Universal Crossword April 17, 2025 Answers

1. Certain protests 9. "And I ___ ..." 14. Get too hot 15. Some election night graphics 17. Starting salary 18. Chargeable transports 19. "Slippery" thing 20. Has been 22. Typical high schooler 23. Sublease, for example 26. Fertile soil 28. Gimlet spirit 30. Baton Rouge sch. 31. Back, at sea 32. Greek T 35. Venerated figure 37. ___ out (audition) 39. Shaving tools 41. Helpful website pages, briefly 42. Licoricelike spice 44. "Alternatively ..." in a text 45. Absentee 47. "Thx" preceder 48. "Goodness!" 49. "Understand now?" 50. "The Golden Girls" actress Arthur 52. "Geez!" in Germany 54. Corn unit 55. Division indicator 57. Computer plug-in spots 59. Bit of info on a plane ticket 61. Power sources for a Game Boy Color 63. NBC weather anchor Al 66. ___ crackers 68. Bank headquartered in Dallas 71. One in a classic comedy trio 72. Compatibility gadgets 73. "ER" actress Laura 74. Stiffens ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues collectively have?

1. Some shortish hairstyles 2. Roller derby track shape 3. *Binary inquiry 4. Dosa relative 5. "That's life!" 6. Spill it! 7. "You're it!" 8. Fret 9. *Crumbly taco topper with a rhyming name 10. PC hookup spot 11. Leaves off 12. *Begins flying 13. Alternative to a foil or saber 16. ID assigned to newborns 21. In the style of 24. *Household liquidation events 25. Time to roll the dice, say 27. "When ya gettin' here?" 28. Presents 29. "See if ___!" 33. Pleasing smell 34. Theater employee 36. Surveillance org. 38. Puppy's bark 40. Employer for some vets 43. ___ bracelets ('90s fad) 46. Hoops org. 51. "That's it!" 53. Toby Flenderson and Holly Flax in "The Office," for short 56. Citrus fruit that's technically a hybrid 58. Rich cake 59. "Hit the ___!" ("Floor it!") 60. Against 62. "Shoo!" 64. Off-white hue 65. Speak hoarsely 67. Get better, as wine 69. "___ to Joy" 70. "Geez!"