Universal Crossword Clues and Answers January 29, 2024
Author: by Alan Levin
Across
| Stingray feature | BARB |
| React to the alarm | WAKE |
| Necessity | NEED |
| Unencumbered | FREE |
| Type of theater at a science museum, perhaps | IMAX |
| Roping and riding competition | RODEO |
| Disaster relief org. | FEMA |
| Soccer star born Edson Arantes do Nascimento | PELE |
| It may be obtuse | ANGLE |
| Joint operations | CANNABISSHOPS |
| Imaginary line that Earth spins around | AXIS |
| Adjust the pitch of | TUNE |
| Mexican foods associated with Tuesday | TACOS |
| Richard’s predecessor in the White House | LYNDON |
| 30.48 of them fit in a ft. | CMS |
| Makes up ground | GAINS |
| Construction workplace | SITE |
| Rural real estate unit | ACRE |
| Startle | SCARE |
| Fooled | GOT |
| Oppose | NAYSAY |
| Home of the Blue Light Special | KMART |
| Cookie that’s a Hydrox imitation | OREO |
| Farm’s bounty | CROP |
| Peninsula crossed by Lawrence of Arabia | SINAI |
| 53-Down highlight | ARIA |
| Partners of carrots | PEAS |
| Barista’s creation | LATTE |
| “When they made you, they broke the ___” | MOLD |
| Irritates | IRKS |
| Romantic flower | ROSE |
| Put some chips in the pot | ANTE |
| Firstborn son? | CAIN |
Down
| Texter’s closest buddy | BFF |
| Concert venue | ARENA |
| Big name in home sales | REMAX |
| Michael Jackson hit featuring Eddie Van Halen on guitar | BEATIT |
| Completely erase | WIPE |
| Gold Card co. | AMEX |
| Leafy green | KALE |
| Put forth, as effort | EXERT |
| Rubbish | NONSENSE |
| Outer limit | EDGE |
| Snaky swimmers | EELS |
| Bambi’s mother is one | DOE |
| Like the Pacific Northwest, for much of the year | RAINY |
| “Killers of the Flower Moon” tribe | OSAGE |
| ___-de-sac | CUL |
| Lid | CAP |
| Olive and corn products | OILS |
| Chips or cookies, say | SNACK |
| Kitchen timer sound | DING |
| “A Man Called ___” (2022 film) | OTTO |
| Settle in like a bird | NEST |
| Martial artist Jackie | CHAN |
| Shiny mineral | MICA |
| Agile | SPRY |
| Con game | SCAM |
| Strike a chord | RESONATE |
| Time period | ERA |
| Concert souvenirs, informally | MERCH |
| Nickname for Schwarzenegger | ARNIE |
| Vote of support | YEA |
| Imaginary line at about 23.5 degrees latitude | TROPIC |
| First U.S. president born after 1946 | OBAMA |
| Musical drama | OPERA |
| Former White House press secretary Jen | PSAKI |
| “Bye,” in Bologna | CIAO |
| Uninvited picnic guests | ANTS |
| Age following Bronze | IRON |
| River sediment | SILT |
| “Smooth Operator” singer | SADE |
| 35mm camera type | SLR |
| IRS form ID | SSN |