The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2020 07 26

crossword answers
Clue Answer
NOT AS MUCH LESS
PROFICIENT ABLE
TARZAN COMPANION APE
FALL ___ GRACE FROM
TOOT YOUR OWN HORN BRAG
Word sung in a hymn AMEN
'Thanks, I hate it' UGH
Smash hit's position, reached by each of this puzzle's circled hits NUMBERONE
Result of cutting costs? SALE
Opera ___ (Nebraska musical company) OMAHA
Literal-minded Bedelia AMELIA
Inspired by BASEDON
In-group vocabulary ARGOT
'I couldn't ___ more' AGREE
'I Am Not Your Negro' director Peck RAOUL
Detach, as a brooch UNPIN
Slight, as for a Grammy nomination SNUB
MY, IN MONTREAL MES
'___ Eyez on Me' (film about Tupac Shakur) ALL
'American Idol' winner ___ Allen KRIS
Album producers LABELS
Admirable soul MENSCH
AC/DC rocker Angus Young, e.g AUSSIE
30 Seconds to Mars rocker Jared LETO
1 a.m. fridge visit, say RAID
'___ Me Another' (NPR trivia program) ASK
[Yes, keep petting me, human] PURR
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST KAEPERNICK COLIN
FIGHT (FOR) VIE
CHAR THE SURFACE OF SEAR
NEIGHBOR OF ZAMBIA ANGOLA
TOOK PLACE WAS
CLASSIFY SORT
PUERTO ___ RICO
INTENSE DESIRE URGE
WAY OUT YONDER AFAR
REFINERY MATERIAL TAR
TITLE IN COLONIAL INDIA SAHIB
SOLO ALONE
FOOTNOTE ABBR ETAL
CROW'S COMMENT CAW
DISCOURAGE DAUNT
CONCLUSION END
'DITTO' ASDOI
Laborer of yore SERF
Many CT scan checkers MDS
Love of Italian opera? AMORE
Patriotic spirit before it's been released? (Wham! + Christina Aguilera = Usher) FREEDOMGENIEINABOTTLE
Pastime with pigeons SKEET
Not threatening BENIGN
Metered transports CABS
NBA analyst Brown HUBIE
Inedible beef? FEUD
Member of a chorale TENOR
'Look ...' IMEAN
Make a desperate pitch BEG
PROCURE OBTAIN
EXTREMELY HOT SULTRY
DEVOTEES BUFFS
Med. inserts IVS
PLAINS FOLK OTOE
MADRE'S BOY NINO
NEITHER HERE ___ THERE NOR
Pays for a pair, say ANTESUP
Singer Adam or Miranda LAMBERT
Reviewed, as records AUDITED
'Rodeo' composer Copland AARON
Rule for building on others' ideas in improv YESAND
Rub, as with a cloth WIPE
Nothing, en español NADA
R&B singer Táta ___ VEGA
Program like Spotify running in Safari, e.g WEBAPP
Power ballad venues ARENAS
STEAKHOUSE ENTREE TBONE
LEAVES SUDDENLY DECAMPS
CAPTURE SNAG
STAYED IN PLACE IDLED
Minimal quantity NONE
Uranium ___ ORE
UFO shipmate ALIEN
'This is my last card!' UNO
Things burned in studios CDS
Your plea to everyone in paradise that they employ your services? (Bryan Adams + Bill Withers = Bananarama) HEAVENUSEME
Whooping ___ (bird) CRANE
Whitney Houston's sign LEO
When Roxie's trial occurs in 'Chicago' ACTII
Went off, so to speak RANTED
Birth city of the musician Falco VIENNA
Highest volume setting on a Spinal Tap amp ELEVEN
Bands' playlists SETS
It may be filed at a spa TOENAIL
Sung out loud, say ORAL
HUGE QUANTITY ATON
CARTOONIST ADDAMS CHAS
CUT OFF GRADUALLY WEAN
SIT-UP TARGETS ABS
TAJ MAHAL LOCALE AGRA
Carrier founded in 1948 ELAL
Desktop PC brand ACER
Continentally named prog rock band ASIA
Deadly spider that's totally obscure? (Iggy Azalea + The Tony Rich Project = Jay Sean) BLACKWIDOWNOBODYKNOWS
Cruise ship floor DECK
Crooner Johnny MATHIS
Comforter stuffing EIDER
Computer opening PORT
Comic who topped Rolling Stone's '50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time' list in 2017 PRYOR
Cheeky and irreverent SASSY
Chart with Top 40 hits, including all songs in this puzzle's theme BILLBOARD
Cause to be treasured ENDEAR
'Booped' body parts NOSES
Brandon Blackstock, to Reba McEntire STEPSON
'Bonanza' star Greene LORNE
Bassist Sutcliffe STU
KEY SIGNATURE WITH NO SHARPS OR FLATS AMINOR
PER ___ (YEARLY) ANNUM
Duke extension letters EDU
Sister Sophia in 'The Sound of Music,' e.g NUN
Deliver, at Wimbledon SERVE
Flightless avian EMU
FORCES OUT OF BED ROUSTS
Tart, purple fruit SLOE
Stuff in pirates' chests BOOTY
Star's ride LIMO
Houston center, once YAO
Holler heard in a Texas border city? (Marty Robbins + Tears for Fears = Rihanna) ELPASOSHOUT
Hangouts with TVs DENS
'Guitar Hero,' e.g GAME
Gratify, as with a feast SATE
Greenland people INUIT
Genetic biopolymer RNA
Genre of the film 'Gilda' NOIR
Friendly greeting to a group of feral equines? (Adele + The Rolling Stones = Flo Rida) HELLOWILDHORSES
Explosive handled by a big primate? (Bruno Mars + Taio Cruz = Kenny Rogers) GORILLADYNAMITE
Dipped piece of food SOP
Beef chow ___ MEIN
Distort, as light rays REFRACT
Sun Dance practitioners ARAPAHO
Surf Ballroom's state IOWA
Incisive comeback RETORT
They have altered DNA GMOS
Took part in a debate ARGUED
'This concert is awful!' BOO
Title akin to 'prince' EMIR
'This is perfect!' ILOVEIT