Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Monday December 21, 2020.
“See you later” – BYEFORNOW
“Terrible” czar – IVAN
“__, James __” – BOND
A bit teary-eyed – MISTY
Aches and pains – ILLS
Air Force B-52, e.g – BOMBER
App-based car service – UBER
Applied sloppily, as lipstick – SMEARED
Army installation – BASE
Beachgoer’s footwear – SANDALS
Beyond heavy – OBESE
Boat’s steering device – TILLER
Bring on difficulty – BUYTROUBLE
Cast-iron pan, often – SKILLET
Christmas season – YULE
Cruel creature of fable – OGRE
Does as told – OBEYS
Dog-biting pest – FLEA
Double-reed woodwind – OBOE
Downloadable talk show – PODCAST
Dueling weapons – SWORDS
Flows back – EBBS
Fluent in two tongues – BILINGUAL
From the beginning – ANEW
Glowing review – RAVE
Goes out with – DATES
Govt. agents – FEDS
Hardy’s Miss Durbeyfield – TESS
Having the skill – ABLE
In a crabby mood – TESTY
In general – BYANDLARGE
In good physical shape – FIT
Japanese coins – YEN
Keystroke-saving shortcut – MACRO
Leave unmentioned – OMIT
Lesson from Aesop – MORAL
Like a positive attitude – CANDO
Like many margarita glasses – SALTED
Like the taste of much breakfast juice – ORANGEY
Loaded with beef, say – MEATY
Mails – SENDS
Michael of “Alfie” – CAINE
Mirror reflection – IMAGE
Need a Band-Aid, say – BLEED
Nevada casino city – RENO
Niagara __ – FALLS
Omelet staples – EGGS
Pig’s home – STY
Place for a concert – ARENA
Post-it jotting – NOTE
Pre-Easter period – LENT
Raised, as cattle – BRED
Repaired with wicker – CANED
Russo of “Thor” movies – RENE
Self-referential, in modern lingo – META
Shirt sleeve’s end – CUFF
Slightly – ABIT
Some chicken servings – LEGS
Source of French fries, informally – TATER
Speck in the ocean – ISLET
Spheres, to poets – ORBS
Start the poker pot – ANTE
Stink to high heaven – REEK
Store up – AMASS
Texter’s “I think” – IMO
The “first” in “first and ten” – DOWN
The bossy Stooge – MOE
They accompany crumpets – TEAS
Unable to hear – DEAF
Vehicle pulled by huskies – SLED
Waterproofing gunk – TAR
What you wear – GARB
Where cranberries grow – BOG
Work behind, as the bar – TEND
Worker with bricks – MASON
Young fellow – LAD
Yucatán native – MAYA
__ out: declined – OPTED
