The Washington Post – Mar 17 2021 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘I like it’ |
NEATO |
| ‘Murder by __’: 1976 Neil Simon spoof film |
DEATH |
| ‘Watch __ space’ |
THIS |
| ‘What’s __ is prologue’: ‘The Tempest’ |
PAST |
| ‘You can give me an answer tomorrow’ |
SLEEPONIT |
| ‘__ cost you!’ |
ITLL |
| *’I sussed that out a while ago’ |
THENOSEKNOWS |
| *Family dinner reservation request, perhaps |
TABLEFORFOUR |
| *Generous reward |
HANDSOMESUM |
| Aerie newborn |
EAGLET |
| Agreement |
DEAL |
| Assurance after putting a Band-Aid on a boo-boo |
ALLBETTER |
| Author’s representative |
AGENT |
| Back in style |
RETRO |
| Bigger than big |
HUGE |
| Bistro pour |
WINE |
| Breakfast grain |
OAT |
| Chewy Hershey candy |
ROLO |
| Christmas candle scent |
PINE |
| Club that may be flipped with joy |
BAT |
| Cut loose |
DROP |
| Cut off |
SNIP |
| Dept. phone number |
EXT |
| Designer Saarinen |
EERO |
| Didn’t dillydally |
SPED |
| Eat (up) |
SNARF |
| Embraces |
ADOPTS |
| Farm fittings |
YOKES |
| Former space station |
MIR |
| Gliding ballet step |
CHASSE |
| Grow older |
AGE |
| Highest point in an orbit |
APOGEE |
| Intel seeker |
SPY |
| Inventory tracking method for a CPA |
FIFO |
| Jedi Grand Master |
YODA |
| Knee-deep (in) |
AWASH |
| Large jazz combos |
OCTETS |
| Like Camembert |
CREAMY |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Like corned beef |
CURED |
| Like some serious flaws |
FATAL |
| Lit __ |
CRIT |
| Mammal at an aquarium |
OTTER |
| Many a character on HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ |
TEEN |
| Namesake of a Venice basilica |
STMARK |
| Northeast Corridor express train |
ACELA |
| Obama daughter |
SASHA |
| Old Roman road |
ITER |
| One-named ‘Body Party’ singer |
CIARA |
| Paper package |
REAM |
| Park carriage, or one pushing it |
STROLLER |
| Pierre’s ‘fin,’ to Peter |
END |
| Plot |
CONSPIRE |
| Put in a bibliography |
CITED |
| Qualified |
ABLE |
| Quickness |
HASTE |
| Receptive |
OPEN |
| Renaissance fair rides |
STEEDS |
| Retreated on the same trail … and what each answer to a starred clue has? |
DOUBLEDBACK |
| Romance |
WOO |
| Salami choice |
GENOA |
| Sand transporter |
PAIL |
| Scintilla |
IOTA |
| Sicilian peak |
ETNA |
| Skater Midori |
ITO |
| Slim advantage |
EDGE |
| Sweet Japanese rice cake |
MOCHI |
| Taj Mahal feature |
DOME |
| Tennis icon Arthur |
ASHE |
| VFW member |
EXGI |
| Vientiane people |
LAO |
| Warhol’s ‘Campbell’s Soup Cans,’ e.g |
POPART |
| Wears down |
ERODES |
| Winter coaster |
SLED |
| Work __: moral belief |
ETHIC |
| __ al-Fitr: end-of-Ramadan feast |
EID |
| __TV: reality channel |
TRU |