The Washington Post Tuesday 2022 01 21 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
W.C.'s 'My Little Chickadee' co-star	MAE
He directed Samuel in 'Pulp Fiction'	QUENTIN
TAKES CHARGE OF	OWNS
Cozy places	DENS
Accommodating places	INNS
Superior cousin?	ERIE
PRE-EURO CURRENCY	LIRA
UNCOMMON SENSE	ESP
CONSUME	USE
Musicologist's term	OPUS
CORAL REEF VISITOR	SNORKELER
As initially evident	ONITSFACE
Dick was his veep	IKE
FALLS BEHIND	LOSESTIME
ORANGE MUPPET	ERNIE
Atomic physicist's favorite spy novelist?	IONFLEMING
MISSTEP	ERROR
MANY RWANDANS	HUTUS
HOLIDAY SONGS	NOELS
POETIC ADVERB	EER
WING	ANNEX
'Got any examples at all?'	NAMEMEONE
NOT LEAVE ALONE	NAG
Mounted, as gems	INSET
LINGERIE ITEMS	SLIPS
U.K. part	ENG
Word after look or sound	ALIKE
Begin a flight	CLIMB
Umami source	MSG
BERET RELATIVE	TAM
Like Jack Sprat, one would expect	SLIM
'__ awake?'	YOU
LIGHT TOUCHES	PATS
Atomic physicist's favorite side dish?	BOSONBAKEDBEANS
Possible 'Finish your tax return yet?' reply	ISENTITIN
Snowe of ME, once	SEN
RIGHTMOST BOWLING PIN	TEN
LIE NEXT TO	ABUT
__ MINIMUM	BARE
MOVE A BIT	STIR
Versatile mount	ARABIAN
FILLED FOOD	PITA
LION __	TAMER
CRETACEOUS GIANT	TREX
COMPREHENDS	SEES
MINNESOTA CONGRESSWOMAN ILHAN __	OMAR
U.N. Security Council permanent member	RUS
Atomic physicist's favorite wall builder?	STONEMESON
YOUNG NEWT	EFT
Atomic physicist's favorite cookie?	FIGNEUTRON
PAINTER NOLDE	EMIL
Atomic physicist's favorite Golden Age movie star?	QUARKGABLE
APPLE PRODUCT	IOS
Role in a Gershwin opera	BESS
WAFER BRAND	NILLA
Roomba target	DUST
DO A VET'S JOB	GELD
'Notorious' studio	RKO
FELLOW	CHAP

W.C.'s 'My Little Chickadee' co-star

MAE

He directed Samuel in 'Pulp Fiction'

QUENTIN

TAKES CHARGE OF

OWNS

Cozy places

DENS

Accommodating places

INNS

Superior cousin?

ERIE