Universal Crossword August 17, 2021 Answers

1. Like some grapes 5. Injure 9. Burst of growth 14. Part of a poker pot 15. Soothing substance 16. Home of the Vietnamese Women's Museum 17. *Assurances? 19. Creme de la creme 20. Middle Eastern leader: Var. 21. Academic stretch 23. Diva's performance 25. Honey ___ bread 26. *Bicycle parts with grips? 30. Jelly holder 33. A Gershwin brother 34. Man in England, for one? 35. Irish, perhaps 38. Number of seas 40. Actress Longoria 42. Insect that can hold its breath for 40 minutes, informally 43. Traps 45. "Back in the ___" (Beatles title) 47. Big name in TVs 48. Part of IPA 49. *Make uppercase? 52. Christmas meat 53. Biography beginning? 54. Forbid 59. Optometry school student, aptly 62. Stick-on strip 63. *Disintegrate? (Bonus: Note what the ends of the starred clues' answers spell) 66. Alternative to Helvetica 67. Be the headliner (in) 68. British boys' school 69. More than wants 70. Bills featuring the Treasury Building 71. It may end with a kiss

1. Slump 2. Unpleasant responsibility 3. Jazz's state 4. Peruse again 5. They're handy for emotional moments 6. PC key used with F4 7. Becomes inedible 8. Part of an astronomical shower 9. Word before "music" or "metal" 10. Buddies 11. Military subgroup 12. Memorization method 13. Seating level 18. Company concerned with overbooking 22. Antony or Anthony 24. Competent 26. Angry audience member's sound 27. Where wrestlers face off 28. Part of USNA 29. Gun, as an engine 30. Pop icon who dated A-Rod 31. Classic name in video games 32. Christina of 1991's "The Addams Family" 36. Book blunder 37. Tea with a masala variety 39. Prior to, poetically 41. ___ Minor (much of Turkey) 44. Healing sign 46. Dazed states 50. In the thick of 51. Hacked (off) 52. They're alive in "The Sound of Music" 54. Strategy 55. Seldom seen 56. Theatrical award 57. Part of a baby that must be supported 58. French word before and after "a" 60. Smidgen 61. Plunder 64. Fire from a job 65. ___-size-fits-all