The Washington Post May 27 2018 crossword clues & answers

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The Washington Post May 27 2018

Clue	Answer
'Between dried grapes made by Mr. Ripken and Ms. Peeples, which do you prefer?'	calorniaraisins
'GoldenEye' singer Turner	tina
'I can't agree to that'	nodeal
'I don't want to hear any excuses,' as well as a hint to this puzzle's theme	noifsandsorbuts
'I'm uncertain'	notsure
'Just wait there'	onesec
'Madam Secretary' star	leoni
'Man, my knee is killing me!'	owow
'Mr. Sajak, be less noisy'?	patsofter
'Rainbow Connection' singer	kermit
'Runaway' writer Alice	munro
'Talk to Her' director Almodóvar	pedro
'Things are getting exciting,' in slang	itslit
'This floral ring's not long enough'?	leistooshort
'What's more ...'	also
'WRONG WAY,' e.g	sign
'___ the Woods'	into
1999 film that satirized reality shows	edtv
Academic equal	peer
Accomplishes	attains
Affectionate, so to speak	warm
Animal in a raft	otter
Anna's animated sister	elsa
Aquatic apex predator	orca
Arrival phrase	hereiam
Ask for a hand?	ante
Asmara native, e.g	eritrean
Assent in Avignon	oui
Assist feloniously	abet
Attractive, as a slithery fish would be?	eelpretty
Awards won by Dianne Wiest and Meryl Streep during the early 1980s	obies
Baa-rnyard beasts?	sheep
Badgers persistently	nags
Biological ___	sex
Bitter drinks, at times	ales
Bleachers exclamation	rah
Celtics coach Stevens	brad
Certain rehab program	detox
Chain with omelets	ihop
Chinese menu name	tso
Come to a conclusion	end
Computer gaming platform developed by Valve Corp	steam
Contemporary of Degas	renoir
Course difficulty	badlie
Cry on a sinking ship	sos
Cutlery belonging to the star of 'Moonstruck'?	cherknives
CX-9 maker	mazda
David who sings with the parody K-pop group Boys Generally Asian	choi
Dedicatee of a posthumously published bagatelle	elise
Desert north of the Hexi Corridor	gobi
Didn't just sense	knew
Discontinued iPods	nanos
Does some Cuban dance moves	mambos
Drafted, in a way	penned
Emcee's lines	intro
Espresso froth	crema
Exam for H.S. students	sat
Excessively ornate	garish
Exercise one's rights?	spar
Exhibit poor behavior	actup
Festive nights, perhaps	eves
Fighting forces commanded by the leader of the Police?	stingarmies
Finish, as a playoff series	closeout
Force	dint
Gabriel who taught Maurice Ravel	faure
Garden implement	spade
Go down	tumble
Gonna, any minute now	aboutto
Gun-control activist González	emma
Help, as a weightlifter	spot
Herbal beverage with a colorful name	redtea
High-altitude cryptid	yeti
Highfalutin person	snob
It sets down roots	tree
Keogh plan alternatives	iras
Lacking in originality	trite
Lift weights?	elevatortons
Like Facebook posts about Facebook, say	meta
Like many ruins	old
Like some screams	primal
Little battery size	aaa
Lyre-wielding muse	erato
Made loud noises	roared
Major energy source	oil
Major energy source	gas
Maker of Meal Helpers dog food	alpo
Male 14 Across	rams
Mama's mama	nana
Mixed up the facts, say	erred
Moistened bit of cloth	wetnap
More rambunctious	rowdier
Namesake of many Cath. churches	stmary
NBA star Victor Oladipo, e.g	pacer
Olfactory detections	aromas
One of Sybil's sisters on 'Downton Abbey'	edith
Opening season?	yuletide
Organ with an anvil	ear
Overseas pass word	eurail
Part of MPG	per
Plow pioneer	deere
Porter at O'Hare, say	skycap
Possible result of a double, briefly	rbi
Quicksand pit, e.g	trap
R&B singer Eric	benet
Relax in a jacuzzi	soak
Remain edible	keep
Resonator guitar brand	dobro
Rorschach test shapes	blots
Sans-serif choice	arial
Schrödinger's birth city	vienna
Scintilla	trace
Sea creature with nematocysts	polyp
Seller of the Crispy Colonel Sandwich	kfc
Sensed	felt
Sharing word	our
Ship section	stern
Shopping pickup	item
Slowly, to Vivaldi	adagio
Small heads?	lavs
Sound of snickering	teehee
Southern Wisconsin city	kenosha
Succumb to exhaustion	nodoff
Summer hiree, maybe	intern
Supplied with grub	fed
Sweet dessert shaped like pitcher Young?	chocolatecy
Swing dance garb	zootsuit
Time piece?	oped
Tunnel builder	ant
