The Washington Post Tuesday - Crossword Answers | 2020 10 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Zig when one should have zagged, say ERR
BRIAN OF AMBIENT MUSIC ENO
ART DECO ARTIST ERTE
Like an untidy desk CLUTTERED
GIVES FORTH EMITS
They may be wild OATS
HAMS IT UP EMOTES
ALMOST AT HAND NEAR
OVER THERE YONDER
JERK SPASM
QUAD BUILDING DORM
ABSURD INANE
Jeff Lynne rock gp ELO
'Blue Ain't Your Color' country singer Keith URBAN
ALPHA CENTAURI, FOR ONE STARSYSTEM
FIRST NAME IN LINGUISTICS NOAM
IN __: AWAITING DELIVERY UTERO
Weho or Soho, in slang NABE
Ill-judged, as a plan INSANE
POST-OP AREA ICU
BIG NAME IN RAZORS ATRA
TERRA FIRMA DRYLAND
Passes on a lazy river FLOATSBY
ANGER IRE
INFLUENCE HEFT
AFRICAN CAPITAL ON THE GULF OF GUINEA ACCRA
Tolkien figure ELF
RECYCLABLE ITEM CAN
Givens of 'Riverdale' ROBIN
Berlin address HERR
'Above the __': 1994 basketball film RIM
INDIAN SILK REGION ASSAM
Barren region in southern South America PATAGONIA
BRING UPON ONESELF INCUR
FISSILE ROCKS SHALES
Weatherproof, as a swimming pool INDOOR
Locker hangers PINUPS
Western Asia native KURD
COLORFUL RING AREOLA
CURLED-LIP LOOK SNEER
'Comprende?' SEE
Game with melds CANASTA
SORE __ LOSER
Colleague ... and, when preceded by 'the,' what the end of 16-, 24-, 37- or 50-Across is WORKMATE
SCORCH SEAR
Story with symbolism ALLEGORY
'Help!' on the briny SOS
GRIMACE MOUE
Takes off the books REPEALS
'Boo'd Up' Grammy winner __ Mai ELLA
HAWAIIAN STRINGS UKES
TIP JAR BILL ONE
Turns to gold, perhaps DYES
STAND FOR REPRESENT
SAMOAN CAPITAL APIA
SUSHI-GRADE TUNA AHI
Clash of personalities, say EGOPROBLEM
Figurative setting for many deals BACKROOM
ARCTIC SIGHT FLOE
GROUNDBREAKING INVENTION TILLER
In a burdensome way ONEROUSLY
2008 Visa milestone, briefly IPO
MOOED LOWED
FINAL WORD SAYSO
FIZZLES OUT DIES
RUSSET, INFORMALLY TATER
ANIMAL FAT LARD
REHAB HURDLE DTS
GPS SUGGESTION RTE
San Joaquin Valley haze SMOG
'THE MATRIX' HERO NEO
Florida host of the Outback Bowl TAMPA
SDI WEAPON ABM
BELITTLE ABASE
MUSLIM HOLY CITY MECCA
NOSTRILS NARES