The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 08 15

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