The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
FEMALE ZEBRA MARE
Big tree climber APE
Area often shaved by a barber NAPE
Artisan who may repair a Stradivarius VIOLINMAKER
Demi Moore, ___ Guynes NEE
Become genetically altered MUTATE
MANY MILES OFF AFAR
Brand of salsa and taco meal kits ORTEGA
Abundant in plant life LUSH
Fly a fighter jet AVIATE
Alley-___ ('NBA Jam' play) OOP
Apt to be persuaded PLIABLE
George H.W. Bush's chief of staff John SUNUNU
Get into again REENTER
Creator of visual advertising content GRAPHICDESIGNER
Half of IT, briefly INFO
Handled bar SOAP
Cause great surprise STUN
Hold ___ (cherish) DEAR
Dec. hrs. in D.C EST
Demonstrate moxie DARE
Harvester brand DEERE
Light dressing specification NOOIL
Like certain wolves LONE
Factors to be considered, in a case MERITS
Minor demons IMPS
Mobile program writer APPDEVELOPER
'Victoria & Abdul' actor Fazal ALI
Four-time Oscar-nominated actress Moorehead AGNES
Genre for Alexisonfire EMO
'Spun' yarns TALES
Left Opposition leader Trotsky LEON
'Millionaire ___' ('The Jetsons' episode) ASTRO
'July' singer ___ Cyrus NOAH
'Icicles,' on a Christmas tree TINSEL
Distracting background noise DIN
'Der Hölle Rache' from 'The Magic Flute,' e.g ARIA
Mononymous 'Chimera' musician HANA
Muscat Daily readers OMANIS
Not be precisely vertical LEAN
One is equivalent to about 0.028 kilograms OUNCE
One who might rob vaqueros in a western BANDITO
One-named comedian on 'Good Girls' RETTA
Packing more punch STRONGER
Emulates an archer AIMS
Pinterest poster, e.g USER
Plotting party CABAL
Poetry book section VERSE
Pour choice? EWER
Prudish one's concern SMUT
Reaper's descriptor GRIM
Roger who co-hosted 'Sneak Previews' EBERT
Rudd named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in 2021 PAUL
Lost firmness SAGGED
Kagan who was dean of Harvard Law ELENA
Setting of Rainbow Rowell's novel 'Eleanor & Park' OMAHA
Settings for IVs ERS
Shipmate of Data TROI
Short slumber SIESTA
Short slumber NAP
'That's nice to hear!' IMGLAD
Sound during milking MOO
Spanish 'good' BUENO
Sports team supporter, of a sort SPONSOR
Starting point for 127 Across TEE
'Star Trek Beyond' director Justin LIN
Sum of production TOTALCOST
Got some brunch ATE
La città con il Colosseo ROMA
'Blueberries for ___' (children's book) SAL
GINORMOUS AMOUNT TON
FISH EGGS ROE
TRACK NUMBERS ODDS
___ A ONE (NOBODY) NARY
START BEGIN
SPLINTER GROUP SECT
Subtle variation NUANCE
CONNECTING POINT NODE
HILARIOUS SORTS RIOTS
INITIAL STEP ATOB
CAUSE FOR CRAMMING TEST
Business org CORP
___ VERSA VICE
TRACK COMPETITION MEET
SINGLE PART OF A WHOLE UNIT
SOAKS (UP) SOPS
See 120 Down SKATES
Temple statue, e.g IDOL
Three of clubs? TRIO
TV writer Mike who co-created 'The Critic' REISS
U.S. senators, e.g VIPS
Vague, large amount OODLES
Video game where you wield an ax and slay? GUITARHERO
Watch party? SENTRY
What a topiarist may clip SHRUB
Word after special, black or photo OPS
Words you just heard ECHO
___ beef (Japanese meat) KOBE
Second-in-command under Lyndon HUBERT
Shown to many AIRED
Striped aquatic predator TIGERSHARK
Target audience for HBO shows ADULTS
'ng' sounds, e.g NASALS
Teller's supervisor BANKMANAGER
'Family Affair' singer ___ J. Blige MARY
Phishing trap? EMAILSCAM
Salt Lake City residents UTAHNS
___-surrealism (artistic genre) AFRO