The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2018 09 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
LEAST SIGNIFICANT MEREST
NUMERICAL TERM FOR A SHOOTING GUARD TWO
THOSE IN A V FORMATION GEESE
SOUND EFFECT AT A BRAWL POW
GARDEN EEL RELATIVE CONGER
SHOW THAT FEATURED DEBBIE DOWNER, BRIEFLY SNL
LITE FOOD DESCRIPTOR NOFAT
IT'S COVERED IN KERNELS COB
LAYS (ON) THICKLY SLATHERS
BACKUP SINGER FOR A COUPLE OF TURNERS IKETTE
MAKES USE OF A GALLEON SAILS
SHOWER WITH ACCLAIM EXTOL
BYGONE TOPPS RIVAL FLEER
POISON SINGER MICHAELS BRET
BARKING CREATURE SEAL
JUVENILE SORT LAD
CNN JOURNALIST CABRERA ANA
EPONYM ON AMERICAN CHINESE FOOD MENUS TSO
MCDONALD'S CHARACTER WHO, DESPITE HIS NAME, IS OFTEN SHOWN SMILING GRIMACE
PREPARED BRIEFS, SAY WROTE
FEATURE OF AN IGUANA'S NECK DEWLAP
GIVE UP / LIKE MANY POSITIONS FOR STUDENTS PART
WINGS ACCOMPANIMENT DIP
FORMAL AFFAIR GALA
SPIKED WHEEL BY A HEEL SPUR
HOOKUP AT A CONCERT AMP
DEMOLITION AFTERMATH DEBRIS
SLEEP STUDY SUBJECT REM
ELEVATOR AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE / RARE PITCH THAT'S SIMILAR IN GRIP TO A SPLITTER FORK
VISUAL ___ AID
SUFFER AIL
TRAINING ___ BRA
SOUND OF A SLAM WHAM
Burgundy, e.g RED
GROUND COVER? RUG
Bandleader Jaffe MOE
Opposite of draconian LAX
SITE OF MANY VESSELS SEAPORT
SUB-SAHARAN PREDATORS LEOPARDS
HUMAN CHICKEN WIMP
ATTEMPT TO CONQUER INVADE
NAUTICALLY SHELTERED ALEE
LESS SIGNIFICANT TINIER
PORTION OF LAND LOT
KNUCKLEHEADS DODOS
Bills on tables, maybe TIPS
APPLE STORE ARRAY TABLETS
1985 HIT BY PHIL COLLINS AND MARILYN MARTIN ABOUT A BREAKUP / 1983 HIT BY JOURNEY ABOUT A BREAKUP, FAMILIARLY SEPARATE
STEALTH ACTION VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE BEARING TOM CLANCY'S NAME / BREAKAWAY ORGANIZATION SPLINTER
CONTENTS OF A NON-ALCOHOLIC SHOT ESPRESSO
'Dodged a bullet there!' PHEW
JAZZ KEYBOARDIST SAUNDERS MERL
STILLER'S COMEDY PARTNER MEARA
SEE 27 ACROSS IDLE
Completely surrounds ENVELOPS
Lines on which you will find the ends of this puzzle's theme entries DIAGONALS
TERMINATE ABOLISH
BURN A BIT SINGE
LOSE FIRMNESS SAG
BLAINE'S IDOL HOUDINI
INTERNALIZE INFORMATION LEARN
PALM SETTING, MAYBE ISLE
URIAH ___ (HEAVY METAL BAND THAT SHARES ITS NAME WITH A DICKENS VILLAIN) HEEP
WHAT A MULLET COVERS NAPE
START OF A RADIO CODE ALFA
BIT OF RODEO EQUIPMENT LARIAT
ORDERED THE RETURN OF RECALLED
LANDLINE PHONE PIECE HANDSET
FANTASY LEAGUE OFFER TRADE
CURRENT NAME OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY? TESLA
PITCHER'S FAVORITE BAR FOOD? SLIDERS
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST KENNEDY ETHEL
TUGHRUL TOWER'S NATION IRAN
STORY BY A BOX SCORE RECAP
SOME CEREAL BOX UNITS GRAMS
COVERT OPS COLLECTION INTEL
DAISY VISITOR BEE
IS SUCCESSFUL THRIVES
ECZEMA SYMPTOM RASH
SHE WAS ON THE COVER OF VOGUE IN OCTOBER 1998 OPRAH
SHELL FIXTURES GASPUMPS
PENTATHLETES' ITEMS EPEES
WARNS A LA AN AKITA SNARLS
BOCCE PLAYER'S ASSET AIM
SOME BARN BABIES OWLETS
RITE REPLY IDO
FRENCH BODY OF WATER THAT ANAGRAMS TO A TYPE OF SHIP LOIRE
DISTURB ROIL
BEWITCH ENAMOR
SAVINGS ACRONYM IRA
DIESEL OF ACTION FLICKS VIN
VINTAGE AUTO HORNS KLAXONS
PICTURES FROM THE 1920S SILENTS
FILM YOU'VE GOT TO CATCH MUSTSEE
PAIN-IN-THE-NECK SOLUTIONS MASSAGES
MERITED A SCOLDING ACTEDUP
MANY IMPRESSIONIST WORKS AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART RENOIRS
DIDN'T DEVIATE FROM KEPTTO
VINEGAR CONTAINERS CRUETS
NOTE-BOOK READER? MAESTRO
THRONES, SO TO SPEAK TOILETS
HERO TO MANY PHILADELPHIANS? HOAGIE
'My goodness!' MAN
RAZOR BRAND SINCE 1977 ATRA
U. OF MARYLAND ATHLETE TERP
TOOK ORDERS? ATE
Mythical story teller? LIAR
___ LAMP OIL
SURREALIST JEAN ARP
CONTACTING VIA WHATSAPP, SAY IMING
IN THE HEART OF AMIDST
ELEVATED STATION EMINENCE
'A Descent Into the Maelstrom' author POE
'Ain't that interesting!' GEE
'Before I forget' letters BTW
'Black Ice' rockers ACDC
'Highlander' weapon SWORD
'I should hit the hay' ITSLATE
'I'll get these drinks' ONME
'It ___ to be' HAS
'It's ___ game!' ANYONES
Captain Hoseason, to David Balfour, in 'Kidnapped' CAPTOR
Like 'Twilight' vampires, despite appearances OLD
Santoro's portrayer in 'Casino' PESCI
Stackable Livestock animals, in 'The Far Side' COWS
Stan's 'Utopia' sidekick OLLIE
Whitman of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' MAE
With 114 Down, comedic co-author of 'Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)' ERIC
Key finder, e.g LOCATOR
Instruments replaced by ordinary objects in 'Stomp' DRUMS
Instrument from the French for 'heavenly' CELESTA
Final form for the tree in 'The Giving Tree' STUMP
Construction worker in 'The Lego Movie' EMMET
Bill born in D.C NYE
'Song of the Broad-___' (Whitman poem about a wood-cutting tool) AXE
Apt rhyme of 'bow' PROW
Amanda of 'Brockmire' PEET
'That's not ___' ALL
Figures depicted as wax figures, perhaps STARS
Dry cleaning item? NAPKIN
NO LONGER EXISTS ISNT
SLANTING ASLOPE
'Ulysses' poet Stephen DEDALUS
'You believe it's true?' THINKSO