The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 05

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