The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 11 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Helmet locale HEAD
Missed, as a meeting SKIPPED
What typically follows a.k.a ALIAS
USE A LA-Z-BOY SIT
Sitcom mechanic Gomer PYLE
Caribou's horn ANTLER
Get a handle on, say NAME
STRETCH OUT ELONGATE
Part of an ancient message RUNE
Acme product buyers TOONS
BELIEFS CREDOS
BELIEFS ISMS
___ APPLE ROSE
___ Dale, first woman to serve as deputy administrator of NASA SHANA
Tranquil condition SERENITY
GAWK STARE
Remove, as a tenant EVICT
Hot states? SNITS
Test for MS program applicants, maybe GRE
Bad casting? HEX
Mount Carmel's nation ISRAEL
Fired off, as a text SENT
___ Mama (tropical cocktail) BAHAMA
They're passed in relay races BATONS
Promotional bag, often TOTE
Adjective, e.g NOUN
Qatari monarch EMIR
Hall of ___ (legends) FAMERS
OVER ANEW
ACQUIRES GAINS
Apt rhyme of 'shame' BLAME
Like dinosaur bones OLD
'Frankenstein' musician Winter EDGAR
Apply a slant to, as a Photoshop image SKEW
Begins fixing an error ERASES
'Last Dance' genre DISCO
Like hard bagels STALE
It can come in many different colors DYE
Flame ___ (fish) TETRA
'Eat Drink Man Woman' director Lee ANG
REALLY ANNOYS IRKS
CURRENTLY LEADING ONTOP
Michoacán money PESOS
Series premieres OPENERS
Evil side of literature HYDE
Delivery vehicle, often SEMI
Oafs, in Canadian slang HOSERS
Trauma center pro ERNURSE
Guard's duty PATROL
Bill-rejecting word NAY
Ornamental jugs EWERS
University board VIPs REGENTS
Meeting reminder, say MEMO
Debate team member's asset LOGIC
PUSHES FORWARD IMPELS
'DOGGONE IT!' DANG
Strong hold 'em pair ACES
'Please forgive me!' SORRY
Podcast downloader LISTENER
Writers like Audre Lorde and Sarojini Naidu POETS
In a flexible way PLIANTLY
Clairvoyant folks SEERS
Most residents of Oman ARABS
Not busy right now IDLE
Person requesting a claim check? SKEPTIC
Annual high school publication ... multiplied by 10? DECADEBOOK
PERIOD OF EXISTENCE AGE
GARGANTUAN HUGE
Scrooge McDuck's trait GREED
Masts or spars, e.g POLES
Gold medal-winning gymnast Kerri STRUG
Simmering product RAGU
One out of prison early PAROLEE
Feeling about someone, so to speak AURA
Dichotomous choice situation EITHEROR
CHARGED RANAT
'Jurassic Park' hero Dr. ___ Grant ALAN
TOTALLY INALL
SUMMA CUM ___ LAUDE
Palindrome in an ode ERE
What cars are primarily made of STEEL
LAUGHING SOUND HAH
Calculated pay rate HOURLYWAGE
'Nomadland' director Zhao CHLOE
Squiggly, wriggly fish EELS
1977 Turow bestseller ONEL
'Can I talk to you?' GOTASECOND
EQUESTRIAN'S STRAP REIN
Word often used as a substitute for 'less' FEWER
Address for a man on base SIR
Letters supporting an applicant, briefly RECS
Focus of many festivals ARTS
___ JIMA IWO
Betting guide figures ODDS
Gastroenterology concern GUT
NOT AS COLORFUL PALER
Possessor of great power in a fantasy novel, perhaps RING
Japanese drink made from fermented rice SAKE
'If only!' ALAS
[If only] SIGH
PESTERS CONSTANTLY NAGSAT
Task often assigned by a project manager ACTIONITEM
LIFESAVING LETTERS CPR
National event in D.C.? HOMEGAME
Musician's pitch TONE
'___ la Douce' IRMA
Prevented a Bill from moving forward, say TACKLED
Talk amongst yourselves CHAT
Narrator in Carolyn Meyer's novel 'Doomed Queen Anne' BOLEYN
Folk or punk follower ROCK
Large piece of land TRACT
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