Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Wednesday October 21, 2020.
“… where the sun / Came peeping in at __”: Thomas Hood – MORN
“I agree!” – AMEN
“Much appreciated,” in texts – THX
“__ Gang” – OUR
*Bad homes for critics? – GLASSHOUSES
*Old bowling alley employee – PINSETTER
*One-on-one golf competition – MATCHPLAY
*Pass prevention strategy – ZONEDEFENSE
2000s TV forensic technician, to pals – DEX
53 for I, e.g – ATNO
Agree with – ECHO
Astro’s finish? – NAUT
Bowler’s test – SPLIT
Breakfast condiment sources – MAPLES
Capitol feature – CUPOLA
Carpet calculation – AREA
Cautionary workplace axiom … or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred
China setting – ASIA
Cold War letters – USSR
Compete – VIE
Country singer Womack – LEEANN
Court sport – TENNIS
Cry of dismay – OYVEY
Danish shoe brand – ECCO
Deal with – SEETO
Dollop – GLOB
Driver’s license datum – HEIGHT
Editor’s change of heart – STET
Elk – WAPITI
Even things – ATONE
Every bit – ALL
Fly high – SOAR
Freak (out) – WIG
Get one’s bearings – ORIENT
Go back on a promise – RENEGE
Golf standard – PAR
Harris of country – EMMYLOU
Home to Kings: Abbr – NBA
Illicit rendezvous site – LOVENEST
It’s good in Chile – BUENO
It’s north of Afr – EUR
La Corse, par exemple – ILE
Like four Sandy Koufax games – NOHIT
Made waves? – SPLASHED
Many an “SNL” skit – SPOOF
Med. plan options – PPOS
NFL defensive end Ndamukong __ – SUH
Not very exciting – HOHUM
Not well – ILL
Org. in the biodrama “Hidden Figures” – NASA
Pacino’s voice, at times – RASP
Part of ESL: Abbr – ENG
Play (with) – TOY
Poetic verb – ART
Pre-discount prices – LISTS
Pre-Rose Bowl tradition – PARADE
Resolute about – SETON
River to the English Channel – SEINE
Rose ominously – LOOMED
Seasickness symptom – NAUSEA
Shakespearean forest – ARDEN
Shoppe modifier – OLDE
Slight fabrications – FIBS
Soccer star Rossi – PAOLO
Spicy cuisine – THAI
Split __: New Zealand band – ENZ
Stat for Justin Verlander – ERA
Supplication – PRAYER
Swing era Harlem hot spot – APOLLO
Take to court – SUE
Tea since 1892 – SALADA
Time and again, to Yeats – OFT
Two-time U.S. Open winner Stewart – PAYNE
Versatile card – ACE
Willie Mays, twice – MVP
WY winter hrs – MST
