The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 02 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
___ se (by itself) PER
___ IN A BLUE MOON ONCE
Military activities, briefly OPS
HEATING APPLIANCE OVEN
Frustratingly finicky ANAL
Problematic falsification of people's identities ERASURE
Counterattacking item EPEE
THREE-CARD SCAM MONTE
Cowgirls' accessories HATS
A's in music class, e.g NOTES
SWIFTLY APACE
Burgundy or maroon, e.g DEEPRED
Sudoku patterns GRIDS
PARCEL (OUT) DOLE
POSSESSES OWNS
TAKING A BREAK RESTINGUP
'Smoke Signals' actress Bedard IRENE
'Theatre Cat' played by Ian McKellen in 'Cats' GUS
Computer port initials USB
Dangerous vapors FUMES
Demand to someone holding your hand LETMEGO
Hold back, as news SITON
Not as adorned BARER
Public tumults RIOTS
Rapids whirlpool EDDY
___ decay (radioactive process) BETA
ICU PERSONNEL DRS
Cruciate ligament site KNEE
___ missile (Gulf War weapon) SCUD
Provide fodder for fact-checkers ERR
Equine or leonine locks MANES
NEIGHBORHOODS AREAS
Megachurch congregants' venue, at times ARENA
___ Tar Pits (California attraction) LABREA
Take 5 candy brand REESES
Missing history, say ABSENT
Results of catching flies? OUTS
COGNIZANT (OF) AWARE
Piece by Elissa Washuta ESSAY
Transaction add-on FEE
Removes a layer from PARES
'Inside' ones may be hard to get JOKES
VARIETY TYPE
COME OUT EMERGE
CONTAINS HAS
ARRANGEMENTS PLANS
PROSPECTOR'S DISCOVERY ORE
PLASTIC WRAP BRAND SARAN
___ HEIGHTS GOLAN
'Pagliacci' clown TONIO
Altered crop letters GMO
Christian Bale's role in 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' MOSES
Discharges, as lava SPEWS
Do some frolicking PRANCE
Personal care facility SPA
___ DE TOILETTE EAU
Having slack LOOSE
Classical nonet member MUSE
Kingly? EERIE
Ranking figure at a firm SENIORPARTNER
'Love to Love You Baby' singer DONNASUMMER
Information confirmation PROOF
NPR journalist Montagne RENEE
King ___ (orangutan in 'The Jungle Book') LOUIE
Drawn-out legal conflict COURTBATTLE
'Eso ___ (That Kiss!)' (song sung by Paul Anka) BESO
Los Angeles Lakers color commentator Lantz STU
PIECE OF REGATTA GEAR OAR
Chipmunk, to an owl PREY
Glades predators GATORS
Alcoholic imports from Brussels BELGIANBEERS
Device used in photo-rejuvenation procedures LASER
Vulcan salute, e.g GESTURE
Play Store downloads APPS
KINGLY ROYAL
FOLLOWS ENSUES
'Sounds good to me' COOL
Make House modifications, say? AMEND
Takes a look at geese? GANDERS
Repayment pledge IOU
Chip-matching phrase ICALL
Between, en français ENTRE
'Catch-22' pilot, and a homophone of 61 Down and 65 Down ORR
Jack Sprat eschewed it FAT
Leaf made from a tree PAGE
Orange street marker CONE
Pianist's flourish TRILL
Prone to irritation TESTY
Put in an opening stake ANTED
Railway makeup STEEL
Reveals gory details TELLSALL
Senator Ben SASSE
Solo homer result RBI
Speck of sand GRAIN
Tuna salad vendors DELIS
What pirates inhale SEAAIR
What some settle for LESS
911 responders, for short EMTS
LEARNING BY REPETITION ROTE
Rib-eye alternatives TBONES
BASE OF SOME PAINTS OIL
Unaccompanied sort LONER
___ buddies (besties) BOSOM
CRY OF DELIGHT OOH
Club ___ (tourism company) MED
Edible shoot SPRIG
Scone spread JAM
Pryor knowledge? COMEDY
'Parks and Recreation' actress Rashida JONES
Word game involving agents, a spymaster and an assassin CODENAMES
Nation whose flag has a central green star SENEGAL
TOOK STEPS ACTED
FEND OFF AVERT
ANATOMICAL POUCH SAC
Grand Funk Railroad bassist Schacher MEL
Second word of 49 Across OWE
Spots for heating pads when treating neck pain NAPES