WSJ Crossword Answers January 16 2021

WSJ ACROSS

• . Birthplace of PythagorasSAMOS
• . Position of leadershipHELM
• . Door keeperJAMB
• . Fit for pickingRIPE
• . Gas emitted by some pollutants and depleted by someOZONE
• . Home of the Tom Ridge Environmental CenterERIE
• . MargarineOLEO
• . Sommelier’s suggestionsWINES
• . Eave-repair task?GUTTERWRENCHING
• . Wyndham Hotels subsidiary, familiarlyHOJOS
• . “Summer Nights” musicalGREASE
• . Period of workSTINT
• . Sushi favoriteAHITUNA
• . Alarmed cryYELP
• . Some Staples buysPCS
• . Chicago hub codeORD
• . Large venuesARENAS
• . Tight hatband?BOATERCONSTRICTOR
• . Persian believer in spiritual unityBAHAI
• . Uno y unoDOS
• . Security problemLEAK
• . Session of self-indulgenceMETIME
• . Sycophant’s metric?FLATTERRATE
• . Private Pyle of old TVGOMER
• . Bee followerCEE
• . SateFILL
• . Enter an objectionDEMUR
• . Miles of musicDAVIS
• . Be flexibleBEND
• . Deli sliceSALAMI
• . Bottle drinker’s needOPENER
• . Large quantityMASS
• . Specialized dog groomer?SETTERDECORATOR
• . “Leave it in”STET
• . Like sailors on leaveASHORE
• . In the distanceYONDER
• . MelodiesAIRS
• . Food Network regular BrownALTON
• . FavorsISFOR
• . Anise-flavored liqueurOUZO
• . Nabokov novel with a palindromic titleADA
• . Wife of MenelausHELEN
• . Conflicts between beginners?STARTERWARS
• . Win backREGAIN
• . Sch. focusEDUC
• . “It’s obvious!”DUH
• . EaseALLAY
• . Gallery owner’s challenge?PAINTERMANAGEMENT
• . Population centersCITIES
• . History topicERA
• . FavoringPRO
• . Prove inadequateFAIL
• . Clichéd sayingBROMIDE
• . Iliac introSACRO
• . Burundi neighborRWANDA
• . Try to hitAIMAT
• . Really slather it on?BUTTERSERIOUSLY
• . Revolving entrywaySTILE
• . Merle Haggard’s “___ From Muskogee”OKIE
• . DifferentELSE
• . Prepare to proposeKNEEL
• . Brief periods, brieflySECS
• . “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” composerKERN
• . NarratedTOLD
• . Spicy dipSALSA

WSJ DOWN

• . Left in the cereal bowl too long, maybeSOGGY
• . Sky blueBFFS
• . “Psycho” locationAARP
• . AvailableBASS
• . SpotsAZURE
• . Chop downALIA
• . Do the wrong thingSIDEA
• . Some excusesRITE
• . Trusted teacherMOTEL
• . Anonymous plaintiffHALL
• . LandedTRAGICOMIC
• . Grown boysONTAP
• . Marlowe’s portrayer in “The Big Sleep”ATLASES
• . It’s read to the unrulyANIMALS
• . Activists’ targetsSEES
• . Lowly workerBIT
• . She, in RomaMET
• . More prone to complainingHITTITE
• . Defaulter’s former carREPO
• . Nice round figureEDIT
• . Messenger godAENEID
• . Select groupHEW
• . Seattle’s WNBA teamCADRE
• . InviteTALL
• . ChompedREEBOK
• . He sold his birthright for a mess of pottageERR
• . Japanese Olympics siteSTORM
• . Sinister signsESTEEMS
• . Marsh plantUKE
• . Close budsLIES
• . Inter ___ESAU
• . Room connectorRHONDA
• . Travel referencesSTIR
• . Prepare for publicationMENTOR
• . Crushed, in a wayTRODON
• . Sorvino of “Mighty Aphrodite”UNEATEN
• . MendacityCIRCLE
• . Farm flierPER
• . EncounteredSCARCE
• . A popJOHNDOE
• . Guernsey greetingDECEIT
• . Like doubtful tales or difficult ordersGARRET
• . Thinks a lot ofALIT
• . Her assistance is requested in a Beach Boys songNAGANO
• . Phoenician portSADE
• . First half of a singleOSLO
• . Like “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”MEN
• . TwofoldASKOVER
• . Miller of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”FRUMP
• . SanguineESL
• . Advocacy group for seniorsBOGART
• . Virgil epicMIRA
• . “King of Sorrow” singerOTHER
• . Dowdy dresser, derogatorilyRED
• . DifferentHERMES
• . Ancient AnatolianTYRE
• . Hard to come byNORI
• . Urban pestWHINIER
• . BeastsMOO
• . Like Daniel in the lions’ denRAT
• . Maker of ZigWild Trail shoesWOKS
• . Top storyRIOTACT
• . Roll-wrapping seaweedBARNOWL
• . BeastsFAUNA
• . Photographer AdamsINJUSTICES
• . Sits aroundDUAL
• . Her assistance is requested in a Derek and the Dominos songANSEL
• . Woofer productPEON
• . Solemn ceremonyOMENS
• . AgitateEZRA
• . Kon-Tiki Museum siteIDLES
• . Quick-cooking pansESSA
• . Guitar’s little cousinREED
• . Night sch. courseROSY
• . Beet colorLAYLA