Universal Crossword December 18, 2022 Answers

1. Didn't eat 7. Wall St. debut 10. Shapes of stories 14. "You've bested me" 16. Whitish sandwich spread, for short 17. Russian symbol of opulence 18. ___ Xtra (cherry drink) 19. Name found in comedies? 20. Male sheep 21. Long part of an explosive 22. ___ Juan, Puerto Rico 23. Cheese in spanakopita 24. Apartment building managers, informally 26. Get drunk 28. IRS form pro 29. Dominates, as in "Fortnite" 31. "Rats!" 32. Last full mo. of summer 33. Not be a bloc buster? 37. Female sheep 38. Single drop in a sad emoji 39. Otter's cousin 40. The "M" of MCAT: Abbr. 41. Tabby about town, say 44. Fusses at a mirror 46. Sacagawea dollar, e.g. 47. College sr.'s hurdle 50. "___ the Knife" 51. Word after "virtual" or "VIP" 52. Hunk of fudge 53. I as in Ithaca 54. When to pull an all-nighter 56. In the past 57. Bad boss? 58. Stereotypical bookworm 59. Elect (to) 60. Magnitude

1. Flutes paired with drums 2. Carne ___ (burrito filling) 3. Replace a teammate 4. One of 390 billion in the Amazon rainforest 5. Say 1 + 1 = 3, say 6. MFA or DDS 7. Jocular cry after losing a Scrabble game 8. Pieces in a classic Cracker Barrel game 9. End of Wikipedia's URL 10. Exhilarate, as a crowd 11. Create a ruckus 12. High-tech, dystopian genre 13. (Such a tragedy!) 15. "Gee whiz, that's cool!" 21. He's a riot 23. Glass home for a guppy 24. Bring to order? 25. Learned philosopher 26. Palindromic explosive 27. Floppy part of an elephant 29. Demonstration of dominance 30. Tool for trimming a lawn 33. Fill-in worker 34. Slithery swimmers 35. Good buddy 36. Illuminated 42. Like a whippersnapper 43. o 45. Digital holiday greeting 47. Be transported by the wind 48. Japanese noodle soup 49. "Two thumbs up" critic Roger 51. Activate, as an alarm's wire 52. "Without delay!" 53. Apt letters missing from "chem_cal b_ _d" 54. ___-Magnon 55. Wicked spell