The Washington Post - Dec 9 2019

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Clues Answers
'Big Band' and 'Jazz' periods ERAS
'Cats' poet's monogram TSE
'Georgia on My Mind' singer Charles RAY
'Great' dog DANE
'I agree' YES
'I have to know!' TELLME
'There you have it!' VOILA
'__ be in England ... ': Browning OHTO
'__ the President's Men' ALL
'__ to you, matey!' ERES
+ or - particle ION
Africa's Sierra __ LEONE
Amateur radio hobbyist HAMOPERATOR
Aspen getaway SKITRIP
Bare-naked Lady GODIVA
Broody music genre EMO
Career-boosting political spending on local projects PORKBARRELBILLS
Change the wall color REPAINT
Chief Norse god ODIN
Chill in the air NIP
Commercials ADS
Convenient bag TOTE
Cornmeal dish POLENTA
Creme-filled cookie OREO
Daisy __: Li'l Abner's wife MAE
Dancer Duncan ISADORA
Director Preminger OTTO
Easily fooled NAIVE
Excites AROUSES
Floor cleaner MOP
Football play measure YARDAGE
Forensic evidence DNA
Friends in Lyon AMIS
Geographical direction suffix ERN
Glass container JAR
Impressive sight EYEFUL
iPhone assistant SIRI
Issue's most important element ... and a hint to 17-, 30-, 36- and 47-Across MEATOFTHEMATTER
Clues Answers
Keep from having kittens, say SPAY
Leave out OMIT
Leaves DEPARTS
Madison in NYC, e.g AVE
Many a techie GEEK
Most wicked EVILEST
Opposite of post- PRE
Paltry sum CHICKENFEED
Party music mix, briefly DJSET
Polite address to a woman MAAM
Polite way to address a man SIR
Pos. opposite NEG
Positive vote AYE
Postal service AIRMAIL
Prefix with sonic ULTRA
Prison knife SHIV
Quik maker NESTLE
Rx MED
Sgts.' superiors LTS
Slide on the road SKID
Smitten INLOVE
Speaker sound AUDIO
Sport played on horseback POLO
Sunrise direction EAST
Sushi tuna AHI
Swiss watch brand RADO
Syrup brand since 1902 KARO
Thurman who played The Bride in 'Kill Bill' films UMA
Tie, as a score EVENUP
To a greater extent MORESO
Variety show hosts, briefly MCS
Wild hog BOAR
Word before vows or status MARITAL
Word of mock sadness BOOHOO
Yukon automaker GMC
Zeros GOOSEEGGS
__ a kind ONEOF
__-in-one: golfer's ace HOLE