Universal Crossword Answers October 09, 2023
Author: by Jake Halperin
Across
| Wet septet | SEAS |
| “Home Alone” hazards | TRAPS |
| Cleveland hoopster, briefly | CAV |
| Ancient story | MYTH |
| “You think you’re sooo funny …” | HAHAHA |
| Word after “middle” or “school” | AGE |
| *Cap | SETALIMITON |
| Buttered ___ paradox | CAT |
| Targets of extractor fans | ODORS |
| “Am I clear?” | GOTIT |
| Pragmatically wise | SHREWD |
| *Top | OUTSHINE |
| Fails to stay calm | PANICS |
| Exams taken by HS juniors | PSATS |
| Sporting venue | ARENA |
| Totally legit | REAL |
| Garfield’s canine housemate | ODIE |
| Secret agent | SPY |
| *Slacks | LOUNGES |
| Winter hrs. for 60% of Kentucky | EST |
| Two out of three, say | MOST |
| Musical HS dramedy until 2015 | GLEE |
| Dumpster filler | TRASH |
| Gadget for Granny Smiths | CORER |
| Big name in poultry | PERDUE |
| *Socks | CLOBBERS |
| “Grim” figure in horror films | REAPER |
| Panasonic acquisition of 2009 | SANYO |
| First in a movie series, perhaps | PARTI |
| Hardest part of a date? | PIT |
| *Boots | EIGHTYSIXES |
| ___ carte | ALA |
| Least gracious, as a loser | SOREST |
| “Fiddling” Roman tyrant | NERO |
| Light slumber | NAP |
| Fresh hairstyle | NEWDO |
| Inapt rhyme for “sad” | GLAD |
Down
| Texting tech | SMS |
| Organ with a conjunctiva | EYE |
| Bar tenders? | ATTORNEYS |
| Darken with a pencil | SHADEIN |
| Hockey periods, e.g. | THIRDS |
| Ewes’ guys | RAMS |
| Poke bowl tuna | AHI |
| Musician Metheny | PAT |
| “Shameless” network: Abbr. | SHO |
| Sonora flora | CACTI |
| “Didn’t we just do this?” | AGAIN |
| Mustang alternative, informally | VETTE |
| Existential dread | ANGST |
| Like many guilt-free desserts | LOWCAL |
| Very, very | OHSO |
| Muscular jerk? | SPASM |
| One of film’s Marx brothers | HARPO |
| Corkscrew and key, for two | OPENERS |
| Grammarian’s concern | USAGE |
| Made-up story | TALE |
| Reign man, perhaps? | RULER |
| Digital display defect | DEADPIXEL |
| It’s up for discussion | ISSUE |
| Old-time anesthetic | ETHER |
| Monster in “Adventures of the Gummi Bears” | OGRE |
| Takes a turn, say | STEERS |
| Big name in Froyo | TCBY |
| Adult content indicator | RRATING |
| They’re instrumental in tuning orchestras | OBOES |
| Converse with, as a deity | PRAYTO |
| Impeachment channel | CSPAN |
| Boxing’s Ali | LAILA |
| Like the cheaper-per-ounce beer options, usually | ONTAP |
| Common VA malady | PTSD |
| Particle written with a superscript | ION |
| Exam for some college srs. | GRE |
| Cut, as logs for firewood | HEW |
| ___ of Good Feelings | ERA |
| Grounds crew supply | SOD |