The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2020 08 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Staple of vocal jazz SCAT
Quick snap? PIC
PICKED CHOSE
POKE BOWL TUNA AHI
Actor ___ Arnaz Jr DESI
Volcano whose name is spelled in street names? ETNA
Arthur's foster father in 'The Sword in the Stone' ECTOR
'Guitar Hero' challenges SOLOS
Courtroom recitals OATHS
U.S. Davis Cup captain, 1981-1985 ASHE
Hurried escapes LAMS
Equivalent of three feet ONEYARD
Soup kitchen item POT
'The Old Man and the Sea' actor with a side job gathering intel? SPENCERTRACY
Football game flipper COIN
Crashing businesses? INNS
'Alas ...' SADLY
Third word of CPU UNIT
Adviser to Barack Obama with a side job parking cars? VALERIEJARRETT
Manga artist Junji ITO
Deliberately ignore SHUN
Free of troubles SERENE
High nesting space AERIE
TAPERS OFF LESSENS
UNDER CONSIDERATION INMIND
Sandwich buns? ARSE
Overnight travel option REDEYE
HUMONGOUS OCEANIC
'In a moment' SOON
IN THE CENTER OF AMID
PIECE OF FISHING GEAR REEL
Knitting expert, e.g CRAFTER
Provokes, at recess DARES
Deli bread selection RYE
GAZILLIONS ATON
Drake, e.g DUCK
Press secretary for George W. Bush with a side job firing at circular targets? ARIFLEISCHER
Left outside? WEST
He 'cometh' on stage ICEMAN
Available, at a bar ONTAP
TALK AND TALK AND TALK GAB
In after a time out? RETRO
Ford flaw, say DENT
'Short ___ to Screwball Women' (Rachel Wetzsteon poem) ODE
Turn, as a turnip ROT
Done to a ___ TEE
Movie star, e.g IDOL
Small circus runners FLEAS
LOOMING AHEAD
River through Uganda NILE
Rapid troop movements SORTIES
Currency signified as € EURO
'Doctor Zhivago' actor Sharif OMAR
G.H. ___ (name on champagne bottles) MUMM
PERTAINING TO VISION OCULAR
Piece of music? VERSE
CAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION TNT
Like Mel Brooks comedies MADCAP
Rapids vehicle CANOE
Doctor textbooks, say EDIT
Coastal bodies of water BAYS
Diva's preparation ARIA
Possesses, archaically HATH
___ vera juice ALOE
Supernatural charm MOJO
Bejeweled accessories TIARAS
Getting the wrong idea ERRING
Philadelphia NHL pro FLYER
Ticket buyer's leftover STUB
Opera singer with a side job fighting in the armed forces? MARILYNHORNE
Material obtained from coal TAR
Li'l individuals WEEUNS
Cadbury competitor NESTLE
'The ___' (Mr. T series) ATEAM
Hardcore sects CULTS
Day on film sets, once DORIS
CAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION IRE
River obstruction DAM
Opened a tad AJAR
Putrid stuff FILTH
Volkswagen model that debuted in 1979 JETTA
'Titans' and 'Vikings,' e.g SHOWS
2006 Woman of Courage Award recipient DiFranco ANI
OPULENT ORNATE
Comic-___ (big San Diego gathering) CON
HANGS AROUND LOITERS
State where the band Slipknot formed IOWA
FREEZES HALTS
Nation whose flag depicts a Maasai shield KENYA
Tattoo parlor stock INKS
Roosevelt played by Olivia Williams in 'Hyde Park on Hudson' ELEANOR
PURLOINED STOLE
Theme park since 1982 EPCOT
'Washington: A Life' biographer Chernow RON
SUSHI FISH EEL
12 Down, e.g ILLNESS
Did a great job on ACED
French utopian socialist with a side job delivering messages? CHARLESFOURIER
Christmas concert tunes NOELS
Cheney played by Amy Adams in 'Vice' LYNNE
Chicago-style hot dog topping RELISH
LIBRARY FIXTURES DESKS
'Arrested Development' actress with a side job amusing monarchs? JESSICAWALTER
HEALTHY HALE
BIG BUNCH PASSEL
'___ WE FORGET' LEST
Direct call number HOTLINE
Mysterious vibe AURA
IN THE FASHION OF ALA
DRAW UPON USE
Tasks in mystery novels CASES
GUITAR RELATIVE LUTE
NBA legend with a side job laying brick? MAGICJOHNSON
COAXES CAJOLES
Island nation where 'Gladiator' was filmed MALTA
Pureed meat spread PATE
Ship posts MASTS
TROUBLE WOE
Promo cost ADRATE
'A profound source of spirituality,' per Carl Sagan SCIENCE
2004 film inspired by Rosalind Wiseman's book 'Queen Bees and Wannabes' MEANGIRLS
'Coming to America' protagonist AKEEM
Former Disney CEO with a side job collecting ore? MICHAELEISNER
Language of Phuket THAI
People of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation UTE
DEAD SET AGAINST ANTI
'Long may ___ reign' SHE
Rap battle battler EMCEE
'Love in the Time of ___' (Márquez novel) CHOLERA
WHEEL-SPINNING RODENT GERBIL
Stampeder in 'The Lion King' GNU
Figure in many a Greek tragedy ORACLE
Video game bonus EASTEREGG
SPRUCES (UP) TIDIES
Cousins of coyotes JACKALS
Mandatory thing NEED
Period in the geologic time scale EON
PUT INTO MOTION ACTUATE
Rankled relentlessly ATEAT
Make more valuable ENRICH
He keeps his brain sharp 'by eating a crossword puzzle every day,' per Garfield ODIE
AUTO RACER BOBBY RAHAL