The Washington Post Tuesday - Crossword Answers | 2022 02 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
FLUCTUATE VARY
Key participant PLAYER
PART OF A PROCESS PHASE
Like idiomatic skeletons CLOSETED
__-year LIGHT
SLOW MOVEMENT LARGO
JEANS BRAND LEE
IT'S ABOUT A FOOT SHOE
Civil rights legend John LEWIS
NBA TIEBREAKERS OTS
Shaggy pack animal YAK
ARTFULLY ESCAPE EVADE
STOP LEGALLY BAN
BLOWN AWAY AWED
AEROSOL TARGET ODOR
Start of a proverb for which Ben Franklin is credited EARLYTOBED
__ LINE CONGA
Salad dressing brand ... and what each set of circles reveals HIDDENVALLEY
CEREAL KILLER ERGOT
'So long, amigo' ADIOS
LIKE NOBILITY TITLED
OPPOSED TO, IN DIALECT AGIN
Austin-to-Houston dir ESE
Pre-wedding show BRIDALEXPO
SHAKES TREMORS
SUMMER TRIANGLE STAR DENEB
Frequents dive bars, say SLUMS
__ WINDOW BAY
BYGONE DAYS YORE
What 15 U.S. presidents formerly were, briefly VPS
Distance runner's concern PACE
One may be sweet POTATO
What do you expect? NORM
'East of Eden' twin ARON
TURKEY NEIGHBOR IRAN
Early Greek public space AGORA
HALF A PATIO PAIR TONG
'Freaky Friday' actress Lindsay LOHAN
HUSTLE CHEAT
Excessively: Pref OVER
__ NEW GUINEA PAPUA
NYC AIRPORT ON FLUSHING BAY LGA
Cuban missile crisis strategy NAVALEMBARGO
Skateboard move OLLIE
BARE-BONES BASIC
ONLINE CRAFT SHOP ETSY
'Shrek' princess FIONA
Son of Chingachgook, in a Cooper novel UNCAS
'Star Trek: T.N.G.' counselor TROI
PUT OUT VEXED
BEFORE NOW AGO
SAHARAN SERE
FIRST NAME IN DAREDEVILRY EVEL
IN A SUITABLE MANNER APTLY
WATER HOLDER DAM
BEAT IN A HOT DOG CONTEST OUTEAT
TOM, DICK AND HARRY HES
LISTENING DEVICE BUG
Whitman's Sampler choices CARAMELS
Mall map clarification YOUAREHERE
NEWCASTLE'S RIVER TYNE
Company's tech guru ITGUY
Pretentious type POSEUR
UNCERTAINTIES IFS