Universal Crossword December 14, 2024 Answers

1. Word before "habits" or "times' sake" 4. Party favor? 8. Temp teacher 11. Aired again 14. Kathmandu's continent 15. Dwindle 16. Romantic partner's quirks that are neither attractive nor off-putting 18. "Go easy ___, will ya?" 19. "Ugh, tell me about it" 20. Thick Japanese noodle 21. Judgmental syllable 22. Military academy student 23. ___ chowder 24. Cricket need 25. "What am I?" puzzles 28. Rare desert botanical phenomena 33. Explosive letters 34. Eagerly excited 35. Frolics 36. Scientist's collection 37. Activist who was Time's 1963 Man of the Year, in brief 38. Unpredictable person 40. Skin care product that might decrease puffiness 42. In the style of 43. Grouch 44. Early video game maker 47. World AIDS Day mo. 50. Jason's ship 51. "That's not all ... " 53. Person who makes things up 54. "It's looking really bad for us" 55. Final Four game, informally 56. Acquire, as an allowance 57. Sibling's daughter 58. Admiring poem 59. Clean up before publication 60. City rds.

1. "Could it be enough to just float in your ___?" (Taylor Swift lyric) 2. Vichyssoise veggies 3. Lassi or eggnog 4. Like a fair criticism 5. Paw-Hiu-Skah's Midwestern tribe 6. Precarious situation, metaphorically 7. Austria-to-Hungary direction 8. Summer vacation souvenir? 9. "One sec," in Spanish 10. "It's ___ a while" 12. Before now 13. Purchase with a distinctive smell 15. Is willing to 17. Stereotypical hosts of all-campus ragers 23. '90s music purchases 24. Plead 26. "Hold me" 27. Hardcore fan 28. "Me too" 29. Broke down unflatteringly 30. Competition where strong hands are advantageous? 31. Think about the future 32. Yoga studio sounds 36. Molecule in all human cells 38. Place with beakers and flasks 39. "GLOW" star Brie 41. Language in which "New Zealand" is "Aotearoa" 45. "Glee" character Schuester 46. "___ we all?" 47. Rounded roofs 48. Upright 49. Gives up 50. Too 51. Overly cutesy, to a Brit 52. "Who, me?"