The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2022 03 06

crossword answers
Clue Answer
AOC : Ocasio :: RBG : ___ BADER
COMMENCEMENT ONSET
Prized flower in 'The Little Prince' ROSE
Tree used to build King David's house CEDAR
Dishonorable fellows CADS
Everyday explosions SNEEZES
'God ...!' SONOFA
BRAN SOURCE OAT
UNIQUE ALONE
Exam prep expert TUTOR
'Score!' GOAL
Like vintage Gouda AGED
Alter ___ (superhero's second self) EGO
Burns' remedies BALMS
DEPLETES SAPS
___ stateswoman ELDER
'I'm here' ITSME
'___ made up my mind' IVE
Contraction eliding 'un' TIL
Fabric often worn torn DENIM
Ganesha or Krishna, in Hinduism DEITY
May day event, usually PROM
Org. profiled in James Bamford's book 'Body of Secrets' NSA
Proposition accepted as true AXIOM
Reason for tripping LSD
Snoopy, e.g. / Stout vessel BEERBARREL
Stage during an insect's metamorphosis LARVA
Tornado warning noisemaker SIREN
EGRET
BUNTING
GOOSE
RAVEN
EAGLE
'Let's get ready to rumble!' GAMEON
Person who is hard-working and successful while 'high' ACHIEVER
Enter undetected SNEAKIN
Laudatory stanzas ODE
Like one going on a tirade IRATE
Sandra Bullock film involving Web surfing THENET
'Warlords' maker ATARI
Sheep noise BLEAT
WRITER UMBERTO ECO
Change color slightly TINT
Negation of 'dele,' in editing STET
Painting perimeter FRAME
RELUCTANT (TO) AVERSE
'Heat' actor Kilmer VAL
Try out a bouquet SMELL
Verb used in cooking STIR
SCIENCE EDUCATOR BILL NYE
Extract, in metallurgy SMELT
'Be on your guard' STAYALERT
'That goes for me, too' SOAMI
Lead-in to a big event EVE
Ears full of sugar SWEETCORN
Sch. application nos GPAS
Reminds over and over NAGS
Place where caddies hold bags TEAROOM
Law of ___ (trigonometry equation) SINES
Performance check TESTRUN
FLABBERGASTS STUNS
Attorney's document BRIEF
EXTREMELY EVERSO
Tiger noises ROARS
Barbecue portion SPARERIB
Linguistics topic SLANG
Egyptian god of war and chaos SET
SHOUTS CRIESOUT
'NO ___ TRAFFIC' THRU
'I like ___' (1950s presidential campaign slogan) IKE
Rock bottom moment? BASSSOLO
Relative of a meerkat / Citizens of Ulaanbaatar MONGOLIANS
Peter, Ray and Winston's fellow Ghostbuster EGON
Where Maria sings 'The Hills Are Alive' in 'The Sound of Music' MEADOW
'DIG IN!' EAT
Wrong letter in a crossword, e.g ERROR
BRING ABOUT GENERATE
The F of AFAIK FAR
Qatar royal EMIR
SUBJECT FOR DIAN FOSSEY APE
55 Down blades GRASS
'Atlanta,' 'Dallas' or 'Nashville,' e.g SERIES
Nurturing man DAD
Aces of Aces and kings of Kings, e.g ALLSTARS
Cookware brand based in France STAUB
The Red Bear Brewing Co. drink Skookum, e.g ALE
'L-O-V-E' singer ___ King Cole NAT
Galway's country: Abbr IRE
ROLE MODEL EXEMPLAR
Big part of Chad SAHARA
Works really hard TOILS
Sly summons PSST
BE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL THRIVE
www.gallaudet.___ EDU
Record label found in 'remixes' EMI
Objective of pollution reduction CLEANAIR
Wish list recipient? GENIE
Word before Major or Minor, in astronomy URSA
'Elysium' actor Matt DAMON
Cowardly / Sellers of fabric and knitting supplies CRAFTSTORES
Preposition in a sonnet ERE
SUFFICIENTLY SKILLED ABLE
Also-ran in 1988 DUKAKIS
Crew locale SHIP
Have a banquet meal DINE
HAD BEEN WERE
Tool for making piles RAKE
Restriction at some apartments NOPETS