The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2020 10 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
:, on a test ISTO
Bus. head CEO
Comedian who hosts his own show on Adult Swim ZOMBIEANDRE
Bomb, or a word before 'bomb' S{TI}NK
Bollywood music pieces RAGAS
Countess, e.g NOBLE
Creeper in a garden SLUG
Demonstrate delight EXULT
Battler of Hercules ARES
America's national mammal since 2016 {BI}SON
African setting of Brian Littlefair's novel 'Desert Burial' MALI
Light and snarky form of applause GOL{FC}LAP
CA/ND/ID picture USMAP
Satan's quality EVI{LN}ESS
Brooding animal HEN
Black wind, often OBOE
Seek forgiveness (for) A{TO}NE
Beer store selection CASE
Common crafting material PAPER
SoCal pro LARAM
Comparatively crowded DENSER
Stereotypical cosplayer GEEK
Genre of deadmau5's song 'Ghosts 'n' Stuff' ELECTRO
It began for tennis players in 1968 OPENERA
KitchenAid product STOVE
Hook's source of terror, briefly CROC
IDENTIFY INCORRECTLY MIS{LA}BEL
Spirit ___ (adhesive used for affixing wigs) GUM
Hideous-sounding fruit UGLI
Halloween period FALL
Halloween party snack CHIPS
Savannah herbivore ELAND
Food order phrase TOGO
Devilish action SIN
Subject for a sexologist KINK
Feature of some scary roller coasters LOOP
Sent to one's account EMAILED
Energizing (transformation in 108 Across) INV{BI}{IG}{TO}{ER}ATING
Dread-and-wonder feeling AWE
Site of Japan's Triangle Park, which hosts an annual Halloween party OSAKA
Running scientific subjects LABRATS
TRAGIC FIGURE OF A SOPHOCLES PLAY {OE}DIPUS
SCHEDULE SPACE SLOT
Satisfy, as criteria MEET
Hairstyle lasting a while PERM
Tint of some prints of 'Nosferatu' SEPIA
Firm message? MEMO
'Assuming I'm right ...' IFSO
'Horror of Dracula' star Christopher LEE
Stop working for a time TAKETEN
'Monsters vs. Aliens' voice actress Zellweger RENEE
'Phantom Lady' actress Raines ELLA
Feature of many a purported ghost photo BLUR
TURKMENISTAN NEIGHBOR {IR}AN
CURSED SWORE
DISINFECTANT BRAND LYS{OL}
RESPONDED IN COURT PLED
PRIEST'S ROBE ALB
NERVE FIBER AXON
GHOST TOWN POPULATION NOONE
WIELD A CROWBAR PRY
STARTING POINT OR{IG}IN
WHIMPER MEWL
DIRECT (TO) REFER
SEE 43 ACROSS ACID
TINY TERROR IMP
UPGRADE IMPROVE
CREATE MAKE
DURATION SPAN
Horror legend Lugosi {BE}LA
CHANGE, AS BOUNDARIES REZONE
ABOMINATE DETEST
CHICKEN ___ KIEV
FRICTION REDUCER LUBE
COT SPOT BASE
SORT OF ABIT
Dracula, to Van Helsing FOE
'The Black Knight' composer ELGAR
See 31 Across GIVER
'¡Fantástico!' OLE
'The Rite of Spring' composer VAMPIRESTRAVINSKY
'___ Blood' (TV show) TRUE
Himalayan load bearers YAKS
Like many ghost stories ORAL
Like many low-budget horror films INDIE
Like some pressure (transformation in 68 Down) ATMOSPH{BE}{IR}{TI}{EC}
Little head? LAV
Look while in a trance STARE
BEING DRAGGED ALONG INTOW
They've been close for a long time OLDPALS
Means of spooking somebody on Halloween PRANK
Memorable one-word line uttered by Catwoman in 'Batman Returns' MEOW
Non-ovine flock's cry AMEN
Not merely crave NEED
'09 World Series champs YANKS
Peak position? RANGE
'Long' numbers, maybe ODDS
Promote, as suspicion SOW
'Quit slouching!' SITUP
Rejoin a sports league after leaving it, say U{NR}ETIRE
'Strange Things Happening' singer James ETTA
Rosticciana meat PORK
LOUNGE LOLL
FALKIRK FOLKS SCOTS
UNADON FISH EEL
TT car manufacturer AUDI
Vehicles seen in 'Godzilla' TANKS
'The Dead Don't Die' actress Gomez SELENA
Wild West persona LON{ER}
Word before Lingus AER
Zrenjanin resident SERB
'The Haunting of Sarah Hardy' actress Ward SELA
'___ Craven's New Nightmare' (1994 film) WES
Maligning moniker EPITHET
Many Musée d'Orsay works RENOIRS
Processed rock ORE
Pugsley and Wednesday, e.g SIBS
Rooney of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' MARA
Oh Henry! candy bar ingredient NUT
Wax art class item CRAYON