Universal - Jan 5 2022

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Clues Answers
"Arrival" actress Amy ADAMS
"Eureka!" AHA
"However ..." YET
"However ..." BUT
"Outfit of the day" shot, e.g., briefly PIC
2019 Women's World Cup champs USA
39.37 inches METER
A, in German EIN
Activist Remini LEAH
American Red Cross founder Barton CLARA
Backside REAR
Berry in some smoothies ACAI
Big name in tractors DEERE
Boat sometimes made of bark CANOE
Breaded Italian-American dish, informally (... first 2 letters + last 3) CHICKENPARM
Cajun dish containing ground meat DIRTYRICE
Candy that reacts with Diet Coke MENTOS
Canine given a new home RESCUEDOG
Captivate ... or what three indicated words do, vis-a-vis 17-, 26- and 45-Across? SPELLBIND
Carne ___ ASADA
Caveman's weapon CLUB
Close by NEAR
Come up ARISE
Comes face-to-face with? KISSES
Commanded ORDERED
Contend VIE
Corrosive substances ACIDS
Craft site ETSY
Cuba ___ (cocktail that could aptly be free) LIBRE
Dash dial that anagrams to "chat" TACH
Detest ABHOR
Dug up MINED
Egyptian snake ASP
End table fixture LAMP
Family KIN
Flaky dessert PIE
Flooded grain field PADDY
Give it some gas! CAR
Clues Answers
Got by somehow MADEDO
Graceless people OAFS
Hajj city MECCA
He/___ pronouns HIM
Implored URGED
It's more, they say LESS
Lean TILT
Like flexible straws BENDY
Manipulate USE
Mar RUIN
Most G-rated TAMEST
Noted educational YouTube channel (... first letter + last 4) CRASHCOURSE
Old movie holder REEL
One making many tough calls REFEREE
One may go on a letter ACCENT
Org. that tests disinfectants EPA
Poetry competition SLAM
Primate with reddish fur ORANGUTAN
Professional poser MODEL
Religious title that means "awakened one" BUDDHA
Risque EDGY
Sauce recipe instruction STIR
Scurries DARTS
Shaken instruments MARACAS
Shoe customized with Jibbitz CROC
Stage of deep sleep: Abbr REM
Straighten ALIGN
Summer weather measure (In this clue's answer, see the first 2 letters + the last 1) HEATINDEX
The Joker, to Batman ENEMY
This, in Spanish ESTO
Titular woman in a Simon & Garfunkel hit CECILIA
Track meet part EVENT
Trouble continually BESET
Validating AFFIRMING
Wealth ___ (economic policy) TAX
Whiz ACE
Word before "writing" or "light" SKY
___ boson (elementary particle) HIGGS