The Washington Post - Dec 31 2021

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Clues Answers
'I was being sarcastic!' NOT
'The Thunder Dragon Kingdom' BHUTAN
'__ had enough!' IVE
'__ Tu': 1974 hit ERES
Arctic trout CHAR
Atomic theory pioneer BOHR
Baker's starter component YEAST
Blues and Jazz, e.g TEAMS
Blues-rocker Chris REA
Captures SNARES
Certain Mexican-American CHICANA
Certain survivor's malady, for short PTSD
Cheerleading asset PEP
Chewie's pal HAN
Chip in? ANTE
Clear EVIDENT
Coerced payments RANSOMS
Commercial imperative ACTNOW
Contested ATISSUE
Days of anticipation EVES
Democratic Republic of the Congo, once ZAIRE
Egyptian leader before Sadat NASSER
Enter noisily TROMPIN
Facial spasm TIC
Fail in the clutch CHOKE
Fail to hold it together WEEP
False purpose PRETENSE
FBI director before Comey MUELLER
Feel compassion (for) ACHE
Fielder prefix MID
Firm up HARDEN
First year of the next millennium MMMI
Focus on winning a contest? STARE
Gather REAP
Get rid of OUST
Go (for) OPT
Goes back REVERTS
Growing fad? CHIAPET
Clues Answers
Hockey trophy namesake ARTROSS
Intuited SENSED
Iris part PETAL
Japanese national sport SUMO
Lang. of Belize ENG
Like Leeds Castle, architecturally TUDORSTYLE
Look at intently EYE
Magazine ad? CRICKETPITCH
Magazine article? TIMEPIECE
Magazine employee? PEOPLEPERSON
Magazine founders? OPIONEERS
Magazine revenue? WIREDMONEY
Not very welcoming ICY
Overseas county SHIRE
Passed out DEALT
Pet with cheek pouches HAMSTER
Pitching in AIDING
Prepared to speak to a tot, maybe KNELT
Protective garment APRON
Remain undecided PEND
Robin Roberts' network ABC
Role for Ronny OPIE
See to HANDLE
Shaving mishap NICK
Short SHY
Sight in the skies above Gotham BATPLANE
Solar eclipse phenomena CORONAE
Sources of juice POWERCORDS
Submit ACCEDE
Supreme Court appointee between Stevens and Scalia OCONNOR
Swear ATTEST
Treat on March 14 PIE
Uncomfortable spot ZIT
Word with rock or rain ACID
WWII command ETO
__ Aviv TEL
__ the kicker: call a time-out moments before a field goal attempt ICE