Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Tuesday January 12, 2021.
‘… but I could be wrong’ – ORNOT
‘Able was I ___ I saw Elba’ – ERE
‘Dapper’ guy – DAN
‘Insecure’ actress – ISSARAE
‘No ___!’ (or its response) – WAY
‘Not to mention …’ – PLUS
‘Should have listened to me!’ – ITOLDYOU
‘Well, alrighty …’ – OKNOW
‘Without question’ – YES
‘Wow, that’s 2 funny!’ – LMAO
‘___ homo’ – ECCE
‘___ Miz’ – LES
Accepting that one can’t do better – SETTLING
Adage on the impermanence of suffering … or a hint to 18-, 29-, 46- and 61-Across – THISTOOSHALLPASS
Alley ___ (flashy basketball play) – OOP
Area between Virginia and Georgia – CAROLINA
Base on balls – WALK
Ben & Jerry’s alternative – EDYS
Bit in a horse’s mouth? – OAT
Bone-dry – ARID
Boxer’s cry – ARF
Building detail – SPEC
Bulb units – WATTS
Burden – ONUS
Causing the lips to pucker – TART
Coat in winter – RIME
Complained about ad nauseam – HARPEDON
Córdoba : Nicaragua :: ___ : Cuba – PESO
Cowboy’s pal – PARD
Dine – EAT
Disreputable newspaper – RAG
Do some improv – ADLIB
E.R. V.I.P.s – MDS
Expeditions by knights – QUESTS
Fungus-filled, maybe – MILDEWY
Gaelic language – ERSE
Govt. testing site for air and water quality – EPALAB
Greeting in Honolulu – ALOHA
Hard deposit in a bladder – KIDNEYSTONE
Hard lemonade brand – MIKES
Iconic Andy Warhol subject – MAO
In good physical shape – FIT
Jane Pauley and Rachel Maddow – TVHOSTS
Jiffy – BRIEFMOMENT
Legislation often resulting from compromise – BIPARTISANBILL
Like the sky on cloudless nights – STARRY
Little kiss – PECK
Maisie Williams’s role on ‘Game of Thrones’ – ARYA
N.F.L. signal caller – PROQUARTERBACK
Norm: Abbr – STD
Novelist Rand – AYN
Number one, as on a chart – TOP
Ocean dweller so named for its roundish, silvery body – MOONFISH
Paper you take to go on a trip? – LSDTAB
Placid – CALM
Protests during an anthem, say – KNEELS
Queen’s realm? – ANTCOLONY
Santa’s coat? – SOOT
Shade – HUE
Small creases, as in foil – CRINKLES
Small whirlpool – EDDY
Spots for idols – PEDESTALS
Take a stab – TRY
Terse caution – DONT
The ‘O’ of B.Y.O.B – OWN
They aren’t what they appear to be – SHAMS
They get dropped for emphasis – MICS
Thomas in the Basketball Hall of Fame – ISIAH
Tiff – SPAT
Timeline unit – ERA
Transport up a bunny slope – TBAR
Under ___ (brand of athletic wear) – ARMOUR
V.J. employer, once – MTV
Vague comment akin to ‘More than you might think’ – ITSALOT
Word in an alumnae directory, maybe – NEE
___ Intrepid (N.Y.C. carrier museum) – USS
___Kosh B’gosh – OSH
