The Washington Post - Oct 1 2019

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
'Ben-__' HUR
'Easy Rider' actor DENNISHOPPER
'Fingers crossed!' HERESHOPING
'Hmm ... not likely' UHNO
'My goodness!' OHDEAR
'Not really a fan' MEH
'Nothing but __': 'Swish!' NET
'Sands of __ Jima': 1949 film IWO
't,' in 'btw' THE
'Yeah, and ... ?' OKSO
'Yuck!' BLEH
'__ be darned!' ILL
'__ Blinded Me With Science': 1983 hit SHE
Advanced student's course HONORS
Baba in a cave ALI
Baby seals PUPS
Baltimore-based medical school JOHNSHOPKINS
Capital of Sicily PALERMO
Cavity-fighting org ADA
College sr.'s test GRE
Contractor's parameters SPECS
Country star McGraw TIM
Cribbage piece PEG
Curly-haired 'Peanuts' character FRIEDA
Drillmaster's syllable HUP
eharmony profile part BIO
Entry point DOOR
Fail epically BLOWIT
Fail to notice MISS
Fancy pillowcase SHAM
Fisherman's __: waterfront district in San Francisco WHARF
Fluffy wrap BOA
Gas brand BP relaunched in 2017 AMOCO
Give as a task ASSIGN
Gold medals, to Spaniards OROS
Golf tournament won by Shane Lowry in 2019 BRITISHOPEN
Govt. drug bust, perhaps FBIRAID
Had chips, say ATE
Clues Answers
Hankers (for) YEARNS
Icy road worry SKID
Less prevalent RARER
Like most of northern Africa SAHARAN
Little songbird WREN
Mama bear, in Seville OSA
Maxim OLDSAW
Mined metal ORE
Nest egg acronym IRA
No longer working: Abbr RETD
Office notice MEMO
Omega preceder PSI
Opening day pitcher, typically ACE
Pequod crew WHALERS
Police HQ alerts APBS
Post-workout refresher SHOWER
Prefix with sphere HEMI
Puts a Singer to work SEWS
Quarrel SPAT
Rice, in Chinese cuisine STAPLE
See 25-Across ALDA
Shout from the foyer IMHOME
Sizzling Tex-Mex fare FAJITA
Soft palate dangler UVULA
Spider's creation WEB
Stocking experts, and what 16-, 19-, 51- and 57-Across literally are shopkeepers
Sushi bar sauce SOY
Swiss mathematician EULER
Tidy (up) SPRUCE
To have, in Paris AVOIR
TriBeCa neighbor SOHO
Twins infielder Miguel SANO
Vegas calculation ODDS
Washington, e.g STATE
Winter flakes SNOW
With 31-Across, 'The Aviator' Oscar nominee ALAN
__ mater ALMA
__ Tzu: toy dog SHIH