The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Says 'coulda, woulda, shoulda,' e.g ELIDES
PENNY PREZ ABE
'Let me be really clear' ICANTSTRESSTHISENOUGH
Ancient flier PTEROSAUR
Angling platform PIER
Lab flask material GLASS
Of a numerical ranking ORDINAL
Rotating rotisserie rods SPITS
Thief involved in DC plots CATWOMAN
CORE COMPONENTS INSIDES
Launchers of Sputnik SOVIETS
Thick hairstyles SHAGS
STACKS PILES
Hans Gruber's portrayer in 'Die Hard' ALANRICKMAN
Car dealer's offerings SEDANS
Traps for morays EELPOTS
Coop clamor CLUCKING
Event called 'a jewel in New York City's social crown' in Town & Country magazine METGALA
Khareef Festival nation OMAN
Hikes taken at work? PAYRAISES
Recommendation well before Election Day VOTEEARLY
82 Down's goals PARTS
Abandon a federation SECEDE
Neurodevelopmental condition ADHD
Zinger characteristic WIT
Nuptial affirmations IDOS
Argued before a judge PLED
Frequent filming location for 'The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters' ARCADE
Tender after yoga class, say SORE
CHUTZPAH NERVE
Accelerometer, e.g GAUGE
Affirmed statement? NEIGH
Anatomical places for crib notes PALMS
Chocolate cookie-flavored ice cream holder OREOCONE
Circulating circle, often COIN
Former boxing champ Shane MOSLEY
Free from corruption SINLESS
One unlikely to ever make a charitable donation MISER
Russo who played Natasha in 'The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle' RENE
Second word of BLM LIVES
Went on a black diamond run SKIED
___ map (diagram of web pages) SITE
Expression from one who's incensed SCOWL
Like capitalism in its final form, to modern socialists LATESTAGE
French leader who governed during Les Trente Glorieuses DEGAULLE
Sport-___ (large car, informally) UTE
Short breaks RESPITES
Take one? ACTOR
'The Aviator' director SCORSESE
Returns from one's dream trip? AWAKES
SYMBOL OF HAPPINESS SMILEY
Did some road repair PAVED
Yak nonstop NATTER
'Easy' songwriter Richie LIONEL
Zapatistas' leader Zapata EMILIANO
Piggies, so to speak TOES
Passages in sci-fi books TIMEWARPS
Oar handler ROWER
Like bricks LAID
Kendrick who earned a Pulitzer for his album 'DAMN.' LAMAR
Comparatively kind NICER
Central Institute of Hindi locale AGRA
BREAKS OFF DETACHES
Not solid, as idiomatic ground SHAKY
1998 NL MVP Sosa SAMMY
Instruments featured in many Vivaldi concertos OBOES
RIP TO SHREDS TATTER
Covered (in) AWASH
MUSCLE-BONE CONNECTOR SINEW
PUT INTO FORCE ENACTED
2019 World Cup star Lavelle ROSE
Bright, like an atrium SUNLIT
Crystal ___ (shade akin to celadon blue) TEAL
Parental pair in some families PAPAS
Wrestler Hart nicknamed 'The Hitman' BRET
Emulates some fans YELLS
Kalamata stone OLIVEPIT
'Rats!' in a Platz ACH
COMPLETELY CERTAIN QUITESURE
ILLUSIONIST GELLER URI
Wet spots in dry areas OASES
Exhibit fear QUAKE
REGARDS DEEMS
Sty sustenance SLOP
West German leader whose name is an anagram of NUDE AREA ADENAUER
She sang 'Hot Right Now' in 2012 RITAORA
Places where people pick up pumpkins PATCHES
Structure seen in M.C. Escher's 'Relativity' ARCH
Work on, as an old painting RESTORE
Like crude humor CRASS
Race venue of old? SPACE
Stamp who played General Zod in Superman films TERENCE
Needs auto-correct, say (unless auto-correct is itself wrong) ERRS
When a star may shine SOLO
Has an emotional impact RESONATES
Attempts to locate SEEKS
Detritus left over from an eruption ASHES
'That hits really close to home,' online ITME
Edged by a point, say WON
Apparel pair SOCKS
SOME NFL BLOCKERS ENDS