Universal Answers November 26, 2023
Author: by Matthew Stock
Across
| “All better!” | GOODASNEW |
| ___ My Friends (punny name for a succulent shop) | ALOE |
| Something to type in for a discount | COUPONCODE |
| Unable to decide | TORN |
| Post-course refresher? | AFTERDINNERMINT |
| Canadian coin with a bird on one side | LOONIE |
| Tasting of a wood barrel | OAKY |
| Neither’s partner | NOR |
| (I want to go for a walk!) | ARF |
| Tool with teeth | SAW |
| Damp and smelly | MUSTY |
| #, in chess notation | MATE |
| Lil ___ X | NAS |
| Nickname that omits “vatore” | SAL |
| Opera solo | ARIA |
| “C’mon, would I do that?!” | YOUKNOWME |
| Spirits that might be spiced | RUMS |
| Sounding thin and metallic | TINNY |
| Fella | CHAP |
| Tired person’s announcement | INEEDANAP |
| Goddess who emerged from Durga | KALI |
| Whimper for a treat | BEG |
| Fix the result of | RIG |
| “Now,” to a doctor | STAT |
| “Mamma Mia!” star Streep | MERYL |
| Convent resident | NUN |
| Reddit Q&A | AMA |
| Eggs in a fertility clinic | OVA |
| Informed | TOLD |
| Cleans, as a spill | MOPSUP |
| Try to calm down | TAKEADEEPBREATH |
| “The very ___!” | IDEA |
| Floor exercises? | DANCEMOVES |
| Suffix with “gab” or “snooze” | FEST |
| Flyers with secret information? | SPYPLANES |
Down
| Do some marathon training | GOFORARUN |
| No longer racing against the clock | OUTOFTIME |
| Ready for customers | OPEN |
| NBA announcer Burke | DORIS |
| ___ condor (bird found in a South American range) | ANDEAN |
| Physics, for one: Abbr. | SCI |
| Taboo thing | NONO |
| “The Incredibles” fashionista Mode | EDNA |
| Personal planner division | WEEK |
| Cash box, for short | ATM |
| Tender cuts of meat | LOINS |
| “… but I could be wrong” | ORNOT |
| Means of access | WAYIN |
| Fried squid | CALAMARI |
| Nashville auditorium hidden in “Barry Manilow” | RYMAN |
| Bike rack attachments named for a vowel | ULOCKS |
| Breeze past | EASEBY |
| Dolphins’ communication method | SONAR |
| Paraglider’s domain | SKY |
| Let down, as your hair | UNPIN |
| “Great play, goalie!” | WHATASAVE |
| Dogs similar to huskies | MALAMUTES |
| Tombstone inscriptions | EPITAPHS |
| “You’re it!” | TAG |
| American rival | DELTA |
| “Real Sports” host Bryant | GUMBEL |
| Recurring theme | MOTIF |
| Avoid via a spin move, perhaps | EVADE |
| Zen garden tools | RAKES |
| “___ Rae” (film in which Sally Field holds a UNION sign) | NORMA |
| Bookie’s calculation | ODDS |
| Look before you ___ | LEAP |
| Just say no | DENY |
| Lowly worker | PEON |
| Have tamales, perhaps | EAT |
| Main doctor, for short | PCP |