The Washington Post – Feb 15 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Solutions |
| ‘Naughty!’ |
TSK |
| ‘The War of the Worlds’ planet |
MARS |
| ‘___ whiz!’ |
GEE |
| Animation frame |
CEL |
| Architectural style with gambrel roofs |
DUTCHCOLONIAL |
| Asian body of water that has greatly shrunk |
ARAL |
| Bakery buy |
BISCUIT |
| Banquet dispenser |
URN |
| Brightness stats |
IQS |
| Carry |
TOTE |
| Church doctrine |
DOGMA |
| Class activities |
REUNIONS |
| Costar of Sandra in ‘Speed’ |
KEANU |
| Crater Lake locale |
OREGON |
| Dangerous snake |
ADDER |
| Departure notice? |
OBIT |
| Dots on cartes |
ILES |
| First name in Indian music |
RAVI |
| Flamed fruity dessert served with ice cream |
BANANASFOSTER |
| Flexible connective tissue |
CARTILAGE |
| Footnote abbreviation |
ETSEQ |
| Frost’s ‘Mending Wall’ is written in it |
BLANKVERSE |
| Functions |
USES |
| Girder fastener |
RIVET |
| Give an address |
ORATE |
| GPS displays |
STS |
| Guadalupe Mountains National Park locale |
TEXAS |
| Harry Potter’s Hedwig, e.g |
OWL |
| He’s a deer |
STAG |
| Home of the Munch Museum |
OSLO |
| Impressive assortment |
ARRAY |
| Initials associated with an outdoor gear merchant |
REI |
| Instigates, with ‘up’ |
STIRS |
| Investment initials |
IRA |
| It’s a stunner |
TASER |
| LAX predictions |
ETAS |
| Mass. neighbor |
CONN |
| Medal recipient, perhaps |
HERO |
| Clues |
Solutions |
| Messages where characters count |
TWEETS |
| Mystery writer Buchanan |
EDNA |
| Naval agreement |
AYE |
| No longer in force |
NULL |
| Nobel, for one |
SWEDE |
| Oater squad |
POSSE |
| One might be sliced for a salad |
GREENONION |
| Order taker |
WAITER |
| Part of A.D |
ANNO |
| Patriotic org. since 1890 |
DAR |
| Pester |
NAGAT |
| Petty difference |
SPAT |
| Potentially disastrous |
DIRE |
| Puzzling pathways |
MAZES |
| Rink maneuver |
AXEL |
| Securing device |
STRAP |
| Set components |
REPS |
| Shoreside cooler |
SEABREEZE |
| Size up |
ASSESS |
| Souvenir from the links? |
GOLFTAN |
| Spacious accommodations |
SUITE |
| Straying stroke, on the links |
SHANK |
| Stun, in a way |
AWE |
| Summon |
CALL |
| Support bar |
RAIL |
| Takes in the wrong way? |
LEERS |
| Taper off |
ABATE |
| Temporary break |
RECESS |
| They may be invisible |
INKS |
| They may be standing |
OVATIONS |
| Tidbit |
MORSEL |
| Tough tests |
ORALS |
| Transports with runners |
SLEDS |
| Tree of the olive family |
ASH |
| Two-time Olympic medalist Michelle |
KWAN |
| Warring deity |
ARES |
| Winter forecast |
SLEET |
| Young boy |
LAD |