Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Monday October 19, 2020.
“Button it!” – SHH
“I get it!” – AHA
“Not a chance” – UHUH
“Star Trek” communications officer – UHURA
“Think nothing __” – OFIT
*Chooses not to partake in – OPTSOUTOF
*Lickety-split – POSTHASTE
*Often herky-jerky animation technique – STOPMOTION
*Rainbow-end rewards – POTSOFGOLD
*Random quality-control measure – SPOTCHECK
Actress Behrs of “2 Broke Girls” – BETH
Aimée of “8 1/2” – ANOUK
Angry cat’s warning – HISS
Animal sheared for wool – SHEEP
Arctic or Atlantic – OCEAN
Aware of – HIPTO
Be a bad winner – GLOAT
Beethoven’s “Für __” – ELISE
Boy king – TUT
Break down, as a sentence – PARSE
Casino cash dispensers – ATMS
Cobbler’s punch – AWL
Cocktail garnishes – ZESTS
Cocoon occupant – LARVA
Confucian path – TAO
Contribution to the discussion – INPUT
Crosswise, shipwise – ABEAM
Crybaby – WHINER
Curly hairdo – AFRO
Disapproving sound – TSK
DNA test kit item – SWAB
Easy-to-remove caps … or one way to get the starts of the answers to starred
Egg holders – NESTS
Embarrasses – ABASHES
Feel sick – AIL
Flashy publicity – HOOPLA
Front-end wheel alignment – TOEIN
Hit hard – SMACK
Hurry, to Shakespeare – HIE
Kansas city – IOLA
Key above Shift – ENTER
Loan pmt. part – INT
Mai __: cocktail – TAI
Musical symbol with no stem – WHOLENOTE
North or South Asian country – KOREA
Panfry – SAUTE
Parking lot occupants – AUTOS
Part of PTA: Abbr – ASSOC
Pigs out (on) – ODS
Quench – SATIATE
Quid pro __ – QUO
Roof problem – LEAK
Royal residence – PALACE
Sauna wrap, often – TOWEL
Scarecrow material – HAY
Second half of most musicals – ACTII
Showed again – RERAN
Six-sided state – UTAH
Small stream – RILL
Stinker – SOANDSO
Stretching muscle – TENSOR
Swamp, briefly – QUAG
To the point – TERSE
Trails through the woods – PATHS
UFO crew, they say – ETS
Walk proudly – STRUT
What the big hand indicates – HOUR
Whodunit pooch – ASTA
Wide shoe size – EEE
Word after study or social – GROUP
Word with room or board – BED
Wreak __: cause mayhem – HAVOC
Young acolytes – ALTARBOYS
Youngest Brontë sister – ANNE
Zero, in soccer – NIL
__ bath: therapy treatment – SITZ
