The Washington Post - Dec 24 2016

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Clues Answers
'A Death in the Family' author AGEE
'The Nutcracker' lead CLARA
'___ boy!' ATTA
1993 standoff site WACO
A Bobbsey twin NAN
A smattering of SOME
Aggressive election buy ATTACKAD
Apple store purchase IPAD
Arnold with a beverage named after him PALMER
As one ENMASSE
Back at sea? STERN
Birthplace of St. Francis ASSISI
Brewer Frederick PABST
Brit. decorations DSOS
Brontë heroine EYRE
Bug-eyed AGOG
Building additions ELLS
Buy in a hurry SNAPUP
Buzz off LEAVE
Camp sack COT
Canterbury can TIN
Cartoonist Keane BIL
Chuck TOSS
Colorful fish OPAH
Crooked BENT
D.C. interest groups PACS
Discourage DETER
Dynamic start? AERO
Early computer language BASIC
Elvis ___ Presley ARON
Ending with switch EROO
Get cozy NESTLE
Go wild RUNAMOK
Gut feeling? AGITA
Horse opera OATER
Instrument in a wind quintet OBOE
Intertwine ENLACE
Clues Answers
Intro drawing class ARTI
It's positive ANODE
James Clavell book set in Japan SHOGUN
Land of leprechauns ERIN
Lawn mower brand TORO
Leak slowly SEEP
Message in a bottle? SOS
Mexican resort destination, familiarly CABO
Milk dispensers? COWS
Newbie TYRO
Newspaper piece OPED
Often turned down, in a way DOGEARED
Olympian's quest GOLD
One after another? ELEVEN
Online connection EDATE
PC port USB
Possible response to 'How are you?' IMOK
Risky UNSAFE
Salad crunchy BACO
San Juan street CALLE
Score before a rubber game, perhaps ONEALL
Sheeplike OVINE
Short sock ANKLET
Smallville family KENTS
Something from the oven AROMA
Stalemate IMPASSE
Star, for short CELEB
Suitable for the stage ACTABLE
Teri of 'Tootsie' GARR
Trojan ally, in the 'Iliad' ARES
Wicked offspring BADSEED
Worry FRET
___ check COMPLETECONTROL
___ McAn shoes THOM
___ slate TABULARASA
___ stare VACANTLOOK
___ verse RHYMELESSPOETRY