University of Latvia city	riga
Utilize a sofa	sit
Verb on a soup can	stir
Wedding rental, maybe	tent
Well-liked opponent of the GOP?	populardem
Whitewater rental	kayak
Wild plum	sloe
Word often after 'you'	are
Ziggy Marley, to Bob Marley	son
___ Brothers Band (apt name for a band founded by six guys)	allman
___ fly	sac
___ Lingus Regional	aer
___ Parker (the kid of the 2010 film 'The Karate Kid')	dre
___ Piper (start-up tech company in HBO's 'Silicon Valley')	pied
___ school	med
___-fire	rapid
'80s-'90s crime boss	gotti
'A Day Without Rain' New Ager	enya
'Affliction' actor	nolte
'Curious though it may seem ... '	funnilyenough
'Have patience'	notyet
'Heidi' author	spyri
'It's cold out there'	bundleup
'Li'l Abner' critter	shmoo
'Night Moves' singer	seger
'Spin' that really doesn't affect the ball	bodyenglish
'The Orchid Thief' author Susan	orlean
'You wouldn't dare!' response	tryme
45 player	phono
Alternative to de Gaulle	orly
Apothecary's measures	drams
Asylum seeker	emigre
Attitude	sass
Attraction in L.A.'s Hancock Park	labrea
Back up on a job?	abet
Baja resort	cabo
Base adviser	padre
Berkshire jackets	etons
Big pain	headache
Boiling	mad
Bonkers	loco
Bring together	unite
By and by, to a bard	erelong
Cardiology concern	aorta
CBS military drama	ncis
Celebrity chef Burrell	anne
Cheney's successor	biden
City near Vance Air Force Base	enid
Common cold sign	rednose
Completed with a stroke	aced
Cope	getby
Corona and Tsingtao	imports
Courtroom cry	oyez
Creative works	art
Document often framed	degree
Donovan of 'Clueless'	elisa
Dubai dignitaries	emirs
Eligibility factors	ages
Ends a prayer	saysamen
Entreaty	plea
Excited to the max	hyper
Exercises in a pool	doeslaps
Fairway challenge	dogleg
Fairy tale feature	happyending
Feuding (with)	atodds
Fist-pump cry	yeah
Fix text	emend
Floods	spates
Focusing completely	fullyengaged
Frank account, e.g	diaryentry
Gift	talent
Gimlet options	gins
Glorify	exalt
Go back on one's word	recant
Governing gp	admin
Guitarist Paul	les
He pardoned Richard	gerald
He plays Steve in 'Jobs'	ashton
Help dishonestly	liefor
Hockey immortal	orr
Home to Dollywood: Abbr	tenn
Inc. relative	llc
Invasive spam spreader	botnet
Invitation enclosure	replyenvelope
Islands staple	taro
Jupiter and Mars	gods
Katz of 'Hocus Pocus'	omri
Key next to F	gflat
L, at times: Abbr	lge
Landlord's sign	tolet
Language group that includes Swahili	bantu
Lengthy lunch?	hero
Light beer?	paleale
Like some early hieroglyphics	mayan
Long ride?	limo
Louisiana wetland	bayou
Macbeth's burial isle	iona
Make fun of	ape
Mayor before Emanuel	daley
Military construction expert	armyengineer
Miss the beginning	belate
Mixed nuts tidbit	pecan
Motive	reason
Needing a nap	beat
Nincompoop	boob
No-fuss course	easyentree
Old star makeup	tin
On the take	dirty
One in training, perhaps	hiree
Our __	gang
Parcel measure	acre
Part of LGBTQ	gay
Perfect Sleeper, e.g	serta
Perpetual, poetically	eterne
Piles of chips	pots
Plan, as a course	chart
Playoff pass	bye
Proper partner	prim
Property attachment	lien
Puts in order	sorts
Rarity for a duffer	par
Read digitally	scan
Refined chap	gent
Reproductive cells	gametes
Road warning	horn
Rural expanse	pasture
Sarcophagus holder	crypt
Scott of 'Scandal'	foley
Semiaquatic rodent	riverrat
Shot in the dark	stab
Shout after un pase	ole
Signs often numbered	exits
Sinus dr	ent
Skips past	omits
Small application	dab
Some Little Leaguers	girls
Songs in Bollywood soundtracks	ragas
Spiral-shaped light sources, briefly	cflbulbs
Square up	align
Starbucks stack	lids
Stopped stalling	acted
Surfer's shade?	tan
Syrian leader	assad
Test release	beta
Texas tourist spot	alamo
They may rest on sills: Abbr	acs
Tons	oodles
Trickle	seep
Urge hidden in this puzzle's eight longest answers	yen
Web site	attic
Where sailors go	tosea
Wine city near Turin	asti
Wine label first name	carlo
Wood-shaping tool	adz
Word with pack or pick	ice
Words with friends?	spats
Worked on a course?	ate
__ Bell: fast-food chain	taco
__ mat	place
__ pollution	noise

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