The Washington Post Sunday - Crossword Answers | 2021 01 10

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Contact gently, as someone's shoulder TAPON
Dark liquid in pits TAR
Event at which you may pick sides? LUNCH
Get a read on SENSE
How some flips into a pool may be attempted ONADARE
Huge dolphin ORCA
Immerse in water, say SOAK
Implore on bended knee BEG
Initial financial commitment ANTE
Joyful or sorrowful drop TEAR
Provoke, as controversy STIR
Queen who is president of United World Colleges NOOR
Reactive particle ION
Devote real energy (to) STRIVE
Detects as Dalmatians do SNIFFS
Sinks under pressure SAGS
Solange, to Beyoncé SISTER
SHARED BY US OUR
Ruling elite, for short? SCOTUS
Restaurant where you can order Chicken Crispers CHILIS
Talk show guest, maybe STAR
Removed all doubt ENSURED
Toss high above LOB
Totally ineffective FUTILE
Verb heard on a GPS app TURN
Comprehension phrase ISEE
Keep in, as emotions CONTAIN
___ FOUR (BEATLES) FAB
MOCKS MAKESFUNOF
Canines' canines FANGS
DOESN'T SPEAK CLEARLY SLURS
EXPAND ENLARGE
Initial financial commitment? IOU
home.howard.___ EDU
Fibrous muffin stuff OATBRAN
Direction from St. Louis to Louisville EAST
Of orchids and oxlips FLORAL
Stop working for now TAKETEN
Newfoundland noise ARF
Theater box? AMP
Local guy mentioned in Onion headlines AREAMAN
Musical partly set in an apartment RENT
Murder weapon for Mr. Hyde CANE
Millie Bobby Brown's numerically named role on 'Stranger Things' ELEVEN
Mademoiselle's 'me' MOI
Nevada poker hub RENO
Lodging on a road trip MOTEL
Sensationalize SEXUP
Some temporary spray-on body art AIRBRUSHTATTOOS
Spiritual carvings TOTEMS
Negative follow-up to a suggestion ORNOT
'Babe' female EWE
'Burning' body parts EARS
'Dark ___' (video game featuring an undead protagonist) SOULS
Long, unstitched garment SARI
Pours off, as pinot noir DECANTS
'Now I'm interested!' OOH
'Now That ___ Gone' (Destiny's Child song) SHES
DISTANT FAR
'Rugrats' dad STU
FDR'S DOG FALA
FILL UNTIL FULL SATE
LOUT OAF
'Man produces ___ as a bee produces honey': William Golding EVIL
ENTERS GRADUALLY EASESIN
'DITTO' ASAMI
RELISHED ATEUP
GUILTY PLEASURE VICE
JUST IN CASE LEST
Pay careful attention to small details DOTTHEIS
'Wheel of Fortune' co-host White VANNA
0-over result on a hole PAR
2021, e.g YEAR
Ones cutting out cookies? DIETERS
Alter, constitutionally AMEND
Annoy over and over HARASS
Not aground, say ASEA
Firing AXING
Curse words? HEXES
Wrinkle removers in laundry rooms STEAMIRONS
Boosting feet? ODE
BP subsidiary gas brand AMOCO
Cardio exercise JOG
When repeated, a giggle HEE
Boleyn played by Natalie Dormer on 'The Tudors' ANNE
___-day delivery SAME
Banished citizens EXILES
'American Masters' channel PBS
'Don't believe what you hear!' ITSALIE
Alcoholic brunch drinks MIMOSAS
'I've got to be treated just like everybody else' FAIRSFAIR
'That's Just What You Are' singer Mann AIMEE
BBC's 'MasterChef' co-presenter Wallace GREGG
Become tired of SOURON
Wowed, just wowed INAWE
___ AND HEARTY HALE
TURKISH CURRENCY LIRA
School-supporting orgs PTAS
'___ du lieber!' ACH
MINUTE SLIGHT
FORTUNETELLER'S DECK TAROT
COMPLETE ENTIRE
NOT SHINING BRIGHTLY DIM
BURDEN ONUS
SEE 126 ACROSS LIGHT
'Call on me! Call on me!' OHOH
'Wheel of Fortune' creator Griffin MERV
'Do you want me to?' SHALLI
A LAW ___ ITSELF UNTO