The Washington Post - Dec 22 2021

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Clues Answers
'Fantastic' J.K. Rowling critters BEASTS
'Rigoletto' highlight ARIA
'The __ and arrows of outrageous fortune': Hamlet SLINGS
'Thrilla in Manila' victor ALI
'__ Survive': disco classic IWILL
*Condition of steaming water with lots of bubbles breaking quickly RAPIDBOIL
*Drambuie and Scotch cocktail RUSTYNAIL
*Generate funds for a corporate project, say RAISECAPITAL
A comet was often considered a bad one OMEN
Abe Lincoln feature BEARD
Abraham Lincoln nickname, and a hint to a hidden word in each answer to a starred clue RAILSPLITTER
Abrasive sound RASP
Ages and ages EON
Airline to Tel Aviv ELAL
Andean grazer LLAMA
Archaeological artifact RELIC
Auction ender FINALBID
Bartender's supply LIMES
Be on the lookout for? ABET
Bldg. divisions APTS
Chalk up ASCRIBE
Clickable pic ICON
Combat mission SORTIE
Dollywood's st TENN
Domesticated TAME
Dyeing targets for some ROOTS
Edit REVISE
EPA pollution std AQI
Fast-food toy giveaways, typically TIEINS
Fork over, with 'up' PONY
Fortunate ones HAVES
Got ready for the ice, as skates LACEDUP
Had __ at: tried AGO
Headey of 'Game of Thrones' LENA
Hit, as with snowballs PELT
Hogwarts motto language LATIN
In-group privilege ACCESS
Clues Answers
Jeff Lynne rock gp ELO
Kept from squeaking OILED
Limbo need BAR
Loses on purpose? DIETS
Makes potable, as seawater DESALTS
No longer fast? EAT
Not pizzicato ARCO
Not transparent OPAQUE
Note in an A major scale CSHARP
Oink pen STY
One hailed in cities TAXICAB
One slain in Genesis ABEL
Outdoor gear brand REI
Outdoor party rental TENT
Pinkish hues CORALS
Poking fun at TEASING
Pool owner's bane ALGAE
Prevention measure OUNCE
Princess friend of Gabrielle XENA
Ranges of colors SPECTRA
Reddish cent PENNY
Sailing deviations YAWS
Sneaking, maybe ONTIPTOE
Spitting sound PTUI
Starting from ASOF
Summer shade TAN
Take the helm STEER
Tel Aviv home: Abbr ISR
Three-part work TRILOGY
Trudge (through) SLOG
Variegated PIED
Watch closely PEERAT
Wearying grind RATRACE
Woody's son ARLO
WWII sea threat UBOAT
Yarn relative TALE
__ Room: White House banquet site EAST