The Washington Post – Nov 17 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘A Light in the Attic’ author Silverstein |
SHEL |
‘Awesome!’ |
FUN |
‘Git!’ |
SCAT |
‘Keep it coming!’ |
MORE |
Absinthe flavoring |
ANISE |
Apple video app |
IMOVIE |
Austen classic |
EMMA |
Beer hall mug |
STEIN |
Bon ___ (witticism) |
MOT |
Bothered |
ATEAT |
Cad |
CUR |
Came up |
AROSE |
Common O. Henry feature |
TWISTOFFATE |
Connoisseur |
MAVEN |
DHL alternative |
USMAIL |
District attorney’s presentation, perhaps |
CHAINOFEVIDENCE |
Do some laps |
SWIM |
ER lines |
IVS |
Exposes |
OUTS |
Flag |
TIRE |
Fourth prime |
SEVEN |
Grandfather of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie |
ABE |
Gross |
ICKY |
Guns, as an engine |
REVS |
Heroine in Chekhov’s ‘The Cherry Orchard’ |
ANYA |
Holder of foundation, lipstick, eyeliner, and such |
MAKEUPCONTAINER |
Iditarod ride |
SLED |
Item in a squirrel’s stash |
ACORN |
Kind of team greatly outperforming expectations |
CINDERELLA |
LAX listing |
ETA |
Lets out catty remarks? |
MEWS |
Letters in a cell, and a punny description of 16-, 25-, 43-, and 56-Across |
DNA |
Limbo need |
BAR |
Manning with two Super Bowl rings |
ELI |
Many an ID thief’s target |
SSN |
Many golden-agers |
RETIREES |
Mentalist’s purported ability, for short |
ESP |
Mercury and Sun’s org |
WNBA |
Clues |
Answers |
Messy places |
STIES |
Mikhail Gorbachev’s wife |
RAISA |
Mo. when NORAD tracks an annual delivery |
DEC |
Mr. Olympia, e.g |
BODYBUILDER |
Not as much |
LESS |
Nudge |
ELBOW |
OAK alternative |
SFO |
Performs some eye surgery, perhaps |
LASES |
Poultry pen |
COOP |
Protection for some deep-sea explorers |
DIVINGMASK |
Red choice, informally |
ZIN |
Region |
AREA |
Relative of a loon |
GREBE |
Reveals |
BARES |
Revitalizing infusion |
NEWBLOOD |
Roast VIPs |
MCS |
San Diego pro |
PADRE |
Schnozzes |
NOSES |
School unit |
TERM |
Scottish groups |
CLANS |
Screen image |
ICON |
Sixth letter of the Greek alphabet |
ZETA |
Starbucks option |
MOCHA |
Starting law school students |
ONELS |
Strike sharply |
RAP |
Subtle marketing ploy |
SOFTSELL |
Tea or coffee server |
URN |
The Bruins of the NCAA |
UCLA |
Undersea thriller costarring Ed Harris |
THEABYSS |
Upscale hotel option |
OMNI |
Water, in Paris |
EAU |
Where Quechua might be heard |
PERU |
Wind or hydroelectric alternative |
SOLAR |
Winter blockage |
ICEDAM |
World-class |
ELITE |
___ calendar (holder of small chocolates) |
ADVENT |
___ shark (usurer) |
LOAN |
___-Seltzer (antacid brand) |
ALKA |