The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 15

crossword answers
Clue Answer
DOUBLE-REED WOODWIND OBOE
Beginning of history? PRE
Anvil brand in cartoons ACME
'The French Dispatch' director Anderson WES
'___ got your back' IVE
Aria performers DIVAS
Channel showing MVPs ESPN
Co. founders, often CEOS
Aware of, as a secret INON
Create on-screen characters? TYPE
Crystalline collectible GEODE
Abbr. on a street sign AVE
'Why, yes!' INDEEDIDO
Diplomat Kofi ANNAN
Energy, or a drink JUICE
Ex-MLB commish Bud SELIG
'Yes ___, Bob!' SIREE
Female 94 Down DOE
Bones' connection site JOINT
Fragrant shrubs (Pink) MYRTLES
'Platoon' war zone, briefly NAM
'The African Queen' co-screenwriter James AGEE
Certain campus partner SUITEMATE
Hollywood spectacles EPICS
Castilian conqueror ELCID
Crazy Horse and Red Cloud's people OGLALA
Cultural sites? (Florida Georgia Line) PETRIDISHES
Gala at 8 p.m., say (Duran Duran) SOIREE
'Nature' channel PBS
'How could you ___?' TELL
'Hacksaw Ridge' actress Palmer TERESA
'Fun Home' has one ACT
ILLUSTRIOUS NOTED
Genre for Ma Rainey and Papa Charlie McCoy BLUES
HINDER DETER
A cappella group voice TENOR
IN NEED OF NOURISHMENT UNFED
KAZAN OF FILM ELIA
BY ___ OF (DUE TO) DINT
Grossed out NAUSEATED
Handle one may not want to be attached to EPITHET
Existed (Interpol) LIVED
PRO VOTE YEA
Language spoken in Chiang Mai THAI
LearnedLeague content TRIVIA
Fields Medal field MATH
Like some engineers NAVAL
Insurance giant's spokeslizard (Beyoncé) GEICOGECKO
Male 94 Down STAGS
Italian salami variety (U2) GENOA
Digits on an IRS form SSN
Move like a crane SOAR
New ___ (music genre) AGE
Noise from a pigeon COO
Nutritionists' concerns DIETS
Obvious (Ed Sheeran) EVIDENT
Intriguing piece of info TIDBIT
Oceanography subject SEA
'Per my last email ...' ASISAID
Peter Gabriel's band, once GENESIS
Plane's landing hr ETA
Plants bearing grapes VINES
Oregon neighbor, briefly CALI
Ride or die, e.g NOUN
AIRPORT QUEUE VEHICLE TAXI
Rocker King ELLE
THE NIGHT BEFORE EVE
Service period, often? SUNDAY
REMAINS UNDECIDED PENDS
Spotted lanternfly, e.g PEST
Stuff on a Q-tip's tip COTTON
Swimmers' competition MEET
Tale in a tome, perhaps SAGA
The band Phantogram, e.g DUO
Tool placed in a bucket MOP
NEVER, IN GERMAN NIE
INSECT ON A BOX OF HONEY NUT CHEERIOS BEE
Hair treatment PERM
Hair treatment TINT
Hair treatment RINSE
Spread, as seeds SOW
___-IN-LAW SON
SINGER SANDS EVIE
PENN STATION? DORM
Film director DuVernay AVA
SOCCER FAN'S CHANT OLE
SLEIGHT-OF-HAND SCAM MONTE
RELIEVES (OF) RIDS
PRECIPICE EDGE
WOOL COAT FLEECE
ROWER'S PROPELLER OAR
Legal case's substance MERITS
MAKE A DECISION SELECT
Like TV shows watched by night owls ONLATE
Occasion to geek out NERDFEST
Ring-tailed creature COATI
Viciously sarcastic SNIDE
Victory lap pace TROT
Warty pond swimmer TOAD
Way too drawn-out OVERLONG
Scan in which a patient may wear headphones MRI
Some deciduous trees ELMS
___ nodes LYMPH
Many awards for Audra McDonald TONYS
Mixed martial artist Anderson ___ SILVA
Primary fight MAINEVENT
What TSA agents check IDS
Wide receiver's org NFL
SOME SORORITY LETTERS XIS
U.S. citizen-to-be's subj ESL
Vaccine research org NIH
Vexed greatly ATEAT