Universal Crossword August 27, 2023 Answers

1. Legislative staffer 5. "Succession" rating 9. Super fancy 13. Highest points 14. Words from present-minded children? 16. ___ Image Awards 17. Provisionally schedules 18. Jazz poet Scott-Heron 19. Long (for) 21. Dogs' appendages 22. Messages to large groups of subscribers 24. Recipient of one-on-one help 25. Cause of grief 26. St. Francis' birthplace 30. Class for many new Americans: Abbr. 31. Have because of 33. Rugged cliffs 35. Person who's in it for the long run? 41. Iron ___ (rust, e.g.) 42. Word said with a pointed finger 43. Schedule placeholder 46. Clue, on "Jeopardy!" 49. Has 50. Artifact 52. Gets together 54. Subsidiary of CVS Health 55. Puffy cat, affectionately 57. One less than tetra- 58. Routine infield maneuver 60. Not in the ___ 62. "That came out wrong" 63. Feel the same 64. Relinquish 65. Snow day conveyance 66. Pre-K attendees

1. Dish whose base is a purple berry puree 2. "Nothing else for me" 3. 12th mo. 4. Awards show hosted by Steph Curry in 2022 5. QB-to-wide receiver success story 6. Swerve 7. "Save Me" singer Aimee 8. Curved trajectory 9. Western Pacific nation on an archipelago 10. Like some job training 11. Subway gates 12. Fairy-tale boy who outwits a witch 13. Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Maya 15. "Hold on here" 20. When you might get to the gate, for short 23. Prefix for -naut 27. One may have a flat head 28. Traditional ___ (certain nest egg) 29. Exam whose top score is 1600 32. Some residents of southern Mexico 34. "What an amazing look!" 36. "Pachinko" author ___ Jin Lee 37. Stream interruptions 38. Result of going off to college, perhaps 39. Hosp. employees skilled at triage 40. Brief break 43. Like some literary flaws and endings 44. "Bud, please!" 45. Mint in a tin 47. Acted too dramatically 48. Rock's ___ Speedwagon 51. Currently occupied 53. Note in a C minor chord 55. Dupe 56. Country star Bryan 59. 5-4-3 inning enders, say: Abbr. 61. Word before "trip" or "boost"