The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 01 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
'The Penitent' playwright David MAMET
'Don't let your guard down' STAYALERT
'___ can be seen on plums' THECOLORPURPLE
'The Shutov Assembly' musician Brian ENO
'The Padre' actor Nick NOLTE
'Super Cool' and 'Loser' musician BECK
Actress Aniston or Garner, familiarly JEN
'So I Married an ___ Murderer' (1993 black comedy) AXE
'Precious' director Daniels LEE
'Nerve' actress Emily MEADE
'Man, I'm gonna be sore for a week after bench-pressing 350 pounds,' e.g HUMBLEBRAG
Processed, as ore SMELTED
'I'm hungry, and also I'm a cat' MEOW
'___ happens when someone is convinced' PERSUASION
'Awake' actress Jessica ALBA
'___ is how old you are before you're considered guilty' THEAGEOFINNOCENCE
ABC or NBC promo, e.g TVAD
Snatches suddenly GRABS
Actual price paid NETCOST
Agree to, as for a contract SIGN
Cross-strung instrument, maybe HARP
Physicist and Nobel Prize recipient Fermi ENRICO
Reply to a texted joke LOL
Results of legislative negotiations ACTS
'Arrested Development' character whose specialty is 84 Down GOB
Singer Fitzgerald or Mai ELLA
Some wireless keyboard batteries AAS
See 122 Down RIDA
Steak maker COOK
Strong or weak solutions in a lab ACIDS
The dog Otis in 'The Adventures of Milo and Otis,' e.g PUG
Buildup on old bikes RUST
Bright light gas NEON
Breaking out of a sealed box or walking on water, seemingly MAGIC
Train rider's destination STOP
Cleansing supply SOAP
Consumer's program? DIET
Come back to, as a club you previously left REJOIN
Dunn who played Babette on SNL NORA
Take to an impound lot TOW
DEVILISH CHILD IMP
IS UNABLE TO CANT
MOTION PICTURES? CARTOON
Underwater bar SHOAL
Chocolate snack cake HOHO
Feeling after a karate lesson ACHE
Captain once portrayed by Patrick Stewart AHAB
Folding chair, e.g SEAT
Barrel racing locale RODEO
Glowing globes, maybe ORBS
Badgers, as humans NAGS
Traversing an ocean ASEA
UTTER NONSENSE TRIPE
STEAL FROM ROB
PRECEDING DAY EVE
Anchor's offering NEWS
DOMINATES, INFORMALLY OWNS
FLOATING FREELY ADRIFT
Lumber mill items SAWS
SEEKS ANSWERS ASKS
CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ONAIR
JUDGE LANCE ITO
TAKING A BREAK ATREST
HARSH STERN
SPRING LEAP
No comment? DENIAL
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT UPON
FLAMMABLE SOLVENT ETHER
DIPLOMA HOLDER FRAME
Guess a wrong letter on 'Wheel of Fortune,' say ERR
Head off, like a pirate SETSAIL
Crispy circles ONIONRINGS
How vague laws and texts may be interpreted LOOSELY
Insect in a dusty coat MOTH
CLUMSY FELLOW OAF
Item in a drum kit SNARE
Weasels' relatives SABLES
Like a comedian's audience, hopefully AMUSED
Avian companion of Jafar in 'Aladdin' IAGO
Mule's foot HOOF
One piece? SOLO
Wood-fired chamber, perhaps OVEN
Antioxidant-rich grain OAT
___ apso (Tibetan dog breed) LHASA
___ Pet (botanical fad) CHIA
___ Rican COSTA
___ Taco (chain selling CrunchTada tostadas) DEL
Flat, edible pockets PITAS
Judy elected to Congress in 2009 CHU
Frasier's radio producer on 'Frasier' ROZ
Grassy forest spaces GLADES
Grew tired of SOUREDON
Hold out one's arm, say REACH
Introduction to civics? SOFTC
Monochrome photography tint SEPIA
FILL TO EXCESS SATIATE
BEARS WITNESS (TO) ATTESTS
LANDING SITE TARMAC
KEEP OUT OF SIGHT HIDE
AFFECTIONATE EMBRACE HUG
CREATURES IN COLONIES ANTS
Wrap similar to a doner kebab GYRO
ALLOW LET
WAIT PATIENTLY BIDE
HARLEY, IN BIKER SLANG HOG
A POP EACH
___ 500 INDY
GOT UP AROSE
RINGING SOUNDS PEALS
Dublin's land, in poetry EIRE
Missile tip NOSECONE
GILLETTE RAZOR ATRA
SEE 106 DOWN ISAAC
FASHION DESIGNER TAHARI ELIE
SABER HANDLE HILT
ACTUALLY EXISTING REAL
'If only!' IWISH