Universal Crossword April 10, 2024 Answers

1. Fabric store purchase 6. Dalai ___ 10. Pained sound 14. Cliffside nest 15. Unlikely, as odds 16. Currency in France 17. *"Good job!" [thirteen minus four] 19. Org. committed to the First Amendment 20. Lead-in to "Grande" or "Lobo" 21. *Certain PBS fundraiser [eleven minus one] 23. Abbr. in a business name 26. Links grp. 28. Coin with FDR's portrait 29. Slangy refusal 30. Distinctive quality 32. And others, in Latin 36. *Event that fights hunger [seven minus two] 39. Put your foot down? 40. Leader of Qatar 41. Blue-green shades 43. Simplicity 44. Gadget used for making hash browns 46. *Attractive older gentleman [fourteen minus eight] 48. Go up and down 50. Bank's claim 51. Period of note 52. Blueprint detail, briefly 54. Holiday figure played by Will Ferrell 55. ___ sleep 56. With 63-Across, find a middle ground ... and a hint to what bookends each starred clue's answer 60. Apex 62. Medicinal succulent 63. See 56-Across 68. They're tapped at frats 69. Burst ___ the scene 70. Sound from an old floorboard 71. Right, on a map 72. Shocked reaction 73. Ham it up

1. Fire 2. Hawaiian welcome gift 3. Middle-earth monster 4. Wedding cake level 5. Landing spot for the ultra-wealthy 6. "Acid" 7. Bunches and bunches 8. Like data and diamonds 9. 2001 French film nominated for multiple Oscars 10. Carnivore 11. "That smarts!" 12. Guthrie of folk 13. One might be proper 18. Cultured fare? 22. CPR providers 23. Comes to a conclusion 24. "Moonlight" actress Harris 25. Selection 27. Taurus neighbor 31. Be of use to 33. Comfortable shoe 34. Remark from one who hit the gym too hard 35. Tough HS test 37. Least casual, as attire 38. Kemper of "The Office" 42. Gracefully thin 45. Unable to look away 47. Carry out, legally 49. Stinky pooch 53. Fine tableware 56. Rice wine 57. Entreaty 58. Fireplace inserts 59. Direct deposits: Abbr. 61. Offering at a hair salon 64. Dandy 65. Prefix meaning "recent" 66. Pet at a scratching post 67. Barely manage, with "out"