Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Saturday January 2, 2021.
“Charlotte’s Web” animal – PIG
“Cheerleader” singer – OMI
“Definitely!” – YEP
“Insecure” co-creator Issa – RAE
“Neato!” – RAD
“There was no other choice …” – ALAS
“Worldwide Underground” singer Erykah – BADU
“___ Maria” – AVE
‘Do for Questlove – AFRO
***”As I was going to St. ___ …” – IVES
****Autonomous wrestling – ROBOTSUMO
****Escorted down the aisle, say – LEDIN
***Alps’ place – EUROPE
***Sewer dweller – RAT
**Collect, as rewards – REAP
**Nickname for singer Swift – TAYTAY
**PC connection – LAN
*Garment that covers waves – DURAG
*Intertwined – ENTANGLED
2015 Cold War film, or a hint to the words hidden across the rows of starred answers – BRIDGEOFSPIES
25-Down digit – TOE
A parent may teach a child how to make it – BED
Actress Thurman – UMA
Apple drink – CIDER
Big Wave Golden ___ (Kona brew) – ALE
Body spray brand – AXE
Bottomless Steak Fries chain – REDROBIN
Bread eaten with tikka masala – NAAN
Colorado natives – UTES
Continued and continued – RANON
December 31, for one – EVE
Dodged – EVADED
Driver’s license with an added stamp – REALID
Foot treatment, informally – PEDI
Furious – ANGRY
Gets in tents – CAMPS
Hurled – FLUNG
In the distance – AFAR
Indian rice cake – IDLI
Indicate – DENOTE
Irksome – VEXING
Kuwaiti ruler – EMIR
Like a sloth – SLOW
Like the number 2021 – ODD
Locker-room smells – ODORS
Love, in Spanish – AMOR
Lucky charm – AMULET
Met people? – OPERAGOERS
Name found in “angel investor” – ELI
Norse god whom Gandalf has parallels to – ODIN
One of up to four in a tweet – IMAGE
Org. whose athletes try to be subpar – PGA
Pizzeria fixtures – OVENS
Put on – DON
Quaint “not” – NARY
Race circuit – LAP
Reputation-damaging – DEFAMATORY
Shark parts – FINS
Singer Carey – MARIAH
Sonic’s game company – SEGA
Spheres – ORBS
Start with a clean ___ – SLATE
Stellar phenomenon – NOVA
Stiletto alternative – WEDGE
Story like “The Heart of a Monkey” – FOLKTALE
Suddenly hear your alarm, maybe – SNAPTO
Super Bowl arbiter – REF
Sushi eggs – ROE
Taste or touch – SENSE
Texting format: Abbr – SMS
Tiny piece – BIT
Train type that has hit 374 mph – MAGLEV
Verified smarty-pants – MENSAN
What passionate people get “bitten by” – THEBUG
Word after “parallel” or “public” – PARK
Word on the street – RUMOR
___ in the neck – PAIN
___ take (comic’s reaction) – SPIT
