Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Monday December 7, 2020.
“Family Ties” mother – ELYSE
“Fiddler on the Roof” village – SHTETL
“Help me out, buddy” – BEAPAL
“The Time Machine” post-humans – ELOI
*Concerns of some decorators – INTERIORS
*Cream pie fruit – BANANAS
*Surprise hit – SLEEPER
*The City, to New Yorkers – MANHATTAN
10th-grader’s exam, for short – PSAT
52-Acrosses, often – INSETS
Airline with an all-kosher menu – ELAL
Assurance from one who’s not hurt – IMOK
Austin Powers portrayer Mike – MYERS
Big sports venue – ARENA
Bridal party’s platform – DAIS
Bring together – UNIFY
Butter or jam – SPREAD
Castle trench – MOAT
Casual greetings – HEYS
Chastise, with “out” – BAWL
Collection of beehives – APIARY
Come up – ARISE
Costa __ – RICA
Crossing the keel – ABEAM
Crow’s nest holders – MASTS
Days before holidays – EVES
Depend (on) – RELY
Desperate – DIRE
Diarist Anaïs – NIN
Editor’s “Leave it in” – STET
Fire starter – MATCH
Fugitive – ESCAPEE
Full of sediment – SILTY
Give the job to – HIRE
Gloss targets – LIPS
Go back (on) – RENEGE
Hop-jump connection – SKIP
How many TV shows air – INHD
Ink holders – PENS
Journey up the mountain – ASCENT
Knee protectors – PADS
Knight’s “shining” protection – ARMOR
Lends a hand – AIDS
Like paper clips – BENT
Local traveler’s aid – AREAMAP
Los Angeles NFLers – RAMS
Match, as sound and video – SYNC
Mental sharpness – ACUMEN
Mild, as weather – BALMY
Nest egg letters – IRA
Old pol. divisions – SSRS
On __ way: sent – ITS
One of two in “George” – SOFTG
Pastures – LEAS
Perched on – ATOP
Put down nastily – ABASE
Rival of Alexa? – SIRI
Roof edge – EAVE
Sighed words – AHME
Sire – FATHER
Song sung house-to-house – CAROL
Speedometer abbr – MPH
Spreadsheet contents – DATA
T-bones, e.g – STEAKS
Tablecloth material – LINEN
Unisex designer fragrance – CKONE
Wed in Vegas, perhaps – ELOPE
Wedding site – ALTAR
What the answers to starred clues are (their creator turned 85 this month) – WOODYALLENFILMS
Where many tennis winners are hit – ATNET
Windy day toys – KITES
Workout equipment with pedals – BIKES
Workplace standards org – OSHA
Works in un museo – ARTE
__ mater – ALMA
__-ran: loser – ALSO
