Universal – Oct 17, 2023, Crossword Answers
Universal – Oct 17 2023
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| “Ghost World” actress Birch | THORA |
| “It’s a matter of when, ___ if” | NOT |
| “Othello” opener | ACTI |
| “Rolling in the Deep” singer | ADELE |
| “Undo” shortcut on a PC | CTRLZ |
| Abundant | AMPLE |
| Affirmative reply | YES |
| And so on: Abbr | ETC |
| Approx | EST |
| B-ball shot from behind the arc | TREY |
| Bike wheel feature | SPOKE |
| Billboards, e.g | ADS |
| Bowled over | WOWED |
| Broadcasts | AIRS |
| Camera type, briefly | SLR |
| Car-loving host Jay | LENO |
| Child’s summer getaway | CAMP |
| Citrus soda brand | FRESCA |
| Civic’s class? | SEDAN |
| Covered in a layer of diamonds, e.g | ENCRUSTED |
| Cut off | LOP |
| Elevator stops | FLOORS |
| Eyelid concerns | STYES |
| Giving nothing away (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) | SPOILERFREE |
| Gloomy music genre | EMO |
| Hairstyle for Miles Morales | AFRO |
| Ilk | KIND |
| Iron Chef Cat | CORA |
| June 6, 1944 | DDAY |
| Large-screen film format | IMAX |
| Lawyers’ jobs | CASES |
| Lifeguard’s skill | CPR |
| Like a beach souvenir, perhaps | SANDY |
| Like Jordan almonds … or 16-, 23-, 37- and 49-Across | CANDYCOATED |
| Like some toy cars | DIECAST |
| Liquid dosage units: Abbr | CCS |
| Love, in Lima | AMOR |
| Made a cow sound | MOOED |
| Major artery | AORTA |
| Major blunder | SNAFU |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Mambo joints? | HIPS |
| Negative critic | HATER |
| Noisy summer insect | CICADA |
| November birthstone | TOPAZ |
| Number in November dates | ELEVEN |
| Number of black cards in a deck (… first 2 letters + last 2) | TWENTYSIX |
| Partner in war | ALLY |
| Place to get sober | REHAB |
| Possess | OWN |
| Prohibit | BAN |
| Purpose | USE |
| Put up for auction | SELL |
| Radio format covering the 1950s through the (gulp) 1980s | OLDIES |
| Reaction to oversharing | TMI |
| Really, really | BADLY |
| Romeo’s foe | TYBALT |
| S&P 500 listings | COS |
| Sci-fi beings | ETS |
| Sea hidden in “Tsar Alexander” | ARAL |
| Skillful | DEFT |
| Small band | TRIO |
| Spasm | TIC |
| Sweetie | BOO |
| Teen facial hair (… first 2 letters + last letter) | PEACHFUZZ |
| Thurman of “The Kill Room” | UMA |
| Tigger’s bouncy pal | ROO |
| Tofu source | SOY |
| Tummy muscles | ABS |
| Twinge of hunger | PANG |
| Unfinished details | LOOSEENDS |
| Use a sieve | SIFT |
| Watches a boxer, say (… first 2 letters + last 2) | DOGSITS |
| West Wing acronym | POTUS |
| Wetland | FEN |
| What a screen might provide | PRIVACY |
| Without a major label | INDIE |
| Word after “square” or “Formula” | ONE |
| Words in a credit card ad | NOFEE |
| Worked the soil | HOED |
| ___ herring | RED |