Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Thursday December 3, 2020.
“Fiddlesticks!” – DRAT
“King Arthur’s Song” musical – SPAMALOT
“You’re on!” – DEAL
19th Greek letter – TAU
3-Down concern – SCAB
Airbag, e.g – PASSIVERESTRAINT
Apt rhyme for “aahs” – SPAS
Arm bone – ULNA
Arrange in order – RANK
Baja’s opposite – ALTA
Ballet leaps – JETES
Bassoon cousin – OBOE
Beige relatives – ECRUS
Black stone – ONYX
Bldg. units – APTS
Bowling a 300, e.g – FEAT
Building up – AMASSING
Burning issue? – ARSON
Chew out – SCOLD
Color like khaki – TAN
Computer operating system with a penguin mascot – LINUX
Cornish game __ – HEN
Courage – GUTS
Craft measured in cubits – ARK
Cry of disgust – BAH
Cub : bear :: cria : ___ – LLAMA
Do some informal polling – ASKAROUND
Do the minimum – PHONEITIN
Drops above the ground – MIST
Energizer size – AAA
Expert – PRO
Extra – SPARE
Fast-food option – TOGO
Fitness portmanteau – TAEBO
Frat party costume – TOGA
George’s musical brother – IRA
Georgia, once: Abbr – SSR
Group with a rep – UNION
H.S. exam for college credit – APTEST
Hallowed – BLEST
Home of the highest terrestrial biodiversity – RAINFORESTCANOPY
ICU hookups – IVDRIPS
Identify – PEG
It can cover a lot of ground – SOD
It’s not clear – BLUR
Italian dish of thinly sliced raw meat or fish – CARPACCIO
Liquefy – MELT
Little helper? – ASST
MLB scorecard entries – BBS
Numbers game – LOTTO
One may be self-cleaning – OVEN
Outshine – ECLIPSE
Part of the CMYK color model – MAGENTA
Partner of mirrors – SMOKE
Pinches – NIPS
Puts on – DONS
Quash – VETO
Red or Ross – SEA
Relations – KIN
Rock’s __ Speedwagon – REO
Rupture – BURST
Secret __ – AGENT
Single-file travelers, at times – ANTS
Situation Room gp – NSC
Slightly soggy – DAMP
Specter – PHANTOM
Spur – PROD
State of comfort – EASE
Strategic corporate name change – REBRAND
Superior … or what this puzzle’s circled letters represent? – ACUTABOVETHEREST
Texter’s segue – BTW
Turn while seated – SWIVEL
Upscale retailer – SAKS
Vile – REPUGNANT
Were, now – ARE
Western omelet morsel – HAM
What chefs do often – RETASTE
What duct tape has a lot of – USES
What yeast makes dough do – RISE
Wonder Woman adversary – ARES
__ Mahal – TAJ
