Universal Crossword August 27, 2021 Answers

1. Dined 4. Bat wood 7. Shar ___ (wrinkly dog) 10. Kitchen meas. 13. Was a segue for 15. Liquor in a pina colada 16. Steamy, or dreamy 17. 14-Down's lover, in a medieval story 18. 8-Down's lover, in a Greek myth 20. Not tricked by 21. Hair goo 23. Pine (for) 24. Rodeo rope 26. Like a 2020 calendar, in two ways 27. Loses, as one's coat 30. Gin's partner 32. It doesn't stand for "any time money" 34. Sharpens 35. Word between "no" and "luck" 36. To and ___ 37. Summer mo. with no federal holidays 38. This puzzle's has a bonus if you read the letters where the lovers cross in order by column 40. Tit for ___ 41. "___: Vegas" (2021 TV reboot) 42. Kind of Japanese beef 43. Choose by a vote 45. "Jeopardy!" legend Jennings 46. Surrounded by 48. What erasers often leave, ironically 49. 42-Down's lover, in "Hunger Games" books 51. 47-Down's lover, in a 1920s novel 53. Tilted, to a Brit 54. City east of KC 55. Comfort 59. Soldier with a sword, say 61. Yosemite Falls' range, informally 63. Latish lunch hour 64. Mermaid's home 65. Person playing low notes 66. Takeoff guess at JFK 67. Common ID 68. Football gains: Abbr. 69. "It all makes sense now!"

1. High male voice 2. Gull's relative 3. Rewrite, perhaps 4. Tiny colony member 5. Deer also called bucks 6. Perfectly frank 7. Gamer who was once a noob 8. Lover of 18-Across 9. Accuse, as an officeholder 10. Subsequently 11. One plays in "Toy Story 4" 12. Quart divisions, briefly 14. Lover of 17-Across 19. It may have a wide brim 22. Remaining details 25. Animal that brays 27. Rough home 28. Kitchen pot filler that isn't cooked 29. Designed 31. ___ Lock (computer key) 33. Applesauce maker 38. Ketchup ingredients 39. "The Sopranos" network, once 42. Lover of 49-Across 43. Long dash lengths 44. Sections of cakes 47. Lover of 51-Across 50. Bodily canal site 52. Trojan War epic 56. Cantata solo 57. Pageant garment 58. "Como ___?" 59. Grief 60. Did a marathon 62. Letter with two curves