASHE |
| That guy’s |
HIS |
| Theological waiting point |
LIMBO |
| Toddler’s lesson |
ABCS |
| Toon brother of 103 Across |
BART |
| Toon sister of 79 Down |
LISA |
| Torment with gibes |
TAUNT |
| Torment with gibes |
TEASE |
| Traveled by bike |
RODE |
| Tucks away |
STOWS |
| Turns to liquid |
THAWS |
| Twist, as statistics |
SKEW |
| Ultimatum conclusion |
ORELSE |
| Univ. hall figures |
RAS |
| Venomous reptiles |
ASPS |
| Viaduct features |
ARCHES |
| Virtuoso’s gift |
TALENT |
| White noise from a fan |
WHIR |
| With 56 Across, final words … or with 56 Down, ‘Game of Thrones’ castle on top of a mountain |
THE |
| Word in a New Year’s song |
SYNE |
| Work of praise |
PAEAN |
| Yard sale caveat |
ASIS |
| ___ cotta |
TERRA |
| ___ Fables |
AESOPS |
| ___ salts (form of magnesium sulfate) |
EPSOM |
| ___ Tots |
TATER |