Universal Crossword Answers March 15, 2024
Author: by Freddie Cheng
Across
| Disaster aid org. | FEMA |
| Antacid tablet brand | TUMS |
| Flung | THREW |
| “Pity” | ALAS |
| Engrave | ETCH |
| Lift with a grunt, say | HEAVE |
| Gamers’ spelling of “wrecked” | REKT |
| Garment that sounds like an apology | SARI |
| Office program | EXCEL |
| Roll for one who wants it all? | EVERYTHINGO |
| Put a stop to | END |
| Former Swedish carmaker | SAAB |
| Tailgaters’ drinks | BEERS |
| What’s inside an @ symbol | SMALLA |
| Discuss again | REHASH |
| Hee-___ (donkey’s sound) | HAW |
| Taken token? | ENGAGEMENTO |
| “The Sopranos” star Falco | EDIE |
| India pale ___ | ALE |
| Entitled men? | SIRS |
| Slam dunk target that aptly rhymes with “alley-oop” | BASKETBALLO |
| Iconic actress West | MAE |
| Motherless offspring of Zeus | ATHENA |
| Apt words from a frustrated exterminator? | AHRATS |
| Shoulder motion | SHRUG |
| “The thing over there” | THAT |
| Falcons’ and Eagles’ grp. | NFL |
| Fall treat at a bakery | APPLECIDERO |
| Synchronize | ALIGN |
| (This is wearing me out) | SIGH |
| Possible answer to “Who let the dogs out?” | IDID |
| Elementary | BASIC |
| Sharp part of a blade | EDGE |
| Supermarket hidden in “annual dinner” | ALDI |
| Put on, as a production | STAGE |
| “___ of the D’Urbervilles” | TESS |
| NASDAQ alternative | NYSE |
Down
| Cab charge | FARE |
| Peak fig. on a map | ELEV |
| What one does before blowing out birthday candles | MAKESAWISH |
| Of the stars | ASTRAL |
| Nuclear treaty subject | TESTBAN |
| Snowbird ski resort’s state | UTAH |
| Sporadic offering from the Golden Arches | MCRIB |
| Gleam | SHINE |
| Math proposition | THEOREM |
| Bad spell | HEX |
| Speed contest | RACE |
| Like 12, 14 and 16 | EVEN |
| Fuse with heat | WELD |
| Connecticut college | YALE |
| “Pretty Woman” star Richard | GERE |
| “I’ll have what ___ having” | SHES |
| Handel’s “The Arrival of the Queen of ___” | SHEBA |
| Angry with | MADAT |
| In a lively way | ANIMATEDLY |
| Fender guitar, for short | STRAT |
| Long water tubes | HOSES |
| Chatter | GAB |
| In the manner of, on a menu | ALA |
| Hair goo | GEL |
| ___ out (just manages) | EKES |
| Improve | ENHANCE |
| Rain-resistant cover | TARP |
| Door fasteners | LATCHES |
| “Well, fancy seeing you here!” | OHHI |
| Angle measure equal to ~57 degrees | RADIAN |
| Victory over the top seed, say | UPSET |
| Fly without power | GLIDE |
| Takes into custody | NABS |
| Level and smooth | FLAT |
| A Simpson sister | LISA |
| ___ Benedict | EGGS |
| Frees (of) | RIDS |
| Garfield’s canine sidekick | ODIE |
| Job for a band | GIG |