Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Wednesday June 23 2021.
“Alas!” – SOSAD
“Everything’s fine!” – IMOK
“Get a room!” elicitor, for short – PDA
“Happy little trees” painter Ross – BOB
“Jersey Shore” airer – MTV
“Quiet on the __!”: director’s cry – SET
“__ la France!” – VIVE
“__ out!” – YER
Actors sans lines – MIMES
Ad – PROMO
Arcing shot – LOB
Aver – ASSERT
Belgrade resident – SERB
Cal. airport not in its namesake city – SFO
Campground support – TENTSTAKE
Cheered for – ROOTEDON
Classic Lugosi character with an aversion to the ends of 17-, 29-, 48- and 61-Across – DRACULA
College football powerhouse – ALABAMA
Colorful cereal brand – TRIX
Condescending – SMIRKY
Corrupt – DEPRAVE
Cuddled, in a way – SPOONED
Digital money – ECASH
Draco Malfoy, to Harry Potter – NEMESIS
Dutch colonist – BOER
Efron of “High School Musical” – ZAC
Elder Obama daughter – MALIA
Embezzler’s dread – AUDIT
Enthusiastic supporter – BOOSTER
Exorcist’s target – SPIRIT
Fashions – TRENDS
Fruity antacid – TUMS
Gets in – ARRIVES
Google – SEARCH
Green prefix – ECO
Hibernation location – DEN
Hirsch of “Into the Wild” – EMILE
Historic chapters – ERAS
Homes high up – AERIES
How some candid comments are made – OFFMIKE
Image on some birth announcements – STORK
Insignias – EMBLEMS
Insignificant person – TWERP
Itty-bitty – EENSY
Like money in a poker game – ATRISK
Like some violets – AFRICAN
Line on many bills – TAX
Loan sharks – USURERS
Maori dance with rhythmic chanting – HAKA
Munich address – HERR
Netflix series about unintended consequences of new technology – BLACKMIRROR
On earth – UNDERTHESUN
Operate – USE
Pants, briefly – TROU
Part of a southpaw’s ring repertoire – LEFTCROSS
Pay to play – ANTE
Per __ – DIEM
Postal motto word – NOR
Punk rock offshoot – EMO
Reason to skip lunch, maybe – BUSYDAY
ROFL relative – LMAO
Rusty nail liquor – SCOTCH
Sci-fi vehicle – UFO
Silly person – TWIT
Some “Rocky” settings – GYMS
Some diet soda has one – CALORIE
Sows, e.g – SHES
Spacewalk initials – EVA
Took a downturn – WORSENED
TV host with her “OWN” network – OPRAH
Uses a needle – SEWS
Was overcome with emotion, informally – PLOTZED
Welcomed at the door – SAWIN
Whimper – MEWL
[not my mistake] – SIC
__ check: test of character – GUT
