Universal Crossword Answers January 01, 2024

Author: by Jeffrey K. Martinovic

Across

Clues and Answers

From a distance AFAR
Visionary? OPTIC
Byte divisions BITS
Like a soft, juicy mango RIPE
Pasta sauce brand PREGO
Walker with the hit “Faded” ALAN
Last line of defense in soccer GOALKEEPER
She, in France ELLE
Like messages that haven’t been opened UNREAD
Sicilian volcano ETNA
Brew that may be pale ALE
Erode EATAT
Person who can’t do their job off-site? WEBEDITOR
Time with a therapist, for short SESH
Talk and talk and talk YAMMER
Chip’s partner DALE
Archer’s asset AIM
Apple tablets IPADS
Landing guess: Abbr. ETA
Circus performer ACROBAT
The Mariners, on scoreboards (quite fittingly!) SEA
Jokers BOZOS
Bee product WAX
Stipulation in a contract TERM
Nearsightedness MYOPIA
Back end REAR
Certain pro catcher? FISHERMAN
Well-paying and easy CUSHY
Hosp. ward ICU
Midday NOON
Like a bank vault SECURE
Moon mission org. NASA
Business conference attendees … or 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across? NETWORKERS
Jennifer who wrote “A Visit From the Goon Squad” EGAN
Vowel-shaped girder IBEAM
Paradise EDEN
Plead not guilty to, say DENY
Specially trained group CADRE
Forfeited auto REPO

Down

Have a debate ARGUE
Shrek’s wife FIONA
In separate places APART
Let go of RELEASE
Persuasive newspaper piece OPED
Opposite of post- PRE
Conical home TEPEE
“Things are going OK” IGETBY
Eye’s front CORNEA
Honey BAE
Not calm ILLATEASE
Big ask TALLORDER
Unkind smile SNEER
Supermodel Upton KATE
Fess up (to) ADMIT
Sound of a helicopter blade WHIR
Fiendish sort IMP
Biological egg holder SAC
Senator Fischer of Nebraska DEB
Time period that the Manhattan Project kicked off ATOMICAGE
Storage option for a corner kitchen cabinet LAZYSUSAN
Cut the grass MOW
Froot Loops toucan SAM
Colorado ski town ASPEN
Farm structure BARN
Chopping tool AXE
“Wow, I’m impressed!” OOH
Cab driver? TRUCKER
Unexpected yet fitting IRONIC
Microscopic organism with “feet” AMOEBA
Dell competitor ACER
Assessed a monetary penalty FINED
Started the poker pot ANTED
Blue shoe material SUEDE
Hiring whiz HRREP
Type of question where elaboration is not expected YESNO
Not all SOME
Whichever ANY
H.G. Wells’ “The ___ of the Worlds” WAR

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