The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2020 04 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Things on the plus side PROS
PIQUE IRK
Stratosphere of the atmosphere, e.g LAYER
Wave like wrens' wings FLAP
Finch family bird father? (2 steps left: Ginger ale brand begun in Toronto) CANARYDAD
D'URBERVILLES HEROINE TESS
___ Marian of folklore MAID
WATCHED SAW
Prone to impudence SASSY
Bud in a boilermaker, e.g CHASER
VOCALIZED ORAL
FAMILY ILK
COOKIE CUTTER? BAKER
PASSAGE IN A MEDICAL TEXTBOOK? AORTA
Mass figures, briefly KILOS
LATE-NIGHT HOST TREVOR NOAH
1983 film with many steps, and what the first letters of this puzzle's 'motion pictures' spell FLASHDANCE
Bursts from the sun FLARES
Butthole Surfers lead singer Haynes GIBBY
Device with blades FAN
Garden party setting LAWN
Gas transfer device SIPHON
Like soda lacking in fizz FLAT
Open call? LET
Salmon-breeding ruler? (4 steps right: Chess piece moved in 1. e4) SPAWNKING
Start, as on a course TEEOFF
Performance check TEST
TRIVIAL ARGUMENT SPAT
Triple-double stat, often ASSISTS
DESPONDENT SAD
Speak in a whiny way SNIVEL
Mesa's makeup ROCK
ON ACCOUNT OF OWINGTO
Young fox atop autos? (2 steps left: Trapper for whom Nevada's capital is named) KITONCARS
Woodland nymphs DRYADS
Academy Award adjective BEST
'Mayor' memoirist Ed KOCH
Ceramic floor pattern TILING
INCLINED ASLOPE
Bursts of creativity IDEAS
'___ Explain Things to Me' (Rebecca Solnit book) MEN
Congregation locale NAVE
Of lousier quality WORSE
DUE TO RECEIVE INFOR
126 Down logo EYE
TO THIS POINT YET
Fanged Egyptian reptile ASP
People in a pool, briefly STENOS
START TO EXCHANGE WORDS, SAY ERASE
ELIZABETHAN ___ ERA
Aunt seen in Santiago, in two senses TIA
Certain cookie tidbits RAISINS
Signs of overgrowth WEEDS
BIRDS IN A GAGGLE GEESE
Have relevance (to) PERTAIN
Asuncion agreement SISI
Wrangler's workplace RODEO
'It's nothing, really' ITRY
SIGN OF DISUSE DUST
Wharton who wrote 'The Age of Innocence' EDITH
BIND LEGALLY OBLIGE
LaBeouf of 'Lawless' SHIA
Auto enthusiast in 'The Wind in the Willows' MRTOAD
___ SPRING ARAB
BIT OF ZEN DIALOGUE KOAN
Site of unearthed relics RUIN
Subject of 'Platoon' WAR
Symbol in an IP address DOT
App sites PHONES
___ jumping (sport) SKI
Storied toymaker's reply to an accusation? (1 step right: Lent practice) ELFSDENIAL
'Splendid, Ms. Kahlo!' (1 step left: Holy Week observance) GOODYFRIDA
Sch. teacher's org NEA
JUMPY ONEDGE
___ pipe (portal in Super Mario Bros.) WARP
Filled beyond capacity SATED
Islamabad language URDU
WHAT THE THIRD LETTER OF 117 DOWN REPRESENTS ARTS
'Fire in the Sky' vessel UFO
Turbulent scrap MELEE
___ pals GAL
Hairstyle that Solange sported at her wedding AFRO
RICE ___ KRISPIES
Actress Dawber playing actress Dunn? (3 steps left: Expansive views) PAMASNORA
Flight status phrase ONTIME
Low Rider cycle brand HARLEY
Covering in a theater WIG
Bananarama singer Dallin SARA
E-commerce craft site ETSY
Data's Klingon shipmate WORF
'Master Melvin' OTT
VITAMIN K-RICH FOOD SPINACH
'I swear it's true!' HONEST
STATE WITH CERTAINTY AVER
Word contracted as 'd WOULD
CANYON PERIMETER RIM
Awards for a heroic big cat? (5 steps right: Circular cuts of meat) LIONMEDALS
Feature of incense AROMA
RECORD HOLDER? ARCHIVE
Place with no bars, say DEADSPOT
'Uh-huh, yeah, sure' ILLBET
Retailer's setback NETLOSS
CINEMATOGRAPHER NYKVIST SVEN
___ poetry EPIC
SENATOR WYDEN RON
Ingredient in a Sazerac RYE
Calrissian on Cloud City LANDO
ACUTE FIGURE, PERHAPS ANGLE
LIKE A NAUTICAL MILE, TO A MILE LONGER
'Blue Bloods' channel CBS
Sign of a credibility gap LIE
Cabinetmaker's strip SLAT
That woman's dark trousers? (9 steps right: Bobby Seale's group) HERBLACKPANTS
'Cinderella' keepsake CEL
Chips in some chips ANTESUP
Filed, as a complaint LODGED
COMBINE MANUFACTURER DEERE
'O'Sanity' musician ONO
ORG. THAT CREATED A VACCINE SCHEDULES APP CDC
'Orange' beverage PEKOETEA
Patisserie selection ECLAIR
Rest on a couch, say NAP
Org. for Magic Johnson and Larry Bird NBA
ESPN anchor Duncan ELLE
___-out clauses OPT
Words from a valentine BEMINE
Some directors' degs MFAS
Instruction to insert a picture of Jason's ship on the web? (2 steps left: Imposed a ban on) EMBEDARGO
Alert, as on the road HONKAT
MATERIALIZES APPEARS
Get back to a host, say RSVP
ACKNOWLEDGE ADMIT
EARDRUM-VIEWING TOOL OTOSCOPE
Factory-monitoring org OSHA
Noteworthy group? CHOIR
Birdlike term for a river scavenger MUDLARK
Refugee González of 2000 headlines ELIAN
Missing from barracks AWOL
Remain in effect STAND
Someone draws even with boxer Muhammad? (4 steps left: Qualities classified as Type A or B) PERSONTIESALI
NECKLACE FASTENER CLASP
The Bodysnatchers' music genre SKA
Noisemakers at night SNORERS
Gathering 18 Down IDLE