The Washington Post - Sep 16 2018

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Clues Answers
'A Writer's Life' writer TALESE
'Chocolat' co-star OLIN
'Fire' crawlers ANTS
'Hungarian Rhapsodies' composer LISZT
'Take care!' BESAFE
'With ya so far' IDIG
54-Across' land EGYPT
A for a struggling student? AMAZINGGRADE
Actress O'Hara MAUREEN
Adrien of cosmetics ARPEL
Afghans' neighbors TAJIKS
Aggravated, with 'off' TEED
Alaskan native ALEUT
Allegro __: very fast, in scores ASSAI
Allergic reaction ACHOO
Alma mater of Clinton and Ford, briefly YALELAW
Ancient temple complex KARNAK
Animation letters CGI
Archaeologist's find TOMB
Arrogance, in slang TUDE
Authenticity on the street CRED
Bass et al ALES
Bellamy's sister on 'The 100' OCTAVIA
Bier chiller EIS
Biological unit CELL
Buccaneers' home TAMPA
Came up AROSE
Camera initials SLR
Caps LIMITS
Cartoon explosion word BLAM
Casino, to gamblers HOUSE
Cause of a walk BALLFOUR
Challenge from an ex-president? OBAMADARE
City near Le Havre CAEN
Classic audiophile's equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers CDCHANGER
Company with a quacking mascot AFLAC
Country dance REEL
Cracked a bit AJAR
Crete peak: Abbr MTIDA
Dangerous companion? ARMED
Digger's find CLAM
Don Quixote's squire __ Panza SANCHO
Exposes REVEALS
Fictional navigator Phileas FOGG
Firing device KILN
Gamer's game face AVATAR
German camera LEICA
Good __: enjoyable books READS
Grab the tab TREAT
Grammatical separator COMMA
Greeting from Kermit HIHO
Grimm girl GRETEL
Ground cover plant also called periwinkle VINCA
Group in a loft CHOIR
Grumpy Muppet OSCAR
Hesitant sounds ERS
House Speaker before Pelosi HASTERT
How Albee's 'The Zoo Story' is written INONEACT
Humongous VAST
In a trice SOON
Ineligible for kiddie rides TOOOLD
Inspected prior to a job CASED
Intensely supportive AVID
Investor's concern YIELD
Iranian dough RIAL
Kunta in 'Roots' KINTE
Last Stuart queen ANNE
Least plausible LAMEST
Like a sudoku solution LOGICAL
Like some statues at night UPLIT
Clues Answers
Lost driver's disappointments DEADENDS
Make it to ATTEND
Many have pins at one end ALLEYS
Marginal mark DELE
Marina sights VESSELS
MASH staff DRS
Match AGREE
Matty with a .307 lifetime batting average ALOU
Military sch ACAD
Miner's find GOLD
Misleading move FEINT
Missouri senator McCaskill CLAIRE
Most of Italy, to 14-Down residents MAINLAND
Most recently made NEWEST
Most squad cars SEDANS
Mystical secrets ARCANA
Nabisco bite OREO
Neat places to get beers? DANDYBARS
Negotiation obstacles EGOS
Nightmare? SOURDREAM
Nike rival REEBOK
Nod off DROWSE
Not kosher TREF
Note recipient, at times SELF
NYSE listings STKS
Opposing teams FOES
Ought to SHOULD
Pacific salmon COHOS
Padlock hardware HASP
Palm tree berry ACAI
Pi __, 'Life of Pi' hero PATEL
Place for an updo SALON
Police dept. rank SGT
Pops, as a bubble BURSTS
Position paper, e.g ESSAY
Pound or stone UNIT
Prefix with warrior ECO
Range feature OVEN
Really quit SWEAROFF
Rides the bench SITS
Role in 'Evita' CHE
Sealing, as a package TAPING
See 12-Down CAPRI
Senator Hatch ORRIN
Silo in a rural valley? DELLTOWER
Skedaddles SCATS
Southern tavern accents? PUBDRAWLS
Sporty Spice, familiarly MELC
Stout container KEG
Strength ASSET
Surrounded ENCLOSED
Task list entry CHORE
Terse Supreme Court decision for lions? THEPRIDEISRIGHT
Texas' __ Duro Canyon PALO
Texter's 'Holy cow!' OMG
Thyme bit SPRIG
Tied EVEN
Tommie of the 1969 Miracle Mets AGEE
Trickster SCAMP
Trilateral trade deal NAFTA
Underworld figure SATAN
Unkempt sort SLOB
Unmistakable PATENT
Unnamed persons THEY
US Open stadium namesake ASHE
Wall Street bear? SHAREDROPPER
Warm and cozy SNUGGLY
What a red handset icon may end CALL
Where the iris is UVEA
__ chin CLEFT