Universal Crossword December 17, 2024 Answers

1. Sports analyst's number, briefly 5. Gold medalist's place 10. Professor ___ (Clue character) 14. Chopped, as wood 15. Japanese dog breed 16. Ready to be eaten, say 17. Quarreling 18. Unseen struggle 20. ___ Faire (place you might find jousters and sword swallowers) 21. Silver medalist's place in a neck and neck race 22. Radio DJ Casey 24. Married 25. Firecracker parts 26. Touch between bases, say 28. Univ. near Harvard 29. Like a freshly hired employee 32. Bro or sis 35. Possible reply to "Can this be real?" 36. More domesticated 37. Jane Austen classic 38. Q's point value in Scrabble 39. "You have to accept things aren't gonna change" 41. Manhattan setting? 42. Bike rack attachments 43. Big fairy-tale baddies 46. FedEx competitor 48. It might contain treasure 50. Schoolroom jokesters 53. Espionage expert 54. "How is my point not getting across?" 55. Word after "talk" or "record" 56. Strongly encourage 57. Sneaked stealthily 58. Jab with a finger 59. Saxophone insert 60. Removes from power 61. Astounded

1. "Jaws" beast 2. Head to head, in French 3. "Every victory counts, no matter how small" 4. Dynamite relative 5. Not pass 6. "No need to tell me twice!" 7. ___ and repeat 8. War horse 9. Covers, as a driveway 10. Divided from the start? 11. "Stretch" vehicles 12. Ahead by a point 13. Fixes 19. EMT's device 21. "Let's go!" 23. Braggarts have big ones 27. Complete and total 28. Highly prized mushroom 29. Tiny quibble 30. Outback bird 31. Shortest verse in the King James Version of the Bible 32. Real hottie 33. "Let me rephrase" 34. Dracula's flying animal form 37. Engrave 39. Feeling bloated 40. Medical pros 41. Beat 43. Happen 44. It's not a good look! 45. Scope 46. Australian sandstone monolith also known as Ayers Rock 47. Yoga asanas 49. Used a keyboard 51. 2017 Pixar film with an all-Latino voice cast 52. Pickleball dividers 55. Place for self-care