The Washington Post Sunday - Dec 23 2018

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Clues Answers
'Give this a shot' HERE
'Gotta go!' SEEYA
'r,' in a text ARE
'The Glass Bead Game' writer HESSE
'Wait for ___' (Roger Waters song) HER
'We'll let you know later': Abbr TBA
'You've got mail' co A-O-L
Acid, by another name -LSD-
Actress Long or Peeples -NIA-
Ancient sign of life? ANKH
Ancient times YORE
And others, briefly E-TAL
As ___ usual PER
Award won by Michael Jordan five times M-V-P
Barely visible person in many a painting? NUDE
Baseball level for the Hagerstown Suns CLASSA
Bath dweller's afternoon refreshment TEA
Beatty of 'Rudy' NED
Boxing souvenirs SHINERS
Burn slightly SING-E---
Capital of France and Germany EU-RO
Chickadee's relative TIT
Chloride, e.g ION
Cleaning cloth -RAG-
Clock front -FACE
Confirm ENSURE
D and C, in D.C STREETS
D or C, in D.C INITI-A-L
Develop, as in a womb GESTATE
Dollar offerings SEDANS
Downsized SHRANK
Enjoy a hurricane just a little bit, say SIP
Evergreen conifer CYPRESS
Fast food symbol associated with one of this puzzle's special letters GOLDENARCHES
Festival three days after Maundy Thursday EASTER
Figure with 12 edges CUBE
Free from turmoil SERENE
Free of ambiguity CLEAR
Fulfill, as expectations SATIS-F-Y-
Genre for Eazy-E and Jay-Z RA---P-
Gift-wrapping creature ELF
Gift-wrapping feature BOW
Gloss SHEEN
Gomer on an old sitcom PYLE-
Got in the game, in a way ANTED
Group of quail BEVY
Half of 1001? ONES
Holiday party times EVES
Human spirit PSYCHE
Hung on the clothesline AIRDRIED
Hunting item associated with one of this puzzle's special letters TREASUREMAP
Hybrid article of sportswear SKORT
Hydrothermal deposit, at times ORE
Ingredient in some protein shakes SOY
Invalidates RESCINDS
Inventor of a famous 43 Down RUBIK
Ironworking, e.g TRADE
Irrigated organ EAR
Italian region located in East India? AS-T-I-
Life lines? VEINS
Like 'landlady' and 'policeman' GENDER-E-D
Like a human 'butterfly' SOCI-A-L-
Like steak tartare R-A-W
Like the squares that comprise this puzzle's special letters BLANK
Literary character associated with one of this puzzle's special letters HESTERPRYNNE
Makes use (of) AV-AILS
Mama's mama's nickname, perhaps NANA
Clues Answers
Meadow LE--A--
Mesmerized state TRAN-C-E-
MLB team originally founded as the Milwaukee Brewers ORIOLES
National defense concern? ERROR
Newark's county ESSEX
Noxious atmosphere MIASMA---
Org. for those with Dream jobs? WNBA
Ornamental carp KOI
Perplexing puzzle ENIGMA
Person from Athens, Moscow or Naples, say AMERICAN
Person who puts the writing on the wall, e.g VANDAL
Piercing site, for some NAVEL
Poles on galleons MASTS
Precious spheres PEARLS
Progressing in small steps G-R-ADUAL
Reason to resign SCANDAL
Reminder of a hit-by-pitch WELT
Reporter associated with one of this puzzle's special letters CLARKKENT
Rink feat AXEL
Salacious relative of the editorial adage 'If it bleeds, it leads' SEXSE-LLS-
She wears a wool coat EWE
Shot spot ARM
Site of the World Ice Art Championships ALASKA
Smiljan-born inventor TESLA
Spectrum segment HUE
Spelling with credits TORI
Stagger REEL---
Stands noise RAH
State without agitation EASE
Stewart who portrayed Charles Xavier in film PATRICK
Stout with a flair for mystery REX
Swampy ground MI-RE
Take off LEAVE
Taking off the board ERASING
Target audience of G-rated movies K-IDS
Thesis writers, often SENIORS
Tight squeeze BEARHUG
Titles bestowed by monarchs SIRS
Tools at a car wash HOSES
Traffic sign word -MER-GE
Tunnel-building group ANTS
Turner on a stereo DIAL
Type of sentence with a comma splice, maybe R-U-NON
Under ground? SEABED
Underhanded sneak DAST-ARD-
Unlikely philanthropist MISER
Violet variety of quartz AMETHYST
Warning about an imperiled king CH-ECK-
Weathers in 'Rocky' films CA-RL
Wedding party lines TOAST
Where to find a sponge OCEAN
White Christmas piece, literally -----
White Christmas piece, literally -----
White Christmas piece, literally -----
White Christmas piece, literally -----
White Christmas piece, literally -----
White Christmas piece, literally -----
Winter X Games host city since 2002 ASPEN
Wise to, as a joke INON
Woes SORR-OW-S
Wonder-struck feeling -AWE-
Worker's short recharging period -POW-ERNAP
___ De Palma (Danny DeVito's role on 'Taxi') LOUIE
___ legends URBAN
___ profit NET
___-service SELF