Universal Crossword Clues and Answers February 01, 2024
Author: by Hoang-Kim Vu
Across
| Knight’s equivalent | DAME |
| Spanish for “gold” | ORO |
| Bogus offers | SCAMS |
| Visa competitor, familiarly | AMEX |
| “Life of Pie” or “Rolling Scones” | PUN |
| Role for Bella in “The Last of Us” | ELLIE |
| Cowards (In this answer, note the middle three letters) | WIMPS |
| Terminate | END |
| Pixar robot | WALLE |
| Backdrops for many superhero movies | GREENSCREENS |
| Singer Rawls or Reed | LOU |
| Like a cold stare | ICY |
| Lose traction (… last three letters) | SKID |
| It might provide an ETA | GPS |
| Puff on a joint, say | SMOKEGRASS |
| Earth: Prefix | GEO |
| Fedora, e.g. | HAT |
| “Heavy” music genre | METAL |
| Lowish poker hand | ONEPAIR |
| Hopelessness | DESPAIR |
| Carried (… first three letters) | TOTED |
| Tree gunk | SAP |
| “Magic 3” rapper | NAS |
| Three-foot measuring tools | YARDSTICKS |
| “Go team,” quaintly | RAH |
| Actress Taylor-Joy of “The Menu” | ANYA |
| End of a campus address? | EDU |
| Mineral such as bauxite | ORE |
| Grouchy remark that could be directed at this puzzle’s youngsters | GETOFFMYLAWN |
| Item in a quiver | ARROW |
| Commanders’ grp. | NFL |
| Apt for Halloween | EERIE |
| Assess | GAUGE |
| Futbol cheer | OLE |
| Minor shortcomings | NITS |
| Uzo Aduba has won three | EMMYS |
| Green or black drink | TEA |
| Assessment | TEST |
Down
| ___ Pound (Cleveland Browns Stadium section) | DAWG |
| Name hidden in “steam iron” | AMIR |
| Picture with a caption in Impact font, usually | MEME |
| Ejects from school | EXPELS |
| Grp. with Venezuela and Kuwait | OPEC |
| Act wildly | RUNRIOT |
| Next up | ONDECK |
| Stitched | SEWN |
| One may curate notes for an alumni mag | CLASSREP |
| Entirely | ALL |
| Cool figure? | MIL |
| “Didn’t I tell you?” | SEE |
| ___-Caps | SNO |
| Nigiri, e.g. | SUSHI |
| Ability to discern good art | EYE |
| Japanese sword | KATANA |
| Book before Jeremiah | ISAIAH |
| Modern cameras: Abbr. | DSLRS |
| Like some salami | GENOAN |
| Opposite of prose | POETRY |
| Tarnish | MAR |
| Baseball VIPs | GMS |
| “There’s no escaping me now!” | GOTYA |
| Practice of teaching | PEDAGOGY |
| They pop up from time to time | ADS |
| Quarterback Prescott | DAK |
| ___ salts | EPSOM |
| Skirmish | SCUFFLE |
| Holiday when li xi is given to children | TET |
| Formal response to “Have the time?” | IDONOT |
| Back down | RELENT |
| Manhattan whiskey | RYE |
| Fleecy females | EWES |
| Pet pest | FLEA |
| R&B’s India.___ | ARIE |
| It’s good to have them about you | WITS |
| What a bird builds | NEST |
| How old you are | AGE |
| Fleecy male | RAM |
| Tropical spirit? | RUM |