Universal Crossword Clues and Answers February 27, 2024
Author: by Adrian Johnson
Across
| Past the deadline | LATE |
| “Just the opposite,” nonverbally | WINK |
| “The ___ is up!” | JIG |
| It might read “Happy Birthday!” | ICING |
| Soccer star Sullivan | ANDI |
| Mountain lion | PUMA |
| *Feline that enjoys the yard, say | OUTDOORCAT |
| “And make it snappy!” | ASAP |
| To the ___ degree | NTH |
| Pesticide in a 1972 EPA ban | DDT |
| Whistler in the kitchen | KETTLE |
| Appear that way | SEEMTO |
| Having three dimensions | SPATIAL |
| *DEN and SEA, for two | AIRPORTCODES |
| Sauce made with chocolate and chiles | MOLE |
| Taproom selections | ALES |
| Genre for Common and Noname | RAP |
| “Not in a million years!” | NEVER |
| “2 funny” | LOL |
| Atlanta university | EMORY |
| Mature, like fine wine | AGE |
| Sleeveless top, for short | CAMI |
| Atlas pages | MAPS |
| *Scarce | HARDTOCOMEBY |
| Get clean, with “up” | FRESHEN |
| ___ crackers (s’mores ingredients) | GRAHAM |
| “The Price Is Right” game | PLINKO |
| Like Alan Turing and Alvin Ailey | GAY |
| Veiled promise? | IDO |
| Curtain holders | RODS |
| Crafty press agent, or a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue’s answer | SPINDOCTOR |
| Hockey Hall of Famer Willie | OREE |
| Voice actress Strong of “Rugrats” | TARA |
| Brazilian dance | SAMBA |
| More, in Spanish | MAS |
| Crunchy BBQ side dish | SLAW |
| Skin treatment at a spa | PEEL |
Down
| Detroit NFL team | LIONS |
| Like sharp pain | ACUTE |
| Give to the church | TITHE |
| “The Low ___ Theory” (A Tribe Called Quest album) | END |
| Bump on a toad | WART |
| LLC relative | INC |
| Confidentiality contract, for short | NDA |
| Give them a break! | KITKATS |
| The smallest amount | JUSTADROP |
| “You have my attention” | IMALLEARS |
| Look gobsmacked | GAPE |
| Of the highest level, informally | GODTIER |
| Backyard cookout spot | PATIO |
| Wrestling room stench | ODOR |
| “… you get the gist”: Abbr. | ETC |
| Stallion or rooster | MALE |
| ___ Islands (country in Oceania) | SOLOMON |
| Early tourney round | PRELIM |
| Buckingham ___ | PALACE |
| Secret stealer | SPY |
| Particularly large plants | MEGAFLORA |
| Declares invalid | OVERRIDES |
| “Pass” | NAH |
| Early life forms? | EMBRYOS |
| Poet Angelou | MAYA |
| Emceeing partners | COHOSTS |
| Tightly packed | DENSE |
| Vowelless cluck | TSK |
| “Zounds!” | EGAD |
| “Another card, please” | HITME |
| Pueblo brick | ADOBE |
| Word before “compass” or “duty” | MORAL |
| Teen’s big dance | PROM |
| Chew like a beaver | GNAW |
| Buddy | PAL |
| Savings plan letters | IRA |
| Mushroom part that may be stuffed | CAP |