Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Wednesday March 31, 2021.
“Atonement” author McEwan – IAN
“Ditto!” – SOAMI
“I’ll skip it” – PASS
“Rats!” – DANG
“Silly me!” – OOPS
“Start at the beginning,” and a hint to the four other longest Across answers – FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
“We Got the Beat” group – GOGOS
2010s sci-fi crime drama starring Michael Emerson – PERSONOFINTEREST
Ain’t right? – ISNT
Anti-traffic org – DEA
B’s equivalent – CFLAT
Big bang letters? – TNT
Bill collection? – WAD
Brass in parades – TUBAS
Can really play – HASGAME
Cardinal letters – STL
Castle queenside, in chess notation – OOO
Ceiling fixture – FAN
Cold coat – FROST
Completed in haste – DOWNANDDIRTY
Consumer protection org – FTC
Crossing the pond, say – ASEA
Crying need – TISSUE
Ctrl-__-Del – ALT
Did in – OFFED
Discouraging words – NOS
Diva’s numbers – SOLOS
Dresden denial – NEIN
Emmy winner Cicely – TYSON
Equine sprinter – QUARTERHORSE
Fellow – MAN
Freezer aisle brand – EDYS
Fuel-efficient bikes – MOPEDS
Full Sail offering – ALE
Goddess with cow’s horns – ISIS
Guard at the gate – SENTRY
How flatware is usually sold – ASASET
Hurry – RUSH
Hygienist’s request – OPENWIDE
Iridescent gem – OPAL
Kids – TYKES
Largest members of the dolphin family – ORCAS
Leave speechless – STUN
Lebanon’s capital – BEIRUT
Mare’s meal – HAY
Metaphor for a treacherous situation – THINICE
More loyal – TRUER
Name that’s also a Roman numeral – LIV
NBA official – REF
NBC drama with two pronouns in its title – THISISUS
Noodle output? – IDEA
Photographer Goldin – NAN
Ping-Pong supplies – NETS
Playground rebuttal – ARETOO
Prefix with metric – ISO
Prescription, to a layperson? – SCRAWL
Pronoun-shaped girders – IBARS
Pull-and-peel food item – STRINGCHEESE
Qatar’s capital – DOHA
Really bug – IRK
Remote batteries – AAS
See 41-Down – IRA
Series of dates – TOUR
Shake in fear over – QUIVERAT
Showing one’s claws, so to speak – CATTY
Shutout feature – NORUNS
Smoothie berry – ACAI
Stalls – BUYSTIME
Take to task – SCOLD
Time being – NONCE
Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations __ Ujiri – MASAI
Traffic cop? – NARCO
Trig. ratio – COS
TV explorer with a monkey named Boots – DORA
Two after epsilon – ETA
Wednesday kin – ITT
Whom Clay became – ALI
With 66-Down, nest egg option – ROTH
__ Challenge: soft drink promotion – PEPSI
