The Washington Post – Sep 20 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Better Call Saul’ network |
AMC |
| ‘Come __!’ |
HERE |
| ‘His Dark Materials’ protagonist |
LYRA |
| ‘Immortal word’ in a Bush 41 quote of Dana Carvey |
PRUDENT |
| ‘The drink’s on me’ speaker? |
COASTER |
| ‘Unleaded’ drink |
DECAF |
| ‘What __ thou?’ |
SAYST |
| ‘__ Miniver’ |
MRS |
| ‘__ never work’ |
ITLL |
| ‘__ we forget’ |
LEST |
| 1980s Cabbage Patch Kids producer |
COLECO |
| 20-20, e.g |
TIE |
| 2001 French title heroine |
AMELIE |
| Accompanist? |
ESCORT |
| Add a rider to, say |
AMEND |
| Alexander who directed ‘Nebraska’ and ‘Sideways’ |
PAYNE |
| Allots, with ‘out’ |
METES |
| Auspices |
AEGIS |
| Baba in a cave |
ALI |
| Bar request |
NEAT |
| Battle of Normandy city |
CAEN |
| Beat the wheat |
THRESH |
| Before, before |
PRE |
| Big name in audio systems |
BOSE |
| Bit of handiwork? |
MANI |
| Blitzed |
LIT |
| Bob Hoskins’ role in ‘Hook’ |
SMEE |
| Business casual choice |
KHAKIS |
| Carnival ride? |
CRUISE |
| Catbird seat? |
NEST |
| Cereal fruit |
RAISIN |
| Chamonix peak |
MONT |
| Chicago’s __ Center |
AON |
| Chums, in slang |
PEEPS |
| Classic square-dancing site |
BARN |
| Code word for ‘A’ |
ALFA |
| Collegian’s diet staple |
RAMEN |
| Color distinction |
HUE |
| Come down hard |
POUR |
| Common features of wordplay |
HOMONYMS |
| Contaminates |
POISONS |
| Counting (on) |
RELIANT |
| Cybernuisance |
SPAM |
| Damon or Dillon |
MATT |
| Daybreak deity |
EOS |
| Dog command |
HEEL |
| Doves and loves |
COOERS |
| Draft holder |
STEIN |
| Earthenware pot |
OLLA |
| Easily led sorts |
SHEEP |
| Eyelid problem |
STYE |
| Facilitate |
EASE |
| Fair-hiring abbr |
EEO |
| Fancy watch brand |
SEIKO |
| Fictional boxer’s surname |
BALBOA |
| First name in blues |
ETTA |
| Fit to serve |
EDIBLE |
| Gander |
LOOKSEE |
| Garage sale caution |
ASIS |
| George __, first king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
III |
| Go off on |
RANTAT |
| Gossipy type |
YENTA |
| Guitar accessories |
CAPOS |
| Guitarist Lofgren |
NILS |
| Help in drawing the line |
RULER |
| Home with a view |
AERIE |
| Hospital worker on trial? |
ORDERLYINTHECOURT |
| Ice formation |
FLOE |
| Idol whose fans are called Claymates |
AIKEN |
| Israel’s Iron Lady |
MEIR |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Israeli weapon |
UZI |
| It relieves pain |
ANODYNE |
| It’s often said with a smile |
CHEESE |
| Key of Brahms’ First Piano Concerto |
DMINOR |
| Like a three-year-old after a tough year, to Mom? |
FINALLYFOUR |
| Like horseshoes |
ARCED |
| Little helper |
ELF |
| Lock site |
CANAL |
| Lover of Geraint |
ENID |
| Main follower? |
STREET |
| Make over |
REDO |
| Martini comparative |
DRIER |
| MGM Resorts reward program |
MLIFE |
| NASA vehicle |
LEM |
| Noodle |
BEAN |
| Not missing a trick |
ALERT |
| Old Fords |
LTDS |
| Out of whack |
AMISS |
| Paramount issues? |
RELEASES |
| Part-time lawyer? |
ATTORNEYGENERALLY |
| Paul Simon song about a budding international union? |
YOUCANCALLMEALLY |
| Pave the way for |
ENABLE |
| Peac*ck, say? |
STATELYBIRD |
| Pearl Mosque locale |
AGRA |
| Performer with many fans? |
GEISHA |
| Personal |
INNER |
| Poet contemporary of Milton |
DRYDEN |
| Prefix with -bar |
ISO |
| Provided service for, as tables |
WAITED |
| Pulitzer winner __-Manuel Miranda |
LIN |
| Qualifying races |
HEATS |
| Quarantine |
ISOLATE |
| Rallying word |
RAH |
| Response to a crash |
REBOOT |
| Result of a three-putt, maybe |
BOGEY |
| Santana with 10 Grammys |
CARLOS |
| Shellfish serving |
CLAW |
| Short program |
APPLET |
| Singer Simon, refusing to take a limo? |
SELFDRIVINGCARLY |
| Spot for a spot |
TEAROOM |
| Spreadsheet units |
CELLS |
| Start of a classic JFK challenge |
ASKNOT |
| Sticking, as a landing |
NAILING |
| Stockings |
HOSE |
| Stuck, after ‘in’ |
ARUT |
| Suit to __ |
ATEE |
| Summer ermines |
STOATS |
| Surround |
HEMIN |
| Thin coating |
LAMINA |
| Torment |
AGONY |
| Turkey’s highest peak |
ARARAT |
| TV drama settings |
ERS |
| Twins’ home: Abbr |
MINN |
| Unproductive |
STERILE |
| Was in front |
LED |
| Waters near Jericho |
DEADSEA |
| Web mag |
EZINE |
| West Yorkshire city |
LEEDS |
| Whale food |
KRILL |
| What D.C. Stadium was renamed in 1969 |
RFK |
| What may be added to impress? |
IVE |
| When repeated, ‘Animal House’ chant |
TOGA |
| Whistler, at times |
REF |
| Whom picadors assist |
TORERO |
| Winnie-the-Pooh greeting |
HALLO |
| Wooden slats |
LATHS |
| Zest |
TANG |
| __ drop |
MIC |
| __ music: idle talk |
CHIN |
| __ volente |
DEO |