The Washington Post – Feb 19 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure’ (1989 comedy) |
TEDS |
| ‘Eating ___’ (black comedy of 1982) |
RAOUL |
| ‘Fer sure!’ |
YUP |
| ‘I’ve ___ Strings’ (‘Pinocchio’ song) |
GOTNO |
| 1999 Ron Howard film |
EDTV |
| Acid in a lemon |
CITRIC |
| Actress Getty of ‘The Golden Girls’ |
ESTELLE |
| Badminton barrier |
NET |
| Barroom brawl |
MELEE |
| Basking at the beach |
SUNNING |
| Be dishonest with |
LIETO |
| Beethoven dedicatee |
ELISE |
| Biblical hymn |
PSALM |
| Big shot |
VIP |
| Book of listings |
PHONEDIRECTORY |
| Bottom-of-the-barrel bit |
DREG |
| Canon camera |
EOS |
| Date with a Dr |
APPT |
| Degree separated four times in this puzzle |
PHD |
| Deny |
NAYSAY |
| Detroit-based labor org |
UAW |
| Drei squared |
NEUN |
| Egyptian symbol of life |
ANKH |
| Execute, à la Marie Antoinette |
BEHEAD |
| Fundamental belief |
TENET |
| Gas station selection (abbr.) |
REG |
| Gazpacho, for one |
SOUP |
| Go a few rounds |
SPAR |
| Gold measure |
OUNCE |
| Golfer Ernie |
ELS |
| Govt. security |
TNOTE |
| Granada gold |
ORO |
| Hang loosely |
DANGLE |
| Holier-___-thou |
THAN |
| Hunted animal |
PREY |
| Immature insects |
LARVAE |
| Insurance coverage that includes Collision and Comprehensive |
PHYSICALDAMAGE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Inventor Whitney |
ELI |
| It’s often used when making Middle Eastern pastries |
PHYLLODOUGH |
| Jock |
ATHLETE |
| K-12 |
ELHI |
| Kiev is its cap |
UKR |
| Knight at the Round Table |
GALAHAD |
| Legendary singer Tony |
BENNETT |
| Location, as for a concert |
VENUE |
| Malevolent |
EVIL |
| Manhandle |
MAUL |
| Marx collaborator |
ENGELS |
| Mix |
BLEND |
| Moray fisherman |
EELER |
| Neil who sang ‘Heart of Gold’ |
YOUNG |
| One of the Gershwins |
IRA |
| One-named supermodel |
EMME |
| Overplay, as a role |
HAMUP |
| Pass, as a law |
ENACT |
| Personal charm |
OOMPH |
| Pioneering talk show host |
PHILDONAHUE |
| Refrain syllables |
TRALA |
| Rodeo rope |
REATA |
| Scold |
YELLAT |
| Select, as a jury |
EMPANEL |
| Sermon subj |
REL |
| Simple shelter |
LEANTO |
| Siskel’s former partner |
EBERT |
| Small football gain |
YARD |
| Stale Italian bread? |
LIRA |
| Summer overseas |
ETE |
| Syringe, for short |
HYPO |
| Syrup source |
TREESAP |
| Took an oath |
VOWED |
| Tot’s cry |
MOMMY |
| Vatican-related |
PAPAL |
| Words before roll or whim |
ONA |
| ___ gin fizz |
SLOE |