The Washington Post – Apr 11 2021 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘A Hard Road to Glory’ author |
ASHE |
‘All That Jazz’ director |
FOSSE |
‘Copacabana’ showgirl |
LOLA |
‘Criminal Minds’ agent played by Matthew Gray Gubler |
REID |
‘Dream on!’ |
ASIF |
‘East of Eden’ director Kazan |
ELIA |
‘My Heart Will Go On’ singer |
DION |
‘The Lion King’ lion |
NALA |
‘Your turn’ |
OVER |
14th-century Russian ruler |
IVANI |
1994 Peace co-Nobelist |
PERES |
24-hr. conveniences |
ATMS |
Absorbent fabric |
TERRY |
Actress Cornish of ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ |
ABBIE |
Acts disrespectfully toward |
SASSES |
Affect |
GETTO |
Ancient colonnade |
STOA |
Ancient Greek medical researcher |
GALEN |
Ancient Greek theater |
ODEON |
Appear |
ACT |
Artist El __ |
GRECO |
Asmara is its capital |
ERITREA |
Attending USC, e.g |
INLA |
Author Rita __ Brown |
MAE |
Author’s assumed character |
PERSONA |
B&O and Reading |
RRS |
Back |
ENDORSE |
Bad day for Caesar |
IDES |
Bad look |
LEER |
Bakery buy |
TART |
Ballpark figs |
MGRS |
Beginning |
OUTSET |
Big East team |
PITT |
Big name in water filters |
BRITA |
Blow |
ERUPT |
Bonneville racing venue |
SALTFLATS |
Brainstorm |
IDEA |
Brings (out) |
TROTS |
Carry away |
ELATE |
Catering supply |
STERNO |
Chewie’s pal |
HAN |
City on the Po |
TURIN |
Clerical vestments |
ALBS |
Coastal flier |
ERN |
Cold shower? |
SLEET |
Commercials |
ADS |
Corporate symbols |
LOGOS |
Country music sound |
TWANG |
Country rocker Steve |
EARLE |
Court command |
ORDER |
D-Day craft |
LSTS |
D-Day French city |
STLO |
Daisylike bloom |
ASTER |
Delhi dairy drink |
LASSI |
Dialogue-stopping button? |
MUTE |
Did a flower garden task |
DEADHEADED |
Do a yard job |
MOW |
Double agent Aldrich |
AMES |
Drill wielder: Abbr |
DDS |
Dues payer: Abbr |
MEM |
Egg cells |
OVA |
Einstein’s ‘m’ |
MASS |
Excessively |
TOAFAULT |
Father-and-son actors |
ALDAS |
Feeler |
ANTENNA |
Fire remnant |
EMBER |
Fits to __ |
ATEE |
Flip-flop |
THONG |
Flower named for its color and shape |
BLUEBELL |
Future educator’s goal |
TEACHINGCERTIFICATE |
Got the point? |
SCORED |
Clues |
Answers |
Half a fly |
TSE |
Hang (around), as with a friend |
PAL |
Heaps affection (on) |
DOTES |
Helped plan a job, maybe |
ABETTED |
Highland wear |
KILT |
Holiday that marks the end of Ramadan |
EID |
In pieces |
ASUNDER |
Ingratiate |
ENDEAR |
Irish nationalist Robert |
EMMET |
It’s against the motion |
NOVOTE |
Japanese drama |
NOH |
Law firm standout |
LEGALEAGLE |
Lay down the law |
LEGISLATE |
Left, as a sinking ship |
ABANDONED |
Light songs |
LILTS |
Like Joel Goodson’s business, in a 1983 film |
RISKY |
Like marathons |
LONG |
Likely |
APT |
Liquid transfer device |
SIPHON |
Live for evil, say? |
ANAGRAM |
Luxury |
FRILL |
Make stout |
FATTEN |
Manners |
MODES |
Marines NCO |
SSGT |
Maryland’s Fort __ |
MEADE |
More than simmer |
BOIL |
NBC weekend fixture, briefly |
SNL |
Near-perfect bridge feat |
SMALLSLAM |
Nickname for Esther |
TESS |
Obtain by trickery |
WANGLE |
Office alerts |
MEMOS |
Olympics segment |
EVENT |
Out with permission, maybe |
ONLEAVE |
Page-bottom abbr |
CONTD |
Part of A.D |
ANNO |
Penny attachment |
SAVER |
Perfume name |
ESTEE |
Perth protest |
OCH |
PGA rival of Tiger |
PHIL |
Piano’s soft pedal, for one |
DAMPER |
Places to hang |
HAUNTS |
Probably not a good sign at a picnic |
ANT |
Proverbial bone breakers |
STICKS |
Put on a jury |
EMPANEL |
Rabbit predators |
STOATS |
Respectful greeting |
SALUTE |
Sleek, for short |
AERO |
Some ‘ER’ roles |
RNS |
South American shocker |
ELECTRICEEL |
Spanish ‘that’ |
ESA |
Stay afloat, in a way |
TREADWATER |
Surrounded by |
AMIDST |
Swordfish __ |
STEAK |
Symbols in some pop group names |
COMMAS |
Tennis star Osaka |
NAOMI |
Tennis umpire’s order after odd-numbered games … and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
CHANGEENDS |
Terrible time? |
AGETWO |
Tight headgear |
DORAG |
Toy with runners |
SLED |
Trounce |
SHELLAC |
U.S. govt. broadcaster |
VOA |
Vietnam War defoliant |
AGENTORANGE |
Warm, in a game |
NEAR |
Way off |
AFAR |
Wheel alignment |
TOEIN |
Word containing three of itself |
ESSES |
Words in some pop group names |
ANDS |
Wrap in a bandage |
SWATHE |
Young __ |
UNS |
__ oil |
SHALE |
__ school |
MED |