The Washington Post Tuesday - Crossword Answers | 2021 05 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
POOR, AS AN EXCUSE LAME
KICKOFF AID TEE
FLASHY PROMOTION HYPE
SOUSA SPECIALTY MARCH
ACTIVIST BROCKOVICH ERIN
TAKES CARE OF SEESTO
OPERA HIGHLIGHT ARIA
TRENDY BERRY ACAI
MEDIEVAL LABORER SERF
AMTRAK SPEEDSTER ACELA
Midterm, e.g EXAM
NIGER NEIGHBOR LIBYA
TOUGH H.S. EXAMS APS
KIMONO SASH OBI
NEWTON FRUIT FIGS
Four-sided fig RECT
Hoppy brews, briefly IPAS
HAMMETT POOCH ASTA
HAWAIIAN STAPLE POI
STOPS BLEEDING CLOTS
FOOD TRUCK FARE TACOS
CHANCE TO PLAY TURN
FIRST FEMALE ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO
GO BALLISTIC HITTHECEILING
LETTER BEFORE CHI PHI
ENSNARE TRAP
ROMANTIC RENDEZVOUS TRYST
SACRED HOLY
CYBERMESSAGE ENOTE
FROZEN DESSERT CHAIN TCBY
SELF-INDULGENT PERIOD METIME
STYLISH CHIC
UNCERTAIN IFFY
MLB Hall of Famer Mel OTT
Optimist's phrase IHOPE
Overextended ... and what's literally in each set of circles STRETCHEDTHIN
Ped __: street sign XING
Really funny sort RIOT
Ump's NBA counterpart REF
Unit of heat: Abbr BTU
'Gay' capital of song PAREE
'Mostly Ghostly' series writer R.L. __ STINE
'Take a load off' RELAX
'This round's __' ONME
'Whose turn is it?' shout NEXT
The 'I' in I.M. Pei IEOH
The 'v' in vlog VIDEO
The Beatles' 'Let __' ITBE
__ 67: Montreal World's Fair EXPO
USMA and USNA: Abbr ACADS
Minister's house MANSE
Balaam's mount ASS
Ancient Greek astronomer PTOLEMY
2002 biopic about con man Frank Abagnale CATCHMEIFYOUCAN
Bogey on a par 5 SIX
In exact terms PRECISELY
Homer's TV neighbor NED
Hand-up command HALT
Gaming brand since 1972 ATARI
Dig for quahogs, say CLAM
Chef's flavoring HERB
Cannabis concentrate HASHISH
McDonald's slogan since 2003 IMLOVINIT
Offer a humble retraction EATDIRT
Is bested by LOSESTO
Make-or-break poker bet ALLIN