The Washington Post – May 16 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Bus Stop’ playwright William |
INGE |
‘Game of Thrones’ network |
HBO |
‘Gil ___’ (Lesage novel) |
BLAS |
‘Sign me up!’ |
IMIN |
‘Star Trek’ creator Roddenberry |
GENE |
‘___ on Main St.’ (1972 double album by The Rolling Stones) |
EXILE |
1962 hit by The Four Seasons |
SHERRY |
30-Across cager |
SPUR |
32,000 ounces |
TON |
401(k) and 403(b) |
RETIREMENTPLANS |
Actor LaBeouf |
SHIA |
Amped up the effort |
TRIEDHARDER |
AT&T Center, in San Antonio |
ARENA |
Backyard recreation (and a clue to the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 45-Across) |
TIRESWING |
Bad break |
MISHAP |
Bouncing off the walls |
HYPER |
Buck naked |
BARE |
Calculus calculation |
AREA |
Chose |
OPTED |
Cinque Terre locale |
ITALY |
Civil wrong |
TORT |
Coffee break time, for some |
TENAM |
Colin Kaepernick, for one |
NINER |
Compote component, perhaps |
PEAR |
Cottage or bungalow |
ABODE |
Crookshanks, notably |
CAT |
Fancy spread |
PATE |
Fifth-century barbarian |
HUN |
Flounder’s frat pal in ‘Animal House’ |
OTTER |
Forbidden City location |
CHINA |
Gives off |
EXUDES |
Greek god of war |
ARES |
Harmless prank |
LARK |
Harzer or Limburger |
CHEESE |
Hathaway of ‘Interstellar’ |
ANNE |
Hissy fit |
SNIT |
Hitching post? |
ALTAR |
Horse trade |
SWAP |
Hot dog topping |
CHILI |
Clues |
Answers |
It’s usually right |
EAST |
Items that may be pinned or pierced |
EARS |
Kindle Fire alternatives |
IPADS |
Lennon’s love |
ONO |
Ligurian or Ionian |
SEA |
Like a World War II veteran |
OLD |
Like many a teenager’s room |
MESSY |
Little piggies |
RUNTS |
Muscle injury, maybe |
TEAR |
Neck and neck |
CLOSE |
One of the Great Lakes |
HURON |
Onetime NATO target |
USSR |
Part of mph |
PER |
Patient record |
CHART |
Pulls down |
EARNS |
Radiology pioneer Curie |
MARIE |
Razor sharpener |
STROP |
Repetitive procedure |
ITERATION |
Rib-tickler |
GASSER |
Roger Moore or Sean Connery |
SIR |
Sharp as a tack |
SMART |
She played Susan Delfino on ‘Desperate Housewives’ |
TERIHATCHER |
Short-legged hound |
BASSET |
Sold-out letters |
SRO |
Sponge |
MOOCH |
Stage designs |
SETS |
Steady fellow |
BEAU |
Style of Ice-T or Jay Z |
RAP |
Suggestion |
HINT |
Sweeping shot |
PAN |
Think tank output |
IDEAS |
Three sheets to the wind |
DRUNK |
Toy with a museum in Burlington, Wisconsin |
TOP |
Turned green, perhaps |
AGED |
Used your scull? |
OARED |
What a yenta yaks about |
DIRT |
Where eagles care? |
NEST |
Where the deer and the antelope play |
RANGE |
___ Sports Bureau |
ELIAS |