The Washington Post - Aug 28 2019 Crossword Answer

The Washington Post - Aug 28 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Mideast noble	EMIR
Most challenging	HARDEST
Norse mythology upheaval used as the subtitle of a 2017 'Thor' film	RAGNAROK
Not fooled by	ONTO
Not pro	ANTI
Not so exciting	HOHUM
Often __: half the time	ASNOT
Online journal	BLOG
Pie nut	PECAN
Pinch pennies	SCRIMP
Pitching gem, in baseball slang	NONO
Poetry event	SLAM
Post-op sites	ICUS
Renovator's protective cover	TARP
Repairs	MENDS
Report card bummer	DEE
Reversed	UNDID
Rice-shaped pasta	ORZO
Save a ton on the wedding reception?	ELOPE
Scam that takes a while to pay off	LONGCON
Shed tears	WEEP
Soak up the sun	BASK
Spanish bear	OSO
Spoken	ORAL
Spoken	ALOUD
Status __	SYMBOL
Sty feed	SLOP
Succotash beans	LIMAS
Take in	SCAM
Tehran money	RIAL
Thick book	TOME
Tolled, as a bell	RANG
Under the covers	INBED
Wall St. debut	IPO
Without warmth	ICILY
Word after hee or yee	HAW
Yoga pose	ASANA
__ Sketch	ETCHA
__ Tar Pits	LABREA

Clues	Answers
'Becoming' memoirist Michelle	OBAMA
'Dies __': Latin hymn	IRAE
'i' pieces	DOTS
'Out of the Cellar' metal band	RATT
'__ won't do'	THIS
*Homemade song assortment	MIXTAPE
*Lunch from home	BROWNBAG
*Speak carefully to avoid offense	MINCEWORDS
*Vocally imitate a drum machine	BEATBOX
*Yahtzee, for one	DICEGAME
2019 award for author Walter Mosley	EDGAR
Ad-__: improvise	LIB
Add beauty to	ADORN
Blue-roofed eatery	IHOP
Boxing legend Archie	MOORE
Check signer	BOSS
Closest pals, initially	BFFS
Cry of success that can also be a sarcastic admission of failure	NAILEDIT
Darling	PET
Dinosaur Jr. frontman J __	MASCIS
Discomfit	FAZE
Dry as a desert	ARID
Fishing gear	LINES
Forget to mention	OMIT
Full-bosomed	BUXOM
General vibe	AURA
Hatcher or Polo	TERI
Hatchet man __ Brasi of 'The Godfather'	LUCA
Hits the slopes	SKIS
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum city	HANOI
Impish fairy	PIXIE
Incomplete Wikipedia entry	STUB
Irish speakers	GAELS
Kitchen guide ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues	RECIPEBOOK
Leafy vegetable	KALE
Life partner	TIME
Marshmallow blackener	FIRE
Meaty fare from a falafel stand	KEBAB
Middle of Q.E.D	ERAT