The Washington Post - May 17 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Washington Post Crossword Puzzle Solutions - May 17 2017 

Clue	Solution
"____ the ramparts…"	oer
"____ we forget"	lest
____ Gras (Shrove Tuesday)	mardi
007’s drink	martini
Acapulco coin	peso
Ain’t correctly	isnt
Ambush	trap
Anchorman ____ Jennings	peter
Apprehend	arrest
Aromatic herb	basil
Avoid capture	elude
Blushing	red
Bride’s walkway	aisle
Bushy fence	hedge
Canada’s capital	ottawa
Chose	elected
Church group	sect
Clip	shear
Clue	hint
Crave	desire
Cut	slit
Cut	slashed
Dairy cow	holstein
Deli sausage	salami
Dirt	soil
Doglike scavengers	hyenas
Fable writer	aesop
Flower feature	petal
Flower holder	vase
Free ticket	pass
Fur scarf	stole
Gridiron number	eleven
Gun owners’ org.	nra
Hero’s tale	epic
Ignited	lit
Indefinite number	some
Jazz’s ____ Fitzgerald	ella
Lagoon’s boundary	atoll
Lamb’s sound	bleat
Large food fish	tuna
Largest continent	asia
Looks after	tends
Major artery	aorta
Make ____ meet	ends
Make well	heal
Mete (out)	dole
Midwest airport	ohare
Milan’s land	italy
Misdeeds	sins
Most arid	driest
Mount ____ (Seattle view)	rainier
Mule’s kin	ass
Narrate	tell
Neck area	nape
New	novel
Otherwise	else
Pass as time	elapse
Per person	each
Picasso’s creation	art
Potato state	idaho
Price marker	tag
Ralph ____ Emerson	waldo
Retiree’s acct.	ira
Roman fiddler	nero
Sahara e.g.	desert
Says further	adds
School groups (abbr.)	ptas
Sci-fi weapons	lasers
Slips up	errs
Spanish cheer	ole
Stench	odor
Strong metal	steel
Tavern drinks	ales
Transmit a TV show	telecast
Transparent	clear
Vane letters	ese
Very much (2 wds.)	alot
Vocation	trade
Volcanic outpouring	lava
Well-groomed	neat