The Washington Post - May 22 2016 Crossword Answer

The Washington Post - May 22 2016 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
'The First Lady of Song'	ELLA
'The Harp' constellation	LYRA
'___ Peak' (Brosnan film)	DANTES
Actor Depardieu	GERARD
Affects strongly	GETSTO
Autocrats	DESPOTS
Bar fig	ATT
Barrel builders	HOOPERS
Be unsettled	PEND
Bern sight, to some	AAR
Bristlelike appendages	AWNS
Cato's existence	ESSE
Changes prices, perhaps	RETAGS
Coasts	RESTSONONESOARS
Combustible funeral heap	PYRE
Daughter of Hägar the Horrible	HONI
Degree for attys	LLB
Deviated	STRAYED
Doesn't cut, as class	ATTENDS
Don't pay a lost wager	WELSH
Econ. indicator	CPI
Engage in	WAGE
Expect	AWAIT
Experiment in living apart	TRIALSEPARATION
Famed Chicago Cubs third baseman	SANTO
Far from favorable	ADVERSE
Furniture pieces	DIVANS
High school safety org	SADD
It's just a matter of time	AGE
Kiddie ___	LIT
Lines up	ORIENTS
Main part	LEAD

Clues	Answers
Makes more comfortable	EASES
Mariposa lily	SEGO
Mass transit mode	RAIL
Mean-spirited	SNIDE
Meaningful spans	ERAS
Metal fastener	STAPLER
Migratory shorebirds	TERNS
Money handlers	TELLERS
Osmonds' hometown	OGDEN
Overseas currency since 2002	EURO
Put in bold type, say	STRESS
Red ink entries	DEBTS
Risk taker's thought	DOIDARE
Salad bar selection	ITALIANDRESSING
Scary story	HAIRRAISINGTALE
Scuttlebutt from 'with-it' sources	WORDONTHESTREET
Show surprise	START
Skater Protopopov and designer Cassini	OLEGS
Smog-battling org	EPA
Snack food brand	DORITOS
Some paint finishes	SATINS
Squad car sounds	SIRENS
Stable area	STALL
Timetable, briefly	SKED
Troublesome predicament	STICKYSITUATION
TV sleuth who was for hire	SPENSER
Unadulterated	SHEER
Utter drivel	ROT
Vacation souvenir	TEE
Went after flies	SWATTED
Winter follower, on some calendars (abbr.)	SPR
Worms event of 1521	DIET