Washington Post Crossword Answers July 16 2017

Clue	Solution
Corned beef dish	hash
____ gap	generation
Holds	has
Most skillful	ablest
Rod and ____	reel
Church service	mass
Fish delicacy	sushi
Hollywood hopeful	starlet
Vocation	career
Locality	area
Agent 007	bond
Remain	stay
Lamb’s mom	ewe
Employed	used
Ship’s pole	spar
Reads quickly	scans
Thick soup	puree
At rest	idle
Flower feature	petal
Restlessness	impatience
Colander	sieve
Sheik’s wives	harem
Bus money	fare
Prayer finale	amen
Japan’s continent	asia
Appetizer	starter
Wake up	arouse
Aquatic animals	otters
Croc’s kin	gator
Not him	her
Soup containers	cans
Band instrument	oboe
"____ of the Flies"	lord
Physique	body
Soothing plant	aloe
Scored on serve	aced
Koppel and Kennedy	teds
Ventilate	air
Elevated	high
Words of understanding (2 wds.)	isee
Nature’s bandages	scabs
Between ports	asea
Suitor	beau
Fortuneteller’s card	tarot
Without meaning	senseless
Sports venue	arena
Giggle sound	hee
____ corgi	welsh
Prepared	ready
Feels remorse	rues
Man or Wight	isle
Resorts	spas
Summit	tip
Expire	perish
Comely	cute
Trim meat	defat
"Mamma ____!"	mia
Desertlike	arid
Church feature	altar
Impersonator	aper
Keanu Reeves role	neo
Greasy streak	smear
Conserve	save
Branch of Congress	senate
Zodiac sign	leo
News story	item
Pealed	rang
Asian language	thai
Use crayons	color
Decrease	abate
Dine	eat
Concerning	about
Acceptance of others	tolerance
From Oslo	norse
Perfume	odor
Like some tea	iced
Passover meal	seder
Seeded breads	ryes
Lipstick shades	reds
Appendages	arms