Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Friday January 22, 2021.
“Doing that now” – ONIT
“In the optimal case …” – IDEALLY
“Nothing Runs Like a ___” (machinery slogan) – DEERE
“Oh, who cares?” – BIGDEAL
“Snakes ___ Plane” – ONA
“Tarnation!” – DRAT
“Understood” – ISEE
A triceratops had three – HORNS
Actor or senator Jones – DOUG
Alan who played Snape – RICKMAN
Babyproofing goal – SAFETY
Barking sound – ARF
Blue expanse – SEA
Body part that some robots imitate – ARM
Bread from a tandoor – NAAN
By mouth – ORALLY
Cards with A’s – ACES
Chowed down – ATE
Comfortable – SNUG
Corner stores – BODEGAS
Cross-promotional ploy – TIEIN
Crossing instruction – WALK
D.C. United’s sports org – MLS
Denizen of Doha – QATARI
Disapproving clucks – TSKS
Dorsey of TV – OMAR
Era – AGE
Fighting – COMBAT
Friend, informally – HOMIE
Goes down a web page – SCROLLS
Have a go at – TRY
Have dreams – ASPIRE
Ice cream brand founder Joseph – EDY
In-land connector – LALA
It can be in the fire – FAT
It hardens in a tray – ICE
Joel Embiid’s sports org – NBA
Kit ___ – KAT
Long-legged bird – IBIS
Many internship applicants, briefly – JRS
Matisse or Rousseau – HENRI
Maze component – EDGE
Mid-show plugs – ADS
Monastery leader – ABBOT
Most definitely dissimilar to this clue – TERSE
Most viable option – BESTBET
Musical awards – TONYS
Neat – TIDY
Old-fashioned ailment – POX
Ontario neighbor – QUEBEC
Palo Alto’s region – BAYAREA
Paper HQ’d in Manhattan – NYT
Party, e.g., for a DJ – GIG
Password go-with – USERID
Pinkie’s where? – HAND
Plied a pickax – MINED
Prez from Texas – LBJ
Radio host’s fear – DEADAIR
See 32-Across – COIN
Singer Grande’s nickname – ARI
Sloth, for one – SIN
Some can be unscrewed – CAPS
Tolkien tree creatures – ENTS
Tricksy – SLY
Triumphed – WON
Tuition at a Louisiana school? – GRAMBLINGDEBTS
Tuition at a Texas school? – BILLOFRICE
Tuition at a Wisconsin school? – MARQUETTEPRICE
Tuition at an Iowa school? – COEPAYMENT
Very low-rated – ONESTAR
Wheedle – COAX
With 33-Across, tuition at a Pennsylvania school? – PITT
You might hold one in captivity, or vice versa – BOA
___ effect (memory bias toward items at the end of a list) – RECENCY
___ pay – EQUAL
___ Powers, aptly named women’s basketball star – AERIAL
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