WaPo Crossword Answers Today

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By Kim Alswager & Zhou Zhang · Edited by Patti Varol

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Across

  1. 1Word with order or reelGAG
  2. 4__ farming: asking for upvotes on RedditKARMA
  3. 9Catches forty winksNAPS
  4. 13Hazy brew, brieflyIPA
  5. 14Raise in reliefEMBOSS
  6. 16On-the-job protection org.OSHA
  7. 17"Step one: make sure everything is in tune"?FIRSTPITCH
  8. 19Drill or clampTOOL
  9. 20Party game with forbidden wordsTABOO
  10. 21Origin of a plot hole?HOE
  11. 22Green Gables girlANNE
  12. 23One with elitist tastesSNOB
  13. 24"Learn to recognize the pattern of sharps and flats"?MASTERKEYS
  14. 27Big headsEGOS
  15. 29RegrettedRUED
  16. 30Perpignan palAMI
  17. 33Put a new price onRETAG
  18. 36Wedding party member, perhapsGROOM
  19. 39"Don't wait for anyone else, go ahead and write a song"?COMPOSEYOURSELF
  20. 42Beer with the largest single-site brewery in the worldCOORS
  21. 43Olympic judo medalist RouseyRONDA
  22. 44Place for a tugSEA
  23. 45Opportunity org.NASA
  24. 47Mirror pic letters on social mediaOOTD
  25. 49"Now play C major and C minor descending"?SCALESDOWN
  26. 53Aware ofONTO
  27. 57Onigiri wrapperNORI
  28. 58Tonewood used to make ukulelesKOA
  29. 59Parting motADIEU
  30. 60Shortly, quaintlyANON
  31. 61Score symbols, or a description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-AcrossMUSICNOTES
  32. 64Run while sittingIDLE
  33. 65Draw outELICIT
  34. 66GrooveRUT
  35. 67Yuks, onlineLOLS
  36. 68Short digressionASIDE
  37. 69Photo __OPS

Down

  1. 1TalentsGIFTS
  2. 2Hive-minded?APIAN
  3. 3Greta known as the "Swedish Sphinx"GARBO
  4. 4Diet with fat bombsKETO
  5. 5Feedback provider, maybeAMP
  6. 6Triple Crown statRBI
  7. 7Fliers who are often light-headed?MOTHS
  8. 8Tie at a racetrack?ASCOT
  9. 9Zero interestNOTAKERS
  10. 10"Sure, that's a very normal response ... "ASONEDOES
  11. 11Baloney descriptorPHONY
  12. 12Retail statisticSALES
  13. 15Like tulleSHEER
  14. 18Drink brand with lizards in its logoSOBE
  15. 24Springfield watering holeMOES
  16. 25Sunflower kinASTER
  17. 26Tommy Pickles, for oneRUGRAT
  18. 28"__ Pointe Blank"GROSSE
  19. 30Syracuse's gp.ACC
  20. 31Sound from a penMOO
  21. 32"My streak continues!"IMONAROLL
  22. 34Edebiri of "The Bear"AYO
  23. 35"Why are you still here?"GONOW
  24. 37World Cup cheerOLE
  25. 38Theater director's deg.MFA
  26. 40Nutty confectionsPRALINES
  27. 41Sukiyaki noodle, maybeUDON
  28. 46Words on a docent's badgeASKME
  29. 48Bird that was once endemic to MauritiusDODO
  30. 49__ mailSNAIL
  31. 50Airbnb optionCONDO
  32. 51Birth day party?DOULA
  33. 52Caravan's rest spotOASIS
  34. 54Cold brew styleNITRO
  35. 55Pave the way for, as a topic of conversationTEEUP
  36. 56RemovesOUSTS
  37. 59Prerequisite to a dealANTE
  38. 62Here, in Le HavreICI
  39. 63Spain's El __CID

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Word with order or reelGAG
4__ farming: asking for upvotes on RedditKARMA
9Catches forty winksNAPS
13Hazy brew, brieflyIPA
14Raise in reliefEMBOSS
16On-the-job protection org.OSHA
17"Step one: make sure everything is in tune"?FIRSTPITCH
19Drill or clampTOOL
20Party game with forbidden wordsTABOO
21Origin of a plot hole?HOE
22Green Gables girlANNE
23One with elitist tastesSNOB
24"Learn to recognize the pattern of sharps and flats"?MASTERKEYS
27Big headsEGOS
29RegrettedRUED
30Perpignan palAMI
33Put a new price onRETAG
36Wedding party member, perhapsGROOM
39"Don't wait for anyone else, go ahead and write a song"?COMPOSEYOURSELF
42Beer with the largest single-site brewery in the worldCOORS
43Olympic judo medalist RouseyRONDA
44Place for a tugSEA
45Opportunity org.NASA
47Mirror pic letters on social mediaOOTD
49"Now play C major and C minor descending"?SCALESDOWN
53Aware ofONTO
57Onigiri wrapperNORI
58Tonewood used to make ukulelesKOA
59Parting motADIEU
60Shortly, quaintlyANON
61Score symbols, or a description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-AcrossMUSICNOTES
64Run while sittingIDLE
65Draw outELICIT
66GrooveRUT
67Yuks, onlineLOLS
68Short digressionASIDE
69Photo __OPS

Down

#ClueAnswer
1TalentsGIFTS
2Hive-minded?APIAN
3Greta known as the "Swedish Sphinx"GARBO
4Diet with fat bombsKETO
5Feedback provider, maybeAMP
6Triple Crown statRBI
7Fliers who are often light-headed?MOTHS
8Tie at a racetrack?ASCOT
9Zero interestNOTAKERS
10"Sure, that's a very normal response ... "ASONEDOES
11Baloney descriptorPHONY
12Retail statisticSALES
15Like tulleSHEER
18Drink brand with lizards in its logoSOBE
24Springfield watering holeMOES
25Sunflower kinASTER
26Tommy Pickles, for oneRUGRAT
28"__ Pointe Blank"GROSSE
30Syracuse's gp.ACC
31Sound from a penMOO
32"My streak continues!"IMONAROLL
34Edebiri of "The Bear"AYO
35"Why are you still here?"GONOW
37World Cup cheerOLE
38Theater director's deg.MFA
40Nutty confectionsPRALINES
41Sukiyaki noodle, maybeUDON
46Words on a docent's badgeASKME
48Bird that was once endemic to MauritiusDODO
49__ mailSNAIL
50Airbnb optionCONDO
51Birth day party?DOULA
52Caravan's rest spotOASIS
54Cold brew styleNITRO
55Pave the way for, as a topic of conversationTEEUP
56RemovesOUSTS
59Prerequisite to a dealANTE
62Here, in Le HavreICI
63Spain's El __CID

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