New York Times - Jan 5 2022

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Clues Answers
"Suppose ..." IFSAY
"Thanks, it's just what I've always wanted," often LIE
"The Greek" of film ZORBA
"Wanna ___?" BET
"___ sells seashells by the seashore" SHE
*Certain forecast RAIN
*Certain forecast SHINE
*Description of a glass, maybe HALFFULL
*Description of a glass, maybe HALFEMPTY
*One of two extremes in a saying FAMINE
*One of two extremes in a saying FEAST
*Word in a classic Tolstoy title WAR
*Word in a classic Tolstoy title PEACE
Aduba of "Mrs. America" UZO
After tax NET
Ancient siege site TROY
Carrier name until 1997 USAIR
Caught in a trap SNARED
Certain church gift TITHE
Church council SYNOD
Cinder-covered ASHY
Cry like a baby BAWL
Directive before "You're on 'Candid Camera'" SMILE
Eldest of the Baldwin brothers ALEC
Energy, informally OOMPH
Enlighten EDIFY
Face cards, for short? IDS
Finalized SET
Firefighter's tool AXE
Fuss HOOPLA
Girl Scout emblem TREFOIL
Goad EGGON
Grace's last name on "Will & Grace" ADLER
Grade sch. subject SCI
Grub EATS
Helix COIL
Home of the Vasco da Gama Bridge, over 7.5 miles long LISBON
Humorist Bombeck ERMA
Italian cheese city PARMA
Clues Answers
Kind of state ZEN
Kind of stick POGO
Kisser PUSS
Lift up EXALT
Lion-colored TAWNY
Long, long time EON
Loud, as a crowd AROAR
Medium at Madame Tussauds WAX
Moved like molasses OOZED
Moving well for one's age SPRY
Nary a soul NOONE
Nickname for a wrangler TEX
Not at all reasonable INSANE
Not being utilized, say UNTAPPED
Number it's good to be under PAR
Oct. contest for a pennant ALCS
Ocular woes STYES
One who identifies with the answers to the starred Across clues OPTIMIST
One who identifies with the answers to the starred Down clues PESSIMIST
Perpetrate, as a crime COMMIT
Place for a lace SHOE
Place of higher education, to Brits UNI
Prefix with aggression MICRO
Put out EMIT
Screenwriter Ben who wrote "Angels Over Broadway" HECHT
Some kitchenware POTS
Sommelier's handout WINELIST
Stirs up INCITES
Teeny-tiny ITTY
The mating game? CHESS
These: Sp ESTOS
This-and-that dish HASH
Thus ERGO
Thus ANDSO
Wavy fabric pattern MOIRE
Word sung twice after "Que" SERA
___ acid AMINO
___ Gerritsen, author of romantic thrillers TESS
___ Jiabao, 2003-13 premier of China WEN