The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 11 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Large piece of land TRACT
NOT AS COLORFUL PALER
Folk or punk follower ROCK
Narrator in Carolyn Meyer's novel 'Doomed Queen Anne' BOLEYN
Talk amongst yourselves CHAT
Prevented a Bill from moving forward, say TACKLED
'___ la Douce' IRMA
Musician's pitch TONE
National event in D.C.? HOMEGAME
LIFESAVING LETTERS CPR
Task often assigned by a project manager ACTIONITEM
Possessor of great power in a fantasy novel, perhaps RING
PESTERS CONSTANTLY NAGSAT
Japanese drink made from fermented rice SAKE
'If only!' ALAS
PUSHES FORWARD IMPELS
SEE 18 ACROSS ATME
'DOGGONE IT!' DANG
'Last Dance' genre DISCO
'Please forgive me!' SORRY
Begins fixing an error ERASES
Bill-rejecting word NAY
Debate team member's asset LOGIC
Flame ___ (fish) TETRA
Guard's duty PATROL
It can come in many different colors DYE
Like hard bagels STALE
Gastroenterology concern GUT
Focus of many festivals ARTS
Letters supporting an applicant, briefly RECS
Betting guide figures ODDS
LAUGHING SOUND HAH
Calculated pay rate HOURLYWAGE
Address for a man on base SIR
Word often used as a substitute for 'less' FEWER
EQUESTRIAN'S STRAP REIN
'Can I talk to you?' GOTASECOND
'Nomadland' director Zhao CHLOE
1977 Turow bestseller ONEL
___ JIMA IWO
Squiggly, wriggly fish EELS
SUMMA CUM ___ LAUDE
TOTALLY INALL
CHARGED RANAT
GARGANTUAN HUGE
PERIOD OF EXISTENCE AGE
'Jurassic Park' hero Dr. ___ Grant ALAN
Annual high school publication ... multiplied by 10? DECADEBOOK
Dichotomous choice situation EITHEROR
Feeling about someone, so to speak AURA
Gold medal-winning gymnast Kerri STRUG
Masts or spars, e.g POLES
One out of prison early PAROLEE
Palindrome in an ode ERE
Scrooge McDuck's trait GREED
Simmering product RAGU
What cars are primarily made of STEEL
Remove, as a tenant EVICT
GAWK STARE
Helmet locale HEAD
Missed, as a meeting SKIPPED
Tranquil condition SERENITY
What typically follows a.k.a ALIAS
USE A LA-Z-BOY SIT
Sitcom mechanic Gomer PYLE
Caribou's horn ANTLER
Get a handle on, say NAME
STRETCH OUT ELONGATE
Part of an ancient message RUNE
___ Dale, first woman to serve as deputy administrator of NASA SHANA
Acme product buyers TOONS
BELIEFS CREDOS
BELIEFS ISMS
___ APPLE ROSE
Delivery vehicle, often SEMI
Hall of ___ (legends) FAMERS
Evil side of literature HYDE
Series premieres OPENERS
Michoacán money PESOS
CURRENTLY LEADING ONTOP
REALLY ANNOYS IRKS
OVER ANEW
ACQUIRES GAINS
'Eat Drink Man Woman' director Lee ANG
Apt rhyme of 'shame' BLAME
Like dinosaur bones OLD
'Frankenstein' musician Winter EDGAR
Apply a slant to, as a Photoshop image SKEW
Trauma center pro ERNURSE
Person requesting a claim check? SKEPTIC
Most residents of Oman ARABS
Clairvoyant folks SEERS
In a flexible way PLIANTLY
Qatari monarch EMIR
Adjective, e.g NOUN
Promotional bag, often TOTE
They're passed in relay races BATONS
___ Mama (tropical cocktail) BAHAMA
Fired off, as a text SENT
Mount Carmel's nation ISRAEL
Bad casting? HEX
Not busy right now IDLE
Test for MS program applicants, maybe GRE
Hot states? SNITS
Meeting reminder, say MEMO
Oafs, in Canadian slang HOSERS
Ornamental jugs EWERS
Podcast downloader LISTENER
Strong hold 'em pair ACES
University board VIPs REGENTS
Writers like Audre Lorde and Sarojini Naidu POETS
[If only] SIGH