The Washington Post – Feb 2 2021 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘And how!’ |
AMEN |
| ‘At Last’ singer James |
ETTA |
| ‘Chicago’ showgirl Hart |
ROXIE |
| ‘Whistle While You Work’ septet |
DWARFS |
| ‘Zip your lip!’ |
CANIT |
| *Act in desperation |
GRASPATSTRAWS |
| *Be the first to begin |
GETAHEADSTART |
| *Carpe diem |
SEIZETHEDAY |
| *Party gifts container |
GRABBAG |
| A-lister |
VIP |
| Actress Seales of ‘Insecure’ |
AMANDA |
| Aggregate |
SUM |
| Batter’s job in a squeeze play |
BUNT |
| Befuddled |
ASEA |
| Biter on a pooch |
FLEA |
| Blueprint |
SCHEMA |
| Coffee dispenser |
URN |
| Commercial charge |
ADFEE |
| Comprehensive |
FULLSCALE |
| Container cover |
LID |
| Corporate jet maker |
CESSNA |
| Discard |
TOSS |
| Dismissal metaphor, with ‘the’ |
AXE |
| Emmy category |
DRAMA |
| Eros, in Rome |
AMOR |
| Escape clauses |
OUTS |
| Extended pd. away from work |
LOA |
| Familiar slogan … and what each answer to a starred clue is? |
CATCHPHRASE |
| Fannie or Ginnie follower |
MAE |
| Farm layer |
HEN |
| FDR’s successor |
HST |
| Few and far between |
SCANT |
| Free TV spot |
PSA |
| Frisbee, for one |
DISC |
| German pronoun found in half of Munich? |
ICH |
| Goals |
ENDS |
| Hardly any |
ATAD |
| Hardwood tree |
TEAK |
| Hide partner |
SEEK |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Highly skilled |
ADEPT |
| Highway divider |
MEDIAN |
| Hug |
EMBRACE |
| Husk-wrapped cantina food |
TAMALE |
| Invite for |
ASKTO |
| John Wick, for one |
HITMAN |
| Legendary bird of prey |
ROC |
| Letters in alphabet soup |
NOODLES |
| Lust or greed |
SIN |
| Mom’s mom |
NANA |
| More smoke-filled |
HAZIER |
| Morse code component |
DASH |
| Napoleon’s 1814 place of exile |
ELBA |
| Nonetheless |
YET |
| Notable period |
ERA |
| Opposing vote |
NAY |
| Ozone-depleting chemical |
CFC |
| Phoenix’s 2019 Best Actor role |
JOKER |
| Puerto Rico, por ejemplo |
ISLA |
| Queen of Olympus |
HERA |
| Rap sheet letters |
AKA |
| Reel trouble |
SNAG |
| Retinal cells |
RODS |
| Rise, as prices |
GOUP |
| Shallowest Great Lake |
ERIE |
| Shoe with a strap that nearly encircles the ankle |
SLINGBACK |
| Silently understood |
TACIT |
| Solemn vow |
OATH |
| Something to update on Facebook |
STATUS |
| Splinter groups |
SECTS |
| Taiwanese PC maker |
ACER |
| Tummy muscles |
ABS |
| Turkey topper |
GRAVY |
| U.K. network |
BBC |
| Understanding words |
ISEE |
| Unruly crowds |
MOBS |
| Wedding reception VIPs |
DJS |
| What we have here |
THESE |
| Wind instruments |
FLUTES |