Here are the answers to USA Today Crossword puzzles Thursday January 21, 2021.
‘homage to my hips,’ e.g – ODE
‘Next one’s on me!’ letters – IOU
‘Say something!’ – SPEAK
‘See ya!’ – CIAO
‘The Magic School ___’ – BUS
‘You got that right!’ – SUREIS
‘___ further investigation . . .’ – UPON
‘___ you for real?’ – ARE
‘___ Your Girlfriend’ (podcast) – CALL
2001 comedy about a fashion model – ZOOLANDER
911 responders – EMTS
Anger – IRE
Animal in Catan pastures – SHEEP
Apathetic gesture – SHRUG
At 0% battery – DEAD
Australian ‘bear’ – KOALA
Bible character similar to Nu’u – NOAH
British nobles – EARLS
Building in many restaurant names – SHACK
Camera type (Abbr.) – SLR
Challenge – DARE
Change for a five – ONES
Chapel Hill sch – UNC
Charged at full tilt – BUMRUSHED
Citrus scraping – ZEST
Climactic video game opponent – BOSS
Colorful title track of a Prince album and film – PURPLERAIN
Comedian Margaret – CHO
Controversial opinions – HOTTAKES
Crunchy diner sandwich – BLT
Dos x dos x dos – OCHO
Edible orange orb – CHEESEBALL
Edible slapstick projectile – PIE
Freeze over – ICEUP
Fruity adult beverage – WINECOOLER
Game cubes – DICE
German auto company – AUDI
Govern – RULE
Group email greeting – HIALL
Gum clump – WAD
Hoarse voice – RASP
Holder of peas – POD
Hoppy beer, for short – IPA
Japanese auto company – NISSAN
Kellogg’s cereal brand – SPECIALK
Letter before omega – PSI
Make a mess of – RUIN
Marry – WED
Non-contact smooches – AIRKISSES
Patriarchy beneficiary – MAN
Pelican’s scooper – BEAK
Peril – DANGER
Pulitzer-winning graphic novel whose title is German for ‘mouse’ – MAUS
Pungent fruit of Southeast Asia – DURIAN
Remote-controlled toy – CAR
Sewing line – SEAM
She/___ pronouns – HER
Sign at the front door – ENTERHERE
Sony handheld gaming console – PSP
Soul singer Peebles – ANN
Sound when a tree falls in a forest and someone is around to hear it – THUD
South Indian rice pancakes – DOSAS
Supermodel Jourdan – DUNN
Surgeon and writer Gawande – ATUL
The ‘D’ in DJ – DISC
Throw ___ – SHADE
Type – ILK
Typeface released in 1994 – COMICSANS
Uses a chair – SITS
Viewed – SAW
Vogue competitor – ELLE
Wallet item that might get swiped – CREDITCARD
Writing tools for astronauts – SPACEPENS
___ gin fizz – SLOE
