Universal Crossword Answers October 10, 2023
Author: by Scott Hall and Jeff Chen
Across
| Network that used to be Pax | IONTV |
| Channel based in Atlanta | TBS |
| Intends | MEANS |
| Religious man | FRIAR |
| Rockets, in box scores | HOU |
| Where to park a Winnebago | RVLOT |
| Car wash’s soaping crew? | SCRUBTEAM |
| Mediterranean island country | MALTA |
| Race car sound | VROOM |
| Bay Area hub | SFO |
| ___ drop (performer’s flourish) | MIC |
| Jacob’s twin | ESAU |
| Car wash’s detailing crew? | VACUUMPACK |
| Wash off | RINSE |
| Custodian’s tools | MOPS |
| Pub picks | ALES |
| Navarro of “The View” | ANA |
| “Mine!” | DIBS |
| Admission of dishonesty | ILIED |
| “God made cabernet sauvignon, whereas the devil made ___” | PINOTNOIR |
| Bawled | CRIED |
| Something off-limits | NONO |
| Fast-food chain selling buckets | KFC |
| “Not so fast!” | WHOA |
| Decorates, as a cake | ICES |
| Jazz singer Jones | NORAH |
| Car wash’s finishing crew? | WAXFIGURES |
| Uber offering | RIDE |
| SIMPLE savings plan | IRA |
| Trendy, in the 1960s | MOD |
| Author of “The Count of Monte Cristo” | DUMAS |
| “Despicable Me” girl | AGNES |
| Type of car wash that the vehicles at 4-, 22- and 40-Down are using? | DRIVETHRU |
| Verb that aptly sounds like “scents” | CENSE |
| Loo | LAV |
| Family subdivision, in biology | GENUS |
| Upright | ERECT |
| Cornea’s organ | EYE |
| Old saying | ADAGE |
Down
| No ___, ands or buts | IFS |
| Middle-earth monster | ORC |
| Buddhist bliss | NIRVANA |
| *Heavenly bull | TAURUS |
| Airbnb alternative | VRBO |
| Cuban dance | THEMAMBO |
| ___ constrictor | BOA |
| Gives a recap of | SUMSUP |
| 1983 comedy about a stay-at-home dad | MRMOM |
| Longoria or Mendes | EVA |
| Like the University of Virginia, before 1970 | ALLMALE |
| Sensed | NOTICED |
| Arranges, as Jenga pieces | STACKS |
| “Mazel ___!” | TOV |
| *Korean-Mexican cuisine, e.g. | FUSION |
| Time span | ERA |
| Go astray, biblically | SIN |
| “Yellowstone” star Kevin | COSTNER |
| Link via Bluetooth | PAIR |
| Actress Falco | EDIE |
| Rainbow color above violet | INDIGO |
| Simba or Nala | LION |
| Singer Edith | PIAF |
| Take a plunge | NOSEDIVE |
| *Source of much juice? | CHARGER |
| 1987 film based on “Cyrano de Bergerac” | ROXANNE |
| Hindu god of protection and love | KRISHNA |
| Short-lived craze | FAD |
| Michael of “SNL” | CHE |
| The Red Baron, e.g., briefly | WWIACE |
| Spoon, perhaps | CUDDLE |
| Gave a speech | ORATED |
| “That’s enough for me” | IMSET |
| Wheels that can be full-size or compact | SUV |
| Humongous | MEGA |
| PC key of last resort | ESC |
| Beam of light | RAY |
| Persian floor cover | RUG |
| Employ | USE |