The Washington Post May 20 2012 crossword clues & answers

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The Washington Post May 20 2012

Clue	Answer
'Prejudice made plausible,' according to H.L. Mencken	CRITICISM
'Superbly done!'	NICEONE
'Tom & ___' (1994 film)	VIV
'Turn Off the Dark' singer in 'Spider-Man' on Broadway	ARACHNE
'___ Now' (1968 album)	ARETHA
1983 album promoted by the Serious Moonlight tour	LETSDANCE
Actor with a recurring role on 'The Bob Newhart Show' who later married Suzanne Pleshette	TOMPOSTON
After	CHASING
Assistant whose boss is mad	IGOR
Bathroom material	FLOORTILE
Big wound	GASH
Brand of sertraline	ZOLOFT
Brat Pack surname	ESTEVEZ
Children, slangily	RUGRATS
Colon half	DOT
Coming up	ONTAP
Comparatively useful word?	THAN
Crash sound	BAM
Creator of the 'Mostly Ghostly' series	STINE
Degree in math?	NTH
Diagnostic aids	SCANS
Future louse	NIT
Game changer?	HOUSERULE
Gave a speech	ORATED
Get rid of	AXE
Get the ball rolling	STARTIN
Guitar-playing 'Glee' character	ARTIE
In a difficult position	ONTHESPOT
In reality	ATBOTTOM
Japanese compact	SENTRA
Leaves due to a threat	EVACUATES
Like 19th-century London streets	GASLIT
Like some mining	OPENPIT
Like some silverware	TINED
Locks up?	BUN
Loses one's cool	SEESRED
Machiavelli's first name	NICCOLO
Major-___ (chief steward)	DOMO
Makeshift musical instruments	SAWS
Melodious songbirds	LARKS
Messy places	STIES
Mexican Revolution leader	MADERO
New Jersey's ___ Park	MENLO
Often-uninhabited land	ISLET
Parallel to	ALONG
Pause a rehearsal, maybe	TAKETEN
Power ___ (rock band format)	TRIO
Probable real-life model for Betty Boop	HELENKANE
Put stuff on cards, perhaps	SHOP
React to a bad pun	WINCE
Red Fort city	AGRA
Require orientation?	GETLOST
Roman princess played by Sophia Loren in 'Attila'	HONORIA
Rushed	SPED
Shelf supporter	ANGLEIRON
Singer of the No. 1 hit 'Foolish'	ASHANTI
Slipped through the cracks	SEEPED
Smart guy?	ALECK
Stacy's 'Butterfly' co-star	PIA
Steamed	IRATE
Subject best avoided	SOREPOINT
Takes a while to wear off	LASTS
Tease	RIB
Went out	EXITED
When many homes have their lights on	CHRISTMAS
When to stage fireworks shows	ATNIGHT
___ acid (swimming pool treatment)	MURIATIC
___ Cervin (another name for the Matterhorn)	MONT

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