Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Tuesday June 8 2021.
“Cheers” server – DIANE
“The joke’s __!” – ONYOU
’80s hard rock quintet, and what’s literally found in each set of circles – TWISTEDSISTER
-ish, numerically – ORSO
2015 “Rocky” films sequel – CREED
776 BC Olympics locale – GREECE
Active type – GOER
Amusement park cry – WHEE
At its original position – INSITU
Atom with a negative charge – ANION
Baglike structure – SAC
Basic building blocks – ATOMS
Beheaded Boleyn – ANNE
Bookstore eateries – CAFES
Carnivore’s regimen – MEATDIET
Cavefish’s functionless parts – EYES
Chevy subcompact – AVEO
Chicago-to-Miami dir – SSE
Childcare writer LeShan – EDA
Clown’s heightening prop – STILT
Cordelia’s father – LEAR
Dove’s home – COTE
Elton’s “Rocket __” – MAN
Emulate the Gregorians – INTONE
Eye parts with irises – UVEAS
Falcon’s nest – AERIE
Fine-grained wood – YEW
Frothy water – SUDS
German mark successor – EURO
Greek cheeses – FETAS
Half of Mork’s sign-off – NANU
Heed – OBEY
Highest Italian peak south of the Alps – ETNA
Hiss, as a villain – BOOAT
Informal affirmative – YUP
Interstate hauler – SEMI
Kate’s TV sidekick – ALLIE
King’s rabid dog – CUJO
Laugh sound – HEE
Legal memo phrase – INRE
Lightsaber wielders – SITH
Like a remark evoking a “Rowr!” – CATTY
Like some waves – TIDAL
Lodging with a “keeper” – INN
Make into confetti – RIPUP
Mideast’s Gulf of __ – ADEN
Mischief-maker – RASCAL
Nickname for Alexandra – SASHA
Pacific spot named for the day it was discovered – EASTERISLAND
Paparazzi targets – STARS
Part of GPS: Abbr – SYST
Prime time for vacationers – TOURISTSEASON
Prior to, poetically – ERE
Prominent – NOTED
Pronged – TINED
Schuss, e.g – SKI
Small amount – TAD
Stag – MALEDEER
Stag – SOLO
Time to celebrate – BANNERDAY
Top mark – APLUS
Traveler in life’s fast lane – JETSETTER
Undersea trackers – SONARS
Upscale retailer __ Marcus – NEIMAN
Vanity – EGO
Vegas lights – NEONS
Very hot state – RAGE
Voice mails: Abbr – MSGS
Washington NLer – NAT
Wavy pattern – MOIRE
Weep – CRY
Welsh dog – CORGI
Work out of the office? – BUSINESSTRIP
Works on a keyboard – TYPES
__ job: deception – SNOW
__ socks – KNEE
