Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Friday February 12, 2021.
“Dear” – HON
“Just watch me!” – ICANSO
“Laughing” carnivores – HYENAS
“Law & Order: SVU” co-star – ICET
“Quoth the Raven ‘Nevermore'” writer – POE
“Right on!” – AMEN
“The Matrix” hero – NEO
*Autobiography for a competitive dessert eater? – LIFEOFPIE
*Chicken piece that’s simple to cook? – EASYWING
*Glass of ale, after being knocked over? – ROLLINGPINT
*Small portion of macaroni? – HALFPASTA
2021 or 2022 – YEAR
Animal in a pop song? – WEASEL
Animated pic – GIF
Be too nosy – PRY
Blues great Washington – DINAH
Bouncers check them – IDS
Caption for a diet ad’s second photo – AFTER
Casual email opener – HEY
Cause of a 1773 Boston revolt – TEAACT
Cheese in red wax – EDAM
Cherry center – PIT
Coin flips – TOSSES
Cookbook entry – RECIPE
Copacabana’s Brazilian city, informally – RIO
Croaky – HOARSE
Decorated – DIDUP
Divulge – LETON
Dry as dust – ARID
Dubuque’s state – IOWA
Electric range maker – AMANA
Fill with great joy – ELATE
Fish-and-chips fish – COD
Food sampler – TASTER
For fear that – LEST
Former Israeli P.M. Yitzhak – RABIN
Give the OK for – ALLOW
Greek T – TAU
Guitar phrases – RIFFS
Halloween goodies – SWEETS
Halloween goodies – TREATS
It may be addressed to someone – ODE
Like 1937’s “A Star is Born,” four times – REMADE
Like a shoppe – OLDE
Like the movie “Get Out” – EERIE
Llama kin – ALPACA
Maker of expensive chips – INTEL
Manipulate – USE
Me, in Marseille – MOI
Minute amounts – IOTAS
More avant-garde – EDGIER
Muscle-bone connector – TENDON
Number of capital letters in this clue – ONE
Off-road ride, briefly – ATV
Often-injured knee part, for short – ACL
One hits the backboard – BANKSHOT
Opposite of remove – ADD
Place emphasis on – STRESS
Pregame festivity site, and a hint to the inserted letters at the starred answers’ ends – TAILGATE
Prima donna – DIVA
Pulmonary pair – LUNGS
Religious doctrine – DOGMA
Roadside rescue – TOW
Santa ___, California – ANA
Singer ___ King Cole – NAT
Sketch show on NBC – SNL
Snitch – FINK
Sounded, like a horn – TOOTED
Source of gourmet salt – SEA
Synonym and partner of “cease” – DESIST
Tamagotchi and planking, once – FADS
Tel Aviv’s land – ISRAEL
URL starter – HTTP
Warning signs – REDFLAGS
Words of acceptance – YESES
___ Express (fastest train in North America) – ACELA
