Universal Crossword April 8, 2022 Answers

1. Clears (of) 5. Track event 9. Fourth month 14. It's a sign! 15. Apiece 16. Reeves of "John Wick" 17. *Person who might teach consonant-vowel combinations 20. According to 21. See 23-Across 22. Go out with 23. With 21-Across, climb without a rope 25. Pieces of lower-leg jewelry 28. *Person who guides expectant and new mothers 32. Nail polish brand 33. Paving goop 34. Report on 38. Amanda Gorman, e.g. 40. Kisses on the streets of London? 43. Word sung twice after "Que" 44. Eventually become 46. Iron in a vein? 47. Digital mapping tech 48. *Person working with relief pitchers 53. Country where Nadia Comaneci was born 56. "So, next ... " 57. Bonobo, e.g. 58. Ballet skirt 61. Former NPR host Cornish 64. FedEx, for one ... and what the starred clues' answers all offer, in a way 68. Pleasant smell 69. Barely makes (out) 70. TV anchor's audition tape 71. Kept going (and going) 72. "Judge not, ___ ye be judged" 73. Flight board stats

1. Stoic "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective 2. Mischievous ones 3. Like Oreos at a state fair 4. Snide looks 5. "Didn't love it" 6. Has some nom noms 7. Reverberation 8. It can be laid down but not picked up 9. Letters before a pseudonym 10. Liveliness 11. Salary increase 12. Alaska, on some U.S. maps 13. Instruments with bent necks 18. People of Canada 19. Rice-A-___ 24. Some first responders 26. Chain that sells buckets 27. Some sun signs 28. "Uh-uh" 29. Atop 30. McKellen of "Cats" 31. Sag 35. Eating regimen that forgoes animal products 36. "The Little Mermaid" prince 37. Overly hasty 39. Low-end brass instrument? 41. Test for aspiring profs 42. Dispatched 45. "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt," e.g. 49. Lo-cal 50. Wreath plant 51. Burn on the outside 52. Body of work 53. Two-way device? 54. Browser that's also a performance 55. Fruit salad fruit, often 59. Kiddo 60. Baking soda has many 62. Placed a cold pack on 63. Sources of electricity in a current? 65. "To me ...," in a tweet 66. Touring band's vehicle 67. Superlative suffix