The Washington Post - June 24 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Washington Post Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Jun 24 2017 

Clue	Solution
Cowboy ____ Autry	gene
Pierce	penetrate
Compass dir.	ene
Comes together	meets
French female	elle
Less hazardous	safer
Spike heel	stiletto
Hankering	yen
Fish delicacy	sushi
Thai e.g.	asian
Kind	genre
Requested	asked
Soap bubbles	suds
Delhi dress	sari
Wading bird	heron
Field covers	tarps
Kind of carpet	shag
Time period	hour
Comedian ____ Murphy	eddie
Rescue me!	sos
Roadside eatery	diner
Necessary	essential
Must have	need
Koppel and Turner	teds
Military warning (2 wds.)	redalert
Crafts	arts
Eve’s garden	eden
Make tea	steep
Author Oscar ____	wilde
Concede	admit
Exams	tests
Newspapers and TV e.g.	media
Novel	fresh
Ripens	ages
Toledo’s waterfront	erie
Roman emperor	nero
Had been	was
Owl’s question?	who
Profess	avow
Untidy	messy
Epic	saga
Flat	even
Please greatly	elate
Takes advantage of	uses
Naught	none
Like Santa’s helpers	elfin
Basin	sink
Woolly mama	ewe
Strong metal	steel
Use jointly	share
In this manner	thus
Kept	retained
Fragment	shred
Paving material	tar
Raspy	hoarse
Harsh-sounding	strident
Car	auto
Sag	droop
Enlightened one’s words (2 wds.)	isee
Small bombs	grenades
Perceived	sensed
Disencumber	rid
Feats	deeds
Elite police squad (2 wds.)	swatteam
Leafy plant	fern
Ocean currents	tides
Acquire knowledge	learn
Hamilton bill	ten
Shade sources	elms
Golf club	wedge
Electricity carrier	wire
Censor	edit
Zodiac sign	aries
Locks	hair
Cherished animals	pets
Stockpile	stash
Margarine	oleo
Gawk	gape