Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Friday January 8, 2021.
“A New Day Has Come” singer – DION
“Bob’s Burgers” sibling – TINA
“Give __ break!” – MEA
“Sorry Not Sorry” singer Lovato – DEMI
“We __ alone” – ARENOT
“You sure of that?” – ISIT
— – TER
— – RIES
— – ATION
— – AGE
African river to the Mediterranean – NILE
Alka-Seltzer jingle word – PLOP
Alpine song – YODEL
Amazon berry – ACAI
Architectural recess – APSE
Blast furnace output – PIGIRON
Bleeping editor – CENSOR
Bravo preceder – ALFA
Bridge protectors – NOSEPADS
Casts in a bad light – MALIGNS
Chamonix peak – ALPE
Chant – INTONE
Collide with – SLAMINTO
Come across as – SEEM
Compensate – REPAY
Continuing story line – ARC
Criticize severely – UPBRAID
Evil fairy played by Angelina Jolie – MALEFICENT
Explosive initials – TNT
Fellows – LADS
Full of anticipation – AGOG
Genetic connection – LIN
Go (for) – OPT
Good enough – OKAY
Grad – ALUM
Green lights – YESES
Hammer home? – EAR
Hardheaded – ADAMANT
Hawkeye State campus town – AMES
HHS agency – FDA
Horror icon, for short – DRAC
Impediment to walking down a hallway – CLU
In a heap – PILED
Inexact no – EST
Inspiron maker – DELL
International gas brand – ESSO
It’s not optional – NEED
Kardashian matriarch – KRIS
Kurylenko of “Quantum of Solace” – OLGA
Like a busy chimney sweep’s clothes – SOOTED
Like Erté’s art – DECO
Lowdown – INFO
Many a poem by Sharon Olds – ODE
Mischief-maker – SCAMP
Nair rival that originally had “N” as its first letter – VEET
NBA coach Steve – KERR
Parsons of old Hollywood gossip – LOUELLA
Promotional giveaways – TIEINS
Recommendation for better health – MEDI
Retro ski resort sight – TBAR
Soak (up) – SOP
Source of inside info, perhaps – LEAK
Source of some TV content – MINIS
Sports bet based on total points scored … or a hint to answering four puzzle clues – OVERUNDER
Stores on a farm – ENSILES
Storm often chased – TORNADO
Subject to being wiped out – ERADICABLE
Summarize – RECAP
Thames gallery – TATE
Tibetan honorific – LAMA
Topsoil – DIRT
Touchscreen touch – TAP
Treats with disdain – SNUBS
Trio in funny shorts – STOOGES
Uptight – ANAL
Web service since 1993 – AOLMAIL
With the least delay – SOONEST
Word with steam or fire – ENGINE
