Universal – Jan 25 2024 Clues and Solutions
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| “Barbie” actress Issa | RAE |
| “Ciao!” | TATA |
| “In memoriam” bios | OBITS |
| “Look what I did!” | TADA |
| “Merci, mon ___” | AMI |
| “Silent Night” or “Joy to the World” | CAROL |
| “Wedding Crashers” actor Wilson | OWEN |
| Astound | AWE |
| Backyard buildings | SHEDS |
| Bad news for a procrastinator, say | ITSTOOLATE |
| Bay Area airport code | SFO |
| Be someone else | ACT |
| Beach, in Mexico | PLAYA |
| Beasts of burden | ASSES |
| Bundled, like hay | BALED |
| Capital of Taiwan | TAIPEI |
| Care for, as a garden | TEND |
| Children’s song refrain that’s all vowels | EIEIO |
| Colombian cornmeal cake | AREPA |
| Concealed | HID |
| Diamond units | CARATS |
| Dismissive sound | PFFT |
| Dr. Ruth’s field of expertise | SEX |
| Duty-free | NOTAX |
| Eager children’s plea | CANWE |
| F-150 manufacturer | FORD |
| Females in a flock | EWES |
| From South Asia, perhaps | DESI |
| Gemstone paler than an emerald | JADE |
| Ginormous film format | IMAX |
| Have a bite | EAT |
| Hibernation location | DEN |
| High ceiling? | TWOEXTREMES |
| Huffs and puffs | PANTS |
| It becomes a name in another clue when “l” is added | ARIE |
| It may be closed after last call | TAB |
| It removes crossword errors | ERASER |
| Kept going and going | RANON |
| King Triton, to Ariel | DAD |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Kraken’s realm, briefly? | NHL |
| Like some markets and tournaments | OPEN |
| Little ones | TOTS |
| Lumberjack’s tool | AXE |
| Madison Square Garden, e.g | ARENA |
| Make an effort | TRY |
| Many a part of the Amazon or Sahara | REMOTEAREA |
| Marketing blitz | PUSH |
| Occupy, as a desk | SITAT |
| One of 12 for a dodecahedron | SIDE |
| Org. whose members tee off | PGA |
| Pathological suffix | ITIS |
| Place setting? | DOUBLESPACE |
| Preschooler’s wheels | TRIKE |
| Prosecutors, briefly | DAS |
| Purplish cousin of a daisy | ASTER |
| Sever, as a branch | SAWOFF |
| Shopping binges | SPREES |
| Slam bang? | PAIROFSOCKS |
| Snooped (around) | NOSED |
| Sounds from a bull | SNORTS |
| Standoffish | ALOOF |
| Striker’s bane | SCAB |
| Sweetie | DEARY |
| Therefore | THUS |
| They can be loose or split | ENDS |
| They prefer not to hire pros | DIYERS |
| Tire wear? | DUALEXHAUST |
| Toothbrush brand | ORALB |
| Tourist mecca near Reno | TAHOE |
| Tweak the fit of | ALTER |
| Usually dusty storage spot | ATTIC |
| Where surgeons work: Abbr | ORS |
| Window section | PANE |
| Word before “circle” or “tube” | INNER |
| Write (down) | JOT |
| ___ Beach, Calif | LAGUNA |
| ___ Vader | DARTH |
| ___ Vegas | LAS |