The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2020 08 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
River obstruction DAM
Philadelphia NHL pro FLYER
Getting the wrong idea ERRING
Bejeweled accessories TIARAS
Piece of music? VERSE
Supernatural charm MOJO
CAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION IRE
CAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION TNT
Like Mel Brooks comedies MADCAP
Day on film sets, once DORIS
___ vera juice ALOE
Rapids vehicle CANOE
Doctor textbooks, say EDIT
'The ___' (Mr. T series) ATEAM
OPULENT ORNATE
POKE BOWL TUNA AHI
'Guitar Hero' challenges SOLOS
'The Old Man and the Sea' actor with a side job gathering intel? SPENCERTRACY
'Titans' and 'Vikings,' e.g SHOWS
2006 Woman of Courage Award recipient DiFranco ANI
Arthur's foster father in 'The Sword in the Stone' ECTOR
Cadbury competitor NESTLE
Coastal bodies of water BAYS
Comic-___ (big San Diego gathering) CON
Courtroom recitals OATHS
Crashing businesses? INNS
Diva's preparation ARIA
GAZILLIONS ATON
Deli bread selection RYE
Provokes, at recess DARES
PIECE OF FISHING GEAR REEL
IN THE CENTER OF AMID
'In a moment' SOON
'Alas ...' SADLY
Third word of CPU UNIT
Overnight travel option REDEYE
Adviser to Barack Obama with a side job parking cars? VALERIEJARRETT
Sandwich buns? ARSE
UNDER CONSIDERATION INMIND
TALK AND TALK AND TALK GAB
TAPERS OFF LESSENS
PERTAINING TO VISION OCULAR
LOOMING AHEAD
Deliberately ignore SHUN
Drake, e.g DUCK
'Doctor Zhivago' actor Sharif OMAR
'Short ___ to Screwball Women' (Rachel Wetzsteon poem) ODE
Available, at a bar ONTAP
Currency signified as € EURO
Done to a ___ TEE
Ford flaw, say DENT
Free of troubles SERENE
G.H. ___ (name on champagne bottles) MUMM
He 'cometh' on stage ICEMAN
BIG BUNCH PASSEL
HEALTHY HALE
LIBRARY FIXTURES DESKS
FREEZES HALTS
Nation whose flag depicts a Maasai shield KENYA
Tattoo parlor stock INKS
Chicago-style hot dog topping RELISH
Roosevelt played by Olivia Williams in 'Hyde Park on Hudson' ELEANOR
PURLOINED STOLE
Christmas concert tunes NOELS
Theme park since 1982 EPCOT
'Washington: A Life' biographer Chernow RON
DEAD SET AGAINST ANTI
PUT INTO MOTION ACTUATE
SUSHI FISH EEL
WHEEL-SPINNING RODENT GERBIL
AUTO RACER BOBBY RAHAL
SPRUCES (UP) TIDIES
'Love in the Time of ___' (Márquez novel) CHOLERA
'Long may ___ reign' SHE
12 Down, e.g ILLNESS
Cousins of coyotes JACKALS
Did a great job on ACED
Direct call number HOTLINE
Figure in many a Greek tragedy ORACLE
French utopian socialist with a side job delivering messages? CHARLESFOURIER
He keeps his brain sharp 'by eating a crossword puzzle every day,' per Garfield ODIE
Make more valuable ENRICH
Mandatory thing NEED
People of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation UTE
Period in the geologic time scale EON
Rankled relentlessly ATEAT
Rap battle battler EMCEE
Stampeder in 'The Lion King' GNU
Video game bonus EASTEREGG
Cheney played by Amy Adams in 'Vice' LYNNE
'Arrested Development' actress with a side job amusing monarchs? JESSICAWALTER
'___ WE FORGET' LEST
High nesting space AERIE
In after a time out? RETRO
Left outside? WEST
Movie star, e.g IDOL
Press secretary for George W. Bush with a side job firing at circular targets? ARIFLEISCHER
Rapid troop movements SORTIES
River through Uganda NILE
Small circus runners FLEAS
Turn, as a turnip ROT
Manga artist Junji ITO
HUMONGOUS OCEANIC
Knitting expert, e.g CRAFTER
Football game flipper COIN
Hurried escapes LAMS
Material obtained from coal TAR
Opened a tad AJAR
Opera singer with a side job fighting in the armed forces? MARILYNHORNE
Possesses, archaically HATH
Putrid stuff FILTH
Soup kitchen item POT
Staple of vocal jazz SCAT
State where the band Slipknot formed IOWA
Ticket buyer's leftover STUB
U.S. Davis Cup captain, 1981-1985 ASHE
Volcano whose name is spelled in street names? ETNA
PICKED CHOSE
Equivalent of three feet ONEYARD
Quick snap? PIC
Volkswagen model that debuted in 1979 JETTA
Li'l individuals WEEUNS
Actor ___ Arnaz Jr DESI
HANGS AROUND LOITERS
Hardcore sects CULTS
Language of Phuket THAI
'Coming to America' protagonist AKEEM
2004 film inspired by Rosalind Wiseman's book 'Queen Bees and Wannabes' MEANGIRLS
'A profound source of spirituality,' per Carl Sagan SCIENCE
Promo cost ADRATE
TROUBLE WOE
Mysterious vibe AURA
Ship posts MASTS
Pureed meat spread PATE
Island nation where 'Gladiator' was filmed MALTA
COAXES CAJOLES
GUITAR RELATIVE LUTE
IN THE FASHION OF ALA
DRAW UPON USE
Tasks in mystery novels CASES
NBA legend with a side job laying brick? MAGICJOHNSON
Former Disney CEO with a side job collecting ore? MICHAELEISNER