The Washington Post Tuesday - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Rack one's brains THINK
BIT OF ADVICE TIP
INVENTOR'S NEED IDEA
MERE ONLY
GREEK QUEEN OF HEAVEN HERA
EMBARRASSING LOSS ROUT
BALLOON FILLER AIR
The 'A' of IPA ALE
STOGIES CIGARS
Frequent hairstyle for Diana Ross and Tracee Ellis Ross AFRO
Late-night TV pioneer Jack PAAR
HARD TO FIND SCARCE
Marie Kondo's 'The Life-Changing __ of Tidying Up' MAGIC
__-A-BRAC BRIC
SUNSCREEN LETTERS SPF
EVENING PARTY SOIREE
LAMB NURSER EWE
Bolos and ascots TIES
52 19-Acrosses YEAR
STAT FOR A PITCHER ERA
Sunset locale WEST
'I double-dog __ you!' DARE
COOKIE MONSTER'S COLOR BLUE
TAVERNS PUBS
ACADEMIC ADDRESS ENDING EDU
EPIC STORY SAGA
Trumpet flourish aficionado? FANFAREFAN
MINOR IMPEDIMENT SNAG
Campaign poster imperative ELECT
Dredge in flour before cooking, e.g COAT
BE NEXT TO ABUT
Obsessive Christmas-season ballet attendee? NUTCRACKERNUT
IOUS CHITS
Closely held confidence DEEPSECRET
__ NEW GUINEA PAPUA
BAKING SODA TARGET ODOR
PRIESTLY ROBES ALBS
Software-made FX CGI
Cemetery connoisseur? HEADSTONEHEAD
Will Ferrell Christmas film ELF
Water and Wall in NYC STS
Elev HGT
GA. NEIGHBOR FLA
ASPARAGUS UNIT SPEAR
APPLIES GENTLY DABS
CARRIED BORNE
EXTENDS ACROSS SPANS
'That's a pretty big __' ASK
URGE YEN
Glasses, monocles, etc EYEWEAR
Anoushka Shankar's music genre RAGA
GOT OUT OF BED AROSE
'I like it!' SUITSME
DECEITFUL SORT LIAR
FRONT PAGE MATERIAL NEWS
NFL arbiter REF
Imitate a bunny HOP
MAKE BIGGER ENLARGE
BE INCLINED (TO) TEND
Discovery Channel's 'Shark __' WEEK
A crony of INWITH
OFFICIAL ORDER EDICT
'Wonder Woman' comic book writer Simone GAIL
All-you-can-eat restaurant regular? BUFFETBUFF
ILL-BEHAVED CHILD BRAT
Hunk on a magazine cover, e.g HEARTTHROB