The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 02 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BASE OF SOME PAINTS OIL
NEIGHBORHOODS AREAS
'Parks and Recreation' actress Rashida JONES
'Smoke Signals' actress Bedard IRENE
'Theatre Cat' played by Ian McKellen in 'Cats' GUS
A's in music class, e.g NOTES
Alcoholic imports from Brussels BELGIANBEERS
Chip-matching phrase ICALL
Chipmunk, to an owl PREY
Christian Bale's role in 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' MOSES
Classical nonet member MUSE
Club ___ (tourism company) MED
Counterattacking item EPEE
Cowgirls' accessories HATS
Cruciate ligament site KNEE
Dangerous vapors FUMES
Missing history, say ABSENT
Railway makeup STEEL
Rapids whirlpool EDDY
Removes a layer from PARES
Second word of 49 Across OWE
Senator Ben SASSE
Solo homer result RBI
Speck of sand GRAIN
Spots for heating pads when treating neck pain NAPES
Sudoku patterns GRIDS
Take 5 candy brand REESES
___ DE TOILETTE EAU
COME OUT EMERGE
FEND OFF AVERT
THREE-CARD SCAM MONTE
PROSPECTOR'S DISCOVERY ORE
PIECE OF REGATTA GEAR OAR
LEARNING BY REPETITION ROTE
ANATOMICAL POUCH SAC
PARCEL (OUT) DOLE
Takes a look at geese? GANDERS
Transaction add-on FEE
Tuna salad vendors DELIS
TOOK STEPS ACTED
'Eso ___ (That Kiss!)' (song sung by Paul Anka) BESO
'Catch-22' pilot, and a homophone of 61 Down and 65 Down ORR
Results of catching flies? OUTS
Repayment pledge IOU
Vulcan salute, e.g GESTURE
What pirates inhale SEAAIR
What some settle for LESS
___ Tar Pits (California attraction) LABREA
___ se (by itself) PER
___ missile (Gulf War weapon) SCUD
___ decay (radioactive process) BETA
___ buddies (besties) BOSOM
COGNIZANT (OF) AWARE
'Inside' ones may be hard to get JOKES
PLASTIC WRAP BRAND SARAN
Unaccompanied sort LONER
Device used in photo-rejuvenation procedures LASER
Discharges, as lava SPEWS
Do some frolicking PRANCE
Edible shoot SPRIG
Equine or leonine locks MANES
Frustratingly finicky ANAL
Word game involving agents, a spymaster and an assassin CODENAMES
Grand Funk Railroad bassist Schacher MEL
Hold back, as news SITON
Information confirmation PROOF
Jack Sprat eschewed it FAT
King ___ (orangutan in 'The Jungle Book') LOUIE
Leaf made from a tree PAGE
Los Angeles Lakers color commentator Lantz STU
Make House modifications, say? AMEND
Megachurch congregants' venue, at times ARENA
Military activities, briefly OPS
Nation whose flag has a central green star SENEGAL
Not as adorned BARER
NPR journalist Montagne RENEE
Orange street marker CONE
Personal care facility SPA
Pianist's flourish TRILL
Piece by Elissa Washuta ESSAY
Play Store downloads APPS
Problematic falsification of people's identities ERASURE
Prone to irritation TESTY
Provide fodder for fact-checkers ERR
Pryor knowledge? COMEDY
Public tumults RIOTS
Put in an opening stake ANTED
Reveals gory details TELLSALL
Rib-eye alternatives TBONES
Computer port initials USB
Burgundy or maroon, e.g DEEPRED
Altered crop letters GMO
'Love to Love You Baby' singer DONNASUMMER
Glades predators GATORS
Drawn-out legal conflict COURTBATTLE
Demand to someone holding your hand LETMEGO
Ranking figure at a firm SENIORPARTNER
HEATING APPLIANCE OVEN
CONTAINS HAS
SWIFTLY APACE
POSSESSES OWNS
'Pagliacci' clown TONIO
Scone spread JAM
Kingly? EERIE
VARIETY TYPE
'Sounds good to me' COOL
KINGLY ROYAL
Having slack LOOSE
___ HEIGHTS GOLAN
Between, en français ENTRE
___ IN A BLUE MOON ONCE
CRY OF DELIGHT OOH
ICU PERSONNEL DRS
ARRANGEMENTS PLANS
FOLLOWS ENSUES
TAKING A BREAK RESTINGUP
911 responders, for short EMTS