The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2020 07 26

crossword answers
Clue Answer
INTENSE DESIRE URGE
SOLO ALONE
TITLE IN COLONIAL INDIA SAHIB
'DITTO' ASDOI
Med. inserts IVS
Power ballad venues ARENAS
Program like Spotify running in Safari, e.g WEBAPP
R&B singer Táta ___ VEGA
Nothing, en español NADA
Rub, as with a cloth WIPE
Rule for building on others' ideas in improv YESAND
Reviewed, as records AUDITED
Singer Adam or Miranda LAMBERT
Pays for a pair, say ANTESUP
'Rodeo' composer Copland AARON
PUERTO ___ RICO
CLASSIFY SORT
Many CT scan checkers MDS
NBA analyst Brown HUBIE
Not threatening BENIGN
Love of Italian opera? AMORE
Patriotic spirit before it's been released? (Wham! + Christina Aguilera = Usher) FREEDOMGENIEINABOTTLE
Pastime with pigeons SKEET
Metered transports CABS
Inedible beef? FEUD
Member of a chorale TENOR
'Look ...' IMEAN
Make a desperate pitch BEG
STEAKHOUSE ENTREE TBONE
PROCURE OBTAIN
CUT OFF GRADUALLY WEAN
SIT-UP TARGETS ABS
TARZAN COMPANION APE
FOOTNOTE ABBR ETAL
Opera ___ (Nebraska musical company) OMAHA
Word sung in a hymn AMEN
'Thanks, I hate it' UGH
Smash hit's position, reached by each of this puzzle's circled hits NUMBERONE
Result of cutting costs? SALE
CROW'S COMMENT CAW
PER ___ (YEARLY) ANNUM
NEIGHBOR OF ZAMBIA ANGOLA
CHAR THE SURFACE OF SEAR
FIGHT (FOR) VIE
'I couldn't ___ more' AGREE
Inspired by BASEDON
Literal-minded Bedelia AMELIA
In-group vocabulary ARGOT
'I Am Not Your Negro' director Peck RAOUL
Detach, as a brooch UNPIN
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST KAEPERNICK COLIN
TOOK PLACE WAS
WAY OUT YONDER AFAR
PROFICIENT ABLE
TAJ MAHAL LOCALE AGRA
NEITHER HERE ___ THERE NOR
DEVOTEES BUFFS
MADRE'S BOY NINO
STAYED IN PLACE IDLED
'___ Me Another' (NPR trivia program) ASK
1 a.m. fridge visit, say RAID
30 Seconds to Mars rocker Jared LETO
Album producers LABELS
UFO shipmate ALIEN
Minimal quantity NONE
When Roxie's trial occurs in 'Chicago' ACTII
Went off, so to speak RANTED
'American Idol' winner ___ Allen KRIS
Admirable soul MENSCH
AC/DC rocker Angus Young, e.g AUSSIE
'___ Eyez on Me' (film about Tupac Shakur) ALL
[Yes, keep petting me, human] PURR
Flightless avian EMU
Uranium ___ ORE
'This is my last card!' UNO
Things burned in studios CDS
Your plea to everyone in paradise that they employ your services? (Bryan Adams + Bill Withers = Bananarama) HEAVENUSEME
Whooping ___ (bird) CRANE
Whitney Houston's sign LEO
CONCLUSION END
PLAINS FOLK OTOE
Bands' playlists SETS
Highest volume setting on a Spinal Tap amp ELEVEN
KEY SIGNATURE WITH NO SHARPS OR FLATS AMINOR
Sister Sophia in 'The Sound of Music,' e.g NUN
Stuff in pirates' chests BOOTY
Tart, purple fruit SLOE
Took part in a debate ARGUED
'This is perfect!' ILOVEIT
Incisive comeback RETORT
Surf Ballroom's state IOWA
Sun Dance practitioners ARAPAHO
Star's ride LIMO
Houston center, once YAO
Birth city of the musician Falco VIENNA
It may be filed at a spa TOENAIL
Sung out loud, say ORAL
HUGE QUANTITY ATON
Title akin to 'prince' EMIR
'This concert is awful!' BOO
They have altered DNA GMOS
Holler heard in a Texas border city? (Marty Robbins + Tears for Fears = Rihanna) ELPASOSHOUT
TOOT YOUR OWN HORN BRAG
NOT AS MUCH LESS
FORCES OUT OF BED ROUSTS
CARTOONIST ADDAMS CHAS
REFINERY MATERIAL TAR
Bassist Sutcliffe STU
'Bonanza' star Greene LORNE
Brandon Blackstock, to Reba McEntire STEPSON
'Booped' body parts NOSES
Carrier founded in 1948 ELAL
Cause to be treasured ENDEAR
Chart with Top 40 hits, including all songs in this puzzle's theme BILLBOARD
Cheeky and irreverent SASSY
Comic who topped Rolling Stone's '50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time' list in 2017 PRYOR
Computer opening PORT
Crooner Johnny MATHIS
Cruise ship floor DECK
Deadly spider that's totally obscure? (Iggy Azalea + The Tony Rich Project = Jay Sean) BLACKWIDOWNOBODYKNOWS
Continentally named prog rock band ASIA
Desktop PC brand ACER
Comforter stuffing EIDER
EXTREMELY HOT SULTRY
DISCOURAGE DAUNT
LEAVES SUDDENLY DECAMPS
CAPTURE SNAG
FALL ___ GRACE FROM
MY, IN MONTREAL MES
Slight, as for a Grammy nomination SNUB
Beef chow ___ MEIN
Friendly greeting to a group of feral equines? (Adele + The Rolling Stones = Flo Rida) HELLOWILDHORSES
Genetic biopolymer RNA
Greenland people INUIT
Genre of the film 'Gilda' NOIR
Explosive handled by a big primate? (Bruno Mars + Taio Cruz = Kenny Rogers) GORILLADYNAMITE
Duke extension letters EDU
Dipped piece of food SOP
Distort, as light rays REFRACT
Deliver, at Wimbledon SERVE
Laborer of yore SERF
Hangouts with TVs DENS
'Guitar Hero,' e.g GAME
Gratify, as with a feast SATE