The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
___ VERSA VICE
'Der Hölle Rache' from 'The Magic Flute,' e.g ARIA
MANY MILES OFF AFAR
Plotting party CABAL
Spanish 'good' BUENO
TRACK COMPETITION MEET
CONNECTING POINT NODE
Minor demons IMPS
Sound during milking MOO
CAUSE FOR CRAMMING TEST
Big tree climber APE
FEMALE ZEBRA MARE
START BEGIN
Subtle variation NUANCE
SOAKS (UP) SOPS
Kagan who was dean of Harvard Law ELENA
Muscat Daily readers OMANIS
Not be precisely vertical LEAN
One is equivalent to about 0.028 kilograms OUNCE
Prudish one's concern SMUT
Reaper's descriptor GRIM
Shipmate of Data TROI
Striped aquatic predator TIGERSHARK
Vague, large amount OODLES
What a topiarist may clip SHRUB
U.S. senators, e.g VIPS
'Millionaire ___' ('The Jetsons' episode) ASTRO
Shown to many AIRED
Demi Moore, ___ Guynes NEE
INITIAL STEP ATOB
Words you just heard ECHO
Business org CORP
Get into again REENTER
Got some brunch ATE
TV writer Mike who co-created 'The Critic' REISS
SINGLE PART OF A WHOLE UNIT
Lost firmness SAGGED
Dec. hrs. in D.C EST
Target audience for HBO shows ADULTS
Setting of Rainbow Rowell's novel 'Eleanor & Park' OMAHA
'Victoria & Abdul' actor Fazal ALI
Abundant in plant life LUSH
'Family Affair' singer ___ J. Blige MARY
Three of clubs? TRIO
Apt to be persuaded PLIABLE
TRACK NUMBERS ODDS
'Star Trek Beyond' director Justin LIN
Distracting background noise DIN
Harvester brand DEERE
'That's nice to hear!' IMGLAD
One-named comedian on 'Good Girls' RETTA
'Icicles,' on a Christmas tree TINSEL
HILARIOUS SORTS RIOTS
Like certain wolves LONE
Roger who co-hosted 'Sneak Previews' EBERT
SPLINTER GROUP SECT
___ A ONE (NOBODY) NARY
George H.W. Bush's chief of staff John SUNUNU
Phishing trap? EMAILSCAM
Word after special, black or photo OPS
Factors to be considered, in a case MERITS
Artisan who may repair a Stradivarius VIOLINMAKER
Become genetically altered MUTATE
Temple statue, e.g IDOL
Emulates an archer AIMS
Hold ___ (cherish) DEAR
'July' singer ___ Cyrus NOAH
Brand of salsa and taco meal kits ORTEGA
Fly a fighter jet AVIATE
Area often shaved by a barber NAPE
La città con il Colosseo ROMA
'ng' sounds, e.g NASALS
One who might rob vaqueros in a western BANDITO
GINORMOUS AMOUNT TON
Pinterest poster, e.g USER
Short slumber NAP
Half of IT, briefly INFO
Sports team supporter, of a sort SPONSOR
Creator of visual advertising content GRAPHICDESIGNER
Video game where you wield an ax and slay? GUITARHERO
'Blueberries for ___' (children's book) SAL
Alley-___ ('NBA Jam' play) OOP
Watch party? SENTRY
Short slumber SIESTA
Packing more punch STRONGER
Light dressing specification NOOIL
Starting point for 127 Across TEE
Four-time Oscar-nominated actress Moorehead AGNES
Left Opposition leader Trotsky LEON
___-surrealism (artistic genre) AFRO
Salt Lake City residents UTAHNS
Handled bar SOAP
FISH EGGS ROE
Pour choice? EWER
Mobile program writer APPDEVELOPER
___ beef (Japanese meat) KOBE
Sum of production TOTALCOST
Cause great surprise STUN
Poetry book section VERSE
Genre for Alexisonfire EMO
See 120 Down SKATES
Settings for IVs ERS
'Spun' yarns TALES
Rudd named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in 2021 PAUL
Demonstrate moxie DARE
Mononymous 'Chimera' musician HANA
Second-in-command under Lyndon HUBERT
Teller's supervisor BANKMANAGER