Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Monday December 14, 2020.
“Back forty” unit – ACRE
“I’m baaaack” – ITSMEAGAIN
“Take me __”: “This is me” – ASIAM
“What’s more … ” – ALSO
1860s prez – ABE
Actress Thurman – UMA
All there – SANE
Amber and epoxy – RESINS
Anwar of Egypt – SADAT
Away from the dock, maybe – ATSEA
Bellicose god – ARES
Biblical shepherd – ABEL
Big blood vessel – AORTA
Black-clad subculturist – GOTH
Bloodhound’s clue – SCENT
Boy Scout groups – DENS
Brass component – ZINC
College transcript no – GPA
Corona wedge – LIME
Curry spice – CUMIN
Deck-swabbing tools – MOPS
Docks – PIERS
Energy source – OIL
Energy source with tunnels – COALMINE
Equestrian’s control – REIN
Father of Leif – ERIK
Favored on Facebook – LIKED
Flat-fixing tools – TIREIRONS
Florida swim-with-the-dolphins park – MARINELAND
Food nutrients that might be saturated – FATS
Gaming novice – NOOB
Grammar lesson subject – USAGE
Grand __: auto race – PRIX
Greens __: golfer’s payment – FEE
Haughty one – SNOOT
Heredity carrier – GENE
Huge corporate agreement – MEGADEAL
Hurricane response org – FEMA
Large-scale tale – EPIC
Lightning-fast Bolt – USAIN
Loosen, as a knot – UNDO
Many a Syrian – ARAB
Miler Sebastian – COE
Modify to fit – ADAPT
Morales of “Criminal Minds” – ESAI
Mower storage spot – SHED
Muse with a lyre – ERATO
Musical finale – CODA
Muslim mystic – SUFI
One requiring a token payment? – ARCADEGAME
Pester – NAG
Pilot played by Hanks – SULLY
Radiate, as light – EMIT
Rolling Stone interviewees – ROCKSTARS
Rossini work – OPERA
São __, Brazil – PAULO
Scientologist Hubbard – LRON
Seal the deal – ICEIT
See 39-Across – STATES
Sexy poster – PINUP
Slangy “Now it’s clear” – IGOTYA
Slider on a slope – SKI
Small batteries – AAAS
Smartphone no – TEL
Starts one’s daily jog – GOESONARUN
Stomach __: digestive aids – ACIDS
Symphony wind – OBOE
Thompson of the LPGA – LEXI
To be, in Toulon – ETRE
Tree pod used as ersatz chocolate – CAROB
Trooper automaker – ISUZU
Unmitigated – UTTER
Utmost degree – NTH
With 43-Across, America … or what 18-, 23-, 53- and 63-Across contain, briefly – UNITED
Words of woe – AHME
Zodiac butter – RAM
__ Spumante wine – ASTI
__-Magnon – CRO
