Universal Crossword Clues and Answers January 19, 2024
Author: by John Ewbank
Across
| Banking conveniences, briefly | ATMS |
| Not on the road | ATHOME |
| Suitcase-checking org. | TSA |
| Where Baghdad is | IRAQ |
| Cowgirl’s shout | YEEHAW |
| Center of a wheel | HUB |
| Discounted transport cost | REDUCEDFARE |
| Org. concerned with carbon emissions | EPA |
| Welcome at the door | SEEIN |
| Attempt | TRY |
| Help in a heist, e.g. | ABET |
| Three-part military command sequence | READYAIMFIRE |
| Wirehaired terrier, informally | SCOTTIE |
| ___ to riches | RAGS |
| Really stands out | POPS |
| Vibed with | DUG |
| Many September babies | VIRGOS |
| Before, in verse | ERE |
| Dwells … or the borders of 17-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across? | RESIDES |
| Name within “Danielle” | ANI |
| Persian victor at Thermopylae | XERXES |
| Guard dog’s warning | GRR |
| Send forth | EMIT |
| Baby’s first word, maybe | MAMA |
| Madison Ave. bigwigs | ADEXECS |
| Singer dubbed “The Queen of Country” | REBAMCENTIRE |
| Book after Joel | AMOS |
| Medical care grp. | HMO |
| Shout frequently heard in the U.K. parliament | ORDER |
| Word after “Red” or “White,” in sports | SOX |
| Vinyl shop | RECORDSTORE |
| Counterpart of post- | PRE |
| 2010s dance craze | NAENAE |
| Like the Joker or the Riddler | EVIL |
| The “S” of iOS: Abbr. | SYS |
| Risks getting a ticket, say | SPEEDS |
| Not admit | DENY |
Down
| What haughty people put on | AIRS |
| Peach or beech | TREE |
| Constructed | MADE |
| Water pistol emissions | SQUIRTS |
| “Yes, captain!” | AYE |
| ___ Talks | TED |
| Like most NFL offensive linemen | HEFTY |
| Catherine of “Schitt’s Creek” | OHARA |
| “Bloody” English queen | MARYI |
| Lamb’s mother | EWE |
| Most significant sporting event | THEBIGGAME |
| Faster than Mach 1 | SUPERSONIC |
| Ease off | ABATE |
| Tech news site | CNET |
| Many miles off | AFAR |
| West Wing workers | AIDES |
| ___ ex machina | DEUS |
| Certain med. scans | MRIS |
| Glasses, slangily | SPEX |
| One forms in response to a life-defining event | COREMEMORY |
| Fancy spots to watch a 34-Down production | OPERABOXES |
| Band’s show | GIG |
| “La Traviata” composer | VERDI |
| Takes a chair | SITS |
| Paper quantity | REAM |
| “Dagnabbit!” | DRAT |
| Dec. 25 | XMAS |
| Applied, as pressure | EXERTED |
| Cupid’s Greek counterpart | EROS |
| Speaks scratchily | RASPS |
| Miserly | CHEAP |
| One may introduce the maid of honor speech | EMCEE |
| “I love Mondays,” said ___ ever | NOONE |
| Symbol of peace | DOVE |
| “___ Brockovich” | ERIN |
| Depend (on) | RELY |
| ICU workers | RNS |
| “Far out!” | RAD |
| “I come from ___ Moines. Somebody had to.” (Bill Bryson) | DES |