Letter P 161000–161250

PURGING, condition or place of place or state of temporary suffering Political clean-up Political house-cleaning Political housecleaning, e.g. Political ouster Political shake-up Prove cathartic Purify; oust Political house-cleanings Political ousters Pet food name Pet-food giant Puppy Chow maker Pet food brand [recover lost ground] Pet food line Pedant's thinking Person for whom it's all or nothing Punctilious professor, e.g. Pertaining to nicety in literary style. Particular ones Precise persons. Person of censorious moral beliefs Pietistic protestant Plymouth colonist, e.g. person who follows strict moral or religious principles People who no what they like? Proper folks Phenomenon of moral oneupmanship within an ideological group Pixar short about a ball of yarn Poe's "The ___ Letter" Part of a knitting mnemonic Plum, for instance Prince's "__ Rain" Prose color Punch-to-the-gut result? Peruvian crop with husks (theme hint: think Skittles colors) Poet Gelett Burgess wrote that he never saw one Prince song about colorful plumbing? Prince's passion? Psychedelic rock classic of 1967 Possible result of spilling grape juice on a map of the Middle East? Performance art trio touring in a red state? Place "above the fruited plain" Plum permit? *Prince film featuring "When Doves Cry" Prince classic Prince hit Prince song Prince song that begins "I never meant to cause you any sorrow" Prince song with a colorful name Place that can vote either Democratic or Republican, in slang Part of the biromantic flag representing dual attraction Profess or claim Persian for contentment? Persian murmur Persian output Pet's contented sound Pet's sound Petted pet's sound Pleased cat's sound Pleased kitten's sound Pleased vibration Performed in "Cats" Post tune-up sounds Prize or fund to be competed for Place for a phone, wallet and keys Place for a wallet and a lip balm Place for change Place for lipstick Place for lipstick or Mace Place to keep Mace Place to keep lipstick or a wallet Place to keep pads Power metaphor Prada purchase Preakness prize Prize fund Prize in horse racing Prize of a sort. Prizefight prize Prizewinner's winnings Pucker, as lips Pucker, as one's lips Pug's pay Pug's reward Puckered, as lips Put one's lips together Person in charge of liner notes? Popular prizes. Presses together, as one's lips Prize amounts Prizes for pugilists Puckers Puckering, as lips puckering PORTULACA oleracea Portulaca plant in salads Portulaca. Play catch-up Posse, perhaps Provide provisions PRODUCT of inflammation Port in South Korea. Port on the Korea Strait port South Korean 1950s president Pearl Jam "___ Me, Pull Me" Promote the sale of Promotional campaign Promotional drive Propel a grocery cart Propel a pram Pull's opposite press, drive, or impel to action or completion of an action Pressed, as a button Person behind a pram person who sells illegal drugs Pedal __ (kind of pants) Presses forward Promotes the sale of. Press, as a button Put back (your chair) pushful poet Russian people Play it safe? No Post office request Plaything for a baby learning to walk Part of a gym class punishment, perhaps Pecs builder Pecs strengthener Popular type of sleeve. Pec builders Protest collective ___ Riot Pet feline Punk rock band whose most famous song is a prayer to the Virgin Mary Plant with catkins "Polly, ___ the kettle on" Postpone, with "off" Precedes off and on Present for decision, as a question. Propel, as a shot Present effectively: Slang. Placed a cap on it, colloquially PEACH pit Phrase for disembark. Plant, as a crop President before and after Medvedev President since 2000 Prime Minister of Russia Player's plea to the coach Publisher G. P. pretext or delay Postpone production of a TV commercial? Produce a play Produce, as a play Produce, as a show ___ pedestal (idolize) Perform extremely well, in sports lingo Pretend to be an impresario Pretend, and what you'll find five times in this puzzle Present theatrically Perform excellently for the audience Publicly shame, in a way Pretend to be wealthy, in old slang ... and a hint to words that end answers to starred clues Pretend to throw a stick? Prepare to dine Pressured, or what five squares in this puzzle do Portfolio hedges "Practice ___ brains in your muscles" (Sam Snead) Partner of calls Places in position Postpones, with "off" Propels a shot Petty revolt: Ger. Plotted revolt to overthrow a government person taking part in putsch Plea for decency *Pretends (see letters 6 to 9) Presses hard. Palmer's specialty. Parting shot of a sort Play miniature golf Play on the golf course. Play on the green Probable last Masters stroke Played miniature golf Played on a green Played on the green Provider of little strokes Play 18 holes of miniature golf? Peeking in cupboards, handling tools, etc Perform in Olympic event. Part of Burning Tree. Practice area, of a kind Practice area, of a sort Publicly embarrassing, perhaps via one's socials Posed, as a question Present for decision. Par allows two per green Parts of most eagles People try to sink them Plays clock golf. Plays mini golf Plays miniature golf PLASTER cement Pane sealant Pane securer Patching compound Pipe sealer Play-Doh, e.g. Pliable cement. pane adhesive Paint removal tool Preconcerted. Preserve, as preserves Provide accommodations for Provide accommodations to Provide with lodging Provide with lodgings Provide, as money Pretend to be brave Persevere, like a boxing promoter? Prearranged conspiracy Performance ultimatum Post snide comments on a blog? Packages of yarn or thread Provoke; incite Place alongside of. Prompt to a Twister player? Painter ___ de Chavannes Puerto Rican "Fundamental" metalers Puerto Rican Ozzfest band Perplex, bewilder perplex and confuse or be perplexed or confused People who forgive crossword cheaters? Present for people like you person or thing that puzzles Pipe insulation abbr. Pipe mtrl. Pipe plastic Pipe plastic, for short Piping compound, briefly Piping material, for short Piping plastic, for short Piping polymer Plastic compd. Plastic pipe material Plastic pipe material for short, Plastic pipe material, in brief Plastic pipe polymer, for short