The Washington Post Sunday - Dec 5 2021

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Clues Answers
'... for richer, for ___, in sickness and in health ...' POORER
'Blueberries for ___' (children's book) SAL
'Der Hölle Rache' from 'The Magic Flute,' e.g ARIA
'Family Affair' singer ___ J. Blige MARY
'Have You Seen ___?' (hit by the Chi-Lites) HER
'Icicles,' on a Christmas tree TINSEL
'July' singer ___ Cyrus NOAH
'Millionaire ___' ('The Jetsons' episode) ASTRO
'ng' sounds, e.g NASALS
'Spun' yarns TALES
'Star Trek Beyond' director Justin LIN
'That's nice to hear!' IMGLAD
'This Bitter Earth' singer Washington DINAH
'Victoria & Abdul' actor Fazal ALI
Abundant in plant life LUSH
Advocate for the accused DEFENSEATTORNEY
Alley-___ ('NBA Jam' play) OOP
Alter, as one's thinking RESHAPE
Apt to be persuaded PLIABLE
Area often shaved by a barber NAPE
Artisan who may repair a Stradivarius VIOLINMAKER
Become genetically altered MUTATE
Big tree climber APE
Brand of salsa and taco meal kits ORTEGA
Business org CORP
Call things off ENDIT
Cause for cramming TEST
Cause great surprise STUN
Cell terminal that sounds like 53 Down's counterpart ANODE
Connecting point NODE
Creator of visual advertising content GRAPHICDESIGNER
Dec. hrs. in D.C EST
Demi Moore, ___ Guynes NEE
Demonstrate moxie DARE
Distracting background noise DIN
Emulates an archer AIMS
Ernie who won the 2012 Open Championship ELS
Factors to be considered, in a case MERITS
Female zebra MARE
First name that means 'my God' ELI
Fish eggs ROE
Flaming ___ (temporary name for a TV tavern where Aerosmith played) MOES
Fly a fighter jet AVIATE
Four-time Oscar-nominated actress Moorehead AGNES
Game with 1 cards, aptly UNO
Genre for Alexisonfire EMO
George H.W. Bush's chief of staff John SUNUNU
Get into again REENTER
Ginormous amount TON
Got some brunch ATE
Govt. org. that submits FISA court requests NSA
Half of IT, briefly INFO
Handled bar SOAP
Harvester brand DEERE
Hilarious sorts RIOTS
Hold ___ (cherish) DEAR
Initial step ATOB
It's used by students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, briefly ASL
Joint that can be affected by gout ANKLE
Kagan who was dean of Harvard Law ELENA
La città con il Colosseo ROMA
Landlocked state with the island city Sabula IOWA
Left Opposition leader Trotsky LEON
Light dressing specification NOOIL
Like certain wolves LONE
Lost firmness SAGGED
Magazine with a Best Workplaces list INC
Many miles off AFAR
Minor demons IMPS
Mobile program writer APPDEVELOPER
Clues Answers
Mononymous 'Chimera' musician HANA
Muscat Daily readers OMANIS
Not be precisely vertical LEAN
One doing inspections or maintenance work beneath the surface DEEPSEADIVER
One is equivalent to about 0.028 kilograms OUNCE
One who might rob vaqueros in a western BANDITO
One-named comedian on 'Good Girls' RETTA
Packing more punch STRONGER
Phishing trap? EMAILSCAM
Pinterest poster, e.g USER
Plotting party CABAL
Poetry book section VERSE
Pour choice? EWER
Prudish one's concern SMUT
Psychology topic from the Latin for 'I' EGO
Put right on the page? INDENT
Reacted with umbrage BRISTLED
Reaper's descriptor GRIM
Reporter of health-related news and research MEDICALJOURNALIST
Rewards from work, and a hint to this puzzle's theme FRUITSOFONESLABOR
Roger who co-hosted 'Sneak Previews' EBERT
Rudd named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in 2021 PAUL
Run-of-the-mill SOSO
Salt Lake City residents UTAHNS
Second-in-command under Lyndon HUBERT
See 120 Down SKATES
Setting of Rainbow Rowell's novel 'Eleanor & Park' OMAHA
Settings for IVs ERS
Shipmate of Data TROI
Short slumber NAP
Short slumber SIESTA
Shown to many AIRED
Single part of a whole UNIT
Smashing Pumpkins song whose name is a Hindu god without its H SIVA
Soaks (up) SOPS
Something taken by Dora the Explorer TRIP
Sound during milking MOO
Spanish 'good' BUENO
Speech that may have bleeped-out words TIRADE
Splinter group SECT
Sports team supporter, of a sort SPONSOR
Spread site that rhymes with 'spread' BREAD
Start BEGIN
Starting point for 127 Across TEE
Striped aquatic predator TIGERSHARK
Subtle variation NUANCE
Sum of production TOTALCOST
Target audience for HBO shows ADULTS
Teller's supervisor BANKMANAGER
Temple statue, e.g IDOL
Terse online reply that means 'deal with it' COPE
Three of clubs? TRIO
Track competition MEET
Track numbers ODDS
TV writer Mike who co-created 'The Critic' REISS
U.S. senators, e.g VIPS
Vague, large amount OODLES
Video game where you wield an ax and slay? GUITARHERO
Watch party? SENTRY
Went back, as the tide EBBED
What a frustrated person might throw TANTRUM
What a topiarist may clip SHRUB
With 99 Down, some Winter Olympics gear ICE
With levity INJEST
Word after special, black or photo OPS
Words you just heard ECHO
___ a one (nobody) NARY
___ beef (Japanese meat) KOBE
___ versa VICE
___-surrealism (artistic genre) AFRO