The Washington Post Sunday 2021 02 07 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
'Eso ___ (That Kiss!)' (song sung by Paul Anka)	BESO
Chip-matching phrase	ICALL
Burgundy or maroon, e.g	DEEPRED
Altered crop letters	GMO
Classical nonet member	MUSE
A's in music class, e.g	NOTES
'Theatre Cat' played by Ian McKellen in 'Cats'	GUS
'Smoke Signals' actress Bedard	IRENE
'Parks and Recreation' actress Rashida	JONES
'Love to Love You Baby' singer	DONNASUMMER
Christian Bale's role in 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'	MOSES
Railway makeup	STEEL
Club ___ (tourism company)	MED
Alcoholic imports from Brussels	BELGIANBEERS
Rib-eye alternatives	TBONES
Second word of 49 Across	OWE
Computer port initials	USB
Counterattacking item	EPEE
Cowgirls' accessories	HATS
Cruciate ligament site	KNEE
'Inside' ones may be hard to get	JOKES
Chipmunk, to an owl	PREY
Takes a look at geese?	GANDERS
Transaction add-on	FEE
'Catch-22' pilot, and a homophone of 61 Down and 65 Down	ORR
Rapids whirlpool	EDDY
Removes a layer from	PARES
Senator Ben	SASSE
Solo homer result	RBI
Dangerous vapors	FUMES
Speck of sand	GRAIN
Spots for heating pads when treating neck pain	NAPES
___ Tar Pits (California attraction)	LABREA
Take 5 candy brand	REESES
___ missile (Gulf War weapon)	SCUD
Results of catching flies?	OUTS
___ buddies (besties)	BOSOM
Repayment pledge	IOU
CONTAINS	HAS
LEARNING BY REPETITION	ROTE
ANATOMICAL POUCH	SAC
Vulcan salute, e.g	GESTURE
'Sounds good to me'	COOL
What pirates inhale	SEAAIR
___ se (by itself)	PER
Sudoku patterns	GRIDS
What some settle for	LESS
Reveals gory details	TELLSALL
THREE-CARD SCAM	MONTE
Between, en français	ENTRE
Edible shoot	SPRIG
Unaccompanied sort	LONER
Frustratingly finicky	ANAL
COME OUT	EMERGE
FEND OFF	AVERT
HEATING APPLIANCE	OVEN
PARCEL (OUT)	DOLE
___ DE TOILETTE	EAU
___ IN A BLUE MOON	ONCE
TOOK STEPS	ACTED
ARRANGEMENTS	PLANS
ICU PERSONNEL	DRS
BASE OF SOME PAINTS	OIL
TAKING A BREAK	RESTINGUP
COGNIZANT (OF)	AWARE
NEIGHBORHOODS	AREAS
PLASTIC WRAP BRAND	SARAN
FOLLOWS	ENSUES
CRY OF DELIGHT	OOH
___ HEIGHTS	GOLAN
POSSESSES	OWNS
SWIFTLY	APACE
Word game involving agents, a spymaster and an assassin	CODENAMES
Grand Funk Railroad bassist Schacher	MEL
Hold back, as news	SITON
Information confirmation	PROOF
Jack Sprat eschewed it	FAT
King ___ (orangutan in 'The Jungle Book')	LOUIE
Leaf made from a tree	PAGE
___ decay (radioactive process)	BETA
Make House modifications, say?	AMEND
Megachurch congregants' venue, at times	ARENA
Military activities, briefly	OPS
Missing history, say	ABSENT
Nation whose flag has a central green star	SENEGAL
Not as adorned	BARER
Drawn-out legal conflict	COURTBATTLE
Orange street marker	CONE
Equine or leonine locks	MANES
Tuna salad vendors	DELIS
Piece by Elissa Washuta	ESSAY
Play Store downloads	APPS
Problematic falsification of people's identities	ERASURE
Prone to irritation	TESTY
Provide fodder for fact-checkers	ERR
Pryor knowledge?	COMEDY
Public tumults	RIOTS
Put in an opening stake	ANTED
KINGLY	ROYAL
VARIETY	TYPE
Kingly?	EERIE
Scone spread	JAM
911 responders, for short	EMTS
Glades predators	GATORS
Los Angeles Lakers color commentator Lantz	STU
Demand to someone holding your hand	LETMEGO
Device used in photo-rejuvenation procedures	LASER
Discharges, as lava	SPEWS
Do some frolicking	PRANCE
Personal care facility	SPA
NPR journalist Montagne	RENEE
Pianist's flourish	TRILL
Ranking figure at a firm	SENIORPARTNER
Having slack	LOOSE
PROSPECTOR'S DISCOVERY	ORE
PIECE OF REGATTA GEAR	OAR
'Pagliacci' clown	TONIO

'Eso ___ (That Kiss!)' (song sung by Paul Anka)

BESO

Chip-matching phrase

ICALL

Burgundy or maroon, e.g

DEEPRED

Altered crop letters

GMO

Classical nonet member

MUSE

A's in music class, e.g

NOTES