Universal Crossword December 17, 2022 Answers

1. Dance with destiny 10. Carried on, as a campaign 15. Music genre whose performers have big 'dos 16. Without a plus-one 17. Workers with many "STAT" requests 18. Arduous efforts 19. ___-Air (ritzy L.A. neighborhood) 20. One who calls strikes at home 21. Draw aimlessly 22. CO and NO, chemically 25. Top of an Office window? 26. Less in harm's way 27. Seaside structure in Santa Monica 29. Something to pitch at camp 30. Below-the-belt campaign stratagem 33. NFL six-pointers 34. Skip a grade, e.g. 36. Like some meds at CVS 39. Common purchase before popping the question 43. "Animal" in one's throat 45. Looped in via email 46. Bit of gossip 47. Came up short 49. Invalidate 50. Frozen Italian desserts 51. A couple 53. Not straight, perhaps 54. "All kidding ___ ..." 55. Get lunch, say 58. Type of ray in the ocean 59. Holiday wreath decorations 60. ___ salts 61. Way to check if milk is spoiled

1. Subject of staff chatter 2. Drum inspection? 3. Stage for an age-related crisis 4. Paid athlete 5. SHO subsidiary for cinephiles 6. What a womb contains 7. Tiniest amount of titanium 8. Infield cover during a rain delay 9. Above-ground railways, briefly 10. Hadn't been switched off 11. At full throttle 12. Solid gamble 13. Neighbor of Scotland 14. Abandons 21. Reply to "Merci" 23. "I accept your offer!" 24. Flubbed 25. Word after "scientific" or "Socratic" 27. Vatican tenure 28. Meaning of the first word in "veni, vidi, vici" 31. Martial art also known as shadowboxing 32. Group of military officers 35. Controlled substance 36. Bad showing for an athlete 37. Raw material for maple syrup 38. Tom ___ (gin cocktail) 40. "Just think of the possibilities!" 41. Writes, as music 42. Most overcast, in London 44. "Happily!" 48. Type of engine on an old locomotive 49. ___ Peace Prize 51. Cut a little 52. Opposite of wax 55. Nav. device 56. Knee part, briefly 57. Search engine spider, e.g.