The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 11 07

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Focus of many festivals ARTS
Betting guide figures ODDS
LAUGHING SOUND HAH
Calculated pay rate HOURLYWAGE
Address for a man on base SIR
Word often used as a substitute for 'less' FEWER
EQUESTRIAN'S STRAP REIN
Squiggly, wriggly fish EELS
Begins fixing an error ERASES
'Last Dance' genre DISCO
Flame ___ (fish) TETRA
It can come in many different colors DYE
Like hard bagels STALE
1977 Turow bestseller ONEL
'Nomadland' director Zhao CHLOE
'Can I talk to you?' GOTASECOND
Letters supporting an applicant, briefly RECS
Gastroenterology concern GUT
Oafs, in Canadian slang HOSERS
___ JIMA IWO
Person requesting a claim check? SKEPTIC
Most residents of Oman ARABS
In a flexible way PLIANTLY
Promotional bag, often TOTE
Fired off, as a text SENT
Mount Carmel's nation ISRAEL
Bad casting? HEX
Not busy right now IDLE
Hot states? SNITS
Test for MS program applicants, maybe GRE
___ Mama (tropical cocktail) BAHAMA
They're passed in relay races BATONS
Adjective, e.g NOUN
Qatari monarch EMIR
Clairvoyant folks SEERS
'Please forgive me!' SORRY
PUSHES FORWARD IMPELS
Guard's duty PATROL
Debate team member's asset LOGIC
Bill-rejecting word NAY
Ornamental jugs EWERS
Meeting reminder, say MEMO
University board VIPs REGENTS
Strong hold 'em pair ACES
Writers like Audre Lorde and Sarojini Naidu POETS
Podcast downloader LISTENER
'DOGGONE IT!' DANG
Remove, as a tenant EVICT
GAWK STARE
Helmet locale HEAD
Missed, as a meeting SKIPPED
Tranquil condition SERENITY
What typically follows a.k.a ALIAS
USE A LA-Z-BOY SIT
Sitcom mechanic Gomer PYLE
Caribou's horn ANTLER
Get a handle on, say NAME
STRETCH OUT ELONGATE
Part of an ancient message RUNE
___ Dale, first woman to serve as deputy administrator of NASA SHANA
Acme product buyers TOONS
BELIEFS CREDOS
BELIEFS ISMS
___ APPLE ROSE
SUMMA CUM ___ LAUDE
TOTALLY INALL
Annual high school publication ... multiplied by 10? DECADEBOOK
Dichotomous choice situation EITHEROR
Feeling about someone, so to speak AURA
One out of prison early PAROLEE
Simmering product RAGU
Gold medal-winning gymnast Kerri STRUG
GARGANTUAN HUGE
What cars are primarily made of STEEL
Palindrome in an ode ERE
Scrooge McDuck's trait GREED
PERIOD OF EXISTENCE AGE
Masts or spars, e.g POLES
CHARGED RANAT
'Jurassic Park' hero Dr. ___ Grant ALAN
Trauma center pro ERNURSE
Delivery vehicle, often SEMI
Hall of ___ (legends) FAMERS
Evil side of literature HYDE
Series premieres OPENERS
Michoacán money PESOS
CURRENTLY LEADING ONTOP
OVER ANEW
ACQUIRES GAINS
Apt rhyme of 'shame' BLAME
Like dinosaur bones OLD
'Frankenstein' musician Winter EDGAR
Apply a slant to, as a Photoshop image SKEW
'Eat Drink Man Woman' director Lee ANG
REALLY ANNOYS IRKS
Large piece of land TRACT
NOT AS COLORFUL PALER
Folk or punk follower ROCK
Talk amongst yourselves CHAT
'___ la Douce' IRMA
Possessor of great power in a fantasy novel, perhaps RING
PESTERS CONSTANTLY NAGSAT
Japanese drink made from fermented rice SAKE
'If only!' ALAS
[If only] SIGH
Task often assigned by a project manager ACTIONITEM
LIFESAVING LETTERS CPR
National event in D.C.? HOMEGAME
Musician's pitch TONE
Prevented a Bill from moving forward, say TACKLED
Narrator in Carolyn Meyer's novel 'Doomed Queen Anne' BOLEYN
SEE 18 ACROSS ATME