The Washington Post – Jul 20 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Aw, shucks!’ |
RATS |
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ matchmaker |
YENTE |
‘Hair’ style |
AFRO |
‘Hold on ___!’ |
ASEC |
2002 British Open champion |
ELS |
Abandon bachelorhood |
WED |
Airborne data-gathering device |
WEATHERBALLOON |
Ardent grandstand baseball fan |
BLEACHERBUM |
Aromatic additive found within this puzzle’s four longest answers |
HERB |
Artistic category |
GENRE |
Bailiwick |
AREA |
Banishes |
EXILES |
Bit of muesli |
OAT |
Biz bigwig |
EXEC |
Building foundation, perhaps |
SLAB |
Car wash challenge |
TAR |
Caramel candies |
ROLOS |
Carry on, as war |
WAGE |
Cautious |
LEERY |
Chair designer Charles |
EAMES |
Charles Darwin wore one |
BEARD |
Chisholm Trail city |
WACO |
Copied |
APED |
Crunch count |
REP |
Discuss to death |
REHASH |
Easy two-pointer |
TIPIN |
Eric Clapton has won 11 of them |
GRAMMYS |
Farm machine |
BALER |
Felling tool |
AXE |
Flamboyant |
SPLASHY |
Flow back |
EBB |
Glove material |
LATEX |
Grain grinder |
MILL |
Hand-delivery payment? |
ANTE |
Inclusive school acronym |
ELHI |
India’s first prime minister |
NEHRU |
Instinctual desire |
LIBIDO |
Interest level |
RATE |
Intro providers |
MCS |
Clues |
Answers |
Iraq War hazard, for short |
IED |
Jumpy little bugger |
FLEA |
Like many swing voters |
UNSURE |
Long swimmers |
EELS |
Many a rehab project on ‘Flip or Flop’ |
DEMO |
Massage therapist’s subj |
ANAT |
Masterpiece |
GEM |
Maya Angelou, e.g |
POET |
Men’s department accessory |
LEATHERBELT |
Monk’s home |
ABBEY |
Nominal interest-bearers, currently (abbr.) |
CDS |
Not doing much |
IDLE |
Noted adviser with a column |
ABBY |
Number of sides in a hexagon |
SIX |
On deck, say |
ABOARD |
Org. with Eagles |
BSA |
Part of IPA |
ALE |
Persuade gently |
COAX |
Piano piece? |
PEDAL |
Pirate’s syllables |
YOHO |
Put pride aside, in a way |
BEG |
Raise, as a child |
REAR |
Reg. that restricts plastic bag usage, e.g |
ECOLAW |
Skyline feature |
SPIRE |
Slide presentation? |
AMOEBA |
Soviet anti-spy group in some James Bond novels |
SMERSH |
Spicy cuisine |
CREOLE |
State east of Wash |
IDA |
Taper off |
ABATE |
Tavern turmoil |
MELEE |
Textile quantities |
YARDS |
Tiny |
PEEWEE |
University town near Bangor |
ORONO |
USPS delivery that’s rarely handwritten |
LTR |
Venerable advisers |
SAGES |
Where to see waves |
SEA |
Why some educators leave the profession |
TEACHERBURNOUT |
Wool source |
LLAMA |
WWII vessel |
EBOAT |