The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 05 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
'Chess' team, e.g.? CAST
Material melted to make glass SAND
102 Across seller CAFE
See 81 Down POLICE
DUDE FELLA
Lake by Eastlake, Ohio ERIE
Brief, as a reply TERSE
Palindromic pal BUB
'___ to a Drum' (Yusef Komunyakaa poem) ODE
'This film is not ___ rated' YET
FAIRWAY CHOICE NINEIRON
___-FRY STIR
___-State Area TRI
TOOK PART IN A FEAST ATE
'Ain't Misbehavin'' Tony winner Carter NELL
Beastly noises ROARS
Cardiovascular concern HEART
ET born in 1756 ALF
Knowledge of alchemy, say ARCANA
Line at a crime scene CORDON
Shows trepidation TREMBLES
GAVE FALSE HOPE TO LEDON
Post-makeover self-description NEWME
Expressed grief loudly WAILED
'If Beale Street Could Talk' star KiKi LAYNE
Robert De Niro's role in 'Taxi Driver' TRAVISBICKLE
'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' changeling ODO
Heidi Gardner's sketch show, briefly SNL
Ski ___ (group of mountainside rescue workers) PATROL
DENSELY PACKED CROWD THRONG
SCRUFFS NAPES
Crystal violet, e.g DYE
Apt rhyme of 'conk' BONK
On high alert VIGILANT
Ceremonial pitcher EWER
'Sounds about right' GUESSSO
Isolate on an atoll, say ENISLE
Filmmaker Sofia, Eleanor or Francis Ford COPPOLA
1996 Broadway premiere RENT
'Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try' speaker on 'The Simpsons' HOMER
Openings for quarters COINSLOTS
Mani-pedi venue SPA
K-12 support grp PTA
Bird's perch in a city LEDGE
Dragon's habitat LAIR
Former wireless provider ALLTEL
Hoofed hybrids FAUNS
Potential flower girl at an aunt's wedding NIECE
Cosmic snowball COMET
'It's hopeless!' ICANT
PET COLLAR ATTACHMENT IDTAG
MASSIVE AMOUNT TON
AREA OF AGREEMENT OVERLAP
A matter of discourse TOPIC
Like someone who's clapping back SASSY
Get one's ankles wet WADE
Cold mass FLOE
Like Captain Marvel HEROIC
Photo-sharing website acquired by SmugMug in 2018 FLICKR
COLLECTIVELY ASONE
ONLY SLIGHTLY ATAD
Payment before getting a raise? ANTE
1994 Van Damme film partially set in 2004 TIMECOP
'Back so soon?' YOUAGAIN
Bridal gown feature LACE
'This Old House' carpenter Norm ABRAM
English form of 'ella' SHE
Billion-year period EON
Blimp's locale SKY
MAKE MORE BEARABLE RELIEVE
Not taking charge? FREE
'___ in Toyland' BABES
'Fascinating' ISEE
COMMON LUNCH HOUR NOON
Human or beast, e.g BEING
'Friendly' prefix ECO
Most tenors MEN
Sheet found in a door PANE
RADIO STUDIO SIGN ONAIR
'Wanna bet?' reply? IPASS
Single guys' dwellings BACHELORPADS
Emmy-winning Rivers JOAN
Skipper's post HELM
Former MLB boss Bud SELIG
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBER READER
BALTIMORE PRO ORIOLE
Cornea site EYE
'Open Your Box' musician Yoko ONO
SLIP AWAY ELAPSE
Moves briskly like a Clydesdale TROTS
EMMY-WINNING FALCO EDIE
Decepticon in 'Transformers,' e.g ROBOT
GRAVITATE (TOWARD) TEND
'Guys and Dolls' composer Frank LOESSER
Dirty martini garnish GREENOLIVE
Hires employees of a rival company POACHES