The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 05

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