The Washington Post – May 8 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Ex ___’ (2015 film) |
MACHINA |
‘Of Mice and Men,’ for one |
NOVELLA |
‘On the Road’ narrator Paradise |
SAL |
‘The Honourable Woman’ costar |
REA |
‘___ for Noose’ (Sue Grafton book) |
NIS |
‘___ get it now!’ |
OHI |
Aliens, for short |
ETS |
Always beat |
OWN |
As expected |
ACCORDINGTOPLAN |
Bit of mocking laughter |
HAR |
Contacts |
TOUCHESBASEWITH |
Court event for many |
CLASSACTIONSUIT |
Criticizes harshly |
SCATHES |
Dashed fig |
SSN |
Dating service data, often |
ACTIVEINTERESTS |
Daughter of Loki, in Norse myth |
HEL |
Diamond head? |
DEE |
Displaying high energy |
FEELINGONESOATS |
Doesn’t go to court, perhaps |
SETTLES |
Dorm VIPs |
RAS |
Fair-hiring letters |
EEO |
Field with fields |
FARMING |
Fighting something, say |
ILL |
Finish, in a way |
RESTORE |
Fireworks viewer, usually |
OOHER |
First impulse |
INITIALREACTION |
First name of a celebrated first lady |
ELEANOR |
Future croaker |
TADPOLE |
Germfree |
ASEPTIC |
Health form information |
NEARESTRELATIVE |
Itinerary word |
VIA |
Ivy League team whose only loss in 2015 came in the second round of the NCAA Tournament |
PRINCETONTIGERS |
Clues |
Answers |
Jeff Lynne’s band, for short |
ELO |
Least interesting |
ARIDEST |
Legal attachment? |
ESE |
Like mullahs |
ISLAMIC |
Long, long time |
EON |
Many an Ariana Grande fan |
TWEEN |
Martin Sheen’s real first name |
RAMON |
Middle of a famous palindrome |
ERE |
New Deal prog |
WPA |
Old bread from Barcelona |
PESETAS |
Pro ___ |
TEM |
Proverb ending? |
IAL |
Put a new tag on |
RETITLE |
QB protectors |
RTS |
Reach competitor |
ORALB |
Roman counterpart to Athena |
MINERVA |
Sept. setting in Sioux City |
CDT |
Small songbird |
TIT |
Some vinyl, briefly |
EPS |
Southern Conf. rival of The Citadel |
VMI |
Stroller occupant |
TOT |
Target |
PEG |
Tennis score word |
ALL |
Tennis star Stephens and best-selling author Crosley |
SLOANES |
The Beatles’ ‘___ Mine’ |
IME |
Three Mile Island watchdog (abbr.) |
AEC |
Tokyo’s ___ Castle |
EDO |
Unseen troublemaker |
GREMLIN |
Where some pins are made |
MAT |
Will Smith biopic |
ALI |
Windy City commuters’ org |
CTA |
Work’s antithesis, briefly |
REC |