December 31st 2016 - Washington Post

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December 31st 2016 Answers

Clue	Solution
Letters after a lawyer's name	ESQ
Sealed off	SHUT
Harmonize	SYNC
Character in many a tweet	HASHTAG
Hosts briefly	MCS
"That's the stuff!"	AHH
Spanish red wine	RIOJA
Ancient written artifacts	SCROLLS
Place of pressure	HOTSEAT
Checked a box perhaps	VOTED
Make a faux pas	ERR
Cryptanalysis org.	NSA
Parental imperative	NOW
Buildup in some mouths	SILT
Fort ___ (area in California)	ORD
Phrase of gratitude often seen in abbreviated form	IOWEYOU
Great ___ (Atlantic island)	BRITAIN
Chanel fragrance for men	EGOISTE
It might get you up a bunny hill	ROPETOW
Golden Arches sandwich once in a while	MCRIB
Lone Star State battle site	ALAMO
Sum up	TOTAL
Low-hanging fruit at the ends of 21- 23- 28- and 33-Down	BERRY
Chow down	EAT
Org. of school supporters	PTA
Many an MIT undergrad	CSMAJOR
"Shoot over a message later!"	EMAILME
Assented	SAIDYES
Bounce on the infield	HOP
Force on Earth briefly	ONEG
Fax forerunner	TELEX
Loses altitude	DROPS
Bloke	CHAP
Warren denizen	HARE
Barely beat	EDGE
Test pilot's realm	SKY
Gershwin of note	IRA
"That's so cool!"	OOH
Retreat with whirlpools perhaps	SPA
Spacious	AIRY
Level	TIER
Where a merit badge might go	SASH
___ diagram (logician's tool)	VENN
"What's up?"	HIYA
One of the Marx Brothers	CHICO
"Ish"	ORSO
Tea servers	URNS
Bad thing to draw	SHORTSTRAW
Scientist Brahe who had part of his nose cut off in a duel	TYCHO
Lead singer of the Pussycats	JOSIE
Native American leader	TRIBALELDER
Sportsman in some Hemingway novels	MATADOR
Back muscle briefly	LAT
Lump of goo	GOB
Snake's target perhaps	CLOG
Dianne of "Law & Order"	WIEST
Vatican A-lister	POPE
Snake's target perhaps	RAT
Seventh Greek letter	ETA
Soggy spot	MARSH
Apple introduction of 1998	IMAC
David who directed four Harry Potter movies	YATES
Subj. studied by Neil deGrasse Tyson	ASTR
Moscow ballet company	BOLSHOI
Chinese leader who met with Nixon	MAO
Pet rock e.g.	TOY
Mello Yello competitor	MOUNTAINDEW
Not well-made	CHEAP
Duck prized for its down	EIDER
Mideastern pilgrimage	HADJ
Goofy person	SILLYGOOSE
Mythical Greek vessel	ARGO
Krispy ___ (doughnut place)	KREME
The old man	POPS
One of equal standing	PEER
Vertical graph lines	YAXES
NBA center inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016	SHAQ

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