Here are the answers to The Washington Post Crossword puzzles Tuesday January 12, 2021.
“All right!” – YEAH
“Even __ speak … ” – ASWE
“Famous Potatoes” state – IDAHO
“Giant” author Ferber – EDNA
“The Piano Lesson” painter Henri – MATISSE
“Yada, yada, yada” letters – ETC
*Afternoon social that may include a waltz or three – TEADANCE
*Brewery container – BEERKEG
*Growing business? – GREENHOUSE
*Monster.com activity – WORKSEARCH
1896 and 2004 Olympics setting – ATHENS
Anatomical pouch – SAC
Anger – IRE
Arg. neighbor – URU
B&B, maybe – INN
Barrister’s topper – WIG
Bothered big-time – ATEAT
British landing facility – AERODROME
Capt.’s underlings – LTS
Carve in stone – ETCH
Chinese menu possessive – TSOS
Colored eye part – IRIS
Command to a dog – HEEL
Convene – MEET
Cooled with cubes – ICED
Coup d’__ – ETAT
Cry after a golfer’s ace – ITSIN
Deep sleep – COMA
Depends (on) – RELIES
Does some necking – CANOODLES
Elton John’s title – SIR
Goldarn – DANG
Hard thing to kick – HABIT
Helpers: Abbr – ASSTS
Hopping joints? – ANKLES
Hot spot – SAUNA
Hush-hush – SECRET
It has three numbers and two slashes – DATE
Italian peak – ETNA
Jared of “Panic Room” – LETO
Like the U.S. political system, and a hint to the answers to starred clues – TWOPARTY
Local theater, briefly – NABE
Mandela’s land: Abbr – RSA
Match audio and video – SYNC
Matching tops worn together – TWINSET
New Mexico art community – TAOS
Noted 2001 bankruptcy – ENRON
Panache – ECLAT
Part of SLC – CITY
Phobos, to Mars – MOON
Playfully shy – COY
Population statistic – DENSITY
Professor’s address – LECTURE
Russo of “Ransom” – RENE
Sheets and pillowcases – BEDLINEN
Sherpa’s country – NEPAL
Shrubs arranged as barriers – HEDGES
Singing syllables – TRALA
Sky box? – KITE
Stadium toppers – DOMES
Start of a pirate’s refrain – YOHOHO
Staves off – AVERTS
Stay close to – BENEAR
Summer TV fare – RERUNS
Sundae-topping cookie – OREO
Swedes’ neighbors – NORSE
Tales of __: misfortunes – WOE
Tick repellent – DEET
Tom, Dick or Harry – ANYONE
U.K. continent – EUR
Ukr. or Est., once – SSR
Used a stun gun on – TASED
Vespers – EVENSONG
Wall St. takeover – LBO
Word in a green trio? – REUSE
[None of the above] – OTHER
