Universal Crossword August 3, 2022 Answers

1. Shoots the breeze 5. Whispered summons 9. Davis of "Thelma & Louise" 14. Peeve 15. Sound effect in a canyon 16. Demon's counterpart 17. Persia, now 18. Kim Possible, e.g. 19. Letter after rho 20. Celine Dion hit heard in "Titanic" (In this clue's answer, see letters 7-11) 23. Shrimp go-with, on a Southern menu 24. Intention 25. Mud bath venues 27. Go back to square one (Letters 2-7) 32. Race that's winding down? 34. "Certainly," by the Seine 35. Mixer at a bar, often 36. Part of UCLA 37. Opposite of 34-Across 39. Comedian's joke 41. Hat, slangily 42. Jazzy Jones or James 44. Arena arbiter 46. Qualities 48. Arcade game with a mallet (Letters 4-7) 51. Renders speechless 52. Big bother 53. Group that protects a QB 55. Aircraft's delay maneuvers, or what 20-, 27- and 48-Across are doing? 62. Cried "Foul," perhaps 63. Google Play purchases 64. Ugg product 65. Igneous rock source 66. Oaxacan bread? 67. Tropical destination 68. Says grace, e.g. 69. Where Adam and Eve met 70. Sports squad

1. Not looking good 2. Light and open 3. Ho-hum 4. Westernmost country in Africa 5. ___ dish (microbiologist's item) 6. Big name in lawn care 7. Demonstrates for 8. Nobelist Morrison 9. Manipulated into questioning oneself 10. Head-scratchers 11. "Daylight savings waffle giveaway" brand 12. Fish in a 2003 Pixar film 13. Mathematician Turing 21. Insurance fraud crime, commonly 22. Wrangler's rope 25. Sinful animal? 26. Rigatoni or rotini 28. Summer mo. without a federal holiday 29. "Cross my heart!" 30. Touches up, as text 31. Mouthfuls of Bubblicious 32. Large quantity 33. Like almost all BYU students 38. "The Matrix" protagonist 40. Researcher's funding 43. Much-thanked group on Oscar night, with "The" 45. Bombed at the box office 47. Just slightly 49. Puma competitor 50. Tick away 54. "This means war" 55. Camel part 56. Ilhan in the House 57. Org. for good drivers? 58. Look surprised 59. Pink hue 60. Garden District's city, informally 61. Flower stalk