The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2020 08 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
River obstruction DAM
Philadelphia NHL pro FLYER
Bejeweled accessories TIARAS
Piece of music? VERSE
Supernatural charm MOJO
CAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION IRE
CAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION TNT
Like Mel Brooks comedies MADCAP
Day on film sets, once DORIS
___ vera juice ALOE
Hardcore sects CULTS
Rapids vehicle CANOE
Doctor textbooks, say EDIT
'The ___' (Mr. T series) ATEAM
TALK AND TALK AND TALK GAB
PERTAINING TO VISION OCULAR
LOOMING AHEAD
Drake, e.g DUCK
'Doctor Zhivago' actor Sharif OMAR
Cadbury competitor NESTLE
Currency signified as € EURO
Diva's preparation ARIA
Ford flaw, say DENT
G.H. ___ (name on champagne bottles) MUMM
He 'cometh' on stage ICEMAN
In after a time out? RETRO
Left outside? WEST
Material obtained from coal TAR
'___ WE FORGET' LEST
BIG BUNCH PASSEL
HEALTHY HALE
LIBRARY FIXTURES DESKS
'Arrested Development' actress with a side job amusing monarchs? JESSICAWALTER
FREEZES HALTS
Nation whose flag depicts a Maasai shield KENYA
Tattoo parlor stock INKS
Chicago-style hot dog topping RELISH
Cheney played by Amy Adams in 'Vice' LYNNE
Roosevelt played by Olivia Williams in 'Hyde Park on Hudson' ELEANOR
PURLOINED STOLE
Christmas concert tunes NOELS
Theme park since 1982 EPCOT
'Washington: A Life' biographer Chernow RON
SUSHI FISH EEL
PICKED CHOSE
POKE BOWL TUNA AHI
'Guitar Hero' challenges SOLOS
12 Down, e.g ILLNESS
Actor ___ Arnaz Jr DESI
Courtroom recitals OATHS
Crashing businesses? INNS
Did a great job on ACED
Direct call number HOTLINE
Football game flipper COIN
French utopian socialist with a side job delivering messages? CHARLESFOURIER
Knitting expert, e.g CRAFTER
PIECE OF FISHING GEAR REEL
IN THE CENTER OF AMID
'In a moment' SOON
HUMONGOUS OCEANIC
'Alas ...' SADLY
Third word of CPU UNIT
Overnight travel option REDEYE
Adviser to Barack Obama with a side job parking cars? VALERIEJARRETT
Sandwich buns? ARSE
UNDER CONSIDERATION INMIND
DEAD SET AGAINST ANTI
PUT INTO MOTION ACTUATE
WHEEL-SPINNING RODENT GERBIL
TAPERS OFF LESSENS
AUTO RACER BOBBY RAHAL
Deliberately ignore SHUN
SPRUCES (UP) TIDIES
'Love in the Time of ___' (Márquez novel) CHOLERA
'Long may ___ reign' SHE
Cousins of coyotes JACKALS
Figure in many a Greek tragedy ORACLE
Free of troubles SERENE
He keeps his brain sharp 'by eating a crossword puzzle every day,' per Garfield ODIE
High nesting space AERIE
Make more valuable ENRICH
Mandatory thing NEED
Hurried escapes LAMS
Quick snap? PIC
Soup kitchen item POT
Staple of vocal jazz SCAT
U.S. Davis Cup captain, 1981-1985 ASHE
Volcano whose name is spelled in street names? ETNA
'The Old Man and the Sea' actor with a side job gathering intel? SPENCERTRACY
Equivalent of three feet ONEYARD
Arthur's foster father in 'The Sword in the Stone' ECTOR
Language of Phuket THAI
Former Disney CEO with a side job collecting ore? MICHAELEISNER
'A profound source of spirituality,' per Carl Sagan SCIENCE
TROUBLE WOE
Mysterious vibe AURA
Ship posts MASTS
Pureed meat spread PATE
Island nation where 'Gladiator' was filmed MALTA
COAXES CAJOLES
GUITAR RELATIVE LUTE
IN THE FASHION OF ALA
DRAW UPON USE
Tasks in mystery novels CASES
NBA legend with a side job laying brick? MAGICJOHNSON
Promo cost ADRATE
2004 film inspired by Rosalind Wiseman's book 'Queen Bees and Wannabes' MEANGIRLS
'Coming to America' protagonist AKEEM
People of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation UTE
Period in the geologic time scale EON
Rap battle battler EMCEE
Stampeder in 'The Lion King' GNU
Manga artist Junji ITO
Provokes, at recess DARES
Deli bread selection RYE
GAZILLIONS ATON
Video game bonus EASTEREGG
Rankled relentlessly ATEAT
Comic-___ (big San Diego gathering) CON
State where the band Slipknot formed IOWA
OPULENT ORNATE
2006 Woman of Courage Award recipient DiFranco ANI
'Titans' and 'Vikings,' e.g SHOWS
Volkswagen model that debuted in 1979 JETTA
Putrid stuff FILTH
Opened a tad AJAR
HANGS AROUND LOITERS
Movie star, e.g IDOL
Opera singer with a side job fighting in the armed forces? MARILYNHORNE
Possesses, archaically HATH
Press secretary for George W. Bush with a side job firing at circular targets? ARIFLEISCHER
Rapid troop movements SORTIES
River through Uganda NILE
Small circus runners FLEAS
Ticket buyer's leftover STUB
Turn, as a turnip ROT
Getting the wrong idea ERRING
Li'l individuals WEEUNS
Done to a ___ TEE
Coastal bodies of water BAYS
Available, at a bar ONTAP
'Short ___ to Screwball Women' (Rachel Wetzsteon poem) ODE