Universal - Dec 22 2020

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Clues Answers
"A Wrinkle in Time" director DuVernay AVA
"Anyone ___?" ELSE
"Eat crow" or "talk turkey" IDIOM
"The Office" co-creator Gervais RICKY
"Unfortunately ..." ALAS
Actors at the queen's Scottish retreat? BALMORALCAST
Baltimore bird ORIOLE
Big muddle SNAFU
Bit of LeBron's baby memorabilia? KINGJAMESBIB
Black-and-white predator ORCA
Boarding requirements, briefly IDS
Casual attempts STABS
Category ILK
Colorado tributary GILA
Continent with the shortest name ASIA
Cookies, candy and cake SWEETS
Couple's clash SPAT
Dampens WETS
Doherty of The Mamas and the Papas DENNY
Enjoyed a round of shots? GOLFED
Eric of "Dirty John" BANA
Evergreen-scented cleaner PINESOL
Flowers named for a rainbow goddess IRISES
Funny Fey TINA
Gardening or masonry tool TROWEL
Get all snug NESTLE
Greek war god ARES
Group of "Jeopardy!" contestants TRIO
H.S. exam with two sections PSAT
Herb that's also a color SAGE
Hoarse sound RASP
Hrs. that ended on Nov. 1 in 2020 DST
Is really, really into LOVES
James in the Blues Hall of Fame ETTA
Japanese beverage SAKE
Main character in "Zits" JEREMY
Making a muffler, say KNITTING
Man FELLOW
Clues Answers
Mosque prayer leader IMAM
Narcs' org DEA
One lacking netiquette TROLL
One who crosses a line SCAB
Online talk type TED
Ounce, for one UNIT
Part of a Hot Wheels collection TOYCAR
Places where cranberries grow BOGS
Puccini work OPERA
Red beans go-with RICE
Refine, as a skill HONE
Request that may be "pretty" PLEASE
Sandcastle tool PAIL
Scoreboard tally, briefly PTS
Seeks people food BEGS
Self-defense spray MACE
Slide sideways SKID
Smartphone program I cherish most? THEAPPOFMYEYE
Smooth out wrinkles IRON
Snobs put them on AIRS
Some native Alaskans ALEUTS
Spanish for "girl" NINA
Starbucks record keeper? COFFEETABBOOK
Still competing INIT
Stumble TRIP
Stumps BAFFLES
That doe's HERS
The Siberian tiger is the largest one BIGCAT
Thing in a shopping basket ITEM
Toilet paper layer PLY
Tool with teeth SAW
Totally awesome person ROCKSTAR
Work up a sweat TOIL
Work with a Singer SEW
___ de Janeiro RIO
___ Grey tea EARL
___ node (immune system part) LYMPH
___ up with (tolerates) PUTS