The Washington Post Sunday – Oct 11 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘A Little Bit of Heaven’ actress |
WHOOPIGOLDBERG |
| ‘Anchors ___!’ |
AWEIGH |
| ‘Dear Martin’ author Stone |
NIC |
| ‘DO NOT ___’ (street sign) |
ENTER |
| ‘Downton Abbey’ actress |
JOANNEFROGGATT |
| ‘Exit full screen’ key |
ESC |
| ‘Hey, look at this!’ |
OHO |
| ‘Hey, look at this!’ |
AHA |
| ‘I ___ explain!’ |
CAN |
| ‘It’s possible’ |
PERHAPS |
| ‘Roseanne’ co-star |
JOHNGOODMAN |
| ‘Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith’ actor |
HAYDENCHRISTENSEN |
| ‘Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker’ actress |
DAISYRIDLEY |
| ‘The King Has Lost ___ Crown’ (Abba song) |
HIS |
| ‘The Politician’ star Ben |
PLATT |
| ‘This is real bad for me’ |
IMDEAD |
| ‘This spells doom’ |
UHOH |
| ‘To repeat myself …’ |
ISAID |
| ‘___ the Right One In’ (2008 vampire film) |
LET |
| Acquaintance of Goat, Pig and Zebra in ‘Pearls Before Swine’ |
RAT |
| Acting as expected, and an alternate title for this puzzle |
INCHARACTER |
| An arm or a leg |
LIMB |
| Antelope one may see in the Zambezi Valley |
IMPALA |
| Apple device with Thunderbolt ports |
IMAC |
| Apt surname for an environmentalist |
GREENE |
| Average fella |
SCHMO |
| Band that David Bowie called ‘the band of the future’ in 1977 |
DEVO |
| Bills once in Italian ATMs |
LIRE |
| Boats similar to cutters |
SLOOPS |
| Body shop sight |
AUTO |
| Boost |
ENCOURAGE |
| Break in continuity |
GAP |
| Brought up, as kids |
REARED |
| Car tire holder |
RIM |
| Carbonated beverages |
COLAS |
| Catches, as a fugitive |
NABS |
| Cell game, e.g |
APP |
| Charlie Parker’s style |
BOP |
| Clear comprehension |
GRASP |
| Command given to sharpen a grainy digital photograph, in TV crime drama tropes |
ENHANCE |
| Condemns vigorously |
DAMNS |
| Considers anew |
RETHINKS |
| Contaminates |
TAINTS |
| Cosa ___ |
NOSTRA |
| Cucumber ___ (Indian yogurt dip) |
RAITA |
| Dairy Queen orders |
SUNDAES |
| Diner menu letters |
BLT |
| Discharged, as photons |
EMITTED |
| Dominates, in slang |
OWNS |
| Don of ‘Crash’ |
CHEADLE |
| Drifts gently |
WAFTS |
| Earl’s title |
LORD |
| Elle’s courtroom dress color in ‘Legally Blonde’ |
HOTPINK |
| Emulate drill sergeants |
YELL |
| Event planner’s concern |
LOGISTICS |
| Eyewear for the Marvel superhero Blade |
SHADES |
| Feature of Ella Fitzgerald’s recording of ‘One-Note Samba’ |
SCAT |
| Fell dramatically |
CRATERED |
| First-___ (top-notch) |
RATE |
| Frayed fabric feature |
RIP |
| Genre for the band AFI |
EMO |
| Go before |
ANTEDATE |
| Google Earth predecessor |
ATLAS |
| GP-to-be’s exam |
MCAT |
| Greet like a politician would |
GLADHAND |
| Having more funds |
RICHER |
| Includes, as in Gmail |
CCS |
| Inflicted on |
DIDTO |
| It may spell doom |
OMEN |
| It’s slashed at a sale |
PRICE |
| Item at a regatta |
OAR |
| Jacuzzi water tester |
TOE |
| Kicked off |
BEGAN |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Knievel who called himself ‘the last gladiator in the new Rome’ |
EVEL |
| Laid down all of one’s Uno cards first, say |
WON |
| Leaves suddenly |
BAILS |
| Like one who’s lost control |
IRATE |
| Linguistically sparing |
TERSE |
| List shortener |
ETC |
| Love to bits and pieces |
ADORE |
| Many madrassa students |
ARABS |
| Meal plans |
RECIPES |
| Mention verbally |
UTTER |
| Modern pet name |
BAE |
| Monster in the video game ‘Quake’ |
OGRE |
| National Yoga Month |
SEPTEMBER |
| NBA Hall of Famer Robinson |
DAVID |
| Nonbinary possessive pronoun |
THEIR |
| Olden times |
YORE |
| Oozing mass |
BLOB |
| Origin of ‘Delicious Dish’ skits on NBC |
SNL |
| Parisian landmark with bells named for saints |
NOTREDAME |
| Participated in a dash |
RAN |
| Parts of a Greek map |
ISLES |
| Patriotic Japanese cheer |
BANZAI |
| Penny’s value, compared to a dime |
ONETENTH |
| Pickleball court divider |
NET |
| Places in boiling water |
STEEPS |
| Plastic bag alternative |
TOTE |
| Player’s words after deciding to split? |
HITME |
| Pounded fastener |
NAIL |
| Prefix with classical |
NEO |
| Proceeded effortlessly |
COASTED |
| Related to an eye part |
CORNEAL |
| Roam (about) |
GAD |
| Rock climbing gym need |
ROPE |
| Sailor’s post |
MAST |
| See 40 Across |
BOY |
| Sequence of notes from a chord |
ARPEGGIO |
| Shakespeare’s ‘shortly’ |
ANON |
| Sharpened, as a blade |
HONED |
| She once tweeted: ‘We all have an incomplete understanding of reality. Let’s complete the puzzle together and have a clear understanding of what is happening.’ |
ONO |
| Site for fabric softener |
DRYER |
| Sites for idle mowers |
SHEDS |
| Sixth of a fluid ounce |
TEASPOON |
| Soaks up the Sun, say? |
READS |
| South Carolina’s state fruit |
PEACH |
| Star of the 1990s TV series ‘Clueless’ |
RACHELBLANCHARD |
| Stuck around |
STAYED |
| Stuck around longer than |
OUTLIVED |
| Suffer anguish (over) |
AGONIZE |
| Temple feature |
DOME |
| Temple feature |
ALTAR |
| The bird Stephen Jr. (named after Stephen Colbert), e.g |
EAGLE |
| Thesis intro? |
ANTI |
| Thickness measurer |
CALIPER |
| To a great extent |
MOSTLY |
| Toppings on 30 Across, at times |
OREOS |
| Train set component |
RAIL |
| Trudeau of Canadian politics |
JUSTIN |
| Try to shred |
TEARAT |
| Variety of salmon |
COHO |
| Vehicle often ‘split’ |
CAB |
| Went by 34 Down or 91 Down |
RODE |
| Western mode of travel? |
HORSE |
| Whack |
SWAT |
| When the Allied forces invaded Normandy |
DDAY |
| Wildebeests |
GNUS |
| Wireless mouse batteries, maybe |
AAS |
| With 93 Down, ‘Man oh man!’ |
HOO |
| Wood stove fallout |
ASH |
| Wood work, e.g.? |
ART |
| YouTube clip preceders |
ADS |
| Zilch |
NONE |
| ___ track (product of a musical feud) |
DISS |
| ___ vu |
DEJA |