The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2018 12 23

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Beatty of 'Rudy' NED
Dollar offerings SEDANS
Half of 1001? ONES
Festival three days after Maundy Thursday EASTER
ORNAMENTAL CARP KOI
Genre for Eazy-E and Jay-Z RA---P-
Develop, as in a womb GESTATE
Bath dweller's afternoon refreshment TEA
CAPITAL OF FRANCE AND GERMANY EU-RO
___ PROFIT NET
TIGHT SQUEEZE BEARHUG
FREE FROM TURMOIL SERENE
TAKE OFF LEAVE
SHOT SPOT ARM
CLOCK FRONT -FACE
HUNG ON THE CLOTHESLINE AIRDRIED
GOMER ON AN OLD SITCOM PYLE-
TARGET AUDIENCE OF G-RATED MOVIES K-IDS
Ingredient in some protein shakes SOY
Boxing souvenirs SHINERS
D or C, in D.C INITI-A-L
INVALIDATES RESCINDS
IRRIGATED ORGAN EAR
WEDDING PARTY LINES TOAST
TUNNEL-BUILDING GROUP ANTS
GIFT-WRAPPING CREATURE ELF
PRECIOUS SPHERES PEARLS
AS ___ USUAL PER
LIFE LINES? VEINS
Reminder of a hit-by-pitch WELT
Spelling with credits TORI
Spectrum segment HUE
GOT IN THE GAME, IN A WAY ANTED
RINK FEAT AXEL
NOXIOUS ATMOSPHERE MIASMA---
'GOTTA GO!' SEEYA
'The Glass Bead Game' writer HESSE
VIOLET VARIETY OF QUARTZ AMETHYST
ORG. FOR THOSE WITH DREAM JOBS? WNBA
___ Legends URBAN
GROUP OF QUAIL BEVY
Person who puts the writing on the wall, e.g VANDAL
DOWNSIZED SHRANK
TRAFFIC SIGN WORD -MER-GE
STOUT WITH A FLAIR FOR MYSTERY REX
Inventor of a famous 43 Down RUBIK
MLB team originally founded as the Milwaukee Brewers ORIOLES
Hydrothermal deposit, at times ORE
'Give this a shot' HERE
SHE WEARS A WOOL COAT EWE
Like the squares that comprise this puzzle's special letters BLANK
Free of ambiguity CLEAR
National defense concern? ERROR
Literary character associated with one of this puzzle's special letters HESTERPRYNNE
ACTRESS LONG OR PEEPLES -NIA-
Like a human 'butterfly' SOCI-A-L-
LIKE STEAK TARTARE R-A-W
Titles bestowed by monarchs SIRS
Winter X Games host city since 2002 ASPEN
Where to find a sponge OCEAN
'Wait for ___' (Roger Waters song) HER
Unlikely philanthropist MISER
Tools at a car wash HOSES
Under ground? SEABED
Fulfill, as expectations SATIS-F-Y-
Worker's short recharging period -POW-ERNAP
___-SERVICE SELF
Stewart who portrayed Charles Xavier in film PATRICK
'We'll let you know later': Abbr TBA
White Christmas piece, literally -----
Underhanded sneak DAST-ARD-
Warning about an imperiled king CH-ECK-
Weathers in 'Rocky' films CA-RL
MAKES USE (OF) AV-AILS
Type of sentence with a comma splice, maybe R-U-NON
Wonder-struck feeling -AWE-
'You've got mail' co A-O-L
Ancient sign of life? ANKH
___ De Palma (Danny DeVito's role on 'Taxi') LOUIE
State without agitation EASE
Thesis writers, often SENIORS
NEWARK'S COUNTY ESSEX
POLES ON GALLEONS MASTS
PERPLEXING PUZZLE ENIGMA
WISE TO, AS A JOKE INON
TURNER ON A STEREO DIAL
ANCIENT TIMES YORE
AND OTHERS, BRIEFLY E-TAL
HUMAN SPIRIT PSYCHE
Award won by Michael Jordan five times M-V-P
Smiljan-born inventor TESLA
MESMERIZED STATE TRAN-C-E-
HUNTING ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THIS PUZZLE'S SPECIAL LETTERS TREASUREMAP
CHICKADEE'S RELATIVE TIT
Acid, by another name -LSD-
Stands noise RAH
Barely visible person in many a painting? NUDE
Baseball level for the Hagerstown Suns CLASSA
BURN SLIGHTLY SING-E---
HOLIDAY PARTY TIMES EVES
MAMA'S MAMA'S NICKNAME, PERHAPS NANA
CONFIRM ENSURE
'r,' in a text ARE
Piercing site, for some NAVEL
Person from Athens, Moscow or Naples, say AMERICAN
Salacious relative of the editorial adage 'If it bleeds, it leads' SEXSE-LLS-
Reason to resign SCANDAL
Reporter associated with one of this puzzle's special letters CLARKKENT
Site of the World Ice Art Championships ALASKA
MEADOW LE--A--
Progressing in small steps G-R-ADUAL
EVERGREEN CONIFER CYPRESS
D and C, in D.C STREETS
Gift-wrapping feature BOW
Ironworking, e.g TRADE
CLEANING CLOTH -RAG-
SWAMPY GROUND MI-RE
STAGGER REEL---
Chloride, e.g ION
Figure with 12 edges CUBE
Italian region located in East India? AS-T-I-
Like 'landlady' and 'policeman' GENDER-E-D
Hybrid article of sportswear SKORT
GLOSS SHEEN
WOES SORR-OW-S
TAKING OFF THE BOARD ERASING
ENJOY A HURRICANE JUST A LITTLE BIT, SAY SIP
Fast food symbol associated with one of this puzzle's special letters GOLDENARCHES