The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Starting point for 127 Across TEE
Light dressing specification NOOIL
Packing more punch STRONGER
Pinterest poster, e.g USER
Short slumber SIESTA
Short slumber NAP
Watch party? SENTRY
Half of IT, briefly INFO
Sports team supporter, of a sort SPONSOR
'Blueberries for ___' (children's book) SAL
Video game where you wield an ax and slay? GUITARHERO
Become genetically altered MUTATE
Temple statue, e.g IDOL
GINORMOUS AMOUNT TON
'July' singer ___ Cyrus NOAH
'ng' sounds, e.g NASALS
Area often shaved by a barber NAPE
Brand of salsa and taco meal kits ORTEGA
Emulates an archer AIMS
Fly a fighter jet AVIATE
Hold ___ (cherish) DEAR
La città con il Colosseo ROMA
One who might rob vaqueros in a western BANDITO
Alley-___ ('NBA Jam' play) OOP
Creator of visual advertising content GRAPHICDESIGNER
FEMALE ZEBRA MARE
Prudish one's concern SMUT
Vague, large amount OODLES
SOAKS (UP) SOPS
What a topiarist may clip SHRUB
Not be precisely vertical LEAN
Striped aquatic predator TIGERSHARK
One is equivalent to about 0.028 kilograms OUNCE
Kagan who was dean of Harvard Law ELENA
Shipmate of Data TROI
Salt Lake City residents UTAHNS
START BEGIN
Subtle variation NUANCE
___-surrealism (artistic genre) AFRO
Reaper's descriptor GRIM
'Icicles,' on a Christmas tree TINSEL
Factors to be considered, in a case MERITS
Word after special, black or photo OPS
HILARIOUS SORTS RIOTS
Like certain wolves LONE
Roger who co-hosted 'Sneak Previews' EBERT
SPLINTER GROUP SECT
___ A ONE (NOBODY) NARY
George H.W. Bush's chief of staff John SUNUNU
Phishing trap? EMAILSCAM
Artisan who may repair a Stradivarius VIOLINMAKER
Left Opposition leader Trotsky LEON
Four-time Oscar-nominated actress Moorehead AGNES
'Der Hölle Rache' from 'The Magic Flute,' e.g ARIA
'Millionaire ___' ('The Jetsons' episode) ASTRO
U.S. senators, e.g VIPS
MANY MILES OFF AFAR
Plotting party CABAL
Spanish 'good' BUENO
TRACK COMPETITION MEET
CONNECTING POINT NODE
Minor demons IMPS
Sound during milking MOO
CAUSE FOR CRAMMING TEST
Big tree climber APE
Muscat Daily readers OMANIS
___ VERSA VICE
Second-in-command under Lyndon HUBERT
Handled bar SOAP
Mononymous 'Chimera' musician HANA
FISH EGGS ROE
Pour choice? EWER
Mobile program writer APPDEVELOPER
Demonstrate moxie DARE
___ beef (Japanese meat) KOBE
Rudd named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in 2021 PAUL
Sum of production TOTALCOST
Cause great surprise STUN
Poetry book section VERSE
'Spun' yarns TALES
Settings for IVs ERS
Genre for Alexisonfire EMO
See 120 Down SKATES
Teller's supervisor BANKMANAGER
'That's nice to hear!' IMGLAD
Harvester brand DEERE
'Family Affair' singer ___ J. Blige MARY
'Star Trek Beyond' director Justin LIN
Three of clubs? TRIO
Apt to be persuaded PLIABLE
TRACK NUMBERS ODDS
Distracting background noise DIN
One-named comedian on 'Good Girls' RETTA
Abundant in plant life LUSH
Shown to many AIRED
Demi Moore, ___ Guynes NEE
'Victoria & Abdul' actor Fazal ALI
INITIAL STEP ATOB
Words you just heard ECHO
Business org CORP
Get into again REENTER
Got some brunch ATE
TV writer Mike who co-created 'The Critic' REISS
SINGLE PART OF A WHOLE UNIT
Lost firmness SAGGED
Dec. hrs. in D.C EST
Target audience for HBO shows ADULTS
Setting of Rainbow Rowell's novel 'Eleanor & Park' OMAHA