The Washington Post – Mar 27 2021 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Not too much’ |
EASYDOESIT |
| ‘Seriously … ‘ |
ALLJOKINGASIDE |
| ‘__ luck?’ |
ANY |
| Abstract |
PRECIS |
| Account |
TALE |
| Ancient midpoint marker, more or less |
IDES |
| Automotive suspension components |
STRUTS |
| Begrudges |
RESENTS |
| Black Sabbath devotee, say |
METALHEAD |
| Blue- or gray-furred cat |
MALTESE |
| Bluffer’s objective |
POT |
| Breville product |
TOASTER |
| Bridge action |
BID |
| Busy pro around this time |
CPA |
| Casual Fridays attire, perhaps |
KHAKIS |
| Celebrates big-time |
EXULTS |
| Conformist’s phrase |
WHENINROME |
| Court figures |
SUERS |
| Decides |
OPTS |
| Disconcerts |
JARS |
| Distinction |
MERIT |
| Doce meses |
ANO |
| Estonian neighbor |
LETT |
| Fair-haired |
ASHBLONDE |
| Family figures |
MAS |
| Film composer Morricone |
ENNIO |
| First name in desserts |
SARA |
| Five carats |
GRAM |
| Flowerless plant |
FERN |
| Four-time Gold Glove winner Tony |
PENA |
| Fourth-grade teacher in Springfield Elementary School |
KRABAPPEL |
| Greek letter used in the Shrödinger equation |
PSI |
| Heard but not seen, as sound effects |
OFFCAMERA |
| Heart |
MEAT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Hirsch of ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ |
EMILE |
| In a fog |
PERPLEXED |
| Let |
RENTOUT |
| Make madeleines, e.g |
BAKE |
| Much of Vancouver Island |
RAINFOREST |
| Plant with corms |
TARO |
| Put forward |
POSED |
| Reached the nadir, with ‘out’ |
BOTTOMED |
| Reels |
SEESSTARS |
| See 55-Down |
SEAT |
| She plays Sheldon’s grandma (Meemaw) on ‘Young Sheldon’ |
ANNIEPOTTS |
| Shore seen on TV |
DINAH |
| Sights seen by seers, maybe |
AURAS |
| Skechers milieu |
SHOESTORE |
| Small-muzzled horses |
ARABS |
| Spell |
JINX |
| Stand up |
JILT |
| TD Garden NBAer |
CELT |
| Tests |
TRIALRUNS |
| Texas river named for its chilly waters |
FRIO |
| The Israel Museum display |
DEADSEASCROLLS |
| They’re seen in some wars |
ADS |
| Throw |
CAST |
| Tswana for ‘fly’ |
TSETSE |
| Valiant |
STALWART |
| Waffle center? |
EFS |
| Wine denigrated in ‘Sideways’ |
MERLOT |
| With 35-Down, precarious place |
HOT |
| Wrap snugly |
SWATHE |
| __ City: Baghdad suburb |
SADR |
| __ spot |
WEAK |
| __ Valley: Tucson suburb |
ORO |
| __ Waters, most senior Black woman in Congress |
MAXINE |
| __-Caps |
SNO |