The Washington Post – Mar 21 2017 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Eleni’ author Nicholas |
GAGE |
‘Les Misérables’ city |
PARIS |
‘Puppy Love’ singer Paul |
ANKA |
‘Silk Stockings’ actress Charisse |
CYD |
*Diagonally |
KITTYCORNER |
*Hang out (with) |
KEEPCOMPANY |
*Home of baseball’s Royals |
KANSASCITY |
*Large venomous snake |
KINGCOBRA |
*Martial arts move |
KARATECHOP |
Agenda start |
ITEMONE |
Apple desktops |
IMACS |
Atlanta-based public health org |
CDC |
Besmirch |
TAINT |
Bogotá boy |
NINO |
Canadian tribe |
CREE |
Carne __: taco filling |
ASADA |
Cleaver user |
BUTCHER |
Clod |
OAF |
Col. Sanders’ chain |
KFC |
Corn breads |
PONES |
Cub scout units |
DENS |
Cultural spirit |
ETHOS |
Dueler’s cry |
ENGARDE |
Dutch cheese |
GOUDA |
Enter slowly |
EASEIN |
Eva or Zsa Zsa |
GABOR |
Excel in one’s career |
GOFAR |
Exchange suggestive glances, say |
FLIRT |
Fanatically devoted |
DIEHARD |
Federal hush-hush org |
NSA |
Foppish neckwear |
ASCOT |
GI’s mess work |
KPDUTY |
Glittery rock genre |
GLAM |
Gomer of TV |
PYLE |
Gone from one’s plate |
EATEN |
Gumbo vegetable |
OKRA |
Help |
AID |
Here, in Haiti |
ICI |
Clues |
Answers |
Impressed with |
TAKENBY |
Indian bread |
NAAN |
Japanese ball-and-cups toy |
KENDAMA |
Lament |
BEMOAN |
Laugh half |
HEE |
Loads (of) |
ATON |
Low-__ diet |
CARB |
Marries |
WEDS |
Med. condition that may involve excessive hand-washing |
OCD |
Mork’s planet |
ORK |
Nailed, as a test |
ACED |
Neural transmission point |
SYNAPSE |
Nile wading bird |
IBIS |
Not clueless |
AWARE |
Not on base when req |
AWOL |
Online journal |
BLOG |
Ono from Tokyo |
YOKO |
Opposite of spicy |
MILD |
Org. whose awards ceremony Vince Gill hosted or co-hosted from 1992-2003 |
CMA |
Out for a midday meal |
ATLUNCH |
Passports, e.g |
IDS |
Protective plastic film |
ACETATE |
Raison d’__ |
ETRE |
Refurbished |
LIKENEW |
Santa __ winds |
ANA |
Sign light |
NEON |
Strikeout victim of poetry, and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
CASEY |
Summer hrs. at Yankee Stadium |
EDT |
Terminate |
END |
The one without the patch, for Bazooka Joe |
GOODEYE |
Thumbs-down vote |
NAY |
Wine collector’s datum |
YEAR |
Words when the blindfold comes off |
ICANSEE |
X, in old Rome |
TEN |
Young fellow |
LAD |
__ carte |
ALA |
__ pine: paneling wood |
KNOTTY |
__ torch: party light |
TIKI |