The Washington Post – May 27 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Stop right where you are!’ |
FREEZE |
All over again |
ANEW |
American Nobelist who wrote ‘Strange Interlude’ |
ONEILL |
Assent silently |
NOD |
Athlete who said, ‘If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize’ |
ALI |
Atlantic bottom-feeders found on dinner tables |
TILEFISH |
Audience put-down |
BOO |
Beat in a heat, maybe |
OUTRAN |
Bess’s successor in the White House |
MAMIE |
Big name in home dyes |
RIT |
Blends |
MELDS |
City with the Galleria Borghese |
ROMA |
Collector of US intelligence |
NSA |
Course goal |
PAR |
Darling dog |
NANA |
Deliver some notes? |
SING |
Down in the ring, briefly |
KOD |
Downhill racer |
SLED |
Dummkopf |
ASS |
Enjoyed a spell of idleness |
LAZED |
Familiar form of address |
KIDDO |
Fine print, maybe? |
PHOTO |
Fozzie, in ‘The Muppet Movie’ |
BEAR |
Friend for a fille |
AMIE |
George’s musical collaborator |
IRA |
Geronimo, for one |
APACHE |
Gets credit with, in a way |
SWIPES |
Go-to person |
POINTMAN |
Gov. accident investigator |
NTSB |
Group focused on the public’s well-being |
BOARDOFHEALTH |
Group mentality |
ETHOS |
Hans Brinker’s forte |
SKATING |
Hawaii’s Mauna ___ |
LOA |
Help in pulling an all-nighter |
NODOZ |
Heroic tale |
EPIC |
Hotel room essentials |
BEDS |
Hula Hoop movers |
HIPS |
Illustrious |
CELEBRATED |
Incinerator residue |
ASH |
Clues |
Answers |
Insulating sheath around nerves |
MYELIN |
It’ll give you some kicks |
KARATE |
Like some tape at the office, probably |
RED |
Llama in Peru, e.g |
PACKANIMAL |
Luxury Honda |
ACURA |
Many grad student advisers |
PROFS |
Maureen of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ |
OHARA |
Meyers on late-night TV |
SETH |
Mocking response |
HAHA |
Mouth-related |
ORAL |
Much-read article |
THE |
Not as cheerful |
SADDER |
Not just this one |
BOTH |
Nursery starters |
SEEDS |
One making the circuit? (abbr.) |
ENGR |
Overcome with wonder |
AWED |
Page of music? |
PATTI |
Pair of gears, as in a steering mechanism |
RACKANDPINION |
Pot scrubber |
SOSPAD |
Pun, stereotypically |
GROANER |
Quaff quantity |
PINT |
Roaring, maybe |
ABLAZE |
Rockies roamer otherwise known as an elk |
WAPITI |
Ruthless ruler |
TYRANT |
Sandusky’s lake |
ERIE |
Scratchy, in ‘The Simpsons’ |
CAT |
Show with the most overall Primetime Emmys, briefly |
SNL |
Silly |
INANE |
Slimy, slithery swimmer |
EEL |
Spyri’s Alpine heroine |
HEIDI |
Suffix with human or humor |
IST |
Surrealist who painted ‘The Persistence of Memory’ |
DALI |
Three-note chord |
TRIAD |
Tournament deciders |
FINALS |
Trademark on many TVs |
RCA |
Understood |
GOT |
US refunder, at times |
IRS |
Wide-brimmed hat often sported by Sinatra |
FEDORA |
Witchy woman |
HAG |